Greening your Career

It’s Net Impact Conferece time, this year hosted by the Stanford Business School. Following this morning’s opening address by the honorable Al Gore, we’re here in the wifi equipped auditorium about to hear former Odwalla CEO & current Adina CEO Gary Steltenpohl as well as Stonyfield Farms CE-YO Gary Hirshberg. Let’s see if I can [...]

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Here it is folks – This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists! This is a much longer post than usual because it contains many, many posts from a great many blogs that all have something or another to do with capitalism, business or economics. Some have a decidedly “green” overtone to them, and some very much [...]

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As part of their “Ecomagination” campaign, GE has teamed up with Dow Jones to issue a great sounging business plan challenge: ECOnomics. The contest is offering up to $50,000 for a winning business plan that demonstrates how “green” business is “good” business. It’s open to all university and MBA students with a deadling of December [...]

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Presidio School of Management’s Jørgen Vos is the featured columnist on GreenBiz’s Sustainable MBA Column this week. In the article, Jørgen talks about the opportunities and risks that are faced by business people eager to promote a greener marketplace. Of the major opporunities he mentions, targeting the “non-consumer” stands out as most important – the [...]

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For about the cost of a tank of gas, drivers can now do their part to fight global warming. DriveNeutral is a program run by a group of Presidio School of Management students in conjunction with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Drivers can purchase one of three tiers of decals certifying they have neutralized the [...]

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AllAfrica’s Business Day cites three good reasons for a new emphasis on ethics and sustainability in business. One, a response to recent scandals. Two, increasing availability of opportunities made possible by the demand for sustainable development. Three, need for socio-economic change – particularily applicable in Africa – which can only be made through business. The [...]

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There are a lot of online product marketplaces out there, some better than others, that allow consumers to rate products based on various criteria. However, none, so far, have managed to give people a decent chance to rate products based on environmental and social responsibility. alonovo hopes to change that. They’ve set up a sharp [...]

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For MBA Students, as well as business leaders, Net Impact is one of the most helpful and inspiring organizations you can get involved with. Their annual conference, hosted this year at Stanford, is a big annual highlight. I had a fantastic time at last year’s conference in New York, attended inspiring panels, and more importantly, [...]

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Presidio World College’s MBA program has recieved a makeover and is now called Presidio School of Management. The new website is sharp and well designed and emphasizes a fresh approach to the new year. The program is entering its 3rd year with a fresh new crop of future MBAs ready to go at the end [...]

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For your weekend listening, check out the KPFA (Berkeley) program Terra Verde, featuring Presidio World College Provost Ron Nahser and New College’s Jon Ragatz. The program is an in depth look at the Sustainable MBA movement from some of the pioneers in the field. It’s only 30 minutes, and you can download it right here.

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As the market for sustainably grown and organic meats and produce increases, farmers are taking on more management challenges in getting their goods to the table. In fact, Iowa State University now offers an MBA with a minor in sustainable agriculture. The overall goal, of course is to increase the value chain from food to [...]

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Presidio World College, our future alma matter, and the first acredited MBA program specifically focused on sustainability will be having an open house this Thursday evening in San Francisco. Applications are still being accepted for the fall class. Details: Presidio World College Main Office, Building 36 on Lincoln Blvd @ Graham Street – call (415) [...]

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We’re happy to see BusinessWeek Online reporting on the value of Green MBA programs in last weeks article It’s Getting Easier Being Green. The article reviews many “Top Notch” MBA programs around the world and concludes that “recruiters will increasingly look for students who are at least aware of these social and environmental issues.” It [...]

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Here’s something good to load up for your weekend. KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny (San Francisco Public Radio) recently had a program on “green MBAs” – “the trend of teaching business students environmentally and socially sustainable business practices.” The program features guests from two sustainable MBA programs, Bainbridge and Presidio. It’s downloadable as a podcast [...]

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A new breed of business professional will enter the workforce after Presidio World College graduates its first class from the MBA program in Sustainable Management. Following two years of intensive, collaborative studies at the San Francisco-based school, the Class of 2005 will be awarded diplomas on Saturday, June 4, at the Presidio Golf Course & [...]

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The Treasure America project, a unique one month initiative by MBA students and others to promote sound energy policy in the United States while preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), is moving forward quickly. Meetings are being scheduled with community leaders in Kaktovik to discuss discuss economic, environmental, and social goals and strategies. For [...]

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One of a few MBA programs to make sustainability a cornerstone of the business education, Bainbridge Graduate Institute has just graduated its first class (greenbiz report here). Additionally, Bainbridge reports that applications to their program have tripled, while other tom MBA programs nationwide have seen a 30% drop in applications. Kevin Hagen, principal of Shuksan [...]

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Forgive us while we toot our own horn for a minute – Presidio World College, offering an innovative and accredited MBA program in Sustainable Management, will be receiving the 2005 Acterra Business Environmental Award for Environmental and Sustainability Education. The award will be given at Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto, CA. The Presidio MBA program [...]

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Forgive us while we toot our own horn here: Presidio World College, our future alma matter, and the first acredited MBA program specifically focused on sustainability will be having an open house this Friday evening in San Francisco. Hunter Lovins will be giving the keynote talk and we’ll all be there to meet and talk [...]

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Joel Makower has a quick synopsis of business plans nominated for the Global Social Venture competition. Something to take away – nevermind calling it “socially responsible”, it’s simply the way business should operate: delivering good products and services that create jobs and make money for their investors, while providing tangible social benefits.

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From Strategy+Business: “A survey of 100-plus executives in more than 20 countries identifies the knowledge, skills, and attributes young leaders need to succeed.”

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Industrious MBA students at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School turned a professor’s challenge into a successful and innovative environmental service. The company, TerraPass, is helping individual drivers offset the carbon dioxide emissions of their vehicles by purchasing carbon credits through the Chicago Climate Exchange, dubbing it “Kyoto for Commuters.” The new company was initially created [...]

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Thunderbird is hosting a challenge for MBA Students in March – come up with the most Socially and Ethically responsible solution to a real business problem presented by a real company and your team can walk away with $2,500. With over 90% of the general public saying they would consider moving away from a company [...]

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While the number of newly graduated MBA students finding succesful employment is on an upward trajectory for the first time in four years, the academic ccurriculum is facing increased scrutiny. The credibilty of American business programs is under attack, largely due to the number of scandals that have arisen in recent years. “Students have been [...]

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