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Research and Insights

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.…

October 30, 2025

Admissions

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…

September 22, 2025

Alumni

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…

September 5, 2025

Research and Insights

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…

August 29, 2025

Career

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…

August 14, 2025

In the News

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.…

August 12, 2025

In the News

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…

July 31, 2025

In the News

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…

June 30, 2025

Alumni

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.…

May 27, 2025

In the News

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. …

May 21, 2025