This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What career opportunities exist for MBAs, especially recent graduates, to address climate change?”

Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) reflects on his decision to come to HBS, what motivates him to make a difference in the world by using technology to build a more sustainable food system, and how he has utilized resources at HBS to make this happen.

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2021, over 60 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer as well as their roles before joining HBS.

BEI recently named Courtney Fairbrother as the new Associate Director. Courtney manages student and alumni engagement and creates networks and opportunities that encourage these groups to address climate change. She also oversees the implementation of infrastructure supporting increased career and entrepreneurial opportunities for students.

On Earth Day 2021, the HBS Business and Environment Initiative and AMP199 Energy Circle co-hosted a conversation between Joan MacNaughton, Chair of the Climate Group and of the Advisory Board of the New Energy Coalition of Europe, and Professor Richard Vietor, Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, about how governments, businesses, and society must act together—now—to cut global emissions in half by 2030 to keep temperature rises under 1.5°C and avoid the disastrous effects of climate change.