Jobs That Make A Difference

Are you searching for a job or internship?

If you are a Net Impact member, don't forget to check out the Net Impact Job Board for careers that have a positive social and environmental impact. Access to the job board is free with Net Impact membership!

The Job Board connects undergraduates, MBAs, and professionals with job and internship opportunities in:

• Sustainable and mission-driven businesses and social enterprises

• Corporate responsibility roles and traditional functional roles with impact at for-profit companies
• Innovative nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies

Some of the organizations that regularly hire through the Net Impact Job Board include:

• Nike
• The Gates Foundation
• Kiva
• Walmart
• Global Impact Investing Network
• Teach for America
  ...and many more

Moore receives 4 out of 5 in sustainability and social impact

Check out Net Impact's 2012 release of Business as UNusual here, where Moore received 4 out of 5 in terms of sustainability and social impact. See the full write-up about Net Impact at Moore on page 190 of the 2012 "Business as UNusual" publication.

Speaking Event - Sustainability at Walmart

Net Impact invites you to a presentation by Miranda Ballentine, Director of Sustainability at Walmart, where she will discuss the balance between business and environmental goals in corporate sustainability programs.

What: Speaking Event with Pizza Provided for Attendees

When: Thursday, March 29th, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Where: Room 535, Darla Moore School of Business

As Director of Sustainability for Walmart Stores, Inc., Miranda Ballentine supports colleagues across logistics, operations, energy, merchandising and supply chain innovations to reduce environmental and social impacts across products' lifecycles and in Walmart's global operations.

International Women's Day

Yesterday was International Women's Day, so we thought we would share a video from one of our favorite projects - The Girl Effect.

Sustainability Seminar a Success

Thanks to everyone who presented, participated, and contributed to our sustainability seminar. It was a great success. A very special thank you to Ryan Nevius, and her team at Sustainable Midlands, who worked tirelessly on this effort.

Also, an extreme debt of gratitude must be paid to our guest speakers. They were inspirational, and we cannot thank them enough.

Thank you!

Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business, Hildy Teegen
Director of Sustainable Carolina, Michael Koman
Duke Energy Vice President of Sustainability, Shawn Heath
Cox and Dinkins Business Development Director, Ted Chalgren
The Noisette Company Director of Development, Jeff Baxter


Read more about it here:

http://www.dailygamecock.com/news/item/3711-moore-school-seminar-teaches-benefits-of-sustainability

University of South Carolina, Focus on Sustainability

Sustainable Business Seminar - Feb. 27th

The New Path to Profit: Developing a Sustainability Plan for Your Business

Sustainable Midlands and the Moore School Net Impact Chapter will host a sustainability seminar titled “The New Path to Profit: Developing a Sustainability Plan for Your Business.”  The seminar will be held on February 27th, 2012 from 2 to 4:30 at the Lumpkin Auditorium at the Darla Moore School of Business. The event will offer local businesses information on the value of developing a sustainability policy and how that policy can lead to reduced costs and improved profits. Seminar objectives include: understand the principles of a sustainability policy; identify the steps of developing a sustainability plan, and the marketing advantages of being a sustainable business.

The keynote speaker of the event is Shawn Heath, Vice President of Sustainability with Duke Energy. Duke Energy has a comprehensive sustainability plan and approach to business emphasizing people, the planet, and profits. This includes developing innovative products and services, reducing their environmental footprint, building stronger communities, and demonstrating strong governance and transparency.

Dean Hildy Teegen of the Darla Moore School of Business will also speak at the seminar. Sustainable enterprise and development is the strategic direction of the Moore School, executed through its commitment to training the next generation of business leaders to value corporate responsibility.

Additional speakers at the seminar are sustainable business leaders working in the state of South Carolina. These include Ted Chalgren, business development manager of Cox and Dinkins, and Jeff Baxter, director of development of The Noisette Company.

The seminar will be held February 27th on the 8th floor of the Darla Moore School of Business in the Lumpkin Auditorium from 2-4:30 p.m. Reservations are required and there is a fee of $20, which includes conference materials, reserved parking and a wine and cheese networking session following the conference. For reservations and additional information visit www.sustainablemidlands.org , or purchase tickets below.

Online event registration for The New Path to Profit: developing a sustainability plan for your business powered by Eventbrite

Contact Information:
Ryan Nevius
Executive Director
Sustainable Midlands
803-381-8747
www.sustainablemidlands.org