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Dec 18, 2019

Home Depot’s Jarvis Pushes Practicality in MBA 582 Guest Lecture

Home Depot Chief Sustainability Officer Ron Jarvis gave a no-frills lecture about accomplishing corporate sustainability objectives in Jessica Thomas’ MBA 582: Sustainability and Business course Oct. 30 at Nelson Hall. 

May 2, 2019

BSC Director Recognized for Outstanding Outreach and Engagement

Jessica Thomas, director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative (BSC) at the NC State University Poole College of Management was recognized recently for her commitment to teaching, research and public service by NC State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement. 

Mar 13, 2019

It’s B Corp Month at NC State, in North Carolina and Around the World

March is B Corp Month in the United States and Canada, a month dedicated to celebrating Certified B Corps and the B Corp community. The goal of B Corp Month is to celebrate the movement and spread the word. 

Oct 17, 2018

‘Rounding Up’ Beats Traditional Fundraising Requests

If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you may have been asked if you wanted to donate a dollar or five to charity. Or you may have been asked… 

Nov 27, 2017

Net Impact Conference Report 2017

The North Carolina State University chapter of Net Impact recently traveled to Atlanta, GA for the 2017 Net Impact National Conference. Held October 26-28th, the annual conference gives Net Impact… 

Jun 28, 2017

Students from Across NC Participate in 2017 Spring B Corp Clinic

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. 

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. 

May 27, 2016

Poole College Hosts Leading Sustainable Supply Chain Researchers

The second annual Sustainable Operations Management Workshop brought scholars from across the U.S. to help set a course for the future of sustainable supply chains and operations. 

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. 

Jul 1, 2015

Biobased economy created 4 million jobs, says USDA study from NC State & Duke

4 million jobs, and $369 billion, that's how much the BioBased economy contributed to the US economy in 2013 alone.