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  • MS Students Present Final Analysis on Reporting Standards to NRDC

    MS Students Present Final Analysis on Reporting Standards to NRDC

    On Wednesday, August 8, students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program presented their final Capstone Workshop presentations for fellow students, program faculty, and colleagues at Columbia University’s Faculty House. The project, entitled “Environmental Performance Reporting,” required the team to analyze the pros and cons of the most viable reporting systems in order…

  • Faculty Profile: Adela Gondek

    Faculty Profile: Adela Gondek

    MS in Sustainability Management professor Adela Gondek has taught at Columbia University for over twenty years, with cross-disciplinary appointments Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, School of Continuing Education, and the Earth Institute. She has designed and taught ethics courses with distinct emphases on sustainability, environmentalism, public leadership and organizational management and will be…

  • MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    Prior to completing the MS in Sustainability Management program in December 2011, Sarah Bacon conducted a sustainability assessment of a public school in New York City for her independent capstone thesis. Bacon used the CO2 conversion factors of PlaNYC, the agenda created by Mayor Bloomberg to create a greener New York City and in doing…

  • Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education are proud to announce the launch of the Professional Certification in Sustainability Analytics program–designed to formally train managers in specific quantitative and technical skills central to practicing sustainability.

  • Unique Career Path: Utah Ski Slopes to NYC Sustainability Consulting and Columbia

    Unique Career Path: Utah Ski Slopes to NYC Sustainability Consulting and Columbia

    Josh Rosenfield has an ambitious and admirable career mission: “helping companies to generate healthy profits by meeting society’s needs and conserving nature.” He chose the MS in Sustainability Management program because it allowed him to study part-time and continue his work with Deloitte’s Global Sustainability and Climate Change Services team. “I believe that having a…

  • Sustainability Management Students Say Farewell

    Sustainability Management Students Say Farewell

    “The relevance of our Sustainability Management degree in today’s rapidly changing world was apparent in many of the speeches made throughout both ceremonies,” stated Eileen Quigley, one of the 87 MS in Sustainability Management students that graduated from the program on May 15.

  • MS Student Connects to Sustainability Network In and Out of the Classroom

    MS Student Connects to Sustainability Network In and Out of the Classroom

    “Having a degree in the field of sustainability legitimizes my career path and helps me to better understand the variety of people I work with on new initiatives at Verizon.” Nicole deFuria chose the MS in Sustainability Management Program as a way to complement her professional work as a member of Verizon’s Corporate Sustainability Team.

  • Sustainability Management Students Present Innovative Solutions to Clients’ Challenges

    Sustainability Management Students Present Innovative Solutions to Clients’ Challenges

    “We are incredibly proud of our work as well as the work of our classmates whose presentations highlighted our ability to use the skills that we have learned in the classroom to address contemporary sustainability challenges in the clearest possible way,” stated Pamela Quinlan, presenter for the Workshop Project “Development of a New Communications Strategy…

  • MS Student Transitions from Financial Services to Sustainability Management

    MS Student Transitions from Financial Services to Sustainability Management

    “After years of working in numerous facets of the financial services industry, late 2008 drove me to re-evaluate my life purpose and realize at my core was an unwavering dedication to promoting sustainable practices.” Scott Miller joined the MS in Sustainability Management program as a part-time student in fall 2011 to align his career goals…

  • MS Students Present Final Analysis on Reporting Standards to NRDC

    MS Students Present Final Analysis on Reporting Standards to NRDC

    On Wednesday, August 8, students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program presented their final Capstone Workshop presentations for fellow students, program faculty, and colleagues at Columbia University’s Faculty House. The project, entitled “Environmental Performance Reporting,” required the team to analyze the pros and cons of the most viable reporting systems in order…

  • Faculty Profile: Adela Gondek

    Faculty Profile: Adela Gondek

    MS in Sustainability Management professor Adela Gondek has taught at Columbia University for over twenty years, with cross-disciplinary appointments Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, School of Continuing Education, and the Earth Institute. She has designed and taught ethics courses with distinct emphases on sustainability, environmentalism, public leadership and organizational management and will be…

  • MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    MS Student Presents Sustainable Solutions for NYC Public High School

    Prior to completing the MS in Sustainability Management program in December 2011, Sarah Bacon conducted a sustainability assessment of a public school in New York City for her independent capstone thesis. Bacon used the CO2 conversion factors of PlaNYC, the agenda created by Mayor Bloomberg to create a greener New York City and in doing…

  • Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Starting This Fall: Learn to Measure Sustainability

    Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education are proud to announce the launch of the Professional Certification in Sustainability Analytics program–designed to formally train managers in specific quantitative and technical skills central to practicing sustainability.

  • Unique Career Path: Utah Ski Slopes to NYC Sustainability Consulting and Columbia

    Unique Career Path: Utah Ski Slopes to NYC Sustainability Consulting and Columbia

    Josh Rosenfield has an ambitious and admirable career mission: “helping companies to generate healthy profits by meeting society’s needs and conserving nature.” He chose the MS in Sustainability Management program because it allowed him to study part-time and continue his work with Deloitte’s Global Sustainability and Climate Change Services team. “I believe that having a…

  • Sustainability Management Students Say Farewell

    Sustainability Management Students Say Farewell

    “The relevance of our Sustainability Management degree in today’s rapidly changing world was apparent in many of the speeches made throughout both ceremonies,” stated Eileen Quigley, one of the 87 MS in Sustainability Management students that graduated from the program on May 15.

  • MS Student Connects to Sustainability Network In and Out of the Classroom

    MS Student Connects to Sustainability Network In and Out of the Classroom

    “Having a degree in the field of sustainability legitimizes my career path and helps me to better understand the variety of people I work with on new initiatives at Verizon.” Nicole deFuria chose the MS in Sustainability Management Program as a way to complement her professional work as a member of Verizon’s Corporate Sustainability Team.

  • Sustainability Management Students Present Innovative Solutions to Clients’ Challenges

    Sustainability Management Students Present Innovative Solutions to Clients’ Challenges

    “We are incredibly proud of our work as well as the work of our classmates whose presentations highlighted our ability to use the skills that we have learned in the classroom to address contemporary sustainability challenges in the clearest possible way,” stated Pamela Quinlan, presenter for the Workshop Project “Development of a New Communications Strategy…

  • MS Student Transitions from Financial Services to Sustainability Management

    MS Student Transitions from Financial Services to Sustainability Management

    “After years of working in numerous facets of the financial services industry, late 2008 drove me to re-evaluate my life purpose and realize at my core was an unwavering dedication to promoting sustainable practices.” Scott Miller joined the MS in Sustainability Management program as a part-time student in fall 2011 to align his career goals…