Mary Gowan, dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, was appointed to the board of the Institute for Sustainable Development.
The Institute for Sustainable Development educates, motivates and recognizes small enterprises in their efforts toward greater sustainability. Institute initiatives include Green Plus, a program that provides training, networking, and recognition for small businesses and nonprofits working to be more competitive and sustainable. The Institute is based in Durham and Chapel Hill.
The Love School of Business recently became an academic partner in the Green Plus Institute for Sustainable Development. As a Green Plus affiliate, the LSB will identify local businesses to work with Elon students on Green Plus initiatives that best meet the company’s sustainability needs. Students will receive training from the institute then will assist designated companies meet their sustainability goals.
Elon graduate and business administration major Jay Reno ’10 was a recent Green Plus Sustainability Fellow. Reno worked in Arkansas for the Chamber of Commerce and developed a communication and marketing plan for Green Plus as part of his fellowship.
Those serving on the Institute for Sustainable Development board with Dean Gowan include Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development at UNC-Chapel Hill, Emily Klein, senior associate dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, NC State co-sustainability officer Bill Winner, and Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce president Casey Steinbacher.