The mission of the Sustainability Initiative in Business and Environmental Sustainability (SIBES) is to advance research and teaching on environmental challenges and accelerate the development of impactful solutions through collaboration between Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. By equipping leaders to make high-impact decisions, we are supporting the global transition to a more sustainable future.
Sustainability Research
At Stanford, cutting-edge research is the engine behind new ideas that inform, inspire, and shape the decisions that impact our collective future.
Research is driven by the interests and expertise of our faculty, all of whom are leaders in their fields. The initiative supports those exploring sustainability topics by helping them access real-world data and research settings and connecting them with cutting-edge work in environmental sustainability.
Sustainability Research Conference Series
Hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability Research Conference Series highlights cutting-edge research on environmental sustainability. The series is designed to promote dialogue among researchers — and between scholars and practitioners working to put insights into action.
Sustainability Academic Experiences
At Stanford, education is grounded in the belief that principled leadership and bold ideas can drive meaningful change across every sector. Through rigorous inquiry, interdisciplinary thinking, and real-world application, we prepare students to navigate complexity and lead with purpose in a rapidly changing world.
The initiative helps faculty who wish to include sustainability-related material in their courses, through curriculum development, and faculty and student study trips, and cross listing courses.
Featured Course
Environmental Sustainability: Global Predicaments and Possible Solutions
Designed for students passionate about sustainability, this interactive course equips future leaders with practical skills in communication, collaboration, and team management, drawing on insights from organizational behavior and tailored for cross-disciplinary impact.
Featured Course
Sustainability Changemakers: UK
Through an immersive one week at Oxford University, this course provides an overview of some of humanity’s great sustainability challenges: climate, population, sustenance, and waste, biodiversity, adaptation, and environmental justice, engaging students directly with the leaders creating change.
Featured Course
Creating and Scaling Organizations for Environmental Sustainability
This course explores both the transformation of existing organizations to succeed by being more sustainable and the creation of new ventures aimed at successfully advancing environmental sustainability.
Explore Upcoming Sustainability Events
We convene prominent scholars and leaders to present their research, engage in dialogue, and gain a deeper understanding of environmental challenges and solutions as we work toward creating a more sustainable future.
Stanford Sustainability Summit
The Stanford Sustainability Summit (S-Cubed) event series brings together global sustainability changemakers and the Stanford community for cross-sector dialogue and collaboration on campus.
Hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, these events foster connections across the full spectrum of sustainability issues — from land use, agriculture, and food security to climate, energy, environmental justice, and beyond.
