Milano School » » sustainability http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:39:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 NYC Needs to Scrap How it Thinks About Garbage http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/ http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 18:36:22 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120523 anaProfessor Ana Baptista was quoted in an article on CityLimits.org discussing how New York City can achieve its “zero waste” goal. The closest incinerator that receives New York’s garbage is across the Hudson River in Newark, where local residents have been fighting it for years. They recently settled a lawsuit requiring Covanta to install a more advanced […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/feed/ 0 Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Dawn Davis http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-rachel-dawn-davis/ http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-rachel-dawn-davis/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 21:17:50 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120296 MeandPrezWJCTell us a little bit about yourself: I’m a Sustainability Strategist, consulting for an array of clients interested in building their brand upon a foundation of organization and clarity. I’m interested in community movements, media and music. The power of the internet, a tool which connects a broad ecosystem of change makers and fundraisers for social change, […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-rachel-dawn-davis/feed/ 0 New School to Divest from Fossil Fuels http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/ http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:42:11 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119511 ClimateActionThe New School has announced a bold and comprehensive Climate Action Plan to guide university policies. Developed by students, alumni, faculty, and administrators at our New York City and Paris campuses, the Climate Action Plan draws on our academic strengths and reflective practices, bringing together design, social research, and policy to address the challenges posed […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 GPIA Alumna Ashlee Tuttleman Designs Social Impact Programs Increasing Profits for Rwandan Coffee Farmers http://milanoschool.org/ashlee-tuttleman/ http://milanoschool.org/ashlee-tuttleman/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:36:18 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118875 Ashlee_TuttlemanAshlee is the Social Enterprise Project Manager at Sustainable Harvest Rwanda, where she designs and implements social impact programs that improve information exchange among coffee origins and along the coffee supply chain. Programs she designs reinvest premiums earned through coffee processing back to the farmers.]]> http://milanoschool.org/ashlee-tuttleman/feed/ 0 “Change Strategies for Sustainable Cities” Class Provides Recommendations for PlaNYC http://milanoschool.org/change-strategies-for-sustainable-cities-class-provides-recommendations-for-planyc/ http://milanoschool.org/change-strategies-for-sustainable-cities-class-provides-recommendations-for-planyc/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:22:27 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=117301 http://milanoschool.org/change-strategies-for-sustainable-cities-class-provides-recommendations-for-planyc/feed/ 0