Business for a Better World Center News

Impact Fellows, a flagship B4BW initiative is focused on this central mission. The students selected participate in collaborative cohorts, partake in experiential learning, and receive mentorship and networking opportunities—all with the goal of helping them become problem solvers, addressing the key issues facing our planet. Ji Eun Kim, who was recently hired as the student communications assistant for Mason’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE), is one such Impact Fellow.

Sponsored by the Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) and the Business for a Better World Center, the 17 Rooms-U produced dozens of ideas, some of which were combined during follow-up conversations. Groups championing those ideas are now receiving up to $5,000 in seed money to implement their sustainability plans.

The School of Business and College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University teamed up this holiday season to donate over $1,500 in gift cards to the Culmore Family Resource Center.

The United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) North America and George Mason University’s Business for a Better World Center in the School of Business are excited to host the PRME North America Biennial Meeting April 21-23 in Arlington, Virginia, USA, just outside Washington, D.C.

On Thursday, October 7, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed Perry Chen, founder of Kickstarter, as part of the Stakeholder Capitalism Discussion Series. Watch on-demand.

On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed Joshua Specht, author of Red Meat Republic, as part of the Ideas to Impact Speaker Series. Watch on-demand.

On Friday, November 19, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed leaders from a wide range of disciplines and communities who outlined a framework by which the United States can empower the American people, in partnership with government, business, and civil society, to act on the climate crisis. Watch on-demand.

On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed B Lab, JUST Capital, and World Benchmarking Alliance as part of the Stakeholder Capitalism Discussion Series. Watch on-demand.

It wasn’t until 1972, during a United Nations conference in Stockholm, that the nations of the world formally announced what was already self-evident to most—human activity was detrimentally impacting the environment, and in turn, threatening our future prosperity. Nearly 50 years on, it seems that the more things change, the more they stay the same.