By Sara Bremer, Environmental Studies & Sustainability Major, School for Environment,UMass Boston Maria Vasco returns to UMass Boston to discuss how her vision became a reality by opening Boston’s first zero-waste store. University of Massachusetts graduate Maria Vasco returned to her alma mater last week on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, to speak before a group Read More…
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BCBSMA: Promoting Healthy Living, Community Impact, and Environmental Protection
By Olga Shumovskaya, Major in International Management and Minor in Clean Energy and Sustainability, College of Management, UMass Boston On November 15, 2018, Jeff Bellows, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), spoke about his company’s mission and sustainability initiatives. BCBSMA is a nonprofit business with Read More…
From Waste to Wealth: Business Opportunities in the Circular Economy
By Harshraj Thakor, MBA Candidate, and Mikaela Hondros-McCarthy, MBA Candidate UMass Boston On April 3, 2017, the UMass Boston Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) hosted an open event focused on opportunities and challenges for businesses adopting circular economy business models and incorporating zero waste practices. It is estimated that the circular economy Read More…
What Boston is Doing to Combat Climate Change: A Talk with Austin Blackmon
By Gavin Bodkin, MBA Candidate, College of Management, UMass Boston On October 22, 2015, Austin Blackmon, City of Boston Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space, spoke at UMass Boston about the city’s Climate Action Plan and its current policies and initiatives to address climate change and advance greater resiliency. Blackmon opened the talk with Read More…
How Investors Incorporate ESG Factors
By Sandeep Gummadi, Master in Finance Candidate, UMass Boston Sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) assets increased 76 percent over the past two years for a total of $6.57 trillion, according to a 2014 industry report. What is driving this trend and the growing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions more Read More…
2014 Green Careers Forum
By Vesela Veleva, ScD, SERC Co-Director In collaboration with The Office of Career Services and Internships, The Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) at UMass Boston held its annual Green Careers Forum on April 16, 2014, to inform students about career opportunities in the environmental and sustainability fields, and provide them with the Read More…