Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

How do you go from an MBA classroom to launching a mission-driven startup in the climate space? In this dynamic session, hear from recent Stanford GSB graduates Krish Mehta (CEO of PHNX Materials) and Meghan Wood (CEO & Co-Founder of Raya Power), who turned their passion for climate into thriving businesses. They’ll share how they developed and validated their business ideas, navigated the challenges of launching a company while balancing coursework, and tapped into MBA resources to build their ventures, and create impact. The conversation will be facilitated by Adelaide Coman (Co-Curricular Ecopreneurship Programs at Stanford University), who will lead the conversation about the financial realities of funding a startup, the transition from MBA life to full-time entrepreneurship, and the biggest lessons they've learned since graduation.

Whether you’re an aspiring ecopreneur or simply curious about the intersection of business and climate, this conversation will offer candid insights and actionable advice on launching a climate startup in business school and beyond.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, February 14, 2025. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

Sustainability drives business and societal success, yet the challenge many businesses face is proving the financial impact of their sustainability efforts as they seek to address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) related issues. The Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) methodology, developed by the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, bridges the gap between sustainability strategies and financial performance, helping to build a better business case for both current and planned sustainability initiatives. Understanding how to bridge that gap will be critical for MBAs entering the workforce, so in this tactical learning session with Chisara Ehiemere, Senior Research Lead ROSI, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, you’ll learn about the ROSI Framework and its applications, dive into real-world examples of how the framework is being used today in businesses and industry, and leave with a tool that you can use in your studies and in your future career.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

Our speaker is Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr, who will be in conversation with Erin Worsham, Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

One of the more surprising contributors to climate change is food waste. The U.S. EPA estimates that each year, U.S. food loss and waste equates to roughly 170 million metric tons of embodied CO2 emissions—equal to the annual CO2 emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants. At the same time, approximately 49 million people—that's one in six people in the U.S.—still face food insecurity. When Jasmine Crowe-Houston set out to solve the hunger crisis in America, she didn’t realize she was a climate tech entrepreneur—but today, her company, Goodr, has raised $8 million and diverted 30 Million pounds of food from landfills—while serving more than 37 million meals to hungry people.

Come hear the conversation about Jasmine's entrepreneurship journey and the lessons she’s learned along the way about what it takes to be a successful changemaker.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, October 11th, 2024.

Our speaker is Anna Robertson, Co-founder and Head of Content at The Cool Down speaking on "Mainstreaming Sustainability at Scale." In this session, Anna will discuss how The Cool Down uses data and insights to engage the public on sustainability topics, how companies can create and deliver sustainability content and products that resonate with their audiences, how to effectively use sustainability marketing as a growth strategy, and more.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on September 20th, 2024. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

Our speaker is Trish Kenlon, founder of Sustainable Career Pathways, as Trish presents "Using Your MBA to get the Climate Career You Want." In this session, Trish answers climate career questions like:

• How do I explore different MBA climate career avenues?

• How does my MBA add value to my recruiting efforts?

• What skills are climate-employers looking for?

• What are the different ways to build those skills while in an MBA program?

• What are some of the best practices around networking?

• How do MBA students find and assess climate jobs?

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on May 1st, 2024. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers. Our final speaker of the academic year is Harmit Singh, Chief Financial and Growth Officer at Levi Strauss & Co, who is in conversation with Brad Sparks, Executive Director of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S). Harmit & Brad discuss how sustainability is built into Levi’s financial strategy, the role of the CFO and their team in integrating sustainability into the business, impacts of stakeholders on climate strategy, and more!

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, April 5th, 2024.

Our speaker is Alison Taylor, clinical associate professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and the executive director at Ethical Systems. Alison shares key takeaways from her book, Higher Ground: How Business Can do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World. She discusses how business leaders can navigate ethical challenges and risks in a volatile global landscape. She talks through themes such as the politicization of the corporate world, how far a company should go to address social/environmental challenges, how to balance all of the “noise” from stakeholders and prioritize the stakeholders that matter most, the weaponization of transparency, and more.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, March 8th, 2024.

Our speaker is Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute, who is in conversation with Wesley Longhofer, Executive Academic Director of Emory University's Goizueta Business & Society Institute. Lewis and Wesley discuss "Activating Systems Change: Decarbonizing the Fashion Supply Chain." They cover topics such as incentivizing stakeholders across the value chain, operationalizing change beyond theory, and what it takes to shift the mindset of an industry.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, January 12th, 2024.

Our speaker is Chrissa Pagitsas, Principal and Founder of Pagitsas Advisors and a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Co. Chrissa speaks on the topic, "View of the C-Suite from the Eyes of a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)." She covers topics such as how CSOs balance different priorities, identifies CSO best practices, and discusses how a leaders personality and priorities impact the way that they show up at work.

This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Friday, December 1st, 2023.

In this session ""Impact Beyond Financial Return," Yusuf George, Co-Head of Active Ownership and Engagement at TCW. Mr. George speaks about creating impact beyond financial returns, active ownership investing and how investors impact corporate governance. Mr. George is in conversation with Witold J. Henisz, the Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the ESG Initiative and the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

ClimateCAP MBA Academy presents "Settling Climate Accounts: The Road to Net Zero" featuring Alicia Seiger, Stanford University on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Our speaker is Alicia Seiger, who is a lecturer at Stanford Law School and leads sustainability and energy finance initiatives at Stanford Law, Graduate School of Business, and the Doerr School for Sustainability. Alicia walks the audience through the importance and complexity of carbon accounting and make recommendations for the road ahead.

ClimateCAP MBA Academy presents "Every MBA Job is a Climate Job" featuring Jamie Alexander of Project Drawdown on Friday, September 15, 2023.

This is the first session of our new virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

Our first speaker is Jamie Alexander, Director of Drawdown Labs at Project Drawdown. Jamie will discuss how every MBA Job is a Climate Job and how current MBAs can see the climate opportunities within different career paths.