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New Class on Impact Finance for Sustainability Practitioners
Instead of separating investment strategy from environmental and social goals, impact finance harnesses the capital markets to drive positive environmental and social change.
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Palm Oil in the Amazon: Threat or Opportunity?
Small migratory farming is responsible for 70% of the annual deforestation in Peru. Can palm oil address this problem and lead the change towards sustainable development in the Peruvian Amazon?
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The Mass Transit Man
Thomas Abdallah, adjunct professor at Columbia University, is working to make the NYC subway system more sustainable.
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Sustainability Students Volunteer Problem-Solving Abilities
Student-led projects offered sustainability advisory services to three organizations in New York during the Fall 2017 semester.
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New Class on Circular Economy for Sustainability Professionals
A truly sustainable economy may require fundamentally re-thinking how we make and consume products. A new course delves into the challenges and opportunities of this transformation.
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Theory & Practice of Life Cycle Assessment
MS in Sustainability Management Professor Christoph Meinrenken will bring his expertise to SUMA in Spring 2018 with a new course, Theory & Practice of Life Cycle Assessment.
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Kizzy Charles-Guzmán Named to City & State’s New York City 40 Under 40 List
Charles-Guzmán explores the disproportionate effects of the changing climate on communities of color and poorer communities.
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Sustainability Students Awarded SPS Student Leadership Honors
The Office of Student Affairs hosted SPS Student Leadership Banquet to award SPS Student Groups and Student Leaders to commemorate the advancement of the student life experience at SPS done by the efforts of over 50 students leaders. Awards were distributed to acknowledge the efforts of those that went above and beyond.

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