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Leaders from Georgia Tech and across the sustainability ecosystem came together at the Super South Conference to explore bold, collaborative solutions to climate challenges. Faculty from the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and Drawdown Georgia Business Compact members joined industry experts to share insights on clean energy, carbon markets, and the role of business in driving a more sustainable future.

Anuj Mehrotra, dean of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, joins The Intersection Podcast for a conversation with past and present faculty directors of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business. Beril Toktay and Andre Calmon talk to Dean Mehrotra about the Center’s impact and explore the future for sustainable business education at Georgia Tech. The podcast highlights the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact. The consortium develops new business models to help companies be more profitable and sustainable – in ways that they couldn’t do alone.

The Drawdown Georgia Business Compact is accelerating climate solutions at scale by mobilizing Georgia’s business community to reduce emissions while creating economic value. Launched in 2021 as an initiative of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, the Compact now includes 80 member organizations committed to integrating sustainability into core business strategy.

Through a growing community of practice, innovative initiatives like the Georgia Carbon Exchange, energy management and emissions reporting support for small and mid-sized suppliers, and student-driven consulting and research, the Compact is turning collaboration into action. These efforts help businesses stay competitive, support landowners and local economies, and advance Georgia’s path toward net-zero emissions. By aggregating demand, aligning industry leaders, and investing in practical climate solutions, the Compact demonstrates how collective action can drive measurable environmental and economic impact across the state.

In October, scholars and practitioners gathered in Atlanta for the fourth annual Symposium on Environmental and Social Sustainability in Supply Chains, co-hosted by Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Georgia Tech’s Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, in partnership with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA), developed a new Energy Management & Reporting Executive Education Course. This custom course is a practical, four-month program designed for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).

 If you missed the live info session, you can now watch the full webinar recording

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact are launching a free Energy Management and Reporting course to help Georgia SMEs stay competitive through improved efficiency, cost savings, and readiness for emerging emissions reporting requirements.

The Drawdown Georgia Business Compact unites companies across the state to scale practical climate solutions for Georgia’s economy, environment, and communities. Learn how 80+ member businesses—from startups to global brands—are collaborating toward a net-zero future by 2050.

On October 15, the Compact hosted the webinar, “The Regenerative Framework – An Urban Toolkit for Mitigating Climate Change.” Jamie Rosenthal, CEO of Roots Down, shared how the Regenerative Framework unites governments, corporations, nonprofits, and communities around a shared strategy for regenerative land care. Watch the webinar recording

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.