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Alumni Sustainability

Can eco-friendly routing reduce emissions?

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Rubén Lozano Aguilera, MBA ’13 identified pollution as a key challenge for the future of transportation in urban areas. With the introduction of eco-friendly routes on Google Maps, Lozano Aguilera and team have prevented an estimated 2.4MM+ metric tons of CO2 emissions—equivalent to removing 500K fu...

Apr 23, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can mini solar grids bring electricity to more people?

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A majority of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo lack access to electricity. At Nuru, Juliana Kerrest, MBA ‘18, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, is dedicated to enhancing connectivity. Nuru builds mini solar grids allowing those in remote areas to tap into a power source.

May 7, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can we decarbonize yoga pants?

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Deepak Dugar, SM ’11, MBA ’13, PhD ’13, is leading a transformative effort in material production, by replacing petroleum not just as a fuel but as a material. He’s doing this through combining synthetic biology with chemical catalysis to reinvent the way the world makes things—and reducing gigatons...

Apr 13, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can we save the bees?

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Marta Ortega-Valle, SF ’08, is addressing one of the most pressing challenges faced by farmers: crop threats. She co-founded GreenLight Biosciences with fellow MIT alumni to help farmers create sustainable agricultural systems through the integration of science with technology.

Apr 20, 2024
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Action Learning Entrepreneurship

Where and how to launch 'Bobocabins' in the United States

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Bobobox, Indonesia’s largest outdoor accommodations operator, is looking to expand into the United States, one of the world’s most developed lodging markets. To help them decide where and how to launch its high-tech, glamping Bobocabins, the company collaborated with a team of four MIT Sloan Global ...

Jun 24, 2024
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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program

A Day in the Life of Jocelyn Foulke, SFMBA '24

Jocelyn Foulke, a Sloan Fellows MBA student, will pursue a career in climate technology once she graduates from the one-year program in May of 2024. Follow along as Jocelyn navigates a typical day on campus at MIT Sloan where she presents in one of her classes, meets with fellow students, and works ...

Jan 24, 2024
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