A team of undergraduate students from the Kelley School of Business earned first place at the Fall 2024 Smeal Undergraduate Sustainability Case Competition, hosted by the Center for the Business of Sustainability at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. The two-round competition featured strong entries from across the country, with only six teams advancing to… Read more »
By Abigail Garrison and Kyle Springer, Class of 2025 Every year, IU sends a delegation of undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students to attend the Conference of Parties (COP) hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For the Fall 2024 semester, the 29th COP was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Each student prepares… Read more »
As the world faces the intensifying effects of climate change, the role of infrastructure investment and innovation in building resilience has never been more critical. On November 13th, 2024, the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability (IESS) hosted a focused workshop that brought together experts from diverse sectors to explore solutions to this urgent challenge…. Read more »
Written by Ling Li, PhD student, Kelley School of Business On October 19, 2024, the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University collaboratively hosted the Third Annual Symposium on Environmental and Social Sustainability in Supply Chains. Building upon the success of the previous two… Read more »
In September 2024, the Kelley Institute for Environmental & Social Sustainability (IESS), in collaboration with Kate Gaertner, founder and CEO of TripleWin Advisory, will launch Cultivate: Personal Sustainability for Professional Growth. This 10-week online course begins with a discussion on how we understand and define personal sustainability, identifying personal values and linking them with sustainable… Read more »
Chengcheng Zhai, a Kelley School PhD student with a deep personal connection to rural life, has spent her academic career focused on addressing inequities in resource allocation, particularly in rural areas of developing countries. Growing up in a remote village called GanQiKa in Inner Mongolia, China, Zhai experienced firsthand the stark contrasts between rural and… Read more »
On April 10, 2024, the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability (IESS) hosted the “Focused Fields Workshop on Sustainable Consumption in a Finite World.” This workshop marked a significant moment in our interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainability. The workshop featured an impressive lineup of speakers, including industry professionals from sectors such as water technology solutions, medical… Read more »
Written by Julianne Hatcher, Environmental Sustainability/International Studies, Class of 2024 Each fall, Professor Kelly Eskew hosts a poverty simulation to help students better comprehend the realities of poverty for American families. I was a part of this educational demonstration during my time in Professor Eskew’s Business and Poverty Alleviation course. Our class had been exploring… Read more »
As 2023 concludes, we at the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability (IESS) at the Kelley School of Business reflect on our inaugural year, a period brimming with vibrant activities, engaging discussions, and distinguished speakers, all centered around our commitment to environmental and social sustainability. A Promising Beginning IESS’s establishment, aligning with Earth Week 2023,… Read more »
On October 30, 2023, the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability (IESS) successfully hosted the “Focused Fields Workshop on the Environment, Energy, and Entrepreneurship.” This pivotal event brought together a diverse blend of expertise from academia and industry, fostering a multifaceted dialogue on crucial topics surrounding energy and natural resources. The workshop featured an impressive… Read more »