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

Addressing challenges, finding opportunities where business and sustainability meet
The Sustainable Global Enterprise immersion blurs the lines between applied research, teaching, and engagement with organizations.

Fishing for funding: Speaker talks challenges where sustainability, finance intersect
Neel Inamdar ’90, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise speaker, discusses the challenges in attracting impact investments to sustainable fisheries.

Destinations at Risk: The Invisible Burden of Tourism
Mark Milstein and the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise co-authored a report describing how destinations must uncover and account for tourism’s hidden costs.

Interning with Dow Chemical at the intersection of sustainability and business
Matt Pundmann, MBA ’19, reflects on his summer internship at Dow Chemical, where sustainability is at the core of its mission.

SGE speaker shares how social impact can be good for business
Doug Beal ’89 (ENG), director of social impact at BCG, presented findings on the relationship between ethical/sustainable practices and financial returns.

BanQu CEO illuminates blockchain path to social justice
Ashish Gadnis, CEO of BanQu, discusses the societal benefits of blockchain at the Cornell Business Impact Symposium on March 9.

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.