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Nov 19, 2022

NC State Receives Gold Rating for Sustainability

November 7, 2022 | Lani St. Hill NC State University has earned a Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) report is the […]

Aug 5, 2020

New Case Study Focused on Driving Conversations around Race, Brands, and Corporate Social Responsibility

by Rachel Haynes, BSC Associate and Jenkins MBA Candidate 2021 “When Professors Stanko and Miller reached out about the case, I could immediately feel the weight of importance in what they were trying to put forth into business classrooms around […]

Jul 9, 2020

When Business Sustainability Education Leads to a Career of Social Impact

by Badri Yashwant Kuram, Recent Jenkins MBA Graduate Although I was familiar with businesses taking the path towards sustainability, in the past I believed that it was mainly to meet regulations set by the government or certifying organizations like the […]

Mar 13, 2019

Jenkins MBA Students Plan to Start Case Competition Team After HEC Challenge

By Nikki Hensley (Jenkins MBA ’20), Eric Plant (Jenkins MBA ’20), Lacy Isley (Jenkins MBA ’19) and Javid Taghiyev (Jenkins MBA ’19) What do you think of when you hear the phrase Corporate Social Responsibility? In February a group of […]

Feb 15, 2019

Vert & Vogue Happy Hour | Jessica Yinka Thomas

Join us this Friday, February 15th, from 5:30-6:30 for Vert & Vogue’s next installment of their Happy Hour series. This one is particularly special because their featured guest is our very own Business Sustainability Collaborative Director, Jessica Yinka Thomas! Jessica […]

Mar 26, 2018

How my BSC experience had an impact on my career

Through this clinic I worked with two companies Vital Plan and Protopia as a team member and as a team lead respectively.

Jan 24, 2018

Fall B Corp Clinic

NC State’s B Corp Clinic provides an opportunity for students to work with professionals who are aspiring to become B Corporation certified and improve their company’s social and environmental impact. This past fall semester marked the 4th semester of the […]

May 30, 2017

Ryan O’Donnell Using Business as a Force for Good

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.

Apr 25, 2017

Jenkins MBA Students Take 3rd Place in Invest for Impact Competition

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.

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. The Wolfpack is part of building momentum for a new […]