Center for Sustainable Business | Events

On May 15th at 11:00 am, join GlobeScan and NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business for a webinar on recently released consumer insights on sustainability. Moderated by Tensie Whelan.

On March 18th at 5:00 pm, join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program for our 2025 Haitkin Lecture Series titled: Why is Gen-Z So Different? How The Great Rewiring of Childhood (2010-2015) Will Impact Everything
 

This industry-leading event convenes investor and corporate sustainability professionals for an exchange of the latest research and insights on sustainability driving financial performance. The full-day program features new research findings, panel discussions on implementation, candid conversations with executives, and interactive sessions to apply learnings. Participants gain practical tools and frameworks to better understand and apply value creation levers in sustainability.

The Symposium on Innovation & Sustainable Real Estate convenes leaders in industry, policymaking, and academia for objective dialogue and actionable insights into the future of sustainable real estate finance, investment, operations, and technology. The 2025 program will address changes in the broader landscape of sustainable finance and investment and climate risk mitigation in the built environment. 

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB), in collaboration with Ceres, GP ESG Working Group, iCI, ILPA, and UN PRI, present the second annual Private Equity Sustainability Practicum, convening GPs, LPs, and portfolio companies to share responsible investment practices that drive positive value creation.

Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd from 2-4 pm in KMC 11-75 for a panel discussion on career paths in social enterprise, followed by an opportunity for one-on-one discussions with impact-focused employers such as Acumen, Beyond Good, Etsy, Blue Ridge Labs, and more! Refreshments provided by Think Coffee.

Interested in addressing today’s most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges through business? Want to explore the intersections of business and sustainability, social impact, human rights, and social entrepreneurship?

Join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program for an open house to meet faculty, mission-driven peers and learn about innovative courses for Spring, updates on our minors and concentrations, as well as research opportunities, funds to support internships and more!

Join the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business on May 6th from 5:30 - 7:00pm at KMC Stern for the global book launch of Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport by world-leading sport ecologist, Madeleine Orr. Madeleine will be joined in conversation by sustainability executives with major professional sports leagues in the US moderated by Lew Blaustein of EcoAthletes, as well as in a one-on-one with Catie Collins (‘24), NYU soccer player. 

Are you interested in learning about what a career in climate can look like? Join the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business for a unique undergraduate workshop in partnership with College to Climate.

College to Climate is a climate careers company empowering the next generation of climate professionals with the knowledge, resources, and community necessary to find roles in space right out of university. Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd: 6-7pm at KMC Stern.

Join us for a panel discussion and networking event  April 18 at 5:30 pm on "Finding the Throughline" on careers in sustainability, moderated by Tensie Whelan. We'll be welcoming former CEO of Bel Brands, Bill Graham, Jennifer Gootman, Global Head of Sustainability and ESG Strategy at Tory Burch, and Jenny Roberts, Senior Director of Sourcing and Sustainability at CAVA.

On April 11th at 5:00 pm EDT, join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program for our 2024 Ashok C. Sani Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Lecture titled: How Business Can Help to Stop Human Trafficking.

A convening of investor and corporate sustainability leaders for an exchange of the latest research and insights on sustainability in practice. Through a curated program of new research findings, panel discussions on the implementation of strategies, frank conversations with executives on how to tackle the challenges, and interactive sessions to apply learnings, participants walk away with practical tools and frameworks to unlock financial value through embedded sustainability.

Are you interested in exploring leadership in climate advocacy and sustainability, but don't know where to start? Apply for the Office of Sustainability's new Sustainability Leadership Program. From March 15 to April 24, this six-week program aims to give students access to a network of peers and sustainability professionals, sustainability-focused workshops and field trips, and a toolkit for sharing sustainability knowledge with others. 

Learn more and apply today!
 

Join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program (BSP) on October 17th, 2023 for an open house to meet our faculty and mingle with your fellow mission-driven peers. 

Join the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, Careers team, and SISA on September 20, 2023 to learn more about navigating internship and career opportunities in sustainability. 

Join NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and Urban Green Council on September 13th for a discussion with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on the net zero plan for New York City and how finance can be a lever for decarbonization.

Join the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, along with Fortune, Diligent, and Brand New World Studios on Monday, May 1, 2023 for a look at the current state of modern corporations and a glimpse of what the future might hold when those organizations are focused on helping save the world. 

Join the NYU Stern Business & Society Program (BSP) on March 28th, 2023 to learn how to build your Social Impact knowledge and skills at Stern, meet the Sustainable Business Concentration Advisor, and mingle with your fellow mission-driven peers.

The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business is proud to support Stern's Social Impact and Sustainability Association (SISA) and fellow NYU schools in the 13th annual Symposium on February 10, 2023.