MBA graduates make some green while helping the environment
Bainbridge Graduate Institute's Gifford Pinchot and Amory Lovins on Channel Rock campus, Cortes Island, B.C. Image Copyright 2006, William Hertling
Columbia News Services's article MBA graduates make some green while helping the environment features interviews with Bainbridge Graduate Institute President Gifford Pinchot and graduate Erin Gately, and even mentions Wal-Mart's growing attention to sustainability:
But increasingly, companies are seeing business opportunities in the environmentally conscious sector. Wal-Mart has set a goal of reducing its solid waste by 30 percent in the next three years and recently asked more than 60,000 of its suppliers to improve efficiency and cut costs by reducing packaging. The retailer has already reduced packaging on its Kids Connect line of toys, saving about 1,000 barrels of oil and $2.5 million in freight costs in the process, according to Wal-Mart spokesman Kory Lundberg.
Wal-Mart’s increased focus on sustainability suggests that business people with environmental expertise will be increasingly in demand.
“We’re always looking for top people,” Lundberg said. “Certainly an educational background in sustainability would be a plus for any candidate looking to come to Wal-Mart.