As corporate America reckons with the climate crisis, business schools are adapting MBAs to focus on climate and sustainability.
In May, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business graduated its first cohort of MBA students with a new Environmental, Social and Governance major. The program came in response to the pressure climate change has placed on businesses and industries to grapple with related financial risks—and capitalize on the transition to renewable energy.
How Wharton and Other Top Business Schools Are Training MBAs for the Climate Economy
As warning lights flash, U.N. Secretary Gen. António Guterres calls out a global climate emergency.
The world is in a state of climate emergency, the head of the United Nations declared Sunday, following the release of the latest State of the Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization.
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A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures similar to today.
Drilling through 500 feet of floating ice into the Antarctic Ocean floor, climate scientists have retrieved a rare 23-million-year record of sediments that helps demonstrate why the planet’s southern ice shield could determine the fate of distant low-lying coastal areas.
Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing has the potential to create 90,000 jobs.
This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region.
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