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Presentation by Yuri Polykavov, Ph.D. Babcock Ranch Sustainable Development

Posted on April 13, 2011 by helen.serebin

Yuri  Polykavov visited Instructor Bocian’s Business Sustainability 9700 class to discuss the evaluation of a sustainability project — Babcock Ranch. Babcock Ranch is a sustainable residential and commercial development in southwest Florida. Babcock’s sustainability features as described by developer: Self … Continue reading →

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Guest Speaker — Cary Krosinsky, Principal of TruCost

Posted on April 3, 2011 by helen.serebin

For a post of Mr. Krosinsky’s lecture, see this link.

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MIT Mgmt Review | What Executives Don’t Get About Sustainability (and Further Notes on the Profit Motive)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by helen.serebin

This article from the MIT Sloan Management Review is a must-read by every business school student out there. Substantiates that ROI of sustainability is greatly underestimated.  Not only does it not cost more than business-as-usual approaches, the returns on  changes … Continue reading →

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