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Excerpt from Green Biz -- "Former Rainforest Alliance President Tensie Whelan will serve as the head of the newly-created Center for Sustainable Business at New York University's Stern School of Business."

Excerpt from TopMBA -- "[Tensie] Whelan expressed her belief that sustainability can no longer be relegated to the sidelines as sheoutlined NYU Stern’s objectives for the center: 'Through new corporate case studies, coursework, research and an ongoing dialogue with the companies that are le

Excerpy from Stacy Blackman -- "With this new funding and the establishment of a dedicated research center under the leadership of founding Director Tensie Whelan, the school continues to invest in developing future leaders who can excel at balancing profit with principle."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "Stern, meanwhile, makes perfect sense as a home for the new Center for Sustainable Business.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'I think we’re at a moment in time where all business will need to take into account environmental and social issues risk management,' reasons [Tensie] Whelan. 'We’re going to have supply chain disruptions related to environmental and social challenges.

New York, February 18, 2016 — Today, the new Center for Sustainable Business at New York University’s Stern School of Business officially launches with $1 million in funding from the Citi Foundation to put its vision, a better world through better business, into practice.

The international agreement on setting a standard for airline emission reduction is welcome, as airlines had been exempt from any standard before, despite the fact that they are responsible for about two percent of global emissions.  This is especially critical for the United States, as US carriers

Excerpt from The Guardian -- "'With social media, environmental and social issues are really coming to the fore,' said Whelan. 'If one company makes a major change and gets publicity for it, the others can’t just stand still while their competitor is moving forward.'"

Adoption of sustainable certification practices offers an important way of achieving the Global Goals, writes Tensie Whelan.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "...one of America’s most prominent business schools has brought on one of America’s most prominent environmentalists to lead a new sustainability center, and teach new courses."