Sustainable Business Lab

S-Lab Impact Stories

Chalk drawing of lungs with leaves filling in left lung Action Learning Multi-solving for decarbonization and healthier living Three recycling bins in a row with leaves in the background Action Learning Working toward a zero-waste-to-landfill goal Woman squeezing toothpaste onto toothbrush Action Learning Something to smile about: improving the sustainability profile of Colgate’s toothpaste packaging Business man extending his hand to you with a group of workers standing behind him Action Learning Easing the path to employment for workers with disabilities

Sustainability in the field

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total S-Lab projects

S-Lab projects provide high value to hosts by informing key strategic decisions. They deliver professional and effective analysis, advice, and recommendations that are immediately useful to host organizations and advance the field of sustainability as a whole. 

Below are just a few examples of organizations that S-Lab has worked with in the past, many of which are repeat hosts, hosted by MIT alumni, or both. In total, the S-Lab class has completed 240 Action Learning projects with companies!

 

S-Lab project host organizations

  • 1% For the Planet
  • AeroFarms
  • Allagash Brewing Company
  • Alta Gracia Holdco
  • Amazon
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • B2W Digital
  • Bay State Milling Company
  • Biogen
  • BlocPower
  • BlueWave
  • Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy
  • Breckinridge Capital Advisors
  • CapZone
  • City of Boston
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Cosan/Brado Logistics
  • David Yurman
  • Enel Green Power
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Farmer’s Fridge
  • Fenway/Boston Red Sox
  • Fidelity
  • Gap, Inc. 
  • Gategroup/deSter
  • General Electric Company
  • General Motors
  • Hannaford Supermarkets
  • HIP Investor
  • Nike, Inc.
  • NRG Energy
  • Patagonia, Inc. 
  • Payette & Arup
  • Rare
  • Station A
  • Takeda
  • Toyota Mobility Foundation
  • Wayfair
  • West Elm
  • World Resources Institute