Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Members Announce Advances in Materials Circularity
CompostNow, Better Earth, and YKK introduce initiatives focused on reducing waste and maximizing resources
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Hosts Expert Workshop on Georgia-Grown Forest Carbon Removals to Educate and Empower Compact Members
The Compact’s Forest Carbon Working Group brings together key marketplace and educational leaders to address maximizing carbon removal, new economic opportunities for landowners, and protecting biodiversity in the state
Four Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Members Make Major Moves on Sustainability in the State
Brightmark, Alternative Energy Southeast, Yamaha, and Ascend Elements announce investment and initiatives in Georgia
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Marks Second Anniversary with Significant Wins
The business collective has grown more than 40% in a year, with 62 organizations committing to taking action toward net zero carbon emissions.
Highlights from the Fall 2022 Business, Environment, and Society Speaker Series
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”) launched the Business, Environment, and Society Speaker Series in 2016 to develop and strengthen the network of sustainability-minded students, faculty, staff, practitioners, and community members.
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Celebrates First Anniversary
Forty-four organizations (and counting) unite to scale business solutions that will help Georgia reach net zero carbon emissions.
Georgia Leaders Discuss the Business of Climate Solutions
On March 30, 2022, Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian discussed how businesses, both small and large, can make positive changes to address urgent issues such as climate change.
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Hosts Launch Event to Inaugurate Drawdown Georgia Business Compact
Nearly 150 people logged in for “Climate Action and Business Leadership in Georgia,” the first in a series of four events tied to the launch of the Compact.
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Launches the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”) at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is launching on October 21, 2021 the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact (“Compact”)
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Contributes “Beyond Carbon” Perspectives to National Academy Publication
The Scheller College of Business and the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business are thrilled to have contributed to this paper, the research behind it, and to the overall Drawdown Georgia project as a model for state-wide action on carbon reduction.
Equity Implications of Drawdown Georgia’s Carbon Solutions Presented at Just Energy Summit
From September 28 to October 2, the Just Energy Summit gave individuals working against environmental injustices the opportunity to gather virtually to discuss equity as it relates to clean energy and climate action.
Michael Oxman and Beril Toktay Contribute to Georgia’s First-Ever Framework for Carbon Reduction
An article published on April 22 by the Ivan Allen College for Liberal Arts highlights the contributions of Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business leadership in a collaborative effort to find solutions to reduce Georgia’s carbon emissions by 2030.