Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise

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Solar panels
Dyson School

Advancing large-scale solar boosts farmland prices

Legislative support for solar projects in New York state has increased the price of farmland near energy infrastructure and could disincentivize the use of land for farming. 

Prerana Reddy and Colby Snyder smiling and standing in front of their poster project

Suzanne’s Swim School Evolution

Big Red Microenterprise students Prerana Reddy MBA ’26 and Colby Snyder MBA ’26 reflect on their experiences transforming Swim With Suzanne’s marketing strategies.

Pinaki Bhattacharyya presenting at an AMPIN event
Johnson School

Powering the Future: Leadership in Renewable Energy Transition

20 for 20 honoree Pinaki Bhattacharyya MBA ’03, CEO of AMPIN Energy Transition, shares his commitment to sustainability.

Vanessa Purnawan MBA ’26 standing in front of the Stanford Graduate School of Business sign at the Knight Management Center

The Future of Southeast Asian Family Care

Vanessa Purnawan MBA ’26 spends her summer internship developing a tech-enabled childcare solution for families in Southeast Asia.

Britta von Oesen standing in front of a dark gray backdrop
SC Johnson College

Driving Energy Transition: A 20 for 20 Changemaker

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrates 20 for 20 honoree Britta von Oesen MBA ’09, partner and managing director at CRC-IB.

Tony Nguyen standing next to the Service in Unity project board.

Staffing with Purpose: Empower Your Community with the Strength of Recovery

MBA students partner with a recovery-centered staffing agency to support geographic expansion, client diversification, and scalable service delivery.

Esohe Denise Odaro
Johnson School

Leading with Purpose: Esohe Denise Odaro’s Journey in Sustainable Finance

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrates 20 for 20 honoree Esohe Denise Odaro MBA ’09, head of sustainability at PAI Partners.

Jennifer White-Phalen and Miwako Nara Uemura stand in front of their project’s poster. Hammerstone founder Maria Klemperer-Johnson has carpentry tools in hand.

Hammerstone: Chiseling Away the Access Gap for Women in Carpentry

Big Red Microenterprise students Jennifer White-Phalen MBA ’25 and Miwako Uemura MBA ’26 reflect on their experiences refining Hammerstone’s marketing.

A picture of Jacob Hyppolite in front of a NextEra backdrop.

Energizing the Future at NextEra

Jacob Hyppolite II MBA ’25 reflects on his internship at NextEra, where he applied classroom theory to enable pragmatic sustainable change.