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Net Impact Grad Chapter at SC

Net Impact Silver Chapter

Now in the Business as UNusual Guide

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Are You Getting the Most Out of Moore?

The world is changing.

The way we do business is changing.

Sustainable business is THE cutting edge.

Global business means sustainable business.

Even traditional companies are serious about this:

• Walmart is leading the big-retail charge

• Miller Coors has a 2015 sustainability plan

• Sunny Delight Beverage Co. just went zero-waste

• Nike has committed to zero chemical waste

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Are You Getting the Most Out of Moore?

At Moore:

• The New Business Building

• Walmart: 6 Case Studies in Sustainability

• Curriculum Changes

• Sustainability Fund

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Net Impact

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Net Impact’s mission

is to inspire, educate, and equip

individuals to use the power of

business to create a more socially and

environmentally sustainable world

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About Net Impact

• The leading organization of students and professionals committed to using business for positive social and environmental impact

• A dynamic network of over 20,000 individuals and over 270 chapters across the globe

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GenevaFontainebleau

Our global network

LondonToronto

Hyderabad

Melbourne

Edmonton

VancouverMontreal

Berlin

Rotterdam

=student

=professional

ParisSeoul

Madrid

Bangladesh

Bangkok

Trondheim

Athens

CopenhagenHelsinki

Alajuela

ManchesterNottingham

Johannesburg

AccraLagos

Tokyo

Lima

Halifax

Belo Horizonte

Cranfield

Cambridge

Calgary

Nice

Mexico City

Edinburgh

Pune

Sao PauloSingapore

Barcelona

Hong KongBeijing

Shanghai

Manila

Dubai

Oslo

Cities across the U.S.

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Strong representation from the top business schools, with more than 120 schools represented

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What We Do

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MBA Oath

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“A pledge to create value responsibly and ethically.”

Arbor Day Tree Planting

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Fundraisers

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“The Net Impact Party Committee”

Green Is Good For Business

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Sonoco CEO to Speak

Sonoco Recycling Plant Tour

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Internship Panel

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Peace Corps Panel

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Starbucks Factory Tour

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Speaker Series

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Undergrad/Sustainable Community Mixer

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2011 Net Impact Conference

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Portland, Oregon October 27-29

Expo

• Like-Minded People and Organizations• Inspiring Keynotes• Break Out Sessions• Networking

Board Fellows Program

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Service Corps Consulting Projects

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Project

Sustainability: The Path to Profits Workshop Series | Sustainable Midlands

Project Goal: To create a series of workshops led by sustainability experts for Columbia business. The workshops will have to be organized from the ground up, including fundraising, marketing, logistics, research, and finance. Target date for workshops is February/March.

For: Grad Students with possible undergrad participation.

The Vision:  Introduce the VALUE of sustainability to decision makers from Columbia Businesses. Sustainability is not just about planting trees, it’s about creating real value and insuring the long-term health of your business along with society at large.

Service Corps Consulting Projects

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Project

District Resource Guide | Sustainable Midlands

Project Goal: Work with the facilities and energy managers of Richland County School District 1 to help the district build an energy conservation plan that meets the state mandate of 20 percent energy reduction for all school buildings by the year 2020.

Cheap Money for Energy Plans: 2% interest loans from the S.C. Energy Office

The Vision: To create a District Resource Guide that provides school boards and superintendents statewide with a SC specific energy conservation plan. The plan will include local resource information and prototype budgets that project loan repayment timelines and energy cost savings

Service Corps Consulting Projects

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Other possible projects:

701 Center for Contemporary

Art

SC Small Business

Chamber of Commerce

Appleseed Legal Justice Center

Slow Food Columbia

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THANK YOU

Please find us at…

http://scnetimpact.blogspot.com/

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Thanks!

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