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Corporate Political Engagement: Driving Sustainable Change

Join the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative for a conversation with Amy Gobel, MIT alumna and co-founder of the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism, about the critical role of corporate political activity in sustainability strategy. Gain insight into the difficult trade-offs companies must make and explore how you can drive more responsible policy engagement. https://www.alliance4rc.org/

BSC Career Speaker Series: Dr. Rejaul Hasan

Hybrid

Join the Career Speaker Series hosted by the Business Sustainability Collaborative! This series is designed for students interested in gaining insights into business sustainability careers.

Cross-College Climate Conversations: Land Use and Climate

Climate change is impacting all of us in a variety of ways. We all need to work together to limit further impacts and find sustainable solutions. Join the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science Climate Leaders Program each month to learn how multiple colleges are approaching these issues, network with other students and faculty…

2023 Duke University Energy Conference

Fuqua School of Business

Conference Format The 15th annual Duke University Energy Conference will leverage Duke’s reputation as an academic institution at the center of the global energy conversation to address the energy transition. This year, the conference will have a domestic and global outlook. The topics will reflect upon how policy changes are influencing the implementation of new…

BSC Career Speaker Series: Ramsay Huntley

Virtual

Join the Career Speaker Series hosted by the Business Sustainability Collaborative! This series is designed for students interested in gaining insights into business sustainability careers.   Ramsay Huntley is the Senior Advisor for Sustainable Finance in Wells Fargo’s Commercial Bank. In this newly created position, Ramsay advises Commercial Banking clients on a wide variety of sustainability-related…

B Academics 2023 Teaching Roundtable

The B Academics 2023 Teaching Roundtable will focus on a unique experiential learning model, B Impact Teams (BITs), where college/university students work with businesses to measure, manage and improve their impact using the B Impact Assessment (BIA). The Roundtable will provide an opportunity to learn more about BITs, including how to start one on your campus, contribute to…

TECHSTARS STARTUP WEEKEND: SUSTAINABILITY

JOIN US for a transformative weekend of entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity at Durham's Techstars StartUp Weekend focused on Sustainability. In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows and pressure that make up life as a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you'll meet the very best mentors, Investors, cofounders, and…

Southeast Renewable Energy Summit

This is the ONLY conference covering this burgeoning market that gets key state policymakers, critical decision makers, and leading utility executives and renewable energy players from the most dynamic states in the region — including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky — to provide definitive updates on the issues you will need to understand…

Climate Career Panel: Alt-Academic Policy+ Careers

The Climate Solutions Collaborative is hosting a climate change career panel discussion for those who are considering work outside of the academic sector. This career panel, with a focus on policy and policy-adjacent careers, is hosted by the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative, Global One Health Academy, North Carolina State Climate Office, KIETS Climate Leaders…