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Impact Investing: Five structures to drive behavior
Meg O'Leary, Sustainable MBA at BGI “In their 2010 report, JP Morgan and the Rockefeller Foundation estimated that assets under management through impact investment strategies were $50 billion with...
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The State of Solar in Washington State
Today’s solar industry is stronger than ever. In Washington State, local installers and manufacturers are having record years thanks to low equipment prices, generous state incentives , increasing...
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Five weeks of Social Innovation in Seattle
Three big events for social entrepreneurs (SocEnt) in Seattle are taking place over the next 45 days. These events are evidence of the growing influence of socially and environmentally conscious...
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The BGI Community in the News
The BGI Community has been in high gear this fall and we want to take a moment to pause and highlight some of that innovative and inspiring work. BGI People In Fast Company article, Social...
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TEDxBGI – A Dream Come to Fruition
With the completion of the inaugural TEDxBGI, a dream of mine has come to fruition. I was initially drawn to Bainbridge Graduate Institute because of the quality of people who form its community. Since...
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BGI Appreciates Gifford and Libba Pinchot
You can’t tell the story of BGI without mentioning 9/11. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Gifford Pinchot III was in Hartford, Conn. participating in a clean energy brainstorming session with...
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Chatting for Change with Jessica McGlyn
I sat down with Jessica McGlyn, the U.S Director of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in the dining hall on Friday afternoon of the May Intensive. Currently, Jessica works...
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How My BGI Education Landed Me My Dream Job
This may be a bit of a shock, but focusing on the “sustainability” part of my business education had nothing to do with landing my dream job. Let me explain: I graduated in 2011 as a member of the 8th...
View ArticleTransformation: Graduation and Onward
Graduation is just a few days away. We are awed and inspired by the group of individuals preparing to walk across the stage into the world to make the changes and transformations that brought them to...
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Gifford Pinchot: If I Were Mayor
Originally published in Crosscut, this article features BGI’s President and co-founder, Gifford Pinchot, and his thoughts on being mayor of Seattle. From the article: “Environment: Climate change...
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Simplicate This
Bob’s 3 Sustainability Models ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST Want to intimidate people at conference cocktail parties? Confuse your manager? Love the look of crooked eyebrows staring back...
View ArticleCareer Services Team Aims High
Career Services at BGI strives to meet the career needs of all of our students, including those in both MBA programs, the MA in Organizational Leadership program, and Certificate programs. To best...
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Alum Aaron Donne Takes Flight
BGI Alum Aaron Donne achieved his life-long dream of becoming a pilot when he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, but wondered whether the purpose of his flight, in the context of...
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
Businesses don’t exist inside vacuums. Regardless of mission, every organization impacts its employees, customers, society, and the environment, and not always in an intentional or positive way....
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Alumna Transforms Apparel Industry
When she was first working in corporate sustainability for Timberland, BGI alumna Betsy Blaisdell decided she wanted to grow her impact. Her governmental experience and technical background in...
View ArticleParent Brand: The Case for Change
Six months ago, we began the pursuit of creating an additional name – a parent brand – for all that the Bainbridge Graduate Institute has become in over a decade of growth. As we look forward to...
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Gifford Pinchot: If I Were Mayor
Originally published in Crosscut, this article features BGI’s President and co-founder, Gifford Pinchot, and his thoughts on being mayor of Seattle. From the article: “Environment: Climate change...
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Simplicate This
Bob’s 3 Sustainability Models ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST Want to intimidate people at conference cocktail parties? Confuse your manager? Love the look of crooked eyebrows staring back...
View ArticleCareer Services Team Aims High
Career Services at BGI strives to meet the career needs of all of our students, including those in both MBA programs, the MA in Organizational Leadership program, and Certificate programs. To best...
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Alum Aaron Donne Takes Flight
BGI Alum Aaron Donne achieved his life-long dream of becoming a pilot when he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, but wondered whether the purpose of his flight, in the context of...
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