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May 17, 2025

Jessica Yinka Thomas Wins Interdisciplinary Teaching Excellence Award

The 2025 Interdisciplinary Excellence Event and Awards showcased NC State’s commitment to — and national leadership in — interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. The event and awards celebrated interdisciplinary research, teaching…

Apr 30, 2025

Sustainability Career Development Program Receives Funding from NC State Sustainability Fund

The new Sustainability Career Development Program—piloted during the Spring 2025 semester—has been selected as one of 14 innovative projects awarded funding through the NC State Sustainability Fund for the 2025–2026…

Apr 23, 2025

BSC Career Speaker Series Recap: Transitioning to Sustainability Panel

In the final Career Speaker Series for the Spring 2025 semester, host Erik Milde, had an opportunity to sit down with  Andre Little, Val Danidk Evans, Miguel Maysonet, and Kara…

Mar 13, 2025

A Changing World Needs Adaptable Leaders: My GreenBiz Emerging Leader Journey

Written by Rachel Haynes, BSC Program Manager This past February, I had the opportunity to attend GreenBiz 2025 as an Emerging Leader. This was truly an inspiring and transformative experience…

Mar 12, 2025

BSC Director Quoted in Article on Dr. Bronner’s B Corp Decertification Decision

Written by Lela Nargi in FoodPrint In the 77 years of its existence, the Dr. Bronner’s soap (and more recently, chocolate) empire has morphed from niche health-food store darling to meaningful global…

Mar 7, 2025

MBA 576: Applying Sustainability to Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization

Written by Suman Kasoji, Jenkins MBA ’25 and Graduate Business Sustainability Certificate Taking the first Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization practicum (MBA 576) has been one of the highlights of my…

Feb 23, 2025

BSC Career Speaker Series Profile: Haley Cook

Haley is a western North Carolina native, and earned her Environmental Engineering degree from NC State in 2017. She enjoys gardening and recently finished an Undergraduate Horticulture Certificate with NC…

Feb 9, 2025

BSC Showcases Key Initiatives to NC State Board of Trustees

On Friday, February 7, the Business Sustainability Collaborative (BSC) team joined faculty, staff, and students from the Poole College of Management to present to the NC State Board of Trustees,…

Jan 26, 2025

Fall 2024 B Corp Clinic: Driving Impact with Purpose

This past Fall 2024 semester, the B Corp Clinic brought together 12 talented students, 7 dedicated coaches, and 3 purpose-driven companies to advance sustainability and social impact through the B…

Jan 24, 2025

BSC Career Speaker Series Profile: Shannon O’Shea

Shannon O’Shea is a dedicated leader in community development finance and an advocate for financial inclusion and climate justice. With extensive experience in roles such as Program Manager for the…