/channels/taxonomy/term/27431/all en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-professors-and-lecturers-recognized-faculty-awards-357438 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the ƻ����Ժ Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:</p> <p><strong>Research</strong></p> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:33:56 +0000 webfull 200172 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-why-accounting-holds-key-successful-sustainability-initiatives-brian-wenzel-348619 <p>What does accounting have to do with sustainability? Essentially, everything. Just as research and regulations around sustainability have expanded in recent years, so has sustainability accounting, focusing on activities of an organization that have a direct impact on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects.</p> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:06:34 +0000 webfull 189992 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-ai-griculture-high-tech-approach-decarbonizing-agricultural-food-supply-chains-347902 <p>One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence—and the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:22:00 +0000 webfull 189143 at /channels /channels/channels/news/professor-nasiry-awarded-sshrc-insight-development-grant-347836 <p>Congratulations to <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/javad-nasiry">Javad Nasiry</a>, Professor in Operations Management who was awarded a 2022-2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant</p> <p><strong>“Analytical Models for Electronics Waste Management”</strong></p> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:04:01 +0000 webfull 189069 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-challenge-drives-awareness-environmental-impact-clothing-347055 <p>We all need to wear clothing, but the environmental impact of purchasing clothing is significant, and a new initiative asks people to reflect on their own consumption. Participants in the New Clothing Detox Challenge refrain from clothing purchases during the month of March.</p> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:13:02 +0000 webfull 188275 at /channels /channels/channels/event/alumni-webcast-why-does-everything-cost-so-much-345954 <p>From droughts in California to Covid lockdowns in China, events occurring thousands of kilometres away are having a profound impact on household economies, hindering our ability to put healthy food on our tables and to stock our wardrobes and medi</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:46:16 +0000 webfull 187078 at /channels /channels/channels/event/2023-manufacturing-and-service-operations-management-conference-344520 <h2>"Artificial Intelligence + Operations"</h2> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:43:10 +0000 webfull 185570 at /channels /channels/channels/news/clothing-repairs-and-thrifting-can-help-reduce-environmental-footprint-clothing-you-wear-344511 <p>Clothing companies used to offer just a few collections each year. Today, fast fashion companies like H&M or Zara offer dozens. One way they accomplish this is by reducing the quality of their clothing, but this increases the resources needed to make what we wear, and increases their environmental footprint as a result, said <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/javad-nasiry">Javad Nasiry</a> in an interview with BNN Bloomberg.</p> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:24:56 +0000 webfull 185559 at /channels /channels/channels/news/circular-economy-can-help-mitigate-environmental-impact-frenzied-black-friday-shopping-344012 <p>Black Friday offers cut-rate deals, but low prices can come with a high environmental cost. If shoppers don’t make choices wisely, their purchases could end up in the landfill.</p> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:40:53 +0000 webfull 185028 at /channels /channels/channels/news/clothing-recycling-programs-do-little-address-fast-fashions-environmental-impact-340602 <p>Speed and variety. These are the pillars of the fast fashion model. Retailers like H&M and Zara seek to bring style to the masses by emulating the trends of Paris and Milan, but their model of disposable clothing comes with a high environmental cost. With this business model in place, it simply is not possible for these businesses to be sustainable, said <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/javad-nasiry">Prof.</a></p> Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:09:52 +0000 webfull 181116 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-managing-ourselves-out-climate-change-340452 <p>As heatwaves increase around the world and weather patterns become even more unpredictable, top researchers at ƻ����Ժ’s Desautels Faculty of Management are finding novel solutions to the climate crisis—solutions that link multiple industries, regulatory bodies, leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. Because the only way forward is together.</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:13:58 +0000 webfull 181024 at /channels /channels/channels/news/taxing-waste-could-help-make-fashion-more-sustainable-339934 <p>Reducing waste can help lower the environmental impact of any business, and <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/javad-nasiry"><strong>Javad Nasiry</strong></a> believes that policy can help achieve this. The fashion industry is a major source of carbon emissions, and fast fashion retailers have made it worse with low-quality apparel designed to be worn only a few times. The Associate Professor of Operations Management argues that the fashion industry could be made greener by requiring the sustainable disposal of waste and taxing waste to make both manufacturers more waste conscious.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:30:47 +0000 webfull 180566 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-event-highlights-innovative-research-and-recognizes-scholars-339659 <p>On Friday, May 13, members of the Desautels Faculty of Management gathered to celebrate the innovative and impactful research conducted by its scholars. </p> <p>Fifteen professors were on hand to deliver two-minute presentations of their most interesting and research.</p> <p>Before jumping into the presentations, Dean <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/yolande-e-chan">Yolande Chan</a> took the time to highlight this year's Desautels Faculty Scholar awardees. Congratulations to this year's awardees!</p> Fri, 20 May 2022 19:17:35 +0000 webfull 180253 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-podcast-new-normal-how-fast-fashion-can-slow-down-and-go-green-javad-nasiry-339463 <p>Fast fashion is a rapidly expanding subsection of an already environmentally problematic industry. What does a truly sustainable fashion industry model look like—and will customers buy it?</p> Thu, 05 May 2022 14:50:22 +0000 webfull 180000 at /channels