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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 …

Chhaya Bhanti is an entrepreneur and change maker whose work in sustainability bridges visual thinking and systems design principles with technical expertise. Based in India, she is the founder of Vertiver, a design-based sustainability consultancy. She also co-founded  Iora Ecological Solutions a group that designs, develops and implements projects in forestry, sustainable land use, climate …

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. …

Challenging us to be our best self is how Libba Pinchot inspires change. Her approach to education, transformational leadership, and life embodies Virginia Satir’s viewpoint that all of us live within nested systems, human and natural, and we all want to take responsibility for positive change.  Libba has acted on this responsibility throughout her distinguished career.  …

How Presidio Graduate School (PGS) Prepared me for a Lifetime of Professional Learning We have the best chance of creating a sustainable impact when our work is personally meaningful and is an expression of our values. To reach this peak of self-actualization, work also needs to be safe, dignified and compensated with a living wage. …

For the first time since Presidio Graduate School acquired Pinchot University, our San Francisco and Seattle campuses came together for a fun-filled, action-packed weekend with 40 students and alumni. The theme of integration traversed throughout all our activities and by the end of the weekend, we knew one another better, understood that we’re more powerful …

  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  …

Presidio Graduate School Reached Over 100,000 Sustainability Consulting Hours in its 10-Year Experiential Learning Program This signature hands-on approach to teaching continues to deliver measurable triple-bottom-line results to organizations across the globe For more than 14 years, Presidio Graduate School has taught the foundations of sustainability in its classrooms and for the last 10 we have been …

 Dear Presidians: Happy New Year! I couldn’t be more excited to share with you today that you made it happen! Your generosity helped to propel PGS into 2018 with over $250,000 raised for our Renewal Project and the ongoing sustainability of our school. The year-end campaign, Renewing Our Shared Commitment, brought in over $125,000 in …