NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

🚨 Last chance to register! Don't miss the final opportunity to attend CSB's 8th annual Practice Forum this Thursday, 3/27. https://cvent.me/X5VZb1 Whether you're passionate about sustainability and want to fill your toolbox, seek the latest insights to help garner internal buy-in, or connect with like-minded professionals facing similar challenges, this year's Practice Forum will support a strong case for sustainability as a financial value driver across strategies and industries. Hope to see you there!

The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business is hosting its eighth annual practice forum next week, on March 27! It’s always a fantastic, practical, and insightful event. It’s also Tensie Whelan’s final year leading the Center. She’s of course not going to disappear, but it does mean this year is special. Speakers include Gillian Tett and Julie Iskow Register here! 👇👇👇 https://lnkd.in/dxrHTMPP

For a deep dive into #decarbonization, we are thrilled to welcome Sammy Lakshmanan, Principal, Sustainability with PwC for a fireside chat in conversation with Sarah Murray of Financial Times at the 8th annual Practice Forum. With his strategic view across regions and industries, Sammy will discuss: ◾ financial levers that drive the business case for decarbonization ◾ the role of technology in accelerating sustainability efforts  ◾ investors' perspectives in assessing climate risks and opportunities ◾ how to create and protect value through climate-related intitiatives Registration is open, join us on March 27th! https://cvent.me/X5VZb1

CSB's 8th Annual Practice Forum is the leading event for corporate sustainability professionals, investors, and industry leaders committed to leveraging sustainability for value creation and resilient business performance. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights and methodologies that embed sustainability to drive financial value. The event will feature exciting, just-released research reveals, including: 🛒 The 2024 Sustainable Market Share Index, an analysis of real purchasing data for products marketed as sustainable with Randi Kronthal-Sacco 🌎 The first-ever SMSI analysis of European markets including the sustainable market share in Germany and the UK 💭 A discussion on the most effective sustainability communications with Nathalie Darres, Sophie Waskow Rifkin and Dawn Zappetti 🚗 🏢 A first look at Return on Sustainability Investment findings from real estate and automotive projects, including discussions with corporate ROSI users Grant Garrison, Maureen Kline, Jon Nelson, Lisa Davis, Lauren Zullo, and Chris Herrmann 💲 Findings from our PE tool in practice, analyzing upside opportunities and downside risks in portfolio companies to leverage sustainable value creation with Amelia Ahl, Angela Jhanji and Graham Thomas 📈 Interactive workshops to learn and apply the ROSI methodology and leverage reporting data to create new opportunities for value creation with John Platko, Brandy Muratore, Abhay Krishna, Alyssa Zucker, Johannes Stroebel, and Xiao Liu Register now for this can't-miss event at this can't-wait time in sustainability. https://lnkd.in/daUSHXqm Thank you to our sponsors PwC, Workiva, Nestlé Nespresso SA, Glenmede, Anthesis Group, SWCA Environmental Consultants, and media partner Financial Times

With growing economic and political pressures, how can companies turn sustainability reporting from a compliance exercise into a driver of real business value? Julie Iskow, CEO of Workiva will join us in conversation with Gillian Tett at the NYU Stern CSB 8th annual Practice Forum on March 27th for an insightful conversation on leveraging sustainability data for performance, value creation, and financial impact. What would you ask Julie about sustainability data and reporting in the current environment? Register now for your chance to hear from an industry expert with a birds eye view across countries and industries. https://lnkd.in/daUSHXqm

🚨 Full program announced for the NYU Stern CSB 8th Annual Practice Forum! https://lnkd.in/ephY4_S6 Join CSB and an outstanding lineup of speakers on March 27th at NYU Stern or online via livestream for the latest research findings and real world applications of sustainability-driven value creation. Featured speakers include: Tensie Whelan, Founding Director, NYU Stern CSB Julie Iskow, CEO, Workiva Sammy Lakshmanan, Principal, Sustainability, PwC Jessica Padula, VP of Marketing and Sustainability, Nespresso USA Gillian Tett, Chairman of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, US, Financial Times and many more!! Thank you to our sponsors: PwC, Workiva, Nestlé Nespresso SA, Glenmede, Anthesis Group, SWCA Environmental Consultants, and media partner Financial Times

CSB is searching for a new Director and Professor of Business and Society. A full job description and application information is available below. Please comment, like, and share for reach to help us find the best candidate!

The NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business offer a yearly, exclusive fellowship that enables first-year MBA students to work on sustainability and human rights as a part of their summer internship. Last year’s fellowship recipients included: Ali Bernstein (MBA '25) – New Balance Dhaval C. (MBA '25) – Apple Anestya Pramana (MBA '25) – Streetlife Ventures Prashant Pokhriyal (MBA '25) – Esusu Aaroshi Sahgal (MBA '25) – TORY BURCH Victoria S. (MBA '25) – OnePointFive (opf.degree) George Qiao (MBA '25) – Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 🔗 Learn more about their internships here: https://lnkd.in/d3bsFYZ Partners for Summer 2025 include: Just Salad, Esusu, Fair Labor Association, Nespresso, New Balance, OnePointFive (opf.degree), PayPal, Royal Greenland, Streetlife Ventures, TORY BURCH, and United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

CSB's Marianna Koval will be joined by Jamie Horton, Sadie McKeown, and Andrea Wagonseller next Tuesday, 2/18 in a special session on financing decarbonization in the built environment at the 3rd Annual Symposium on Innovation & Sustainable Real Estate. https://lnkd.in/gPERS9Yb Register now for a timely convening of leaders in industry, policymaking, and academia for objective dialogue and actionable insights into the future of sustainable real estate finance, investment, operations, and technology. Featured speakers include: — Gregg Gerken, Incoming Executive-in-Residence at the Chen Institute and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and former Head of Commercial Real Estate at TD Bank — Dana Robbins Schneider, Senior Vice President, Director of Energy and Sustainability, Empire State Realty Trust — John Mandyck, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Green Council — Michael Beckerman, Chief Executive Officer, CREtech — Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice & Founding Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business — Pete Kobelt, Director, Mass Timber Solutions, at STO Building Group — Emily Mills Marineau, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Juno 2.0

What a day! CSB joined forces with the outstanding PwC Sustainability Services team to welcome 70 undergraduate aspiring sustainability professionals for training, networking, and career development opportunities at the annual NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Sustainability Careers Boot Camp. Highlights from the all-day event included: 📝 Insight from PwC on the skills and frameworks for #CSRD reporting and an interactive case study that tasked students with putting concepts into practice, highlighting the real world complexities of sustainability reporting and decision-making. 🌱 An overview of the myriad ways students can incorporate sustainability into different roles, functions and industries -- whether the role is explicitly a sustainability one or not! 👩🎓A panel with our brilliant recent alumni making impact and change early in their careers. Saurabh Kumar, Raffi Laitamaki, and Linna Ha shared insights into their roles, highlighted important skill sets, and the ways in which current students can best leverage the resources at Stern to position themselves for success. 🫱 🫲 Insights and networking with PwC professionals on their work streams, career paths and backgrounds. A huge thank you to Mariah Maldonado, all the participants, speakers, and the PwC team for spending the day with us and making the Boot Camp a resounding success. Best part of my job is collaborating with amazing partners and thought leaders and bringing their insights to our future leaders at Stern!