On March 17-18, 2016, Yalmaz Siddiqui, BCom '92 and Senior Director of Sustainability for Office Depot Inc. visited his alma mater听to impart his knowledge and lessons learned through leading global sustainability efforts. Mr. Siddiqui spoke in several Desautels classes, providing insight on听understanding the B2B Green Marketing and Purchasing Landscape to strategies for stakeholder engagement and community consultation when introducing sustainability into operations.
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Published on: 24 May 2016
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In the barn with McGill鈥檚 new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle
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Published on: 4 May 2016
On April 14, 2016,听Desautels鈥� Bachelor of Commerce Managing for Sustainability (MSUS) Major and Concentration Programs were awarded the Catalyst Award for Sustainability in Education.
Published on: 19 Apr 2016
As governments struggle to keep pace with rapid advancements in science and technology, a new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy () and the Canadian Academy of Engineering () outlines how governments can better incorporate that knowledge in policy-making processes and improve the quality of government decisions.
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Published on: 23 Mar 2016
香蕉视频鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management ranked second in the latest list, which was released in October 2015, while the University of Calgary鈥檚 Haskayne School of Business was fifth. Those Canadian universities all outranked some big name American schools, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
The rankings consider the number of core courses that focus on sustainability, the quality of each school鈥檚 faculty and the depth of their business sustainability research.
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Published on: 9 Mar 2016
In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.
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Published on: 1 Mar 2016
Green chemistry is a rapidly growing area of interest for industry as companies face increased regulatory requirements, supply constraints, and consumer demands for sustainable products. Business innovation is a powerful means to achieve sustainable development, but challenges associated with marketability of clean technologies must be considered for effective implementation.
Published on: 10 Feb 2016
Don't miss the January 15, 2016, edition of CBC Radio's 听to learn how听Prof Jeff Bergthorson and colleagues are finding ways for energy to be stored and transported via听iron and other metals, a novel and potentially important method for delivering fossil-fuel-free power.
Published on: 19 Jan 2016
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 香蕉视频 and the University of British Columbia.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
Usman W. Chohan has an MBA from Desautels (2014) in Strategy and Leadership. He has served as a consultant at the World Bank Institute (WBI), and as Special Situations Analyst in Global Equities at Natcan Investment Management, investment arm of the National Bank of Canada. He has been a participant in various important climate initiatives in 2015 including the Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) 3rd Summit in Suva, Fiji. 听听
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015
In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.
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Published on: 10 Dec 2015
The environmentalists and green groups at the 2015听United Nations Climate Change Conference, which starts today in Paris, will inevitably call for better leadership on sustainability issues. They will not have to travel far to find those willing to teach them.
Green topics become the norm
The听Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频, Montreal, 鈥渘ormalised鈥� the climate-change issue as a core topic a long time ago, says Steve Maguire, director of the school鈥檚 institute for integrated management.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2015
On November 12, 2015, researchers from across McGill campuses convened to听promote connection and collaboration on the topic of climate change in advance of the potentially historic Conference of Parties (COP)听in Paris, France. COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will be negotiating towards听a听solution which keeps听global warming below 2掳C through a听legally binding and universal agreement on climate.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2015
The most important challenges faced by society and managers in contemporary organizations, be they private, public or not-for-profit, are closely related. They do not respect disciplinary boundaries and cannot be adequately tackled with knowledge from just one management function or university faculty. The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)鈥檚 mandate is to address these challenges by developing an integrated approach to management - one that breaks down disciplinary barriers, embraces multiple perspectives and encourages holistic thinking about organizations.
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Published on: 9 Sep 2015
The Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members who were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Integration of Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula, for conceiving and implementing the new Managing for Sustainability Major and Concentration (MSUS) programs for Bachelor of Commerce students at 香蕉视频.
Published on: 4 Jun 2015
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