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UC San Diego Students Cross Borders and Explore New Fields in STEM

3BL Media

The program has expanded every year, from five students in 2013 to 185 in 2022. This year, Illumina Corporate Foundation provided funding for 14 students as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program—one of the company’s main focus areas is increasing equitable access to STEM education.

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“Sustainable Fashion” - Hot Button Issue in 2022

3BL Media

Clothing brands came under increased scrutiny for harsh and unsafe working conditions following the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh -- which killed over 1,100 people producing clothing for over 29 major (and well-recognized) fashion brands. Click here to view the full issue.

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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

Wearing nubbly woolen sweaters and a full grey beard, he started each class with a brief meditation before launching into the subject at hand: the social and environmental devastation wrought by the corporate world the students were clamouring to enter. Nowhere did these by-products of economic growth appear on balance sheets.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

These young people have grown up under the shadow of climate change, and they rightly view it as a threat to their future. This case explores how the company’s culture and corporate governance structure may have contributed to this crisis. In retrospect, how should the VW CEO have reacted to the news from the EPA?

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.

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