McCombs TODAY

Financial Executive, June 2009
Paula Ivey, McCombs marketing lecturer, was recently featured in Financial Executive magazine, in a story titled, “Is Corporate Green Getting a Yellow Light?”
Excerpt: “Some companies with a long history of socially responsible programs appear undeterred by the recession. Despite a dramatic fall in income last year, REI, the outdoor gear company headquartered [...]

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Hundreds of business leaders and students are expected to attend the second annual UT Sustainable Business Summit at the McCombs School of Business Jan. 29-30, 2009 to learn about innovative sustainable business strategies. With the current global economic recession, organizers say it is especially important this year to understand and utilize green business practices to [...]

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Jan. 29-30, 2009, the McCombs School of Business will host the 2nd annual UT Sustainable Business Summit. This year’s summit will showcase innovative companies that are using sustainable business strategies to boost the bottom line. The event is expected to attract hundreds of national and local business leaders, faculty and students. Register by Dec. 19 [...]

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The first step toward bettering the planet is to debunk the conventional wisdom that what’s good for the environment is not good for business, said Andrew Hutson of the Environmental Defense Fund.
“The market is the most powerful force for environmental change there has ever been,” said Hutson, a project manager in corporate partnerships for the [...]

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