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by Prestigious fellowship selects fewer than 1 percent of its 1,000 applicants from 100 countries to work on tackling global poverty Read More..
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by Ufei Chan, MBA '13 SGE immersion team works with international cosmetics company to develop a sustainability-marketing plan to drive sales in China. Read More..
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by Lucy Gent Foma, CRP'13 Traveling to Ghana during the spring break to conduct research for the Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion project challenged my long-held assumptions on sustainability. Read More..
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by Bret Nolan Collazzi, MBA '13 The SGE Club sets its 2012 priorities: strengthening Johnson’s professional network, preparing for a new Dean, and bringing together sustainably minded Cornellians. Read More..
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by Robert Frisch, MBA '13 SGE immersion team works with small ecologically focused real estate company to develop island in Belize in an environmentally sustainable manner. Read More..
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by Duncan Cooper, MBA ‘13 Student team makes recommendations to Detroit Edison (the local utility operator in Detroit) about the most cost effective way to build renewable energy generation capacity. Read More..
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by Monica Touesnard, Associate Director Diverse cohort interests extend across finance + sustainability landscape Read More..
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by Mick Beideck, MBA '13 and BRM Director of Finance With the help of BR Microcaptial (BRM), Acorn Design reinvents its business model for the 21st century. Read More..
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by Veronica Lescay Megret, MBA '13 Although I’ve traveled extensively and have been to major Asian cities before, I was not prepared for Mumbai’s intensity. That's where I spent my winter break working with Aavishkaar, a micro-venture capital fund, and its portfolio company, Servals Automation. Read More..
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by Jessica Saturley, MBA '13 Although I knew there were plenty of students interested in sustainability at Johnson, I didn’t expect to have many networking or educational opportunities directly related to agriculture while in business school. Read More..
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by Konstantin Damm, MBA’13 Johnson MBA students traveled to GE headquarters in Schenectady, NY in December for a series of talks about the current and future renewable industry environment as well as to learn about GE's Renewable Energy Leadership Program (RELP). Read More..
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by Ranwei Chiang, MBA ‘13 Prior to business school, I set out to learn what sustainable agriculture means. I had heard a lot of buzz words and farmers talking about their growing practices, but I wanted to see for myself. Read More..
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by Veronica Lescay Megret, MBA ‘13 If water is the oil of the 21st century, then MBA students should take note of water issues and how they affect the global economy. Read More..
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by John Sharkey, MBA’13 Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) club members attended a private tour of the Kitchen Theatre Company (KTC) in downtown Ithaca, a recently renovated building that is pursuing LEED certification through the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Read More..
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by Selina Ang, MBA '12 Portland, Oregon may be 2,800 miles away from Ithaca, New York, but eight students and one Career Management Center (CMC) representative made the trek to attend the annual Net Impact Conference this year in late October. Read More..
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by Nora Hansanugrum, MBA ‘13 In my exploration into sustainable enterprise, I’ve come to realize that the concept of “sustainable operations” is one of the major drivers for this shift towards a more sustainable economy. Read More..
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by Natalie Grillon, MBA '12 Several SGE club members, including myself, left town several weeks ago for the bright lights of New York City to attend the Columbia Social Enterprise Conference, “Social Innovation in a Networked World.” Read More..
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by Nikhil Suares, MBA '12 Though one may question how sustainability fits into my ongoing quest for innovation and technology management, the time spent in the Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion has been one of my defining moments at Johnson. Read More..
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by Jessica Fracassini, MBA '12 Fortunately for me, Johnson and the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise support MBA students who want to explore alternative career paths. Read More..
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by Selina Ang, MBA’12 I confess that I have a contagious travel bug. I may also have a case of digital media addiction. What better way to spend my summer than to be an online marketing intern at a leading global hospitality company? Read More..
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by Alexander Green, MBA'12 Many have been fascinated by my transition from the SGE immersion to a high-tech company, a pairing that is sometimes surprising. Read More..
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by Natalie Grillon, MBA '12 My summer internship as a marketing and sustainability intern at S. C. Johnson focused on three challenging projects requiring a strong ability in both marketing and sustainability skills. Read More..
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by Kara Schnoes, MBA'12 This challenge was the most rewarding career experience I’ve had to date. The path there was winding and Johnson made it possible. Read More..
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by William Martin, MBA'12 After learning about the environmental problems in the mining industry during the SGE immersion, I was very interested to uncover the environmental solutions that Emerson Electric could provide to miners. Read More..
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by Tom Long, MBA’12 The Johnson Core and the SGE Immersion provide a strong foundation for work in renewable energy and sustainable startups. Read More..
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by Stefanie Levner, MBA ‘12 Working for the National Park Service was challenging and rewarding in ways I never imagined possible in a government agency. Read More..
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by Hayley Jean Farr, MBA ‘12
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by By Jenna Hobocan, MBA’12 Using what I learned in the SGE immersion to think creatively, thoroughly, and thoughtfully, to develop a national clean cookstove market strategy for Indonesia and East Timor. Read More..
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by Frank Nicklaus, MBA’12 Energy significantly impacted and often undermined the social, economic, and environmental conditions in northern Iraq during my time there and influenced my decision to seek a career in renewable energy. Read More..
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by Kavita Nehemiah, MBA ‘12 Getting hands-on experience at Elevar Equity to determine if a career in impact investing is the right choice. Read More..
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by Kavya Krishna, MBA'12 Summer internship with Vestergaard Frandsen, a global company that specializes in disease control products for aid and development. Read More..
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by Yasuhiro Karakawa, MBA'12 Working as a summer intern of Strategy and Insight for Sustainability at Landor, a global brand/design consulting firm. Read More..
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by Vivek Pai, MBA'11 Energy innovations surrounding green data centers which support cloud computing will have a significant impact in the impending future in creating a more sustainable environment. Read More..
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by Hostos Monegro, MBA '12 Hostos Monegro, MBA '12, offers this travel journal from the 2011 MBA study trip to Japan and Korea, May 15, 2011, to May 28, 2011. Read More..
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by Elaina Dionisopoulos, MBA'12 SGE students welcome the incoming class of 2013 at Destination Johnson. Read More..
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by Hayley Farr, MBA '12 Conducting on-the-ground research for an SGE immersion sponsor - an agricultural machinery company looking to better understand the growing market for their products in India. Read More..
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by Elicia Carmichael, MBA '11 While visiting a winery, one of the many things Elicia Carmichael learned about sustainable agiculture was just how much fuzzy botrytis fungi is needed to add flavor and depth to wine. Read More..
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by Adam Kahn, staff writer Adam Kahn writes about the visit by Professor Anil Netravali from Cornell’s College of Human Ecology on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Read More..
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by Robert Matelski III, MBA '12 The Green Building & Development Affinity Group tours Weill Hall, a LEED Gold certified building on the Cornell University campus. Read More..
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by Jenna Hobocan, MBA ‘12 Johnson students are collaborating with a team of Cornell engineers to apply their business skills to a clean water project called AguaClara. Read More..
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by Agata Kostecka, MBA ‘11 The Sustainable Consulting Affinty Group organized a Knowledge Exchange, which allowed members to share their passion and expertise. Read More..
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by Jenna Hobocan, MBA ‘12
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by Brianna Tufts, JGSM ’11 JEC was designed to bring alumni working in the energy industry back to campus and provide a platform for them to share thoughts and experiences about their careers in the energy industry. Read More..
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