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Director Tensie Whelan interviews with Green Sense radio

Director Tensie Whelan spoke with Green Sense radio about her recent article in HBR, which discusses why good environmental practices are also good business practices.

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Tensie Whelan interviewed about importance of sustainability for business

Excerpt from Ethisphere: "Sustainability for business is a journey, so we are all learning along the way. This is about redesign. It's hard to say that any business is fully sustainable right now.

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Director Whelan comments on Elon Musk's strategy for developing consumer sustainability solutions

Excerpt from Huffington Post: "The allure that this guy has for sparking the imagination of people, he does bring a certain panache to this for sure,'

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How Corporate America Can Support the Paris Climate Deal

Excerpt from Fortune -- "Now that the landmark accord is signed, what’s next? Today not only marks Earth Day, but also an environmental milestone in the movement to tackle the increasing threat of climate change.

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Guilt-free coffee pods? Meet the 100% compostable answer to your caffeine fix

Excerpt from The Guardian -- "Most single-serving coffee pods are not completely recyclable, but a growing number of coffee sellers are rolling out pods that can be tossed into the compost. Millions of Americans get their morning cup of joe by dropping a small capsule, or pod, of ground coffee into

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Social Impact and the MBA: Business Schools Where the Two Are Synonymous

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "[The Center] will offer expanding sustainability course for undergraduates and graduate students, work with companies interested in specially designed courses to help their executives learn sustainable practices and, in time, establish consulting projects with p

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Grants Roundup

Excerpt from Chronicle of Philanthropy -- "Citi Foundation: $1 million to New York University Stern School of Business to launch the new Center for Sustainable Business.

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From Starbucks to Microsoft, trading Yahoo for Amazon

Excerpt from Green Biz -- "Former Rainforest Alliance President Tensie Whelan will serve as the head of the newly-created Center for Sustainable Business at New York University's Stern School of Business."

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NYU Stern Declares Sustainability Center Open for Business

Excerpt from TopMBA -- "[Tensie] Whelan expressed her belief that sustainability can no longer be relegated to the sidelines as sheoutlined NYU Stern’s objectives for the center: 'Through new corporate case studies, coursework, research and an ongoing dialogue with the companies that are le

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NYU Stern Inaugurates Center for Sustainable Business

Excerpy from Stacy Blackman -- "With this new funding and the establishment of a dedicated research center under the leadership of founding Director Tensie Whelan, the school continues to invest in developing future leaders who can excel at balancing profit with principle."