Pollution - Publications - Faculty & Research

Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

conversations on business in Africa, and could include organizing an exploratory trip to the continent. Roundtable Discussion Tackles Complexities of Plastic Waste Plastic pollution is a global problem. Plastics and their byproducts are... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2009
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One Man Crime Wave

of excreted pollutants wither the leaves on the trees and sicken the livestock. We hate our cars, Detroit .They are expensive, murderous junk, and they manage to look glassily contemptuous of the people who own them.” (Pale Gray for... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

our sample affects, on average, 40 facilities. If you aggregate the penalty effect across these 40 facilities, that’s a $1.2 million increase in penalties over three years,” he adds. It also doesn’t include private companies, which can also View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

will operate, recognizing that’s decades not quarters. This requires considering our current and future customers, communities, employees, and shareholders—not just the people we are working with today. The externalities of business-as-usual are a constraint to our... View Details

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