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.
Saudi Arabia has the rare opportunity to leapfrog into the upper echelon of biotech nations. By coupling its manufacturing drive with an innovation ecosystem that nurtures startups, develops IP, and attracts global partners, the Kingdom can achieve both economic diversification and sustainable healt...
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.
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...
This paper introduces a new framework for Systems Change Entrepreneurship, offering entrepreneurs and institutions a path to design scalable, regenerative solutions that build inclusive and sustainable market systems.
To solve the world’s most entrenched challenges, from affordable housing to energy poverty, we must shift from treating symptoms to transforming market systems. This as part of our latest paper and blog series, which introduces a new framework for Systems Change Entrepreneurship, offering entreprene...
The markets once labeled “emerging” are not simply catching up to advanced economies — they are charting new pathways that can define the global future. They represent 85% of the world’s population and are now the primary engines of growth and creativity. What was once seen as “potential” is now und...
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan surveyed African entrepreneurs leading early-stage startups and found there was a huge gap between their articulation of the market need (i.e. “the problem”) and what their ventures would achieve in five years.
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.
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.
