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The Great Carbon Arbitrage

Professor Patrick Bolton co-authored a column on the viscious cylce of energy demand and carbon emissions. They estimate shifting to renewable energy will result in a global net gain of $77.89 trillion.

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Patrick Bolton

Patrick Bolton

Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor Emeritus of Business and Professor Emeritus of Economics
Finance Division
Financial Times

Elon Musk Demands Tesla Employees Show Up to the Office Full-time

Professor Vanessa Burbano is quoted reflecting on Elon Musk's return-to-work position: “What he says reflects what a lot of companies are thinking, but most don’t want to take the risk of saying such a blanket statement. They want to say ‘we hear you, we value you’, especially for younger workers.”

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Vanessa Burbano

Vanessa Burbano

Donald C. Waite III Associate Professor of Social Enterprise
Management Division
Fortune Education

MBAs Need This Skill Set to Succeed, Columbia Business School Dean Says

Professor Dan Wang discusses the “synthetic and cross-functional” roles MBA graduates are taking on in areas like product management, analytics marketing, and strategy. He is quoted, "Getting our students used to understanding those kind of dynamics and the kind of business models that really defy conventional MBA training — that’s deeply important."

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Dan Wang

Dan Wang

Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business
Management Division
Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Science

Climate Risk is Financial Risk

Gernot Wagner, climate economist and senior lecturer at Columbia Business School, takes on concerns about "greenwashing" in an editorial.

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Gernot Wagner

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
Faculty Fellow
CESifo
Board Member
CarbonPlan
Columnist
Project Syndicate
Senior Fellow
Jain Family Institute
Financial Times

Climate Change Climbs the Business School Curriculum

Professor Bruce Usher is quoted on the incorporation of climate change into business school curricula: "It's become mainstream. It's no longer a fringe topic, so much so that we're working to integrate climate topics into our core courses and not just our electives — that's a dramatic change."

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Bruce Usher

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
Publisher's Weekly

Fall 2022 Announcements: Business & Economics

Professor Bruce Usher's new book, Investing in the Era of Climate Change, is described by Publishers Weekly as "one of the top ten business books of the fall," out October 11, 2022.

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Bruce Usher

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
Gothamist

Eat Offbeat Brings Flavors of Senegal, Sri Lanka, Syria and More to Chelsea Market

Tamer Fund for Social Venture portfolio member, Eat Offbeat, celebrated the opening of its Chelsea Market location at the end of June. Co-founder and CEO and Manal Kahi, '15SIPA, is quoted, "We are a team of refugees and immigrants from around the world with a passion for cooking. We love food, and we love sharing food, and we love sharing our culture through food."
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