MS in Sustainability Management News
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Can Digital Payments Help Countries Adapt to Climate Change?
A powerful tool to help vulnerable communities overcome some of the impacts of climate change may already be widely available—mobile phones.
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Alumni Spotlight: A Journey From Climate Conservation to Corporate Consulting
Alicia Kurnia Liono talks about her background in wildlife conservation and biology, and why she chose to pursue sustainable finance and consulting.
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Finding Public Space in a Crowded New York City
In a world where over 70% of humanity will become urban dwellers by 2050, the creative use of land for rest, recreation and community-gathering is essential.
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From Sustainability Mirage to Sustainability Management
Sustainability management is a more sophisticated form of management built to accommodate the environmental, social, economic, and technological conditions of the modern economy.
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Scope 3 Carbon Emissions and the Management of Supply Chains
Measuring an organization’s impact on its environment is becoming a routine part of competent and effective organizational management. Extending that measurement process into the supply chain is part of current best management practices.
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The Impact of Stalling the SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
Opposition to mandatory climate risk reporting is the result of the failure of some American businesses and lobbying groups to understand that reducing and reporting on environmental risk is an indication of management competence having nothing to do with ideology.
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Questioning Mayor Adams’ Commitment to Protecting NYC’s Environment
Mayor Adams is a superb advocate for environmental quality and environmental justice, but the city government he runs doesn’t always seem to follow through: New York City’s water infrastructure, decarbonization, and parks need additional staffing and funding if the promises made are to be fulfilled.
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Congestion Pricing is Nearly Here
It is indeed ironic that Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis from Staten Island, and Democratic Representative Josh Gottheimer from New Jersey all share intense opposition to congestion pricing south of 60th street in Manhattan.
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From Fission to Fusion: A Sustainability Student’s Quest for a Greener Future
Brian Kim, a health physicist at Columbia University, witnessed many natural disasters living in Oregon and New York City. As a current student in the Sustainability Management program, he wants to help solve the climate crisis.
