Rigorous evidence and research is crucial, especially at this critical turning point for nature and society.
We believe it is our responsibility—as the management school of MIT—to apply academic rigor to real-world problems. Armed with science, we can solve even the greatest sustainability problems—and take hold of opportunities for a stronger, more equitable future.
Led by world-renowned faculty co-directors Roberto Rigobon, Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management, and John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, we are elevating the field by bringing rigorously tested, data-driven insights to bear on serious sustainability challenges.
Whether it’s through interactive climate simulations or a more effective way to measure an organization’s environmental, social and governmental performance (ESG), our world-class researchers collaborate with industry, governments, and organizations to solve problems and seize new opportunities.
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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
The Aggregate Confusion Project
Our program of research to improve the quality of ESG measurement and decision making in the financial sector.
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The MIT Climate Pathways Project
We're working to advance the adoption of evidence-based climate policy among top decision-makers.
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The Sustainability Initiative builds on world-class teaching, research, and engagement across sectors by faculty across MIT. These scholars propel innovation in products and services, management practices, business models, market infrastructures and institutions, and public policy.
Faculty

John A. Davis
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Family Enterprise
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Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer, Director, Sustainability Initiative, PhD '05
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David R. Keith
Management Science
Senior Lecturer
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Harvey Michaels
Management Science
Lecturer, System Dynamics and Information Technology
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Bethany Patten
Lecturer, Senior Associate Director, Sustainability Initiative, EMBA '13
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David G. Rand
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Professor, Marketing
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Gita R. Rao
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Senior Lecturer, Finance; Assoc. Faculty Director, MFin Program
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Roberto Rigobon
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
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John D. Sterman
Management Science
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
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Joann de Zegher
Management Science
Maurice F. Strong Career Development Professor
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Florian Berg
Research Fellow

Helena Rose Caswell
Research Assistant, TPP, 22
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Pedro de Vasconcellos Oporto
Research Assistant, TPP '22
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Erez Yoeli
Management Science
Research Scientist
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