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TriplePundit attended the Sustainable Brands 2013 conference earlier this month. Follow along on this page for ongoing video interviews with sustainability thought leaders, corporate change agents and entrepreneurs who are leading the way to a more sustainable future.
Bard's MBA in Sustainability is among a handful of top MBA programs that focus on sustainability as a core part of their curriculum (they've also been a great partner of TriplePundit over the years). While at SB'13 earlier this month, I had a chance to chat with Meghan Ryan, a current student in the program about her experiences.
Meghan has just completed a consulting class called NYC Lab. It's a year-long class offering students the chance to work with a variety of clients to address social and environmental challenges. As part of the course, she had a chance to work with Unilever on the problem of under-electrification in emerging markets. Her group focused on Ghana and identified a number of products and opportunities to alleviate the problem while creating business opportunities at the same time. Learn more in the short video interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdBbYa6QcFY
Nick AsterNick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit.
TriplePundit.com has grown to become one of the web's leading sources of news and ideas on how business can be used to make the world a better place. It was acquired in 2017 by 3BLMedia, the leading news distribution and content marketing company focused on niche topics including sustainability, health, energy, education, philanthropy, community and other social and environmental topics.
Prior to TriplePundit Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging.
Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.