Net Impact
Stories: Old, Outdated, Necessary
This post was written by Xander Kent, a third year dual Masters of Environmental Management and Business Administration (MEM/MBA) candidate at Duke’s Nicholas School of Environment and Fuqua School of Business. Xander has helped lead the Net Impact Club and has been actively involved in social impact throughout his time at Duke. In his spare […]
#OptOutside: REI’s Latest Marketing Ploy or Something More?
October 2015 The day after Thanksgiving has long been the unofficial start of the American holiday shopping season and is a pivotal day of profits for U.S. retailers. Last year, 87 million Americans shopped on Black Friday and accounted for $50.9 billion in sales. As competition for customers has grown fiercer with the increase in online […]
Day in Durham: Step One Towards Impactful Stewardship
This post was written by Chris Castro, Fuqua MBA 2017 and a CASE Scholar, in September 2015. After graduating from Loyola Marymount University, Chris was a 5th and 6th grade teacher in Honduras for the nonprofit organization The Farm of the Child. He spent five years working with City Year before becoming to Fuqua. Although […]
The “Surprise” Social Entrepreneur: Laura Callanan of McKinsey & Co
This post was written in March 2012 by second year Duke MBA and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford. Beth reflects on a recent visit from Laura Callanan, CASE Advisory Council member and keynote at this year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact conference. Laura works with the Social Sector Office at McKinsey & Co. We had the immense pleasure of hosting […]