Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Learn more about our research, faculty and staff, and the exciting experiential learning opportunities we provide to students.

Aligning values: My internship as a summer consultant at NPR
Harrison Jobe, MBA ’19, discusses the state of journalism and his summer internship at NPR—made possible with help from the Social Impact Internship Fund.

How climate change and California’s wildfires changed the way I approach the future
Maya, who once dreamt of building a home in California’s woods, writes how recent wildfires helped her understand the emotional aspects of climate change.

Getting to green: What makes companies more likely to adopt environmentally friendly practices?
Glen Dowell, associate professor of management and organizations, focuses his research on corporate sustainability, with a particular interest in firms’ environmental performance.

Student reflections from the Cornell Energy Connection
The 2018 Cornell Energy Connection welcomed students, influencers, and practitioners to discuss the future of the energy industry.

Research Recap: Which personal values drive actions to avert climate change?
Robert Bloomfield and co-authors find certain moral values influence a willingness to make personal choices to mitigate the future impact of climate change.

From skeptic to believer: My journey into impact investing
Thanks in part to Johnson’s Social Impact Internship Fund, I was able to experience impact investing through my internship at Nuveen.

Discussion explores use of social impact bonds
Nadine Pequeneza, director of a documentary about social impact bonds, visited Cornell as part of the Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise Colloquium.

A summer “under distress” as a fixed-income analyst in London
Rodrigo Martinez Redondo, MBA ’19, writes about his experience as a fixed income analyst intern in London thanks to the Nixon International Internship Fund.

Filmmakers discuss solar power in aviation
Cornell’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise hosted a Q&A Oct. 29 with filmmakers Quinn Kanaly and Noel Dockstader; their film “Point of No Return” (2017) tells the story of the first solar-powered flight around the world.