Business & Finance

Fellow Story

Saad presents paradigm for governing corporate ESG

“Environmental Social Governance) is in the crosshairs of a conservative campaign against woke capitalism,” Saad writes. She argues “that a “corporate technocracy” provides a solution for redeeming the possibilities of ESG by addressing and overcoming key governance critiques.”
August 26, 2024
Fellow Story

Linwood Pendleton: Should we put a price on nature?

Will putting a price on nature help us protect it or will it become another tool for greenwashing?
August 26, 2024
Fellow Story

Saad: Reforming Corporate Governance Is a Path to Better ESG Strategy

Aisha Saad says corporate technocracy could steer companies toward more effective ESG policies to avoid distraction by polarizing political causes.
April 17, 2024
Fellow Story

Switzer Fellows present at 2024 AAG conference

Several Switzer Fellows are presenting at the 2024 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting taking place in Honolulu Hawai’i from April 16-20, 2024. Fellows’ presentations are on an array of diverse topics: climate...
April 17, 2024
Fellow Story

Municipal finance shapes urban climate action and justice

“What happens in the budget office or with people who are making decisions about municipal bonds, all of those things are very opaque,” said lead author and 2023 Switzer Fellow Claudia Diezmartínez.
April 17, 2024
Fellow Story

Building green is good business

“Global climate goals will not be met without significant reductions in emissions related to the construction and operation of buildings,” Susan writes. “Together, development finance institutions, governments and the private sector can bring to light a new way of building housing and infrastructure following a more sustainable, climate-friendly path than in the past.”
February 21, 2024
Fellow Story

A just transition to what, for whom and by what means? A case study by Dylan Harris

“We hope to highlight that any transition without critical attention to histories of power and powerlessness is likely to further harm those who stand to benefit the most from a truly just transition.”
December 22, 2023
Fellow Story

Sims Gallagher speaks to NPR about COP28 expectations

In advance of this year's UN climate summit, NPR interviewed Switzer Fellow Kelly Sims Gallagher, an environment and resource policy expert and dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University about her expectations for the COP28. Highlights...
December 22, 2023
Foundation News

Switzer Network Board Service Panel Highlights

The Switzer Network convened a Board Service Panel in order to help Switzer Fellows learn from and support each other around the topic of joining, serving on or diversifying nonprofit Boards of Directors.
December 21, 2023
Leadership Grant Grant

Realizing a Resilient Edgmere: an Intersection of Housing, Equity and Environment

As Interim Manager, Doug will lead the ReAL Edgemere Community Land Trust through the process of designing flood-resilient coastal infrastructure and accessible open space to benefit the community and environment of Edgemere.
December 11, 2023