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Poole College of Management 
Business Sustainability Collaborative

Beth Ritter, MBA

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

Research Specialities

  • Volunteerism, a pillar of corporate responsibility programs, and how it impacts other workplace measures.
  • Human rights and labor relations

Each semester I am pleased to bring new topics on sustainability to our future leaders. I enjoy bringing my first-hand experience at Burt’s Bees to the classroom to inspire. I believe it is the responsibility of management to conduct business in a sustainable way.

Beth Ritter, MBA

Lecturer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department

Sustainability Related Courses Taught

  • MIE 330, Introduction to Human Resource Management – In this course we review the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) framework for company sustainability reporting and we explore human resource metrics through an activity.
  • MIE 432 Labor Relations – In this course we cover human rights and labor relations issues within the scope of responsible management.

Global B Corp Academic Community

The B Corp Academic Community was launched at the Building the B Corp Academic Community Roundtable, hosted by B Lab, the NC State Poole College of Management Business Sustainability Collaborative and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative.

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Corporate Experience

  • Senior VP of Human Resources for Burt’s Bees
  • HR leadership and support to the Global Supply Chain for the Campbell Soup Company
  • HR support to foods businesses of the Nabisco Brands Company

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