Sustainability Is a Growing Theme
By
Alina Dizik
Wall Street Journal
March 04, 2010
Corporations Work With Schools to Train Potential Employees, but Jobs Are Scarce
For years, companies have suggested changes to bread-and-butter business school courses.
But recently, firms have begun to try to make their mark on another subject: social responsibility and sustainability.
Some companies are taking a hands-on approach to help train potential employees, using real projects in an effort to help students move beyond case studies that are quickly becoming outdated.
Students "really need to go and dig into the behind-the-scenes operations. If we don't give [them] that opportunity, they come out handicapped," says Dave Stangis, vice president of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at Campbell Soup Co.
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