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11/20/2024

Geoff Tuff Delivers Insights on the Clean Energy Transition

At the end of October, Geoff Tuff joined the Sustainable Innovation MBA students as their cohort’s first Innovator in Residence. Tuff, a Principal at Deloitte, holds various roles across the firm’s sustainability, innovation, and strategy practices, including leading the U.S. Hydrogen Practice...

11/15/2024

UVM Grossman School of Business Named a Top School for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2025 by The Princeton Review

For students aspiring to launch their own businesses, University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (GSB) offers one of the best programs for entrepreneurship studies. That’s according to The Princeton Review...

11/06/2024

Grossman School of Business Jumps to 2nd Global Spot in Corporate Knights “Better World MBA” Rankings; #1 in the U.S.

The University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (GSB) again ranks at the top of the Corporate Knights 2024 Better World MBA ranking, jumping from 5th in the world in 2023 to 2nd globally, and climbing to #1 in the United States. This makes the seventh consecutive year that GSB’s...

10/29/2024

Molly Kawahata on the Interconnectedness of Climate, Hope, and Vulnerability

Associating hope with the climate crisis may not be the first thought for many, but Molly Kawahata is working hard to change that. In the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program, students spend a lot of time making the business case for sustainability, but when Kawahata spoke to the class in...

09/17/2024

Co-Founder of Seventh Generation and Leader in Corporate Responsibility Inspires Sustainable Innovation MBA Students

Students of the one-year accelerated Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business had the pleasure of connecting with Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and former CEO of...

Jeffrey Hollender leads discussion with SI-MBA students at UVM

09/03/2024

UVM Sustainable Innovation MBA Students Visit Responsible Vermont-Based Businesses

In late August, students of the newest Sustainable Innovation MBA (or SI-MBA) cohort at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business arrived at their new home of Burlington, Vermont for the start of their one-...

One half of the SI-MBA 2025 Cohort poses together at the Burton Snowboard Factory

08/24/2024

Sustainable Innovation MBA Students Gear Up for Rigorous One Year Together

August 19 kicked off the Sustainable Innovation MBA (or SI-MBA) at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business. New students of the accelerated one-year MBA with sustainability integrated into the curriculum...

The UVM Sustainable Innovation MBA class of 2025 posed outside the ECHO Museum in front of Lake Champlain

08/07/2024

Sustainable Business Leaders Graduate from UVM Grossman School of Business

On Saturday August 3, 2024, the Grossman School of Business (Grossman School) Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) hosted an inauguration ceremony for the 2024 cohort of its one-year accelerated MBA program. Joining an...

Sustainable Innovation MBA Class of 2024 graduates (Photos: Karen Pike)

07/30/2024

UVM SI-MBA Students Advance Sustainable Business Ideas at 2024 Practicum Finals

The capstone experience of the Sustainable Innovation MBA (or SI-MBA) at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business is the...

SI-MBA students meet to present their Practicum final

07/19/2024

Grossman School of Business Receives Elite Green MBA Ranking for Seventh Consecutive Year

For more than a decade, the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Grossman School of Business (Grossman School) has educated the business leaders for tomorrow via the Sustainable Innovation MBA Program that is focused...

Students attend a lecture as part of the Sustainable Innovation MBA program.

07/12/2024

UVM Grossman School of Business Achieves High Level in the Positive Impact Rating for 5th Consecutive Year

The University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (Grossman School) was recognized for its social impact and sustainability achievements when the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2024 report was shared at the UN...

The University of Vermont Grossman School of Business

06/27/2024

Green Sports Alliance Summit: UVM SI-MBA Students Take Center Stage

During the UVM Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) Practicum project, students work as consultants on sustainability-related innovation...

SI-MBA students attend the Green Sports Alliance Summit

06/11/2024

Acting on a Desire for Community Resilience

Kianna Bromley, University of Vermont Class of 2015, was a member of the inaugural year-long Sustainable Entrepreneurship Master in Business Administration program (SE-MBA)—the program that would eventually become the flagship...

05/28/2024

UVM’s Sustainable Innovation MBA Students Join the 34th Annual VBSR Conference

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR), a statewide, nonprofit business association with a mission to leverage the power of business for positive social and environmental impact, held its 34th annual conference in mid-May at beautiful Hula Lakeside....

Sustainable Innovation MBA students attend the VBSR Conference.

04/30/2024

Innovator in Residence Roger McClendon Connects with Sustainable Innovation MBA Students

Students from the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program at the University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (Grossman School) had the opportunity to engage with Roger McClendon, executive director,...

SI-MBA Innovator in Residence Roger McClendon poses with SI-MBA students

04/10/2024

Grossman School Makes it to Finals in Prestigious Turner-MIINT Competition

Representing the Grossman School of Business (Grossman School) on an international stage this past week, a team of graduate students in the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program competed at the Turner-MIINT Impact...

SI-MBA Team & Faculty Advisor (left to right: Tyler Moran, Gabbi Heath, Sam Richard, Rob Mckinnon, Carin Cross)

02/28/2024

SI-MBA & VBSR Team Up to Host Panel & Networking Event

On February 8, 2024, the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program at the University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (GSB) co-hosted networking and a panel with Vermont...

02/23/2024

Grossman School Students Learn Corporate Sustainability with Alex Hausman

Students from the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business had the pleasure of hearing from...

02/02/2024

Jed Davis Talks Sustainable Farming

Last month, Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program students returned from winter break and were treated to their first Innovator in Residence speaker, Jed Davis, vice president of strategic engagement and sustainability at...

12/19/2023

SI-MBA Innovator in Residence Skylar Bagdon ’22 Shared Entrepreneurial Insights in Energy

Skylar Bagdon ’22 recently joined our Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) students as part of the program's Innovator in Residence speaker series. As the CEO of Verde Technologies, a...

12/14/2023

UVM Sustainable Innovation MBA Students Visit Darn Tough Vermont®

Students from the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business stepped outside the classroom to learn about sustainable business practices at Vermont-based...

11/28/2023

“Responsible Investing” Expert Joined SI-MBA Class as Latest Innovator in Residence

Ali Hartman, head of responsible investing and impact at Tiger Global, joined our Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) students as part of the program's Innovator in Residence speaker series. She shared some of the seminal stories from childhood and throughout her life that influenced her career...

Ali Hartman joined UVM SI-MBA students as an Innovator in Residence

10/13/2023

George Bandy Jr. Adds His Insights to the Innovator in Residence Series

George Bandy Jr., Chief Sustainability Officer for leading U.S. fiber manufacturer Darling Fibers, visited the Grossman School of Business (GSB) on October 6, 2023 for the Sustainable...

10/11/2023

UVM Invests Massa, Etzion as Steven Grossman Endowed Chairs in Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business

The University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business (GSB) invested Associate Professor Felipe Massa, Ph.D. as the inaugural Steven Grossman Chair of Entrepreneurship and Professor Dror Etzion, Ph.D. as the Steven Grossman Chair of Sustainable Business in a ceremony hosted by the Grossman...

Grossman School of Business dual investiture of Dr. Felipe Massa and Dr. Dror Etzion

09/28/2023

Grace Kim, SI-MBA Innovator in Residence, Shares Insights on Building Businesses for the Future

As part of the SI-MBA Innovator in Residence speaking series, SI-MBA students gathered last Friday to learn from Grace Kim, founder and CEO of GKC LLC. Grace shared insights on building businesses from her career and led group workshops for the students to better understand and learn from...

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08/07/2023

Grossman School of Business Celebrates Sustainable Innovation MBA Program Class of ‘23

On Saturday August 5, 2023, the Grossman School of Business (GSB) Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) hosted its inauguration ceremony. Twenty new graduates from the latest cohort graduated and join an accomplished alumni community of...

06/21/2023

SI-MBA Students Meet With Sustainable Business Leaders at Seventh Generation

Seventh Generation, a pioneering leader in sustainable business, and the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program have had a long history together. Their co-founder,...

Seventh Generation hosted SI-MBA students for a panel discussion in June.

04/21/2023

Sustainable Innovation MBA Alum Receives Top Industry Award for Whiskey Business

Four years ago, whiskey journalist Adam “Apolon” Polonski and his partner Nora arrived in Vermont having just completed an eight-month road trip across the country. The couple visited more than 70 distilleries, 20 national parks and countless sights and experiences. It was then time to get down...

11/11/2022

An MBA for a "Better World"

The University of Vermont’s Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program in the Grossman School of Business has been named among the top 10 sustainable business MBA programs in the world by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainable business magazine. SI-MBA was named the #2 “Better World MBA” in...

07/12/2022

Family Adventure & Building a Sustainable Brand

Joining the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) in 2016 as a mother of 3, program alumna Lauren Hesterman ’17, had a dream she wanted to start a sustainable product company. “I come from an entrepreneurial family, it’s in our DNA. My undergraduate degree is in environmental studies, so...

04/20/2022

Business Talks About Tackling Climate Change, Does It Reflect What They Really Think?

With many companies trying to transform themselves to recognize and create more types of value for a broader range of stakeholders, the way publicly traded companies are speaking about their plans and climate change publicly, has undeniably changed in recent years. While the flurry of...

sustainable innovation mba students visit seventh generation

02/18/2022

Introducing Bob Phillips: SI-MBA Executive-In-Residence

After a long and distinguished business career that saw Bob Phillips lead some of the top global consumer and personal care products organizations, he knows a thing or two about how to develop brands and products. With retirement looming several years ago however, as a leader with an...

01/13/2022

Congratulations to Associate Professor Suzanne Lowensohn on being appointed to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council

Our congratulations to associate professor Suzanne Lowensohn, Grossman School of Business accounting faculty, on her appointment to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) for a two-year term by the Financial Accounting Foundation. Suzanne L. Lowensohn joined the...

12/16/2021

Sustainable Innovation MBA Ranked in Princeton Review Top Green MBA List, 5 Years Running

When Sanjay Sharma took over as dean of the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business in 2011, one of his goals was to transform its MBA and make it the top MBA program in the country for sustainable business innovation. He wanted the accelerated, 12-month program to integrate...

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