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Institute for Work and Employment Research
Human Resources
Summer 2025 Issue of IWER Newsletter Now Available
The August 2025 newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research is now available online. The title of this issue of the IWER newsletter is "'The Meritocracy Paradox' and More: New Works from IWER Researchers."
Aug 18, 2025
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Sustainability
Manuela Zoninsein is on a mission to free the world from single-use plastics
Drink. Wash. Repeat. These three simple steps are fueling Manuela's mission at Kadeya to (EMBA ’20, Sustainability Certificate) to rid the world of single-use plastics.
Jun 7, 2023
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Streams of Study
Navigating the countless opportunities at MIT can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to charting your career path in sustainability. Streams of Study is a growing resource designed to make your journey easier, intentional, and actionable.
Feb 26, 2025
Climate Policy Center
Climate Change
En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator Team Wins System Dynamics Award
The En-ROADS climate solutions simulator team has won the 2025 System Dynamics Applications Award. The award, given by the System Dynamics Society, honors excellence in the real-world application of the principles of system dynamics, a computer-assisted approach to modeling complex systems that orig...
Aug 28, 2025
Institute for Work and Employment Research
Manufacturing
The Effects of Worker Voice on Manufacturing Pay and Productivity
What happens when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas into their production processes? New research coauthored by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers finds that productivity is generally higher—and so is production worker pay.
Sep 25, 2025
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Why are we optimistic about climate?
The Sustainability Initiative team has returned from New York Climate Week 2025 with a reenergized belief in our global society's ability to impact climate – for the better.
Oct 1, 2025
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Over 1,000 MIT Students Learn How to Take Climate Action
During this year’s Orientation, on day one, new MIT students stepped into the shoes of global decision-makers, using the simulator to test climate policies, explore solutions, and envision the future they want to create.
Oct 6, 2025
Institute for Work and Employment Research
Creating Pathways To Better Jobs
MIT Sloan Professor Paul Osterman explains the importance of developing industry-specific strategies to improve the jobs of low-wage workers.
Institute for Work and Employment Research
New "Work Design for Health" Framework and Toolkit Available
A new “Work Design for Health” framework and employer toolkit—developed by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management—map how to create work environments that foster worker health and well-being.