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Building Green Hydrogen Markets: A New Case Study with Siemens Energy on Strategy, Policy, and Scale
Explore a new teaching case study released by the Baratta Center with Siemens Energy on the U.S. green hydrogen.…
April 20, 2026
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Office Hours: Understanding AI’s Impact on Sustainable Energy
As artificial intelligence accelerates across industries, concerns are growing about its environmental impact — and particularly, the electricity required to power data. …
April 14, 2026
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Restaurants Lose $162 Billion To Food Waste, New Report Finds
A new report from Georgetown’s Portion Balance Coalition and Earth Commons Institute addresses the broader issue of restaurant food waste, which is estimated to shrink profits…
March 25, 2026
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The Middle-Class Suburbanites Who Sell Their Blood Plasma to Get By
Rising costs and economic pressure are pushing an increasing number of middle-class Americans to sell blood plasma as a supplemental source of income. Featuring insights from…
March 22, 2026
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The Professor Untangling the Thorny Ethics of Global Blood Plasma Collection
Inside the classroom, professor Peter Jaworski teaches business ethics. Outside of class, he applies ethics to an entirely different world: blood.…
March 5, 2026
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Why Those Uneaten Fries and Side of Potatoes Are Bloating U.S. Food Waste
After sorting through half-eaten omelettes and lettuce slivers, professors Gina Gina of the Earth Commons and Laura Ferry from Business for Impact's Portion Balance Coalition,…
March 4, 2026
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Is Plate Waste Eating Profit Margins? Research Insights into Reducing Restaurant Food Waste
At a time when rising food costs, shifting consumer appetites, and mounting sustainability pressures are converging on the restaurant industry, research reveals that one of the…
March 2, 2026
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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…
February 2, 2026
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Research Offers Insight for Navigating the Global Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World
Shiliang (John) Cui, professor of operations and analytics, and Ricardo Ernst, Baratta Chair in Global Business and professor of operations and global supply chains, explore how…
December 11, 2025
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The Edge: All Fizzled Out
Can a soda tax really change the way consumers purchase sugary drinks – and more importantly, does it last? In Cook County, Illinois, a short-lived soda tax offered a rare…
November 28, 2025