MIT's Sloan School fights global warming

The Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wants to do its part in the fight against global warming.

So next week, Sloan will launch a new Laboratory for Sustainable Business, designed to train business leaders in strategies for coping with climate change while maintaining profitability and growth.

Students at the laboratory will use computer simulations to play the role of entrepreneurs investing in companies that impact the environment, and examine case studies of businesses facing environmental challenges.

“As a world leader in business, engineering and science, MIT is uniquely positioned to define the risks and opportunities involved in creating sustainability-based business models for the future,” says MIT Sloan Prof. Richard Locke, one of six professors who created the new program.
(By Hiawatha Bray, Globe staff)