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2022 Rewind

Sustainability Initiative Moments of Joy

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Dominic Farello

Assistant Director, Sustainability Initiative

Dominic found joy in overseeing a ‘retrofitting’ of the Initiative’s brand, which included the search for an impact communications firm, new visual identity, joining TikTok, and this report!

Sophia Governo

Program Assistant, Sustainability Initiative

Sophia was excited to join the team in October 2022 and immediately hit the ground running—like when she helped recruit over 20 S-Lab host companies and connect them with students, and ran a live S-Lab project pitch webinar down to the minute.

Jennifer Graham

Associate Director, Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan

Jen Graham was happy to reconnect our alumni with the Initiative and with each other, especially at regional events in London, San Francisco, and Boston.

Jason Jay

Director, Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan; Lecturer in sustainability

Jason was energized by the rapid growth in the number of sustainability-oriented MIT Sloan Executive Education courses offered, including personalized programs for companies like Russell Reynolds, led by our faculty.

Krystal Noiseux

Associate Director, Climate Pathways Project (CPP), Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan

In 2022, the Paris Peace Forum selected our Climate Pathways Project as a featured project, a process Krystal oversaw. She was thrilled to be in Paris to present the Climate Pathways Project and En-ROADS to global leaders in government and business.

Bethany Patten

Director, Policy and Engagement, Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan; Senior Lecturer

Bethany is proud and happy to announce that she will graduate with a Master of Public Administration in May 2023 from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Learn more about our team Meet our affiliated faculty + researchers

2022 by the Numbers

Research + Policy Progress in 2022

A Paris Peace Forum Honor

Climate Pathways Project (CPP): The Paris Peace Forum selected CPP as a featured project. To date:

4,372 Leaders across government, business, NGOs, and academia
3,245 Business leaders, including C-suite executives used En-ROADS
171 Leaders in the NGO space tried En-ROADS

Aggregate Confusion Project was the Winner of the Institutional Investor Allocators Choice Award for Best Partnership

The Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings on SSRN paper reached 50,000 downloads and earned 4 awards including: Institutional Investor’s Allocator’s Choice Award, John L. Weinberg/IRRCi 2022 Research Paper Award, Cornell ESG Research Conference 2022, Best Paper Award, ARCS 2022 People's Choice Award + runner up for CFA Society of Germany Investment Research Award.

Our researchers presented their findings 25+ times to peer researchers, industry leaders and universities

Education Progress in 2022

550+ Sustainability Certificate Alumni and Counting…

Education Progress in 2022

~200 students enrolled in our Sustainable Business Lab, Capstone, and Innovating for Impact classes, an increase of ~50 students from 2021.
22 Sustainable Business Lab projects were completed by our students along with host companies
Our faculty taught [7] sessions of MIT Sloan Executive Education courses, including [3] special programs for Russel Reynolds and 2 for Deloitte

Alumni Community in 2022

We engaged all Sloan alumni in our sustainability agenda, and empower them to take action in their own contexts and at MIT.

We recorded 600+ MIT Sloan Executive Education alumni
We’ve awarded 108 Sustainability Certificates to students in May 2022, totalling 550+ Sustainability Certificate alumni since its founding
We hosted 3 regional alumni events in 2022, including Boston, San Francisco, and London!

Outreach + Engagement in 2022

28 Events, 25K Followers, and 142 News and Media Hits

We worked to be recognized as the trusted reference for stakeholders seeking guidance.

We hosted 28 events, attracting a total ~1500 attendees
We reached 25k followers across our social media platforms last year
We marked 142 news and media hits.

Top News + Media Hits

Wood pellets may not actually be green renewable energy source, critics say

CBS News, April 22, 2022

Covid-19 Hit Supply Chains Hard. Climate Shocks May Hurt More

Bloomberg, January 6, Jason Jay

How climate change is re-shaping the way Gen Z works

Bethany Patten, March 1, 2022

Boom in ESG ratings leaves trail of confusion

Financial Times, March 19, 2022

The signal and the noise

The Economist, Florian Berg/ACP

What is ‘greenhushing’ and is it really a cause for concern?

Jason Jay, World Economic Forum, November 15, 2022

Why Do ESG Ratings Vary So Widely—and How Can Investors Make Sense of Them?

Wall Street Journal, November, 2, 2022

‘Cash for Clunkers’ can cut gas prices, climate change — and Putin’s income

The Hill, John Sterman, David Keith

Thanks to Our Loyal Donors and Advisors Institution Building Steady Progress in 2022

Donors

We are honored to be regarded by donors as a highly promising investment in the sustainability field, and are immensely grateful to our generous supporters, whose support has enabled us to continue to pursue our mission to build a better future for all.

Raymond S. Wood, SM '90, and Mary Anne J. Kim
Sean Wang
Will Gaherty '84
Akira Sugano, SM '86
John P. Houston, SM '94
Cecilia B. Melin, SM '89
David S. Miller, '90, SM '91, PhD '07
Jennifer Jane Bratton, MBA '02

Keishin Sasaki, SM '89
Keith E. C. Waxelman, MBA '02
Paul Roman Artiuch, MBA '12
Robert G. Ackerley, '80
Yue Chen, PhD '05
Joanne B. Johnson
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, '77, SM '78, and Katja Goldman

Our Advisory Board

Our esteemed Advisory Board continued to provide guidance on matters of strategy, fundraising, and execution last year, drawing on their extensive expertise and their personal and professional networks.