Energy & Sustainability
Discover our impact in the areas of energy and sustainability through these news and feature stories.
How Chinese citizens’ activism curbs pollution
Research by Professor Christopher Marquis finds that, in China, civil protests are more effective than petitions in bringing about environmental reform.
Take it from a VP: Learning never ends
Earning an MBA marks the beginning, not the end, of a business education, says Tom Strobel ’96, MBA ’05, vice president of finance at Ecolab.
Getting To Green
Glen Dowell, associate professor of management and organizations at Johnson, focuses his research on corporate sustainability.
Startup Snapshot: Natural Selection
Jay Bhatty, MBA ’08: CEO and founder, NatGasHub.com
Finding Common Ground in Public Service
Scott Cameron, MBA ’79, is drawing on four decades of experience in public and private natural resource, energy, and environment management to implement an ambitious change agenda at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Profile in Leadership: Ian Kline ’92, President and CEO, The Cadmus Group
Scaling up for sustainable solutions
Startup Snapshot: Lean and Green
Michael J. Fallquist, MBA ’04: Viridian Energy, Crius Energy
The Clean Get Cleaner
As more information about toxic chemical releases have become public, the environmental improvements linked to these disclosures have disproportionately benefited wealthy communities.
Impact Investing Takes Off
A demographic shift is driving a large, generational wealth transfer, accelerating interest in steering investments toward profitable businesses focused on positive social and environmental change.