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aidan o'driscoll
Consumer Resistance to Green Innovations
September 19, 2017
Written by Rejaul Hasan Why are consumers resistant to adopting green innovations? This is a question posed by Dr. Rosanna Garcia, the Faculty Director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative at North…
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b corporation
Using Business as a Force for Good is Big Business
August 1, 2017
Benefit corporations are using their business for good while also meeting the shifting customer demands. Read more about the change in customer preferences and how businesses are working towards a more ethical practice.
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entrepreneurs
Students Develop Pitch for Green 3D Printing Material in “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” Course
July 2, 2017
As part of Professor Jeff Pollock's MIE 310 course, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, students submit a two minute video presenting a pitch for a value creating opportunity. We're delighted to share one of the top submissions from Prof. Pollack's Spring 2017 course.
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b corp clinic
Students from Across NC Participate in 2017 Spring B Corp Clinic
June 28, 2017
The Spring B Corp Clinic brought together students from all over North Carolina to help various organizations with their B Certified status. Read about the many projects and sustainable solutions that students and professionals developed throughout the clinic with local companies.
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entrepreneurship
Ryan O’Donnell Using Business as a Force for Good
May 30, 2017
In our BSC Sustainability Perspectives video series, Ryan O'Donnell, BS Business Administration '14, founder of Pennies 4 Progress and EmployUs, shares his experience as an NC State student engaging in entrepreneurship, sustainability and social innovation. Ryan also discusses how he is using business as a force for good and how every company he starts will have a social mission.
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business
NC State Undergraduate and Graduate Net Impact Chapters Welcome New Leadership Teams
April 25, 2017
The NC State University Net Impact chapter is one of 300+ worldwide which connects like-minded, innovative people in an impactful program.
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business sustainability collaborative
Jenkins MBA Students Take 3rd Place in Invest for Impact Competition
April 25, 2017
For the second year in a row, a team from the Jenkins MBA program participated in, and placed at the annual Invest for Impact Case Competition, hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill.
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north carolina
The Quest to Find Sustainable Materials for 3D Printing
March 29, 2017
A quest is underway to find sustainable materials for 3D printing by a group of NC State researchers from the College of Textiles and College of Natural Resources in association with Cotton Inc. Learn more about how cotton can be a game changer for printing and sustainability.
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design
Designing for Sustainability
March 29, 2017
Rosanna Garcia, BSC Faculty Director, Associate Professor of Marketing and Innovation + Design Chancellor’s Faculty of Excellence Cluster talks about her teaching, research and collaboration across NC State. Dr. Garcia discusses how companies can drive innovation through design for sustainability and measuring social and environmental impact in our new Sustainability Perspectives Video Series.
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agriculture
NC State Students Study Fair Trade Cacao Production During ASB in Belize
March 26, 2017
At the heart of service learning projects like the Alternative Service Break at NC State, students gain real-world experience and help address social justice issues. Learn about a recent student trip to Belize through the eyes of Sofia Abdo, BSC Associate.
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BSC Director Jessica Thomas Recognized for her Commitment to Teaching “Business as a Force for Good”
Thomas was awarded the Bill Clark Award which recognizes an individual outside of a certified B Corp who has done the most to support the global B Corp Community.