At the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, we believe the private-sector has a critical role to play in helping solve the world's most pressing environmental and social problems. We work directly with companies around the world to identify, understand, and capitalize on these competitive opportunities.

The BoP Protocol 2nd Edition:
Toward Next Generation BoP Strategy
By Erik Simanis and Stu Hart

An Innovative Approach to Sustainability

We view solutions to environmental and social problems as business opportunities, not a cost of doing business. We frame the solutions to these complex issues as new business growth rooted in innovation and enterprise development. We maintain a global network engaged in collaborative research and field work focused on strategy formulation and implementation in two domains: sustainable innovation and base of the pyramid enterprise development.

Building Skills and Capabilities

We engage students and managers alike to develop a deep theoretical and practical understanding of a complex set of interrelated economic, social, and environmental issues. We focus on building the skills and capabilities needed to formulate and implement practical, operational solutions that have value in today's marketplace. Combining the business and entrepreneurship expertise of the Johnson School and the vast resources in science, technology, and the study of humanity at Cornell University, the Center is attempting to advance the global knowledge base in sustainable enterprise.

Research Initiatives

We pursue an applied research agenda in which social and environmental challenges are framed as opportunities for the private sector to create superior business strategies and competitive advantage. Our research is focused in two core areas of interest:

History

The Center was created in 2005 through the generosity of Sam Johnson, who envisioned a hub for the generation and dissemination of critical knowledge and research related to business and sustainability.

Contact

Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Johnson Graduate School of Management
142 Sage Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
email: csge@cornell.edu