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Katie Kross (MBA '04) Leads New NC Sustainability Center

UNC Kenan-Flagler alumna Katie Kross (MBA ’04) directs NCSC’s daily operations as president of the organization. “Sustainability is not only about preserving our environmental and cultural assets,” Katie said.

UNC Undergraduates Accepting the Challenge to Create Positive Change in the World

People who create positive change have one thing in common: the ability to recognize flaws in a system without dismissing its value. The students, academics, and professionals I met at William and Mary’s 2012 Corporate Collaborative for Sustainability recognize the limitations of business, but also understand its power to create value in society. They are capable of conceptualizing a sustainable balance between societal progress and the conservation of natural resources that make civilization possible. They believe that a market system, driven by competition, can still respect the rights of all earth’s people.

Undergrad Q&A: The Bottom Line & The Greater Good

Michael Hornsby, a senior in UNC Kenan-Flagler’s undergraduate business program, on what the school’s core tenet of The Bottom Line & The Greater Good means to him.

Procter & Gamble CEO on the Bottom Line & the Greater Good

Empathy served as the central theme Monday night as Procter & Gamble Chief Executive Officer Bob McDonald discussed his company’s dedication to both the design of useful consumer products and to its social responsibility across the globe.

MTM Careers Partnership Connects UNC Kenan-Flagler Students to Impact Careers

The first in a series of posts about careers in sustainability by Dr. Boutla, co-founder of More Than Money Careers (MTM Careers). UNC Kenan-Flagler has established a strong partnership with MTM Careers to help students get clear, get connected and get hired in sustainability careers. The following is an excerpt from the MTM Careers blog.

Turning Waste Into Opportunity

In this blog post, student Corey Barnes (MBA '14) tackles the question, "Can entrepreneurship save the world?"

Alumnus Laura Gamble speaks about leadership

“Leading isn’t about setting rules or issuing edicts. It’s about coaching your employees and doing what you can to help them be successful,” says Laura Gamble (BSBA ’85), regional president for Greater Maryland at PNC Financial Services Group Inc. in Baltimore.

Watanabe Marries Business and Service as Bangs Shoes Ambassador

Bangs Shoes is a for-profit humanitarian brand that supports non-profit organizations built on philosophies of using long-term, sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty and help those in need. Each of the four different shoe styles and colors corresponds to a non-profit that promotes global education, female empowerment, and self-sustainability: D.I.R.T., SOUL Foundation, CHOICE Humanitarian, and Drop In the Bucket.

Habitat for Humanity & The Business of Building

In 2005 Matt Williamson, the outgoing president of the MBA Student Association, challenged Kenan-Flagler to become a full partner with Habitat to build affordable homes. So far Kenan-Flagler has partially funded four houses and fully funded eight houses to the tune of $334,000. In addition to our local builds every weekend, groups of MBA students have also helped to build four international houses in Guatemala and Honduras.

Leadership Fellows Named at Center for Sustainable Enterprise

The Center for Sustainable Enterprise Welcomes Five New Leaderhsip Fellows

An inside look at the UNC Kenan-Flagler sustainability immersion

UNC Kenan-Flagler’s sustainability immersion spans from N.C. to Africa.

Alum immerses himself in Kenyan sustainability project with MBAs

Ken Hines (MBA ’84) senior managing director for John Hancock’s Bond and Corporate Finance Group, accompanies 12 MBAs to Kenya for Sustainability Immersion.

Investing in emerging markets: UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Africa strategy

UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Lisa Jones Christensen on Africa as a learning laboratory.

Alum opens new doors for villagers in Costa Rica

Meradith Leebrick’s (BSBA 2006) nonprofit is offering free English lessons and supporting villagers’ craft sales.

Financing the future of energy

Investors are on the forefront of financing the future of energy, and entrepreneurs want to know who has the money, noted a panel during the UNC Kenan-Flagler Global Innovations in Energy conference.

From the UNC Kenan-Flagler blog: Carbon Management: Global Approaches to Carbon Markets and Accounting

The UNC Kenan-Flagler blog provides a behind-the-scenes look at the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA program. In the blog post highlighted below, Jeff Glade, associate director of BSBA Global Programs, provides an inside look at a Global Innovations in Energy Conference panel discussion.

Sustainable energy innovation at the base of the economic pyramid

Sustainable energy innovation at the base of the pyramid often starts at the household level and must overcome banks balking at lending to non-traditional ventures, according to a panel at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Global Innovations in Energy conference.

Free Webcast of Global Energy and Climate Change Conference

The UNC Center for International Business Education and Research (UNC-CIBER) and the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School are offering a free conference webcast of the Global Innovations in Energy: How Business Is Addressing Climate Change conference on April 20 and 21.

James Rosen's big, audacious goal

As a partner with Intersouth Partners, a Durham-based, $780 million venture capital firm, James Rosen works with startup and early-stage research and development companies involved with pharmaceuticals, therapeutics, diagnostic tools and health care-related software.

Bonny Moellenbrock (MBA/MRP ’98) using innovation to change business

Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Bonny Moellenbrock (MBA/MRP ’98) had an inherent appreciation of the environment. Now she’s in a role that connects her interests in various facets of sustainability.

Alumni Q & A: KPMG International's Brad Sparks

Brad Sparks says "One of the main reasons I selected UNC Kenan-Flagler for my MBA was the Sustainable Enterprise concentration."

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