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Explore our original research on how sustainability strategies can improve business management and performance while addressing societal challenges.


CSB Publications

Explore our original research on how embedding sustainability core to business strategy  can improve business management and performance.

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Article TitlePublicationIndustryPublication Date
The B2B Opportunity in Corporate SustainabilityMIT Sloan Management ReviewGeneral/OtherJuly 2025

The Business Case for Zero Waste to Landfill by 2030: Working with Owens Corning's Fiberglass Insulation Business

Case Study: NYU Stern CSB

General/Other

May 2025

Natra Case Study: Measuring the Financial Return on Sustainability Investment in the Chocolate IndustryCase Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureNov 2024
Milestone: The Business Case for Decarbonization of Oil & Gas Waste Management--A Case Study on Slurry InjectionCase Study: NYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherNov 2024

Unleashing Sustainable Value in Food and Agriculture

NYU Stern CSB and Deloitte

Food and Agriculture

Oct 2024

The Business Case for Partnering with Farmers in Regenerative Agriculture - A Beef Cattle Case Study

Case Study: NYU Stern CSB

Food and Agriculture

Apr 2024

Gore Mutual Insurance Company: Building Resilience in the Eye of the StormCase Study: NYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherFeb 2024
Cardinal Health: Optimizing Last-Mile Pharmaceutical DeliveryCase Study: NYU Stern CSBHealthcareMar 2024
Advocate Health: A Case Study on Switching from Single Use to Reprocessed Medical DevicesCase Study: NYU Stern CSBHealthcareJan 2024

The Business Case for Decarbonization of a Healthcare Delivery System-- A Case Study on Energy Management with Gundersen Health Systems

Case Study: NYU Stern CSBHealthcareJan 2024
What We Measure Today Does Not Matter When It Comes to JobsNYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherApril 2023
Ingredion Case Study: The Business Case for Biocontrol UseCase Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureJan 2023
The Business Case for Sustainable Beer – Anheuser-BuschCase Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureJan 2023
Finding the Return on Sustainable InvestmentsJournal of Financial TransformationsGeneral/OtherNov 2022
Hero: The Business Case for Sustainable Farming to Improve Biodiversity Case Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureDec 2022
The Role of Private Equity in the Decline of a Major Forest Products CompanyCase Study: NYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherDec 2021
The Business Case for Circularity at ReformationCase Study: NYU Stern CSBApparelJun 2021
How to Talk to Your CFO about SustainabilityHarvard Business ReviewGeneral/OtherFeb 2021
Financial benefits of reimagined, sustainable, agrifood supply networksJournal of International Business PolicyFood and AgricultureFeb 2021
The Business Case for Sustainable Apparel at EILEEN FISHERCase Study: NYU Stern CSBApparelJan 2021
#OptOutside REI: Employee Wellbeing and Financial OutcomesCase Study: NYU Stern CSBApparelNov 2020
Existence inductive theory building to study coordination failures in sustainable beef productionJournal of Cleaner ProductionFood and AgricultureSept 2020
Making a Better Business Case for ESGStanford Social Innovation ReviewGeneral/OtherAug 2020
Using the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) Framework to Value Accelerated DecarbonizationJournal of Applied Corporate FinanceGeneral/OtherJun 2020
Sustainable Procurement Barometer 2019NYU Stern CSB and EcoVadisGeneral/OtherJul 2019
The Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI): Monetizing Financial Benefits of Sustainability Actions in CompaniesInterdisciplinary Journal on Risk and SocietyGeneral/OtherJun 2019
Innovating a New Business Model for Electric Utilities: ConEd's Brooklyn & Queens Demand Management ProjectCase Study: NYU Stern CSBEnergy/UtilityJan 2019
How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom LineHarvard Business ReviewGeneral/OtherSept 2017
Deforestation-free Supply Chains: Financial Impact for Brazilian Beef ProductionNYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureAug 2017
Sustainability and Effective Supply Chain Management: A Literature Review of Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementNYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherApr 2017
Kashi: Growing the Supply Chain for Organic FoodCase Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureApr 2017
The Comprehensive Business Case for SustainabilityHarvard Business ReviewGeneral/OtherOct 2016
The Sustainability Business Case for the 21st Century CorporationNYU Stern CSBGeneral/OtherOct 2016
Nike: Sustainability and Innovation through Flyknit TechnologyCase Study: NYU Stern CSBApparelAug 2016
Nespresso: Supply Chain and Stakeholder Engagement Case Study Case Study: NYU Stern CSBFood and AgricultureMay 2016

CSB in the News

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MIT Sloan Management Review

MIT Sloan Management Review: The B2B Opportunity in Corporate Sustainability

As consumer demand for sustainable products grows and regulatory pressure increases, B2B suppliers have an opportunity to grow market share by helping their customers meet sustainability goals.


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Financial Times: Finance masters shift from idealism to pragmatism on under fire ESG

In Financial Times' Special Report on Business Education, CSB's Founding Director Tensie Whelan is quoted discussing students' continued interest in sustainability education taught with a practical approach and tied to business performance.

 


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Journal of Marketing: Sustainable Product Profit Potential and Availability

CSB's Senior Research Scholar Randi Kronthal-Sacco, along with Bryan Bollinger and Levin Zhu, published an article in the highly esteemed Journal of Marketing. 


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Trellis: Sustainable food and ag practices lead to revenue growth for more than 70 percent of companies

Tensie Whelan and Deloitte's Ben Ninio co-authored a piece published in Trellis on a recent survey of executives in across the food and agriculture value chain, which found more than 70% of companies reported revenue growth and cost reductions from implementing sustainability strategies.


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Trellis: Work in health care? These 4 strategies can help you cut costs and carbon content

Healthcare systems are responsible for 8.5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, and just under 5% globally.