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Businesses have a vital role to play in solving social and environmental issues through innovation, market development, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 20 years’ experience, the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise works with faculty who are at the forefront of research, teaching and engagement related to helping businesses address sustainability problems. We provide students<\/a> distinctive experiential learning opportunities and collaborate with organizations to help to tackle the grand challenges of our time, such as climate change, ecosystem degradation, and poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \n Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n
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A Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners work to protect Amazon birds through sustainable rubber‑tree agroforestry.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n \n Building Nol Karbon AI: AI for sustainability and scalable carbon impact\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n
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Pera Malinda Sihite, MBA ’26, spent the summer expanding Nol Karbon AI, a startup dedicated to environmental data intelligence.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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\n \n $\"Students$ \n\n <\/figure>\n \n May 27, 2026<\/time>\n
\n \n From campus energy to global systems: The Global Sustainability Challenge at Stanford\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n
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Tika Diagnestya, MBA ’27, represented Cornell in the competition and learned the value of interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Research with impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Strengthening sustainable tourism’s role in biodiversity conservation and community resilience<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Megan Epler Wood<\/strong>, Ante Mandić<\/strong>, International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary:<\/strong> In this publication, the authors develop a framework with three strategic goals for visitation to Protected and Conserved Areas (PCAs). These goals focus on tourism revenue, resilience and livelihoods, and collaborative governance systems, which aim to expand sustainable tourism’s role in strengthening biodiversity and incentivize equitable economic development. The research examines multiple case studies to demonstrate how tourism can drive biodiversity conservation and outline a framework for how stakeholders can position tourism to be environmentally responsible and foster long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise has events throughout the year. Check to see how you can get involved<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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September 9, 2026 at 11:00am<\/h3>\n
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Big Red Microenterprise Information session<\/a><\/h4>\n
Info session for both first and second year MBAs to learn about working with a real-world entrepreneur or microbusiness through…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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September 9, 2026 at 12:00pm<\/h3>\n
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Sustainability Fellows Programs Info Session: SB, EFII, Semlitz<\/a><\/h4>\n
Info session for first-year MBAs to learn about our Sustainability Fellows programs – Sustainable Business Fellows – Environmental Finance and…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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2nd year SB & EFII Fellows meeting<\/a><\/h4>\n
Start of semester kick off meeting for the 2nd year cohort of EFII and SB Fellows — Event Details: https:\/\/johnson.campusgroups.com\/rsvp?id=2258550<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n
Stay in touch with the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Check out our recent newsletters below. Please email CSGE@cornell.edu<\/a> to be added to our distribution list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Center projects spanning the globe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The center hosts annual conferences surrounding the energy transition and business impact, hosts roundtables and networking events during NYC Climate week, and partners in research around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The center also provides hands-on learning opportunities for graduate students interested in learning how businesses address environmental and social problems through innovation and enterprise. Click on the map<\/a> to learn more about the diversity of companies and types of challenges we work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>“My best decision at Johnson was joining SGE. Hands down!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>– Mikey Arsnow, MBA ’19<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>“The SGE program is more than a class, it is a community building exercise. We worked hard but also played hard while learning about win-win solutions for business and the world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>– Mercedes Moran Enriquez, MBA ‘20<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<section class=\"sock-cta global-padding--10x bg--tone\">\n <div class=\"grid-container\">\n <div class=\"sock-cta__text text-margin-reset\">\n \n <h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"global-spacing--1x intro-text\">\n <p>Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise<br>\n289 Statler Hall<br>\nCornell University<br>\nIthaca, NY 14853<br>\n607.255.0276<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"global-spacing--3x\">\n <ul class=\"btn-row\">\n <li><a href=\"mailto:CSGE@cornell.edu\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn\">Email<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cornell-center-for-sustainable-global-enterprise\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn external external\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gayogoho-nǫ-ɂ-nbsp-land-acknowledgment-for-the-ithaca-campus\">Gayogo̱hó:nǫ<sup>Ɂ<\/sup> Land Acknowledgment for the Ithaca campus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ<sup>Ɂ<\/sup> (the Cayuga Nation). 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\n \n Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n \n A Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners work to protect Amazon birds through sustainable rubber‑tree agroforestry.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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