Net Impact Chapter at Milano The New School

It was nice to learn that Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy - the school I graduated from back in 2006 - has recently launched a Net Impact Student Chapter. Marc Albion, co-founder of Net Impact, and Peter Patch, founder and president of Patch & Associates LLC, spoke at the launching event, which was attended by an impressive group of students.

Net Impact is an organization that serves students, particularly MBAs, and professionals in their efforts to build sustainable and responsible businesses. The fact that a new Net Impact Chapter was established in a policy school speaks of the importance of a wide range of skills to achieve a sustainable economy. By merging the principles of Net Impact and The New School, the Chapter is set "to improve the world by growing and strengthening a network of leaders committed to the social good." This Chapter will seek to engage business leaders AND support new leaders so that they contribute their skills in policy, finance, management and design to the advancement of the triple bottom line approach in the way of doing business.

Congratulations and good luck to the students who are leading these efforts! As alumna, I encourage other alumni involved and interested in corporate responsibility and sustainability to participate and support this group.