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Y. Karen Zheng
George M. Bunker Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Operations Management, Director, Leaders for Global Operations Program
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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
People, Planet, Profit: Measuring Impact
To promote his company's sustainability story, which they hadn’t yet quantified, Ed Fish (MBA '15) turned to a team of S-Lab students for help.
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
A Common Thread: Our 2021 Annual Report
Our community is tethered by our reliance on our planet — and each other. As we celebrate a decade of our Sustainability Certificate, we're proud to share these stories of leaders taking action.
Teaching Resources Library
Sustainability
Resolute Marine Energy: Power in Waves
Resolute Marine Energy (RME) founder and CEO Bill Staby and COO Olivier Ceberio believed their company’s wave energy desalination system could provide safe and affordable drinking water to water-stressed communities. They set their sights on launching RME’s Wave2O system in Ugu, South Africa, popula...
Apr 8, 2014
Teaching Resources Library
Sustainability
Vermont City Electric
In late 2008, Vermont City Electric (VCE), a municipal electric utility company, needed to determine which investments in demand-side management (DSM) programs to undertake in the context of the budget restrictions it faced. Based on the information contained in the case, students must construct and...
Nov 19, 2010
Ideas Made to Matter
Organizational Culture
A manager’s guide to leading purpose-driven organizations
A roundup of actionable steps and useful advice from MIT Sloan to help managers lead purpose-driven organizations.
Jul 18, 2023
Ideas Made to Matter
Climate Change
The relationship between machine learning and climate change
Machine learning can drive climate action initiatives, but its widespread use could have negative implications, according to Climate Change AI’s Priya Donti.
Feb 10, 2025
Ideas Made to Matter
Artificial Intelligence
New AI insights from MIT Sloan Management Review
MIT experts explain how generative AI — and AI generally — could transform enterprises this year, as well as how to set realistic environmental goals.
Apr 1, 2024
Teaching Resources Library
Sustainability
First Solar
In the early 2010s, First Solar, a leading photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturer, faced a series of challenges: expanding production by subsidized Chinese PV manufacturers; declining purchase subsidies in important European markets; and, declining prices for silicon, the key input raw material for it...
Sep 13, 2017
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Strategy
Fishbanks: A Renewable Resource Management Simulation
Fishbanks is a multiplayer web-based simulation in which participants play the role of fishers and seek to maximize their net worth as they compete against other players and deal with variations in fish stocks and their catch. Participants buy, sell, and build ships; decide where to fish; and negoti...
Apr 6, 2020