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  • Motivating Sustainable Action on the Ground

    Motivating Sustainable Action on the Ground

    MSSM student Ajay Ranjith Vempati believes that the most important skill he has acquired is understanding the needs of stakeholders and their influence on the implementation of sustainability practices and translating sustainability solutions into dollar impacts.

  • Faculty Profile: Patrick Kinney

    Faculty Profile: Patrick Kinney

    The New York metropolitan area and the far reaches of Kenya have benefited equally from Patrick Kinney’s work. Kinney believes that the harmony of all living things depends not only upon the well-being of people but on the health of the environment. His work is therefore motivated by the twin goals of improving public health…

  • Entrepreneurial Alum Creates Healthier Living Spaces

    Entrepreneurial Alum Creates Healthier Living Spaces

    “In the mainstream market, sustainability is seldom a selling feature. … This makes it challenging for sustainable manufacturers to thrive and provides little incentive for traditional manufactures to green their materials and processes. The market will change when mainstream consumers demand sustainable goods.”

  • MPA-ESP Students Attend UN World Wildlife Day

    MPA-ESP Students Attend UN World Wildlife Day

    Columbia MPA Environmental Science and Policy Program students were excited to attend the celebration of World Wildlife Day on March 3 at the UN Headquarters here in New York.

  • Alum Brings Solar Expertise to the Classroom

    Alum Brings Solar Expertise to the Classroom

    Master of Science in Sustainability Management professor Dan Giuffrida believes that understanding energy, water, and raw material usage with both a technical and financial acumen is imperative. As the instructor for Solar Project Development, professor Giuffrida will prepare students to fully evaluate the technical and financial aspects of a solar project.

  • Alumni Recruit Students for Sustainability Jobs

    Alumni Recruit Students for Sustainability Jobs

    Earth Institute alumni, who were on the job market only one or two years ago themselves, returned to the Columbia University campus in early March to recruit students for sustainability jobs.

  • Faculty Profile: Elke Weber

    Faculty Profile: Elke Weber

    Elke Weber has made it her life’s work to understand why and how people make the decisions they make.  Not a simple task.  Take, for example, smoking cigarettes.  Doctors’ warnings of the deadly consequences of becoming addicted to cigarettes have been publicized for nearly 50 years now, but this hasn’t stopped millions of people from…

  • Helping Brands Navigate Realistic Sustainable Goals

    Helping Brands Navigate Realistic Sustainable Goals

    MSSM student Kwesi Blair has more than 10 years working in fashion and retail developing strategy. He is concerned by the industry’s lack of awareness and action around sustainability. Kwesi was drawn to the program because of its multidisciplinary approach and the range of academic areas related to sustainability.

  • April 18 Deadline for SEE-U Summer Programs

    April 18 Deadline for SEE-U Summer Programs

    A new summer study program will focus on agricultural ecosystems in and around New York City.

  • Motivating Sustainable Action on the Ground

    Motivating Sustainable Action on the Ground

    MSSM student Ajay Ranjith Vempati believes that the most important skill he has acquired is understanding the needs of stakeholders and their influence on the implementation of sustainability practices and translating sustainability solutions into dollar impacts.

  • Faculty Profile: Patrick Kinney

    Faculty Profile: Patrick Kinney

    The New York metropolitan area and the far reaches of Kenya have benefited equally from Patrick Kinney’s work. Kinney believes that the harmony of all living things depends not only upon the well-being of people but on the health of the environment. His work is therefore motivated by the twin goals of improving public health…

  • Entrepreneurial Alum Creates Healthier Living Spaces

    Entrepreneurial Alum Creates Healthier Living Spaces

    “In the mainstream market, sustainability is seldom a selling feature. … This makes it challenging for sustainable manufacturers to thrive and provides little incentive for traditional manufactures to green their materials and processes. The market will change when mainstream consumers demand sustainable goods.”

  • MPA-ESP Students Attend UN World Wildlife Day

    MPA-ESP Students Attend UN World Wildlife Day

    Columbia MPA Environmental Science and Policy Program students were excited to attend the celebration of World Wildlife Day on March 3 at the UN Headquarters here in New York.

  • Alum Brings Solar Expertise to the Classroom

    Alum Brings Solar Expertise to the Classroom

    Master of Science in Sustainability Management professor Dan Giuffrida believes that understanding energy, water, and raw material usage with both a technical and financial acumen is imperative. As the instructor for Solar Project Development, professor Giuffrida will prepare students to fully evaluate the technical and financial aspects of a solar project.

  • Alumni Recruit Students for Sustainability Jobs

    Alumni Recruit Students for Sustainability Jobs

    Earth Institute alumni, who were on the job market only one or two years ago themselves, returned to the Columbia University campus in early March to recruit students for sustainability jobs.

  • Faculty Profile: Elke Weber

    Faculty Profile: Elke Weber

    Elke Weber has made it her life’s work to understand why and how people make the decisions they make.  Not a simple task.  Take, for example, smoking cigarettes.  Doctors’ warnings of the deadly consequences of becoming addicted to cigarettes have been publicized for nearly 50 years now, but this hasn’t stopped millions of people from…

  • Helping Brands Navigate Realistic Sustainable Goals

    Helping Brands Navigate Realistic Sustainable Goals

    MSSM student Kwesi Blair has more than 10 years working in fashion and retail developing strategy. He is concerned by the industry’s lack of awareness and action around sustainability. Kwesi was drawn to the program because of its multidisciplinary approach and the range of academic areas related to sustainability.

  • April 18 Deadline for SEE-U Summer Programs

    April 18 Deadline for SEE-U Summer Programs

    A new summer study program will focus on agricultural ecosystems in and around New York City.