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2015

Business Sustainability Collaborative

Oct 12, 2015

NC State boosts B Corp movement in North Carolina

By Carla Davis from the Sustainability office at NCSU. Students at the B Corp Clinic launch event network with leadership from the four participating companies, which are based at HQ Raleigh.… 

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Sep 20, 2015

Poole College of Management celebrates launch of Business Sustainability Collaborative

As part of the sustainability initiative, a group of students has had the opportunity to work as Business Sustainability Collaborative Associates, creating and supporting programming and interfacing with campus and community leaders to foster sustainability education. 

Jessica Thomas, in red jacket, with some of her fellow LNC graduates

Sep 1, 2015

Jessica Thomas: Strengthening skills, network through Leadership NC

Our mission in the Sustainability Initiative is to prepare the next generation of leaders by engaging students, faculty, and the local and global business communities to drive positive business results. 

Campaign calls for solar schools in Durham and Charlotte

Aug 20, 2015

Campaign calls for solar schools in Durham and Charlotte

A Greenpeace-backed campaign, Repower Our Schools, is asking Durham and Charlotte school districts to go solar.. 

First Place, Undergraduate Division (# Poole 26), Independent Project, FreshSpire

Aug 20, 2015

Sustainability, health care, supply chain and trendspotting projects win 2015 Showcase

A sustainable approach to healthy eating, a new take on a device used in treating sleep apnea, two supply chain solutions, and an international trends study. 

Aug 13, 2015

Sustainable Development

Definition From a human standpoint, sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Source:  Brundtland Commission  

Aug 13, 2015

Sustainable Agriculture

Definition Congress has defined sustainable agriculture as an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long-term: satisfy human food and fiber… 

Aug 13, 2015

Energy Efficiency

Definition Energy efficiency is a way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption. Something is more energy efficient if it delivers more services for the same energy input… 

Aug 13, 2015

Efficient

Definition:  Efficient is the act of working productively with minimum wasted effort or expense; preventing the wasteful use of a resource. Source:  Oxford English Dictionary 

Aug 13, 2015

Efficiency Ratio

Definition:  No matter what kind of business a company is in, it must invest in assets to perform its operations. Efficiency ratios measure how effectively the company utilizes these assets,…