Meet the Team Who Created Major Sustainability a new website for business educators and students to discover the unique contribution of each major to a business' social and environmental impact. Sustainability is a business buzzword but what does it really mean? Students often asked: how it connect with my major? My career? We set about answering those questions three years ago. We now have the best answers in the business, thanks to Center for the Business of Sustainability

Written by Caitlin Cassidy: Guest Contributor Does it matter if the flooring in your home or office is healthy for you and the planet? If you’re like me, you might not have given it much thought before. I’ve spent time thinking about the sustainability of my food, toiletries, and cleaners, but not my flooring. That was before I learned about the connection between our built environment and our health. I and other Smeal students in MKTG442 Sustainability Marketing taught by Ka

From dean to donor, an interview with Gerry Susman, foundational leader of sustainability at the Smeal College of Business In celebration o Earth Day, on April 21st, 2021, our leading research intern Faith Gongaware recently had the opportunity to interview Gerry Susman, a founding member of the Sustainability Advisory Board and Council at the Smeal College of Business. In our three-piece interview, we hope our stakeholders discover the paramount origin of sustainability in r

For many years, business students have asked: how can I get involved in sustainability? how can I incorporate sustainability into my major at Smeal or my career? And how can I create a career with social impact? At the same time, faculty across departments have been asking for more clarity and specificity on what exactly our students should be learning about the social and environmental impact of business. Today, we are launching a new website that addresses both sets of que

From dean to donor, an interview with Gerry Susman, foundational leader of sustainability at the Smeal College of Business In celebration o Earth Day, on April 21st, 2021, our leading research intern Faith Gongaware recently had the opportunity to interview Gerry Susman, a founding member of the Sustainability Advisory Board and Council at the Smeal College of Business. In our three-piece interview, we hope our stakeholders discover the paramount origin of sustainability in r

Join the Center for the Business of Sustainability and the Smeal community on April 21, at Noon EST, as we honor alumni Jean Oelwang, 2021 inaugural recipient of the Gerald I. Susman Sustainability Leadership Award, presented by the Smeal College of Business. Thanks to a generous gift given by Gerald and Elizabeth Susman, this award has been established to recognize alumni and friends who "demonstrate exceptional leadership in the advancement of sustainable business strategy,

The Center recently featured Dr. Mark Anner, professor of Labor and Employment Relations and director for the Center for Global Workers’ Rights, who gave an eye-opening presentation titled, “Global Supply Chains, COVID-19, and the Sustainability Challenge in Apparel,” regarding the worsening conditions for garment workers throughout this past year. The video of the presentation and comments is available here. The Problem Dr. Anner began with a brief overview of the apparel i