Social Enterprise

CBS student Melissa D’Agostino was featured in a panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum and moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger the evening of April 16.

The first of two articles written by Knight Bagehot fellows who covered 2007 the Social Enterprise Conference. This article discusses the Cradle to Cradle doctrine - the consideration of the life cycle of a product at the design stage along with possible environmental and social impacts.

Read about the experiences had by three of the 2007 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows.

Andrea Wenner'05, founder and executive director of Out2Play, featured in Columbia Magazine, by Cristina Najarro CC'10.

Professor Bruce Usher, CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc - the world's leading climate change advisory firm, discusses his entry into the sustainability arena after spending several years working in finance on Wall Street.

Written by Paul Glader, Knight Bagehot Fellow 2007-2008, this article recaps a panel of experts discussing energy policy and for profit energy solutions in emerging economies.

Geoffrey Heal, the Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, has achieved prominence for his research in topics of sustainability and the environment. The following is a look at When Principles Pay, his new book, published under the Columbia Business School Publishing imprint.

Patrick Cescau, group chief executive of Unilever plc and Unilever N.V. and recipient of the 2007 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics, addressed how businesses can drive positive social change at the 2007 Social Enterprise Conference.

Should the U.S. join the Kyoto Protocol, or at least play a positive role in the search for a successor? Or is this too costly, or otherwise fatally flawed as our President has suggested? Professor Geoffrey Heal offers expert analysis.

Three SEP students traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil during Winter break, to work on a pro bono consulting project.