Markets & Momentum: Drawdown Georgia Business Compact’s David Eady Featured on TAG’s “Sustainability Talk” Podcast Highlighting How Business Drives Georgia’s Clean Energy Future
Georgia Businesses Lead the Charge in Clean Energy Innovation
In the latest episode of TAG’s Sustainability Talk podcast, industry leaders spotlight Georgia’s growing role as a national hub for clean energy and sustainable innovation. With over $28 billion invested and 30,000 jobs created in clean manufacturing, the state’s business community is powering a bold shift toward decarbonization. Experts from the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact highlight the strength of regional resources, collaborative initiatives, and market-driven solutions—like advance market commitments—that are transforming Georgia’s energy landscape. From sustainable aviation fuel to energy-efficient housing, companies are future-proofing their operations while creating economic opportunity. Discover why Georgia is emerging as a cleantech leader and how your business can be part of the solution.
Super South Summit Features Drawdown Georgia Business Compact and Georgia Tech Climate Impact
The sustainability community from Georgia and beyond came out in full force to share the latest innovations in the space at the first Super South. Georgia Tech was well represented at the summit for climate innovation and impact, with conference organizational support and co-sponsorship provided by the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, an initiative of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (Center) at the Scheller College of Business.
Forum Illuminates Relationship Between Healthcare and Sustainability
Triniece Smith wears two hats: administrative professional by day and graduate student in public health by night. A recent forum hosted at Georgia Tech gave her the chance to learn how two of her interests, sustainability and healthcare, intersect. In a reflection, Triniece shares what she learned about the impact of the environment on healthcare, and vice versa.
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact’s Sustainability Milestones on Its Third Anniversary
Business collective fosters collaboration to take action toward net-zero carbon emissions
Fueling the Future: Georgia Tech and Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Convene Experts to Drive Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Southeast
Promise for Southeast to emerge as a hub for sustainable aviation fuel production
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Members Announce Advances in Materials Circularity
CompostNow, Better Earth, and YKK introduce initiatives focused on reducing waste and maximizing resources
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Hosts Expert Workshop on Georgia-Grown Forest Carbon Removals to Educate and Empower Compact Members
The Compact’s Forest Carbon Working Group brings together key marketplace and educational leaders to address maximizing carbon removal, new economic opportunities for landowners, and protecting biodiversity in the state
Connecting Communities Through Food, Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Member Retaaza Bridges Gaps in the Food Supply Chain
Company’s scaled solution simultaneously gets food from farmers to those who need it most and addresses the massive problem of food waste in Georgia agriculture
Four Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Members Make Major Moves on Sustainability in the State
Brightmark, Alternative Energy Southeast, Yamaha, and Ascend Elements announce investment and initiatives in Georgia
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Marks Second Anniversary with Significant Wins
The business collective has grown more than 40% in a year, with 62 organizations committing to taking action toward net zero carbon emissions.
Highlights from the Fall 2022 Business, Environment, and Society Speaker Series
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”) launched the Business, Environment, and Society Speaker Series in 2016 to develop and strengthen the network of sustainability-minded students, faculty, staff, practitioners, and community members.
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Celebrates First Anniversary
Forty-four organizations (and counting) unite to scale business solutions that will help Georgia reach net zero carbon emissions.
Georgia Leaders Discuss the Business of Climate Solutions
On March 30, 2022, Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian discussed how businesses, both small and large, can make positive changes to address urgent issues such as climate change.
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Hosts Launch Event to Inaugurate Drawdown Georgia Business Compact
Nearly 150 people logged in for “Climate Action and Business Leadership in Georgia,” the first in a series of four events tied to the launch of the Compact.
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Launches the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”) at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is launching on October 21, 2021 the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact (“Compact”)
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Contributes “Beyond Carbon” Perspectives to National Academy Publication
The Scheller College of Business and the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business are thrilled to have contributed to this paper, the research behind it, and to the overall Drawdown Georgia project as a model for state-wide action on carbon reduction.
Equity Implications of Drawdown Georgia’s Carbon Solutions Presented at Just Energy Summit
From September 28 to October 2, the Just Energy Summit gave individuals working against environmental injustices the opportunity to gather virtually to discuss equity as it relates to clean energy and climate action.
Michael Oxman and Beril Toktay Contribute to Georgia’s First-Ever Framework for Carbon Reduction
An article published on April 22 by the Ivan Allen College for Liberal Arts highlights the contributions of Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business leadership in a collaborative effort to find solutions to reduce Georgia’s carbon emissions by 2030.