State of the Planet, Feb 05, 2013

The Earth Institute and the M.S. in Sustainability Management program are pleased to announce the creation of the Earth Institute Sustainability Management (EISM) Fellows program. The EISM Fellows Program will provide a total of $50,000 in fellowship funding for use toward the cost of tuition for the M.S. in Sustainability Management program.

State of the Planet, Jan 21, 2013

Sustainability Management alum Uta Jungermann (’12) discusses the innovative work she's doing with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a CEO-led organization of companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business. She says, “The program’s interdisciplinary focus helped me to understand the interconnectedness and interdependencies of ‘sustainability.’ Sustainability is often about facing uncomfortable choices and trade-offs, taking you out of comfort zones. This requires spirited action and bold decisions to ensure an equitable and sustainable world, today and in the future.”

The Huffington Post, Oct 31, 2012

Earth Institute Executive Director Steven Cohen writes about the growing need for sustainability management skills around the world. As human society advances, and consequently uses resources at a rate that grows exponentially each year, having skilled professionals who can manage those resources and help governments and businesses preserve the limited supply will become more and more necessary.

The Huffington Post, Jul 23, 2012

Steven Cohen argues that the intense storms and heat this summer remind us that climate change is a phrase that seems to have been banned on the campaign trail.