# Center for Sustainable Business | About CSB ![NYU Stern School of Business](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/assets/images/16-0949_0406_4.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=TlJStqQQ) ## About the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business --- ![10 Year Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/small_230px_wide/public/2025-09/10tagline_dark_rgb.png.webp?itok=UAEHvPHx) **The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business is celebrating 10 years with the vision of a better world through better business.** Businesses operate in a constantly changing ecosystem that features fewer resources, a warmer climate, increased social inequity, as well as more engaged stakeholders and increased transparency. Business leaders must understand how these shifts impact their business and find innovative solutions to societal challenges while maintaining financial performance. The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) was founded on the principle that sustainable business is good business, and is proving the value of sustainability for business management and performance at a time when people and the planet need it most. At CSB, we aim to help future and current business leaders embrace proactive and innovative mainstreaming of sustainability, resulting in competitive advantage and resiliency for their companies as well as a positive impact for society. ![Practice Forum ROSI Materials](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_300h/public/assets/images/20-0556_011_0.jpg.webp?itok=-nnL0G1o) ### Preparing Future and Current Business Leaders Through activities in education, research, and engagement, CSB prepares individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to embed social and environmental sustainability into core business strategy. [ Read Our mission and Strategy ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/about-csb/mission-strategy) --- ![CSB Team Stock Photo](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_300h/public/assets/images/West%20Elm%207.jpeg.webp?itok=uGcL-a90) ### Bringing Sustainability Perspectives to Stern Since 2016 CSB was founded in 2016 by Tensie Whelan, former President of the Rainforest Alliance. Today, the CSB team is comprised of a small yet driven group with diverse backgrounds in corporate strategy, research, education, and engagement. [ Meet our team ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/about-csb/our-team) --- ![CSB Advisory Body Main Photo](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_300h/public/assets/images/benjamin-child-0sT9YhNgSEs-unsplash.jpg.webp?itok=kxxjL9DQ) ### Guided By Proven Leaders in Sustainable Business CSB is guided by three advisory groups whose members have deep and relevant experience in environmental and social sustainability strategies, across private, public, non-profit, and academic fields. [ Meet Our Advisors ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/about-csb/advisory-groups) --- [ 2024-25 Annual Report ](https://www.canva.com/design/DAG3rXG64SM/k1Vg6Iop08TckU4uXnoC1w/view?utm_content=DAG3rXG64SM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7d5eabff85) [ Subscribe ](http://eepurl.com/cgKlPH) [ Support ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/join-us/support-csb) ![Amy Skoczlas Cole headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_361h/public/2026-01/amy_headshot_0.jpg?h=849eae6b&itok=rqI1AUuU) ## Meet Amy Skoczlas Cole Amy Skoczlas Cole leads NYU Stern CSB as Director, bringing 30 years of experience spearheading the design and execution of sustainability initiatives that unlock growth, access new markets, enhance productivity, and reduce shareholder risk. [ Learn More about Amy Skoczlas Cole ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/about-csb/our-team/amy-skoczlas-cole) ## CSB in the News - Center for Sustainable Business — September 28, 2026 ## [Projective Group Institute: Is ESG Reporting Data Fit for Purpose?](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/projective-group-institute-esg-reporting-data-fit-purpose) ![HowDataAndAIShapeFinanicalServices](/sites/default/files/styles/192w_x_144h/public/2026-09/screenshot_2026-09-30_at_4.37.14_pm.png?h=d9daf9c6&itok=goLJ_prn) In the Projective Group Institute Journal of Financial Services, Tensie Whelan , Senior Advisor at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, highlights the inherent tension in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting: ESG reporting metrics generally do not measure outcomes, they… [ Read more about Projective Group Institute: Is ESG Reporting Data Fit for Purpose? ](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/projective-group-institute-esg-reporting-data-fit-purpose) - Center for Sustainable Business — August 31, 2026 ## [The CPA Journal: Sustainability Accounting—Driving Better Returns Through Better Business ](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/cpa-journal-sustainability-accounting-driving-better-returns-through-better-business) ![CPA Journal Headline](/sites/default/files/styles/192w_x_144h/public/2026-09/cpaj-logo-with-blurb-small-1.png?h=377634ae&itok=9a59LLF5) In a piece for The CPA Journal, our Founding Director, Tensie Whelan, explores the essential role finance teams can play in assessing the full financial value of sustainability strategies. By tracking outcomes such as avoided costs, risk mitigation, employee retention, innovation, and future sales… [ Read more about The CPA Journal: Sustainability Accounting—Driving Better Returns Through Better Business ](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/cpa-journal-sustainability-accounting-driving-better-returns-through-better-business) - Center for Sustainable Business — May 22, 2026 ## [Trellis: 3 things sustainability professionals can’t afford to outsource to AI](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/trellis-3-things-sustainability-professionals-cant-afford-outsource-ai) ![Trellis logo](/sites/default/files/styles/192w_x_144h/public/2024-07/news_icon_on_website_2.png?h=c0fe724e&itok=CK00VPHG) Amy Skoczlas Cole, the director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, breaks down what we cannot afford to turn over to AI in an article for Trellis. Key Takeaways: AI agents trained on outdated models won’t just overlook sustainability value; they will optimize against the identified… [ Read more about Trellis: 3 things sustainability professionals can’t afford to outsource to AI ](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights/trellis-3-things-sustainability-professionals-cant-afford-outsource-ai) [View all news and insights](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/news-insights)