Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

MIT Sloan alumnus attempts world-circling solar flight

For Solar Impulse’s André Borschberg “it’s a question of preparation meeting passion.”

Dec 29, 2015
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Coffee industry faces severe challenges due to climate change

“Enjoy your high-quality coffee while you can,” warns Keurig’s former sustainability manager.

Dec 8, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

Improving energy access in Nigeria

LGO student builds energy business to increase solar power in her home country

Dec 3, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

Turning garbage into profit

MBA student’s startup to recycle waste in Nigeria

Nov 10, 2015
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MIT Sloan students teach ESL to Institute service workers

Students and staff members volunteer time to teach

Oct 29, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Risk Management

Best of a bad situation: choosing which disasters to prevent

In a world of finite resources, which worst-case scenarios should we prepare for? And which should we let go?

Oct 27, 2015
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Military service motivates a Master of Finance student to study at MIT Sloan

Student sees private investment as a path to prosperity for developing countries.

Oct 22, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

Supporting entrepreneurship in Haiti

MIT Sloan staff member Rebecca Roseme Obounou created a nonprofit emphasizing business training in Haiti

Oct 5, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

To unleash renewable energy in Latin America, build a better battery

Academics, industry experts say storage is missing piece to unleash solar, wind in the region

Aug 25, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

On climate change, time to buy an insurance policy

Don’t waste time trying to predict the cost, professor says. Better to prepare for catastrophe.

Aug 25, 2015
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