Thought Leaders

We work with top researchers and practitioners to pioneer innovative sustainability practices and redefine how business success is measured.

Meet the BSC Experts

At the Business Sustainability Collaborative, thought leaders across disciplines come together to tackle real-world business challenges through social and environmental innovation.

More than a quarter of the faculty in the Poole College of Management work with us to integrate sustainability into their curricula — and their research drives and measures sustainability practices to foster better business outcomes. From studying the habits of green shoppers to examining labor and human rights in the supply chain, our experts are cultivating insights that make the case for business as a force for good.

Jessica Thomas, MBA Director, Business Sustainability Collaborative & Lecturer, Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Jessica Yinka Thomas

Director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative; Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Scott Showalter

Director of Master of Accounting Program; Professor of the Practice, Department of Accounting

Rob Handfield

Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative; Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management

Eda Kemahlioglu Ziya

Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management

Beth Ritter

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Stefanie Robinson

Associate Professor of Marketing

Don Pagach

Director of Research for Enterprise Risk Management Initiative; Professor, Department of Accounting

Jeff Pollack

Lynn T. Clark II Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship

Al Chen

Professor, Department of Accounting

Kathy Krawczyk

Professor Emeritus

Leigh Shamblin

Director of Leadership; Professor of Practice, Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Jessica Yinka Thomas featured in AgBiome Under The Microscope Podcast

Check out this new podcast Under The Microscope by AgBiome featuring our Director, Jessica Yinka Thomas.

Assessing Standards for ESG Disclosures: A Q&A with Affiliate D. Scott Showalter

Analysis Group Vice President John Drum and Manager Shelby Cameron spoke with NC State Prof. D. Scott Showalter about whether and how reporting practices and requirements should change for ESG disclosures and reporting.

Safer Sustainability: Mitigating Today’s Escalating ESG Risks

Companies around the world are learning that making strides in only one ESG category doesn’t cut it, and that when it comes to their sustainability efforts, a lot is at stake.

Media Inquiries

Want to connect with one of our thought leaders or find out more about the BSC? Contact our program director.

Sustainability Courses

Ready to learn from the best? Find courses instructed by our thought leaders in the Poole College of Management.

Strategically focused organizations are already realizing the need to think ahead 15-20 years to evaluate how and when their business model is likely to be impacted by unsustainable products and services critical to their supply chain, in addition to changes in customer demand for what is currently their ‘crown jewel’ product or service. In the face of such challenges, it is critical that the Poole College of Management integrate topics related to sustainability in our teaching, research, and engagement with businesses.
Dr. Mark Beasley
Deloitte Professor of Enterprise Risk Management