Business schools all over the country have embraced the trend of green business. Universities and their students are working towards creating sustainable business practices and created an environment that will positively impact the world. In celebration of Earth Day, several business schools held events to create awareness and interest in these new business practices.
Earth Day is not the only time that business schools work toward creating innovative green business, more schools offer MBA programs in sustainable business than ever before. Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business offers more than a dozen classes on sustainability. The school also has several sustainable programs on campus. In 2010, the University began working with higher-education-focused energy company to assist in creating the first Sustainability Office on campus.
It is not just the programs and the University’s facilities that are creating innovative energy solutions. Babson alumni have also taken part in the field. Alumnus Jim Poss, help to found BigBelly Solar, which makes solar powered compacting trashcans. The MBA program at Babson focuses on six different learning goals. One of these goals is social, environmental and economic responsibility. Graduates from the MBA program are trained to make decisions based on an awareness of relevant stakeholders, ethical considerations and an attempt to create and sustain social, environmental and economic value.
It’s not just is academics and alumni that are making Babson a sustainable community. The campus has taken steps toward reducing its impact on the environment. Between 2005 and 2010, Babson reduced its electricity consumption by 19 percent and its fuel consumption by 15 percent. The school’s campus is also full of hundreds of trees and green spaces.
Find more information on the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business MBA program, here.