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The Guardian has a panel of experts share what they think are the best ways to promote positive action for climate change. Suggestions include connecting the dots, highlighting the economic benefits, and forgetting about the pictures of polar bears. CDS' own Elke Weber recommends that we don't forget that small efforts add up. We need to communicate solutions that are credible and effective that will cumulatively scale up in the long run.   

On Friday, April 24th, the Real Estate Association (REA) and members of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate met with executives and property managers from Tishman Speyer and toured the firm’s Rockefeller Center complex. The tour was led by Chris Roth ’14, a graduate of the Columbia Business School Executive MBA Program, who is responsible for asset management of Rockefeller Center.

Not if the United States gets everything it’s asking for.

CJEB's Director of Research, David E. Weinstein, was recently cited in an article from Newsweek, titled "THE MYTH OF JAPAN’S DEBT - 「日本財政危機」という神話". The article was published on April 21, 2015. Please click here to access Newsweek's homepage.

For many companies facing public backlash, a name change provides a simple way out, but for some of the world’s biggest brands, changing names is out of the question. For groups like these, Adam Galinsky argues rather than run away from their public perception, they should embrace it.

CJEB's Associate Director of Research, Takatoshi Ito, recently written an article published by Nikkei Inc, titled "アジア投資銀の行方（上）拙速な参加見送りは妥当." The article was published on April 23, 2015.  

New research from Columbia Business School finds the burden of secrecy akin to carrying excess physical weight

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association (REA) is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2015–16 academic year. The officers, all in the class of 2016, were elected by the REA membership. Assistant vice presidents will be elected from the incoming class in the fall.

New research from Columbia Business School shows that offering customers a chance to switch to better plans may not always be the right customer-retention strategy

Don’t involve the private sector too early, says Rajiv Lall, executive chairman of India’s Infrastructure Development Finance Co. (IDFC).

A record-breaking 2,500 alumni, guests, faculty and staff members, and students attended this year’s Reunion Weekend, which took place April 17–19 in Uris Hall, with a welcome reception at Guastavino's event space in Midtown. This tops last year’s gathering of 2,400 attendees. 

Ruth Greenspan Ball and Elke U. Weber, in honor of Earth Day, discuss how people need to think of climate change in both big and small ways. Fighting climate change goes beyond just global and national changes, it needs to be a part of our everyday lives. Researchers estimate that 40% of electric use and carbon emissions in the United States come from individual and household use. The ideas for small scale change are here, such as keycards that activate electricity in hotel rooms. The continued pursuit and activation of these ideas is key. 

Chris Borland’s dramatic decision to retire at age 24 can teach us all something about the way we value the present and make hard decisions about the future.

Just in time for cherry blossoms, the Columbia Business School (CBS) Real Estate Association (REA) traveled to Washington, D.C. to learn more about current investments trends and opportunities within this uniquely supply constrained and public sector driven market.

CJEB's Annual Tokyo Conference, titled "Japan's Changing Corporate Governance", will take place on Thursday, May 21st at the Otemachi Financial City Center in Tokyo. Registration is currently open. Please click here for more information.

New Research from Columbia Business School Makes Recommendations on How Regulators Should Intervene—If At All

At Mitchells Family of Stores, a three-generation family clothing business, knowing the customer is the modus operandi. 

Criticism of the campaign logo dominated social media conversations around Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid. But logos are just a small part of a brand, and by the time election day rolls around, #logogate is likely to be long forgotten.

On July 1, Damon Phillips, the James P. Gorman Professor of Business, will assume the role of co-director of Columbia Business School's Tamer Center for Social Enterprise. Professor Phillips is preceded in the role by Professor Ray Fisman, who has contributed significantly to the School’s social enterprise efforts for several years. Professor Phillips will serve alongside Bruce Usher, Executive in Residence and adjunct professor of finance and economics.