Robert H. Smith School of Business’ Center for Social Value Creation Identifies Six Ways Companies Can Drive Environmental, Social Change
The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published an extensive report on the most effective strategies for driving environmental and social value creation (ESVC). The report sets out a new framework for understanding how companies, across nine industries, can generate meaningful, measurable improvement in environmental and social performance across industries.
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If you are interested in learning about some of Smith's Centers of Excellence including the Center for Social Value Creation, the Center for Global Business, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, visit the Centergize event. This will be an amazing way to get introduced to the centers and learn more about what each one of them does. These centers are a great opportunity to get involved and maximize your Smith school experience!
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Smith’s Alpha Kappa Psi Chapter Draws Multiple Top Honors
The Maryland Smith chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi drew multiple accolades at the world’s largest business fraternity’s 2022 Convention, held August 3-6 in Miami. The Smith chapter, represented by President Jean Han (’23) and Director of Pledge Education Ayman Bootwala (’24), received Outstanding Programming awards in the categories of Knowledge, Integrity and Unity.
Business Leaders Convene to Discuss Social Impact at Inaugural ESG Conference
Maryland Smith is pushing students and business leaders to create a better world through business. That means considering multiple stakeholders – how a company’s environmental, social and corporate governance policies impact the world beyond just returning profits to shareholders. ESG is gaining momentum among businesses and investors and was the topic of Maryland Smith’s inaugural ESG Conference: Reimagine Your Impact, hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation on May 6, 2022.
Join the Center for Social Value Creation at Maryland Smith for our inaugural ESG Conference: Reimagine Your Impact. This conference will bring together thought leaders, researchers, Smith School faculty, industry innovators, students, and more for an afternoon of learning and connecting. Attendees will hear from esteemed speakers including Chrissa Pagitsas, Stephan K Thieringer, Apoorva Gandhi, Corinne Doughtery and many who will challenge the way we think about business impact.
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The Art and Science of Risk Management
Beyond quantifying and getting their boards to understand traditional financial risks such as credit and market risk, corporate risk officers are grappling with a host of nontraditional risks associated with and ranging from cyber to ESG (environmental, social and governance) and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion).
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From High School Onward, Driven Toward Social Entrepreneurship
He’s just a semester into his college career at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, but freshman Michael Zhao already knows exactly what he wants to do for the rest of his life – use a finance and computer science education to make the world a better place.