Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

Spotlight on business sustainability in the Cornell College of Business

Spotlight on business sustainability in the Cornell College of Business

Cornell is a global leader in sustainable and climate change research, teaching, and engagement.

Impact Investing Takes Off
Johnson School

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.

Bricks, Mortar, Profit, and the Fate of the Earth
Johnson School

Bricks, Mortar, Profit, and the Fate of the Earth

How sustainable practices in real estate nurture the triple bottom line

Building sustainability into the supply chain

Building sustainability into the supply chain

Agata Kostecka, MBA ’11

Startup Snapshots: Pure Energy

Startup Snapshots: Pure Energy

Cameron Brooks, MBA ’03: E9 Energy Insight and Tolerable Planet Enterprises

Nolan School

What to expect in 2017: A view from the CHR Advisory Board

Kelly McGuire polls the CHR Advisory Board on challenges and opportunities, global trends, and how the hospitality industry should be preparing for 2017.

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EMI ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT – Nirupama Kumar, MBA ‘13

Getting out of the Johnson One-Year program I realized I had changed somewhere, completely. The experience was so transformative, the support during and after the MBA so positive, that the only regret I have is that it was only 13 months!

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M-Pesa and Kenya: Why Mobile Money Matters?

Most people probably don’t think of Kenya as an innovation and technology hub, but it became the launching pad for M-Pesa, a transformative mobile phone-based platform for money transfer and […]