Sustainability at Darden

I am pleased to serve as Darden’s Manager of Sustainability Programs, guiding our goals to be a zero waste, zero carbon enterprise by 2020, and a top ten school for teaching and research on sustainability by 2013. We think about sustainability in terms of How We Live and How We Learn, knowing that we best teach about sustainability when we are incorporating such practices into the School’s strategy and operations. Darden students have initiated many actions related to achieving our goals, including conducting a trash audit, creating a voluntary program to offset the carbon footprint of their MBA education, and producing the annual Sustainability and Renewable Energy Forum. Efforts small and large enhance Darden’s learning environment and engage our community. We look forward to being transparent about our progress, and sharing best practices with our academic and corporate partners. Please check back to our site for updates.

Erika Herz
Manager of Sustainability Programs at Darden
HerzE@darden.virginia.edu

Sustainability Quick Links

• Sustainability & Social Enterprise: Resources to Get Involved - This site outlines a variety of MBA academic, career, and extracurricular resources and opportunities in the area of sustainability and social enterprise.
• Update on Darden’s Sustainability Actions - Learn what Darden is doing to be come a zero waste, zero carbon enterprise by 2020.
• The Batten Institute - This Darden Center of Excellence conducts research on entrepreneurship and innovation, including research that relates to sustainability.
• The Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) - ARCS is housed at Darden and is a collaboration among institutions at Darden, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Ivey Business School, and the University of Michigan, providing data and networking opportunities for scholars focused on corporate sustainability research.
• Sustainability at UVA - See what the University of Virginia community is doing to promote a Greener Grounds.

Beyond Grey Pinstripes

Darden is ranked #8 among business schools in the United States and #11 globally in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking, "a research survey and alternative ranking of business schools that spotlights innovative full-time MBA programs leading the way in the integration of issues concerning social and environmental stewardship into the curriculum.” Darden is also ranked #5 globally in the research category.

Darden Sustainability Media

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