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Can Supply Chains Be Resilient and Sustainable? Georgetown Tackles this Question at Sustainability Summit

Explore insights from global leaders across private equity, consumer goods, retail, automotive, and nonprofit sectors on the future of supply chain sustainability.…

February 13th, 2026

Severe Winter Weather, Data Centers and Your Electric Bill: What You Need to Know

Why has electricity gotten so expensive this winter? It’s complicated, said Safak Yucel, associate professor and associate director at the Business of Sustainability Initiative in the McDonough Scho…

February 2nd, 2026

Why Chocolate Is Still Expensive Despite Falling Cocoa Prices

At the corporate level, sustainability programs linking farmer training to financial incentives are expanding, though adoption remains uneven. Vishal Agrawal, Henry J. Blommer Family Chair in Sustaina…

January 13th, 2026

A Year in Review: Georgetown McDonough’s Top Moments of 2025

As the calendar year comes to a close, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is celebrating the successes, milestones, and accomplishments of 2025. We advanced key initiatives, traveled across t…

December 18th, 2025

New Whitepaper Offers Roadmap for Business Leaders Navigating the Global Energy Transition

Explore the Business of Sustainability Initiative’s latest whitepaper with solutions for business leaders navigating the global energy transition.…

October 30th, 2025

Georgetown’s M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management Welcomes a Global Class

The 47 students in the Class of 2026 represent 12 countries, including Australia, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Kenya, Mexico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.…

September 22nd, 2025

Connecting Communities to Energy Innovation: Clayton Pokorny (ESM’23) on Local Partnerships and Grid Planning

At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), researcher Clayton Pokorny (ESM’23) leads technical assistance that helps towns and cities, from Houston to remote island communities, realize the…

September 5th, 2025

Bridging Sectors, Building Systems: Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje on Operational Innovation in Emerging Markets

At Georgetown McDonough’s Business of Sustainability Initiative, postdoctoral scholar Olumurejiwa “Mureji” Fatunde-Iloeje explores how public and private institutions can rethink delivery to mee…

August 29th, 2025