PURPOSE
The CSB partners with companies to innovate and implement resilient, responsible, and profitable business strategies that overcome societal, technological, environmental, and economic disruptions.
MISSION
We identify and innovate best practices: we synergize economic value with social benefit through cutting-edge research and practical solutions.
We cultivate a dynamic Community of Practice: we bring together businesses, academics, policymakers, and community leaders to solve problems collaboratively and build resilient strategies.
We access and apply collective wisdom: we pool the deep and diverse knowledge of the community and research organizations, as well as the research capabilities of the University of Pittsburgh.
HISTORY
Founded in 2019 through grants from the Heinz Endowments, the Center for Sustainable Business at the University of Pittsburgh School of Business was created to help businesses navigate the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the 21st century. The CSB was established to equip business leaders with the knowledge, skills, and community needed to integrate sustainability into core business strategies.
APPROACH
At this CSB, we believe that sustainability is a fundamental driver of long-term resilience and thus profitability. By embedding sustainability into their operations, leadership, and innovation, businesses can achieve more than simply weathering unpredictable and unprecedented events, they can actually gain value and become a more resilient organization.
We achieve these results by:
- Starting with data: we believe that every sustainability and resilience journey should start with robust data collection to inform strategic planning.
- Learning from peers: We help cultivate a dynamic learning environment for professionals to network and share best practices.
- Integrating learnings into your organization: We have created our offerings as a response to market needs: our programs make it easy for businesses to make incremental improvements, and measure their progress.