The Wild, Wild East

John Lynch was part of the first cohort of the MBA Enterprise Corps, which sent business school graduates to Eastern Europe after the fall of communism. Lynch describes the challenging but rewarding experience of working with Polish entrepreneurs during a pivotal historical moment, which eventually led him to start his own successful business in Poland that he still runs today.

Building Circular Economies with PRIDE Coop

Pyxera Global and PepsiCo Foundation are working with waste collectors in India through PRIDE, a worker-owned cooperative that’s transforming lives and building a new circular economy.

Shifting the Paradigm: Industrial Decarbonization as a Pathway to Regenerative Economies

As the urgency of addressing climate change intensifies, industrial decarbonization has emerged as a critical lever in our efforts to mitigate global warming. For decades, the industrial sector has significantly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions, with 57 companies responsible for 80 percent of total global emissions since 2016. As we stand at the precipice of irreversible climate impacts, the challenge is not just reducing these emissions but fundamentally rethinking how industries operate within our global ecosystems. 

Incubating Circularity: Social Enterprises in Action

Based on our population’s current consumption levels, sustaining our growth trajectory would require the ecological resources of 2.3 planets by 2050. How can a regenerative and equitable circular economy shift the way we collectively consume? We explore the issue with the CSR team at SAP.