SASB Unifies Accounting and Sustainability

Posted by maxplatoff on October 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Max Platoff, Sustainable Business Club, ’15 Early morning on a recent Friday, while most of my graduate classmates are contentedly dozing, our group streams into the expansive meeting room on Bloomberg’s 6th floor. Organized by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the event marks the 4th release in an ambitious series of reports that will eventually provide … Continue reading →

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The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity: A Q & A with Associate Director Matt LePere

Posted by dsboardman on September 30, 2013 · 1 Comment 

by Dan Boardman ’14, Zicklin School of Business After eight years at the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Associate Director Matt LePere answers questions and shares his thoughts on American debate and special programs at Baruch.   Matthew, thank you so much for taking the time to talk about your work and that of the Center. For those … Continue reading →

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MBA for a good cause

Posted by gradbaruchianshamash on May 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

By Sasha Vilchynskaya What does it mean to be a social entrepreneur? Social entrepreneurship describes an entrepreneurial venture that aims to achieve a particular social goal through positive externalities, in addition to profit. Business entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, but social entrepreneurs also take into account a positive return to society. Social entrepreneurship typically … Continue reading →

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A Career Future for ‘Green’ MBAs

Posted by gradbaruchianshamash on January 17, 2013 · 1 Comment 

by Jenny Jackson, MBA Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business An emerging class of enthusiastic MBA students interested in the field of sustainability is growing with vigor. New York City is host to programs at its top graduate institutions: NYU with an MBA specialization in Social Innovation; Columbia University with its Social Enterprise specialization and home … Continue reading →

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Social Innovation in Entrepreneurship – The Compromising Marriage between Profit and Social Good

Posted by gradbaruchianshamash on November 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

  Written by: Natalie Leviev   Tuesday, October 23 – The Sustainable Business Club and The Field Center for Entrepreneurship hosted a Social Innovation in Entrepreneurship event that featured some of the leaders in the growing field of social entrepreneurship.  The panelists were engaging, passionate, and informative (no fact checker needed!).  The event proved to be a … Continue reading →

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