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Years spent engaging with consumers in the business world made School of Business Marketing faculty Niki Vlastara realize that how sustainability concepts and proposals were marketed significantly influenced how successful they became.

In an article on the PRiME blog, Anne Magro and Lisa Gring-Pemble discuss how the Business for a Better World Center is working to reshape business education so that students are inspired to see business as a force for good in the world, and act accordingly during their own careers.

Lisa Gring-Pemble and Germán Perilla explain how the Business for a Better World Center's Honey Bee Initiative addresses declining honeybee populations, food security, and economics by bringing together the diverse fields of art, business, education, and science.

Reporter Joseph Martinez of Telemundo Washington, D.C. visits the apiary on the Fairfax Campus to learn more about the dual (educational and economic) purpose of the Business for a Better World Center's Honey Bee Initiative.

This Green Alert report from Telemundo Washington, D.C. takes a close look at the Honey Bee Initiative's objective of promoting economic development in rural communities in Latin America.

Associate Professor of Finance Derek Horstmeyer and Associate Professor of Business Foundations and Co-Executive Director of the Business for a Better World Center Lisa Gring-Pemble say that ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investors’ blanket demands may have unintended consequences.

Executive in Residence of the Business for a Better World Center Rashed Hasan says that for meaningful change to occur, the boards of companies must be reformed — how they are selected, who sits on them, and what perspectives they bring to the table — if we want to drive meaningful, lasting change.

Executive in Residence at the Business for a Better World Center M. Rashed Hasan wrote an op-ed for Business Insider on minimum wage.

On Thursday, February 11, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed Peter Georgescu, former Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam and author of Capitalists, ARISE! as part of the Stakeholder Capitalism Discussion Series. Watch on-demand.

On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Business for a Better World Center welcomed Seth Goldman, founder of Eat the Change as part of the Stakeholder Capitalism Discussion Series. Watch on-demand.