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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability hosted the Stanford alum and electric vehicle entrepreneur for a Big Ideas series discussion about how entrepreneurship can change the world.
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The stakes in California’s clean energy experiment are almost unimaginable, as are the costs, but the state has successfully led the country and the world on energy before.
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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hosted a Native American-Indigenous Heritage Month Coffee Conversation on Nov. 14 for students, faculty, and staff from across the university.
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President Joko Widodo of Indonesia spoke as part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Dean’s Lecture series, where he discussed sustainability in Indonesia and the needs of the developing world.
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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability hosted the entrepreneur and philanthropist for a discussion about global health, energy, and the future of Earth’s climate.
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The annual event, which made its first appearance at Stanford this year, convened Pac-12 universities to discuss sustainability efforts on college campuses and athletic departments.
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Students harnessed the power of big data with the guidance of faculty and industry mentors to propose groundbreaking solutions to wildland fire issues in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Big Earth Hackathon.
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Dean Arun Majumdar encouraged the inaugural class of graduates to use their knowledge, leadership, and commitment to make a positive impact on the world at the school’s commencement celebration.
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Scientists gathered to discuss the future of synthetic biology and how it can help curb climate change and promote sustainability.
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Stanford’s Felicia Marcus discusses grand-scale climate adaptation projects with experts from three major urban areas: Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City.
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Speaking =to Stanford students and community members, actor Matt Damon and social entrepreneur Gary White, co-founders of Water.org and the asset manager WaterEquity, shared their efforts to empower more than 54 million people with access to safe water and/or sanitation through affordable financing.
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A recent conference from the Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability focused on environmental justice scholarship from academics across America.
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A global forum hosted by Stanford’s Natural Capital Project brought representatives from 15 countries and three multilateral development banks (MDBs) to the Stanford campus on April 17 - 19.
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Artists Kim Anno and Gao Ling discuss the role of the humanities in environmental justice work during an evening of conversation and community art-making.
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Chris Larson and Eric Harr join Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a March 2023 conference held at Stanford GSB. This forum was inspired by Pope Francis’ message to build bridges between “unlikely allies” from the private, public, religious, and academic sectors to advance the climate conversation.
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McGill University's Dror Etzion joins Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a January 2023 conference held at Stanford GSB. This conference discussed fundamental scholarship on organizations and their role in creating a sustainable future.
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Professor Sarah Billington joins Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a February 2023 conference held at Stanford GSB. This conference focused on the design and management of new climate-smart and climate-adaptive infrastructure systems and how to accelerate their adoption.
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Associate Professor Dan Iancu joins Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a February 2023 conference held at Stanford GSB. This conference discussed bringing the triple bottom line of profit, people, and the planet to the forefront of the operations management research agenda.
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Environmental justice roundtable highlights energy and policy, health, and Indigenous Peoples issues
The second event in a new Dean’s Lecture series through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability featured environmental justice experts in energy, environmental health, and Native environmental policy.
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Marketing experts Wesley R. Hartmann, Yewon Kim, and Bryan Bollinger join Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a January 2023 conference held at Stanford GSB. This conference discussed the role of marketing to encourage behavioral change.
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Stefan Reichelstein joins Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a December 2022 conference held at Stanford GSB. Conference topics included corporate carbon accounting, carbon reporting, net-zero pledges, and more.
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A new Dean’s Lecture series through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability launched Dec. 6 with a conversation on environmental justice by David Pellow, a distinguished professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Speakers highlight the urgent need to scale technologies, democratize data, and apply more diverse skill sets to accelerate understanding and protection of our oceans.
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Professor Fiorenza Micheli joins Professor William P. Barnett and undergraduate student Ingrid Ackermann to discuss takeaways from a November 2022 conference held at Stanford GSB. At the conference, participants discussed technologies that could transform management by governments and communities, engage businesses, and help catalyze sustainability and accountability at scale.
