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Enhancing sustainability education through experiential learning of sustainability reporting

  • University of Arkansas (AR)
  • Babson College (MA)
  • EQS International
  • Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego (Warsaw)

While progress has been made in the realm of teaching about sustainability to business students, integrating sustainability into experiential learning with a systemic mindset has been identified by leading scholars …

  • Posted April 8, 2021
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A Resource-Efficient Modular Course Design for Co-Teaching Integrated Sustainability in Higher Education: Developing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurial Leaders

  • Babson College (MA)

Society faces mounting pressures related to economic growth, social injustice, and environmental degradation. Building upon scholarly consensus regarding the necessity of multidisciplinary approaches to address such complex problems, the entrepreneurship …

  • Posted Feb. 10, 2021
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Using a Solutions Lens to Engage Students on the UN Global Goals

  • AASHE (MA)
  • Babson College (MA)

Today more than ever, students need to learn not only how society is working to solve its most challenging problems, but also how to think critically and creatively about solutions. …

  • Posted May 14, 2020
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Sustainability and Business Education

  • Babson College (MA)

This document was created as an AASHE project to: * Highlight the value of sustainability in the business field * Encourage increased presence of sustainability in business education


Sustainability Action Fund

  • Babson College (MA)

Donations to support sustainability and climate action on campus.


Justice, Citizenship, and Social Responsibility Concentration

  • Babson College (MA)

Courses in Justice, Citizenship, and Social Responsibility explore how individuals and communities construct and find meaning in the world around them. This concentration allows students to understand how cultural and …

  • Posted Jan. 14, 2019
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Environmental Sustainability Concentration

  • Babson College (MA)

In order to succeed in today's world of rapidly declining natural resources, shifting climate conditions, and growing supply chain transparency, students must develop a clear understanding of how their business …

  • Posted Jan. 14, 2019
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Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility Awareness Into a Retail Management Course

  • Babson College (MA)

Both students and industry are demanding that marketing instructors incorporate discussions of environmental and social responsibility into their courses. Marketing educators play a critical role in developing the knowledge and …

  • Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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Paying for Sustainability: Creating a Relationship With Institutional Advancement

  • Bentley University (MA)
  • Babson College (MA)

Over the years, the percentage of alumni giving to their alma maters has been declining. Lower alumni giving not only means less income; it also lowers an institution's standing in …

  • Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Energy Engineering for Non-Engineers: Sweetened and Condensed

  • AASHE (MA)
  • GreenerU (MA)
  • Babson College (MA)

As a sustainability change agent, you may not have a background in engineering, but developing a basic fluency in energy engineering terms and concepts can empower you to participate in …

  • Posted March 1, 2018
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Energy Engineering for Non-Engineers

  • GreenerU (MA)
  • Babson College (MA)

As a sustainability change agent, you may not have a background in engineering, but developing a basic fluency in energy engineering terms and concepts can empower you to participate in …

  • Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Entrepreneurial Thought and Action in Sustainability

  • Babson College (MA)

In this presentation we will explore how the concept of Entrepreneurial Thought and Action can be applied to sustainability initiatives at your college or university. We will focus on: utilizing …

  • Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Good Business Friday Discussion

  • Babson College (MA)

Weekly discussion of sustainability in business hosted by the Lewis Institute at Babson.


Student at event recycling station

  • Babson College (MA)

Student at zero waste station at Babson College's From Day One Fest event


Tapping campus maple trees

  • Babson College (MA)

Students, faculty, and staff working together to tap campus maple trees to make maple syrup.


Learning our campus trees

  • Babson College (MA)

Ecology course studying trees on campus


Engaged Learning in Costa Rica course

  • Babson College (MA)

Faculty and students on sustainability course in Costa Rica


Tour of Residence Hall Rooftop Solar

  • Babson College (MA)

Sustainability Office staff and interns touring new rooftop solar thermal system.


Stock Images for Waste Signs

  • Babson College (MA)

Cut-out images with transparent backgrounds of various items for use in recycling, trash, and compost informational materials.

Images created by Connie Hsu and Sheen Hui for the Babson College Sustainability …

  • Posted April 26, 2016
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Not Just Another Student Project

  • Babson College (MA)

Sustainability project management is never easy, especially as a student Eco Rep coordinator. As a student coordinator, you quickly discover that you cannot be successful if you try to operate …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability by the Numbers

  • Babson College (MA)

Sustainability professionals are consistently challenged to prove the success and impact of sustainability programs – especially ones that target behavior change. This is not always easy, as many of the …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Understanding Our Stakeholders' Realities - Best Practices for Managing Change

  • Emory University (GA)
  • Babson College (MA)

For many of us involved in sustainability in higher education, the hardest part of our job is collaborating with different stakeholders to create change on our campus. This collaboration can …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Keeping the Drive Alive: Avoiding Early Burnout and Navigating Roadblocks

  • Babson College (MA)

College students are filled with boundless ideas and more than willing to coalesce around a cause they care for. Why is it then, that so many of these student-driven initiatives …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student Designed Sustainability Curriculum Intended to Create Shift in Campus Culture

  • Babson College (MA)

Creating a culture of sustainability is a challenge for all colleges. The Eco Reps here recognized this problem and strived to create a solution to generate a positive culture of …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability and Facilities, Friends Not Foes: A Case Study of the Babson Approach to Collaboration

  • Babson College (MA)

This presentation is a case study of the working relationship between facilities and the sustainability office at Babson College.

For many sustainability directors, the Facilities department is a foe rather …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Certificate in Sustainability

  • Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
  • Wellesley College (MA)
  • Babson College (MA)

Addressing the challenge of using earth’s resources sustainably requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, in which basic research about the causes and consequences of environmental problems is combined with an …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Why We Submitted a STARS Report Two Years In A Row

  • Babson College (MA)

If you recently completed STARS, you may be basking in the idea of not having to do it again for another few years. You might be reading the title of …

  • Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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