Environment & Climate
See how our programs are doing business for good in these articles and insights related to climate and environment.
Derek Ju, MBA ’24, Reflects on His Cornell Experience
Cornell gave Derek Ju, MBA ’24, the tools and the confidence to be brave and stand up for empathetic leadership.
Green Technology Innovation Fellows Pitch Environmental Startups
MBA students paired with PhD candidates from across Cornell University pitched startups based on Cornell research at Statler Amphitheater, April 27.
Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions
Two of the five projects announced this month by The 2030 Project are led by SC Johnson College of Business faculty Chris Barrett and Elena Belavina.
Hotelie’s Brown Butter Startup Wins Hospitality Business Plan Competition
Jonah Gershon ’24 won the $50,000 first-place prize for spekld, his startup to produce brown butter, at the Hospitality Business Plan Competition.
SC Johnson College of Business Offers New Climate Finance Course
Visiting Assistant Professor Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis created a Climate Finance course for the SC Johnson College of Business
Rafaela Baldeón ’27: Leave Things Better Than You Found Them, Including Our Planet
Dyson’s Rafaela Baldeón ’27 shares her experience at COP28, the UN climate summit, as a member of Ecuador’s delegation of scholar ambassadors.
Report: Warmer Planet Will Trigger Increased Farm Losses
Research by Dyson School professor Ariel Ortiz-Bobea quantifies just how much extreme heat is cutting into farmers’ financial security.
Students ask, ‘How could reusable coffee cups become standard practice?’
Students at the SC Johnson College of Business proposed a plan for making reusable coffee cups standard practice in Tompkins County.
Into Uncharted Realms: How Tipping Points Accelerate Climate Change
Climate Finance guest speaker Tim Lenton described titanic risks of climate change brought about by climate tipping points.