Sustainability

These renewable energy stories are as frustrating as they are typical: At last, the company’s executives are on board for installing solar panels on location, but the company leases its facilities from a landlord who has little interest in the project. The commercial real estate company’s sustainability champion offers tenants clean energy choices, yet few …

“Whatever you believe and whatever god you pray to, a place where clean water rises from the earth is in some way sacred.”  – Charles Frazier, Thirteen Moons Preserving water resources is the mission of current MBA student and entrepreneur Pam Neronha. She is the Founder/CEO of Pluvion, a California Benefit Corporation with plans to disrupt …

Importing building materials can be costly and has created a shortage of millions of affordable homes in the Philippines. Bamboo grows wild all over the islands, but very few companies have undertaken commercial processing of the material … yet. Kawayan Collective collects, treats, and distributes durable Filipino bamboo. It is a social enterprise that provides …

Mona Das (D-Kent), is a newly elected Washington State Senator and a Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI – now Presidio Graduate School) alumna. Das brings systems thinking and a passion for sustainability and representation to the Washington State Senate. She has introduced 11 bills to the legislature so far. Das enjoys meeting and learning from constituents. …

Introducing Sustainability Consulting as a Strategic Focus for Presidio Graduate School Sustainability strategy and execution have not traditionally been a part of the mindset of the C-suite executive–before now. The world is rapidly changing and today holistic systems-thinking plays a critical role in the way major initiatives are planned and managed. At this critical time …

Passionate entrepreneurs, investors, advocates, and business leaders are having conversations about creating regenerative food systems. Yet policy continues to protect incumbent interests and their economies of scale. As a result, we have yet to see fundamental shifts in the underlying systems. Philanthropic capital has untapped potential to change – or break – the status quo. …

  Net Zero Hero Alumnus Sam Lai Transforms Residential Construction with Net Zero Homes Buildings are responsible for 40% of the total US energy usage (EIA), and alumnus Sam Lai is out to transform the way we think about residential energy consumption by designing homes that work for their owners. This year marks a momentous occasion …

Presidio Graduate School Business Sustainability Booster Presidio Graduate School’s Business Sustainability Booster is a self-guided modeling tool of how to build a conscious company from the bottom up – the next step towards a more sustainable business solution! Sustaining Our Planet: A Toolkit for Entrepreneurs With the support of The Lemelson Foundation, Presidio Graduate School partnered with VentureWell and NESsT  …

New York Times Bestseller, “Drawdown:  The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” Starts with Presidio Graduate School Written by Shawna Cain (C15)   Alumna Profile Series: Amanda Joy Ravenhill, C10, MBA San Francisco “If success or failure of the planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do…How …

Presidio Graduate School is always exploring and nurturing new opportunities to spread its brand of sustainable management and our techniques for teaching it. Entering into collaborations with other universities offers another avenue for doing this in addition to teaching our own graduates. This represents a new kind of leverage for us in our efforts to …