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Summer Internship Spotlight: Michelle Kolacz (ESM’25), Center for Green Market Activation

This summer, Michelle Kolacz (ESM’25) explored market-driven solutions for decarbonization with the Center for Green Market Activation, a globally focused nonprofit dedicated to catalyzing the adopt…

August 14th, 2025

Vishal Agrawal, Georgetown University – Designing Better Clothing Take-Back Programs

A lot of our clothes we buy end up in landfills. Vishal Agrawal, Professor and Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in sustainable business, looks to reduce this.…

August 12th, 2025

Could Tariffs Actually Accelerate the Move to a Circular Economy?

Vishal Agrawal, business of sustainability initiative academic director at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, said there are several key issues when considering the move towards a…

July 31st, 2025

Climate Change is Now Impacting Education in the MENA Region. So What Can We Do?

For the education sector, according to Vishal Agrawal, Professor of Operations Management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, climate risks could be quite a serious problem. “…

June 30th, 2025

Off the Hook

The world could use more fish—but it isn’t getting any more oceans. Entrepreneur Doug Grant (MBA’16) thinks cultivated seafood could offer the answer.…

May 27th, 2025

Poets&Quants’ World’s Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors Of 2025: Şafak Yücel, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Over the last decade, Poets&Quants has honored 520 up-and-coming star MBA professors as part of our 40-Under-40 honor roll.…

May 21st, 2025

Cecilia Rios (ESM’25) on Transforming Early Environmental Curiosity into a Career in Corporate Sustainability Strategy

As the spring semester comes to a close, Georgetown McDonough is pleased to commemorate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting several of the exceptional students…

May 16th, 2025

Business of Sustainability Initiative Brings Leading Industry Voices to Campus

Industry experts who spoke at the Business of Sustainability Initiative spring Speaker Series share insights with the McDonough community.…

May 8th, 2025