Chairman and CEO, ReNew, Sumant Sinha, visited Columbia Business School during Climate Week to discuss India’s role in the global clean energy transition and the practical challenges of scaling renewable energy.
Congratulations to Professor Gernot Wagner for being recognized for his leadership on the Climate Knowledge Initiative (CKI) in the "highly commend" category of the Financial Times's Responsible Business Education award for teaching! The award shows how "academics are reimagining curricula by integrating sustainability, experiential learning, and advanced technologies to tackle global challenges." CKI provides business leaders with the curated, actionable knowledge needed to pick investable and scalable green technologies, while unapologetically flagging areas where business and public interests diverge.
Mentioned Faculty
Gernot Wagner
Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Economics in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
Faculty Director, Climate Knowledge Initiative
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Sylvana Q. Sinha, '04LAW, founder of Tamer Fund for Social Ventures portfolio member Praava Health, wrote this piece on how President Trump's executive order initiating the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization "has profound implications for global health."
Students in Professor Glenn Hubbard's Modern Political Economy class this past fall raised concerns that business leaders are too far removed from the communities that are affected by companies’ actions. Instead, students seek broader social support to maximize economic opportunities for everyone.
Mentioned Faculty
R. Glenn Hubbard
Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics
Professor Bruce Usher explained why it’s not necessarily bad if carbon markets shift emissions, and what is crucial to creating an effective carbon market.
Mentioned Faculty
Bruce Usher
Professor of Professional Practice; Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change; Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
BlocPower, where Donnel Baird ’13 is CEO, received a $30M investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, which will support the venture's electrification services and decarbonization efforts to retrofit buildings for low- and middle-income residents.
The School's courses in cleantech, climate finance, new energy market development, and sustainability finance are "rooted in social necessity as much as student demand," says Dean Costis Maglaras, who views the climate crisis as a new opportunity for business.
Mayor Adams appointed Rohit Aggarwala ’00, senior advisor at Sidewalk Labs, as chief climate officer and commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to protect the city from climate dangers.
Entrepreneur Kelly Ifill ’17, founder and CEO of Guava, is helping Black-owned businesses gain access to startup capital such as banking, community building, and assistance with lower-barrier loans.
