Environmental and Social Sustainability

Making Tomorrow Better than Today: Driving Change Through Sustainable Business Practices

Through cutting-edge research, education, and outreach, the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability equips current and future business leaders with knowledge and skills to drive environmental and social sustainability, ensure accountability, and deliver value.

In collaboration with local and global partners, the Institute is a premier source for business research, education, and outreach related to environmental and social sustainability.

Upcoming Events

There are no events at this time.

Advance

interdisciplinary business research related to environmental and social sustainability

Educate

students to embrace sustainability thinking and shape their organizations and communities

Engage

with organizations to implement and sustain changes with positive impact on the economy, the society, and the environment

IESS News

Cultivating Change: A New Course on Personal Sustainability for Professional Growth

Improving Drinking Water Access: Insights from Chengcheng Zhai’s Dissertation

Investors generally underestimated the risk and impact of hurricanes, prior to feeling “Superstorm” Sandy’s fury on Wall Street

Research offers guidance on where companies should position energy storage, which lessens reliance on fossil fuels

Kelley accounting professor studies how corporate ESG efforts and goals are viewed, and how they relate to market value

Climate crisis requires behavioral change, and social media may be a powerful tool to help bring it about, Kelley research shows

Browse IESS Blog IESS in Kelley Blog