The Northeast Sustainability Perspective
Northeastern University is deeply committed to integrating sustainability into the academic curriculum. Northeastern's education integrates theory and practice through active learning, problem-driven inquiry, corporate partnerships, and experiential assignments. Sustainability is one of the main research topics of the university. The faculty pursues research that addresses global and social problems.
Northeastern University has launched a campus greening project that is enlisting the help of the entire Northeastern community. The University continues to pursue further improvements in campus-wide energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable building design and urban land management. The Northeastern initiative uses the campus as a learning laboratory. On the research side, Northeastern faculty are engaged in a variety of funded projects, including building design improvement, campus transportation, organic landscaping, recycling, composting, and energy conservation.
Northeastern's Sustainability Action Plan
“At Northeastern University, sustainability is an ongoing process that leverages the unique talents of students, faculty, staff, and the Northeastern community to develop technological, economic, and environmentally responsible policies and innovations that will balance the needs of present consumption without they sacrifice the needs of the future. generations”.
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Sustainability at D'Amore-McKim
Sustainability includes the promotion of environmental responsibility, social justice and profitability. Sustainable businesses adopt strategies that maximize profits while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and society. They measure their success in terms of the “triple bottom line” – environmentally responsible (planet), socially responsible (people) and financially profitable (profits). The D'Amore-McKim School of Business recognizes the growing importance and need for educating business leaders who are sustainability savvy: leaders who understand the dynamic interplay between business, the environment, and society.
Latest news
Alessandri has been appointed the new Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
D'Amore-McKim School of Business veteran Todd Alessandri has been named the school's new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, effective August 1, 2022. He leads D'Amore-McKim's undergraduate initiatives and teams that support students through academic counseling, student services and cooperative education.
COVID-19 has permanently changed the way we work
Adapting to remote working trends after COVID-19 will be a learning curve for workplaces, North East researchers say.
It's hugs—not fights—for many Super Bowl advertisers this year
Super Bowl LV advertisers adopt nostalgic messages after a year of chaos.
It teaches future leaders how to stop climate change
People who want to help mitigate the effects of climate change need to focus on the problems they can solve in their own lives and communities, says Rae André, professor emeritus of leadership and sustainability at Northeastern. He recently received a lifetime achievement award from an international experiential learning company.
