Sustainable Business

Aaron Nelson, Joe Fagan, and Joe Cazier present findings of New River Light and Power analytics project at the 2015 Appalachian Energy Summit

Business students, faculty collaborate with New River Light and Power to reduce peak power consumption in the high country
Aug 10, 2015

Business students and faculty members from the Center for Analytics and Research Education (CARE) at Appalachian State University are collaborating wi...

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June 23 Crashpads will feature Ged Mood speaking on sustainable business
Jun 12, 2015

Ascent Business Network's June session of CrashPad will feature Ged Moody, Local Sustainability Consultant and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for...

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ASU students participate in Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) projects
May 28, 2015

IIANC Professor of Insurance David Marlett led a study abroad trip to Bermuda May 12-19. Walker College Employer Relations Coordinator Emily Marlett s...

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Empathy, Social Justice and Business: An interview with Matthew Cartabuke
May 13, 2015

When he began his graduate studies at Appalachian, Matthew Cartabuke and Dr. Jim Westerman quickly discovered they shared two interests: membership in...

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Sustainable Business experts added to Walker Business Connections speaker list
May 12, 2015

Eric Henry, President of TS Designs (TSD) and Cotton for the Carolinas, and George M. Baldwin, Managing Director of Government Relations and Sustainab...

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Deadline extended to submit energy-related posters for Appalachian Energy Summit contest
May 12, 2015

As part of the 2015 Appalachian Energy Summit, scheduled for July 13-15 on the campus of Appalachian State University, the Appalachian Energy Center w...

Kyle Mitchell

Food Lion executive to speak on sustainable business practices during third annual Business Connections event
May 12, 2015

Kyle Mitchell, Vice President of Engineering for Delhaize, the parent company of the Salisbury-based Food Lion, will speak to students at Appalachian ...

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Video of Doc Hendley, Hannah Davis now available online
Apr 20, 2015

Doc Hendley, Founder of Wine to Water, was the keynote speaker at the 7th annual Global Opportunities Conference "Business for a Better World" Friday,...

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Walker College offers "brown bag" series on sustainable business
Mar 27, 2015

Faculty and staff in the Walker College of Business recently completed a series of meetings on topics relating to sustainable business at Appalachian ...

"From Seed to Cup:" Learning about the Coffee Supply Chain in Costa Rica
Jul 25, 2014

During December 2013 and January 2014, fifteen students spent two weeks in Costa Rica, learning firsthand about the complete supply chain "seed to cup...