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ACES will host the 2023 UNC Sustainability Awards gala on April 28 above the Blue Zone at Kenan Stadium. MBA students graduating with the concentration in Sustainable Enterprise will also be celebrated.

Please join the UNC Center for the Business of Health, Kenan-Flagler Business School’s MBA Healthcare Club, and the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability for the 2023 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange.

In March 2023, the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability will host the inaugural ACES Roundtable, where this year’s focus will be on carbon removal. This invitation-only event will provide a unique opportunity for leaders of carbon removal companies, pioneers in an industry that is essential to averting the worst effects of climate change, to convene in a pre-competitive, Chatham House Rules discussion forum.

Join us for the largest event of its kind by a university for the 2023 UNC Cleantech Summit on March 27 and 28: Innovating to a Clean Economy. ACES and the UNC Institute for the Environment will once again host this exciting conference featuring leaders in business and the public sector for keynotes, panels and networking

The undergraduate student club Solar Equity has achieved an important milestone by receiving 501c3 status. ACES Executive Director, Jeff Mittelstadt, serves as their faculty advisor. Solar Equity’s mission is to revolutionize access to solar energy.

Each month, we spotlight a member of the ACES family to learn about their passions, how they are connected to the Center and how their work with ACES has helped them create a bigger impact through our collaboration

The 2023 LIFT Challenge came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday, February 11, with Hempact Collective taking home the top prize of $10,000.

Is your company exploring how positive social and environmental impact can drive your business forward? The Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability (ACES) has created a comprehensive program for companies to engage with us on thought leadership, industry research and innovative exploration of sustainability ideas and frameworks.

Each month, we will spotlight a member of the ACES family to learn about their passions, how they are connected to the Center and how their work with ACES has helped them create a bigger impact through our collaboration.

ACES is proud to support the 2022 Careers with Impact Forum—Making your Mark! The event is open to the public and will highlight business innovators who have advocated for sustainable change and made an impact within their organization.  It will be held at UNC Kenan-Flagler in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Friday, October 28 from 9:30 AM -3:30 PM

ACES’ Sustainability Fellow and PhD Student Angie Fairchild won the 2022 Business for a Better World Dissertation Proposal Competition and presented her research during the Business for a Better World Research Symposium on September 23.