Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership IGEL

Highlights

2007 – 2020

Celebrating our Accomplishments

To develop, disseminate, and promote knowledge for business sustainability on a

global scale through the exchange of insightful academic directive and industry best

practices, in order to prepare the current and next generation of leaders to uncover

profitable business solutions addressing environmental concerns.

IGEL’s Mission

Organizational Partners

Academic Advisors

Gary SurvisLecturer

Master of Environmental Studies Program

Arthur van BenthemAssistant Professor of

Business Economics and Public Policy

The Wharton School

Howard KunreutherCo-Director

Risk Management and Decision Processes Center

Carolyn KouskyExecutive Director

Wharton Risk Center

Witold HeniszDirector

Wharton Political Risk Lab

Sarah LightAssociate Professor of

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Sanjay PatnaikDepartment of Strategic

Management and Public Policy George Washington University

(GWU) School of Business

George DayGeoffrey T. Boisi

Professor EmeritusThe Wharton School

Mark Alan HughesProfessor of PracticeWeitzman School of

Design

Andy HuemmlerSenior LecturerChemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

Maria AndrewsAssociate Director of

Undergraduate Programs

Department of Earth and Environmental

Science

Susan WachterProfessor of FinanceThe Wharton School

Mauro GuillenProfessor of Management

The Wharton School

Bill LauferDirector

The Carol and Lawrence Zicklin

Center for Business Ethics Research

Mike UseemDirector

Center for Leadership and

Change Management

Robert GiegengackProfessor

Department of Earth and Environmental

Science

Stan LaskowskiLecturer

Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Yvette BordeauxDirector

Professional Masters Programs

in Earth and Environmental

Science

Alan BarstowDirector

Organizational Dynamics

Steve FinnProfessor

Global Pennovation

Sally CardyAdministrative DirectorProfessional Masters

Programs

John GiordanoAssistant

CommissionerNJ Department of

Environmental Protection

Trevor PenningProfessor

Perelman School of Medicine

John KeeneProfessor Emeritus

City and Regional Planning

Ted EmmettProfessor

Perelman School of Medicine

Alumni Advisors

Bernard DavidChairman

The Global CO2 Initiative

Millicent PittsCEO & Executive Director

Ocean Exchange

Karissa KrusaPresident

Sonoma County Winegrowers

Andreas GrusonExecutive Chairman

Compology

Jon FreedmanSenior Vice President,

Global Government AffairsSuez Water

Marissa RosenMedia Campaign

AdvisorClimateSAN

Amy OchsenreiterDirector, Enterprise

PrioritiesGAF

Bert BarnesSustainability and Giving ManagerBeautycounter

Aaron RatnerManaging Director

Ultra Capital

Dakota DobbinsSenior Consultant

Geneva Global

Silvia SchmidProgram Manager

EcoVadis

Andrew ChungFounder & Managing

Partner1955 Capital

Rob BernardGlobal Head of

Strategic PartnershipsNational Geographic

Society

Emily SchapiraExecutive Director

Philadelphia Energy Authority

Kendra MorrisDirector of Business

DevelopmentSuez

Shauna SadowskiHead of Sustainability- Natural and Organic

UnitGeneral Mills

Caroline D’AngeloLead, Green Diplomacy

InitiativeU.S. Department of

State

Nathan SellTechnical Writer

U.S. EPA

Omar BlaytonCFO

Sunwealth

Ron Ben-ZeevFounder

World Housing Solution

Roland Van der MeerPresident, CIO,

Co-FounderResonant

Technologies Group

Samantha KlugBusiness Strategy

ManagerAccenture

Patrick CairoPresident

PCAIRO Management Consulting

Geof RochesterFounder

GRC Advising

Academic Curriculum

MBA Major: Business, Energy, Environmental and Sustainability (BEES)

Undergraduate Concentration or Minor in Environmental Policy and Management

The BEES major examines the relationship between business and the natural environment, including human health and safety as well as addressing a range of policy issues.

The undergrad focus is designed to provide in-depth foundations for those interested in the complex relationships between business and the natural environment, management of environmental risks, and the business and economics of energy.

MBA/Master of Environmental Studies Joint Degree

This joint degree complements and enhances Wharton’s multi-disciplinary approach to integrating knowledge and advancing educational goals in the business and environment sectors.

Executive Education Programs

2012 Program:

2014 Program:

Thanks to the generosity of SAP, IGEL had its first Business Sustainability Leadership Executive Education program in June 2012 at the Wharton San Francisco campus. The inaugural class of business executives had three days of training in leadership, environmental management and more.

The Wharton School’s 2014 Environmental Sustainability Leadership Executive Education program of the Aresty Institute of Executive Education was made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Merck.

IGEL Conferences

2019 12th Annual Conference

2017 10th Annual Conference

2018 11th Annual Conference

Wharton/Bank of America Global Environmental Leadership Global Forums

Wharton Global Alumni Forum in San Francisco 2011

Creative Solutions for Global Challenges

The Speaker Series featured a prominent global

environmental leader as the keynote speaker during the

annual event held in coordination with Wharton’s

Global Alumni Forums

Women in Sustainability Leadership Seminar Series

Mirei Endara de Heras

Former Panamanian Minister

of Environment

Emily LandsburgDirector

Ultra Capital

Lisa ConwayVice President of Sustainability

Interface

Maria Negrete-GrusonCFA, Managing Director

Artisan Partners

Laurie HolmquistGeneral Manager,

Delta Air Lines

Haley RussellCo-Founder,

Chippin

Leslie NadineCEO

SUEZ North America

Paulette FrankWorldwide VP of Sustainability

Johnson & Johnson

Catherine RicouSVP Environmental Services

SUEZ North America

Angelita Fasnacht- CuellarBoard Member

Global Water Alliance

Maureen AnastasiaSenior Managing Director

CBRE

Korinti RecaldeSVP of Sustainability United Technologies

Connie DuckworthFounder and CEOArzu Studio Hope

Jane Mosbacher MorrisCEO

To The Market

Linda FroelichGlobal Sustainability Director

FMC Corp

Elizabeth MontoyaChief of Protocol & IR

Rubicon

Anne PapageorgeVP of Facilities & Real Estate

UPenn

Kim RumphPresident

Terminix Residential

Women in Sustainability Leadership Seminar Series

Mirei Endara de Heras

Former Panamanian Minister

of Environment

Emily LandsburgDirector

Ultra Capital

Lisa ConwayVice President of Sustainability

Interface

Maria Negrete-GrusonCFA, Managing Director

Artisan Partners

Laurie HolmquistGeneral Manager,

Delta Air Lines

Haley RussellCo-Founder,

Chippin

Leslie NadineCEO

SUEZ North America

Paulette FrankWorldwide VP of Sustainability

Johnson & Johnson

Catherine RicouSVP Environmental Services

SUEZ North America

Angelita Fasnacht- CuellarBoard Member

Global Water Alliance

Maureen AnastasiaSenior Managing Director

CBRE

Korinti RecaldeSVP of Sustainability United Technologies

Connie DuckworthFounder and CEOArzu Studio Hope

Jane Mosbacher MorrisCEO

To The Market

Linda FroelichGlobal Sustainability Director

FMC Corp

Elizabeth MontoyaChief of Protocol & IR

Rubicon

Anne PapageorgeVP of Facilities & Real Estate

UPenn

Kim RumphPresident

Terminix Residential

Knowledge@Wharton

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics. For almost a decade Wharton IGEL through corporate sponsors has partnered with Knowledge@Wharton to publish dozens of special reports focused on business and environment.

Research Reports

Student Engagement

Wharton IGEL granted six scholarships for MBA students to attend the Antarctica Leadership Ventures in 2009, 2010 and 2011

Wharton IGEL supports ClimateCAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business is an annual event that brings MBA students and industry leaders together to learn what every MBA needs to know about the business implications of climate change.

Partners include:

2019 Career EventOver 150 Students

Registered!

2018 Career EventOver 90 Students

Registered!

Careers in Sustainability

Eric OrtsDirector

Guardsmark Professor

Joanne SpigonardoSenior Associate

Director

Thank You for Your Commitment to Business & the Environment!

Hayley McCurdyCommunications Coordinator

Penn MES ‘20

Jennifer LessickGraduate InternPenn MES ‘21