Tag Archives: global challenges

A Deep Dive into the Waste Problem in the Galapagos

Posted on October 3, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

10/3/16 – This blog post was written by students in the GSSE MBA who conducted field work in the Galapagos in regards to overconsumption, waste management, and environmental conservation. The Galápagos Islands have been globally recognized for their high levels … Continue reading →

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Impact in Indonesia: Leveraging the Debt for Conservation program

Posted on September 29, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

9/30/16 – This post is the second by the team working on agroforestry initiatives in Indonesia this summer for the GSSE MBA field work. Their startup, Mama Bumi, is identifying opportunities in niche industries where they can have an impact. … Continue reading →

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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle the Tanzanian Way

Posted on July 5, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/5/16 – This post is written by a team of students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program spending their summer conducting market research in Tanzania. Their goal: understand the waste problems and housing issues, the related supply … Continue reading →

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Concerning Coffee: Supporting Guatemalan Smallholder Farmers

Posted on July 1, 2016 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/1/16 – The Growing for the Future team has been conducting on the ground research in the coffee farms of Guatemala, in partnership with the non-profit coffee organization, De La Gente. Bishal Kafle, Javier Echeverria, and Austin Bell are focused … Continue reading →

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A note from Paul, our director

Posted on December 18, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Greetings- I hope this letter finds you doing well and doing good! Here in Fort Collins, we are finishing the semester. Cohort 8 made their final presentations in Tom Dean’s Venture Forward Class, C9 is finishing their first semester of final exams … Continue reading →

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Meet our Next 29 World Changers: Introducing Cohort 9

Posted on December 18, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Introducing Cohort 9! It is our biggest cohort to date at 29 students. Each year, our pool has become more competitive, and the qualifications of our students more impressive.  This is in no small part due to the impressive accomplishments, and … Continue reading →

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Social Business in Action: Summer 2015 Adventures

Posted on December 18, 2015 by College of Business, Colorado State University

It’s amazing for those of us who have been involved since the early years of GSSE to hear that Cohort 8 is graduating already. C8 returned this fall from their practicum work on 4 continents, working in areas from healthcare to energy, … Continue reading →

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Making the Most of a Crazy Supply Chain: Real World Learning via Real World Situations

Posted on May 15, 2014 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/15/14 – This guest post is written by Dr. Susan Golicic, Professor of Supply Chain Management in the College of Business at Colorado State University. She teaches in both the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program as well as … Continue reading →

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Building Momentum – How YOU Can Help MamaCarts

Posted on May 1, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/1/13 – This is an excerpt from an entry originally posted on MamaCarts’ blog on April 30.  It is reposted here as a follow-up to an earlier post where we introduced our followers to this fabulous social enterprise.  MamaCart’s mission is to create food … Continue reading →

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Introducing MamaCarts: The Complete, Clean, and Delicious Way to Solve Urban Food Insecurity

Posted on April 2, 2013 by College of Business, Colorado State University

4/2/2013 – This guest post is written by Rachael Miller, (GSSE MBA ’12 and RPCV Benin ’06-‘08), about her new endeavor to solve urban food insecurity. She and three classmates graduated last year, but continue to build profitable ventures that … Continue reading →

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