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— Feb 07, 2012Jay Golden, director of the Center for Sustainability & Commerce at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this article by Wearables magazine covering sustainability efforts by the apparel industry.
in the news: Greening the Research Fleet
— Jan 12, 2012Jay Golden, director of the Center for Sustainability & Commerce at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is mentioned in this article covering a two-day workshop at Duke focused on finding ways to minimize the environmental footprint of oceanographic research vessels.
in the news: Winter Forum 2012: The Lives of Refugees
— Jan 11, 2012A story by Duke Today shares how students heard from international officials and refugees about the challenges of restarting a life in a new country during the 2012 Winter Forum. The story makes mention of the first Winter Forum at Duke, hosted by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
in the news: Workshop Focuses on Greening Research Fleet
— Jan 10, 2012Jay Golden, director of the Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce, which is based at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is among the presenters at a two-day workshop aimed at helping the science community develop new sustainability guidelines for oceanographic research vessels.
news release: Nicholas Institute Staff to Teach Courses Focused on Energy, Sustainability This Fall
— Aug 01, 2011As part of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions’ ongoing commitment to environmental education, staff members are teaching courses in Duke University classrooms during the fall semester.
news release: New Website Showcases Efforts to Make Products More Sustainable
— Jun 07, 2011The Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce has launched a new website designed to support independent and transparent sustainability research that can be used by decision makers to meet global sustainability challenges.
news release: New Certificate in Sustainable Systems Analysis to be Offered in Fall 2011
— Apr 05, 2011Jay Golden, director of the Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, will lead a new certificate program in sustainable systems analysis at Duke.
in the news: Doing Well by Doing Good: New Center Improves the Bottom Line Through Sustainability
— Mar 30, 2011Jay Golden, director of the Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce, is highlighted in a two-page story in Gist from the Mill, a magazine by the Social Science Research Institute at Duke.
in the news: Alcoa Becomes Founding Member of Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce
— Mar 22, 2011This CNBC article announces Alcoa, together with the Alcoa Foundation, announced that Alcoa has become a founding member of the Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce, an organization dedicated to collaborating with industry and government to turn the vision of sustainability into products and solutions serving society.
in the news: Sustainability: Are We Making Progress?
— Nov 10, 2010Jay Golden is featured in this write up in Manufacturing Executive.
in the news: Experts Weigh in: 35 Lessons on Corporate Sustainability
— Oct 05, 2010Jay Golden, director of the Corporate Sustainability Initiative, is quoted in this Smart Planet article.
in the news: Sustainability Practices Are Really Risk Management
— Sep 29, 2010Jay Golden is quoted in this article by GreenTech Media.
in the news: Corporate sustainability: How low should you go?
— Sep 28, 2010Jay Golden is quoted in this article by Smart Planet.
news release: New Program Director to Help Reduce Corporations' Environmental Footprint
— Sep 01, 2010A leader in efforts to assist the world’s largest manufacturers and retailers in creating a universal sustainability measurement and labeling system for consumer products has joined Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
in the news: Carbon Trading Market Undergoes Growing Pains -- Environmental Leader
— Sep 05, 2009As carbon trading grows in the U.S. — estimated at a $60 billion market in 2012 — new products and business opportunities are expected to emerge including more forestry mitigation projects as carbon offsets, reports the Delta Farm Press. At the same time, the global carbon trading industry is faced with growing pains that have resulted in trading fraud and retention issues as companies hire employees from rival trading firms.
in the news: Carbon Dioxide: Should EPA Wait on Congress? -- National Journal Online
— Feb 02, 2009Should the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency begin regulating carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act, since the Supreme Court's 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA ruling declared that the agency has that authority? Or should regulators wait for a law that explicitly controls CO2 and other greenhouse gases?




