{"id":14636,"date":"2025-03-28T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/?p=14636"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:48:45","slug":"new-sustainable-business-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/blog\/new-sustainable-business-club\/","title":{"rendered":"BU\u2019s New Sustainable Business Club Is Changing How Students Think About Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When friends Zach Sugerman (Questrom \u201927) and Ben Starr (Questrom \u201927) took SM131 and learned about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), their passion for exploring how business can drive positive environmental impact quickly took root. At their first SPLASH\u2014Boston University\u2019s student organization fair during freshman year\u2014they noticed something missing. \u201cWe realized there were no clubs that even remotely overlap with business and sustainability on campus,\u201d says Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1759-edited-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1759-edited-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1759-edited-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1759-edited-1080x609.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1759-edited-700x394.webp 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Ben Starr, Dan Brazier, Dan Zhao, Ian Louie, Maya Martono, Zach Sugerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The two rising sophomores got to work founding what would become Boston University\u2019s Sustainable Business Club. That summer, they got connected with Shelly Shan (Questrom \u201926), who had been independently pursuing the same vision. Unsurprisingly, the club attracted more than 120 sign-ups at its first SPLASH this past fall. Since then, the Sustainable Business Club has built strong momentum\u2014hosting field trips, guest speakers, career workshops, and launching its signature initiative: a semester-long Sustainable Business Case Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach, from Philadelphia, and Ben, from New York City, were both business majors from the start and shared the belief that business can\u2014and should\u2014be a tool for social good. Both had been inspired by the ESG module in SM131, which helped them see the potential for applying business frameworks to some of the world\u2019s most urgent environmental challenges. \u201cSM131 set the platform,\u201d Zach explains. \u201cIt showed how business operates at a broad level, and the ESG portion helped bridge the gap between the purpose of business and its real-world impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cOne of the main things we\u2019re trying to teach in the Sustainable Business Club is&#8230; a lot of sustainable business ideas today\u2014like energy efficiency or clean energy\u2014are gaining traction not just because they\u2019re good for the environment but because they make financial sense.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Zach Sugerman (Questrom \u201927) Co-founder and Co-President of Sustainable Business Club<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c721f123 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">While they had the vision, it wasn\u2019t until they met Shelly Shan (Questrom \u201926) that the club&#8217;s executive board truly came together. A year ahead of them, Shelly had been forging her own path toward sustainable business since her first semester at BU. Originally an Environmental Analysis &amp; Policy major in CAS, she transferred into Questrom after discovering a passion for business and its potential to shape a more sustainable future. Last summer, she interned at HomeWorks Energy, the largest energy conservation firm in Massachusetts, founded by Martijn Fleuren (Questrom&#8217;12). \u201cThat was another key experience that helped solidify my interest in sustainable business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:0px\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-corners-top-left-bottom-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1830\" height=\"1830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14761\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited.webp 1830w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/WechatIMG1968-edited-120x120.webp 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1830px) 100vw, 1830px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shelly Shan (Questrom&#8217;26)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to give up my love for the environment,\u201d she says. \u201cSo I looked for ways to combine both.\u201d She later attended an info session with Professor Richard Stuebi, who introduced her to the Sustainable Energy minor at Questrom. \u201cIt was exciting to see how I could combine sustainability with business,\u201d she says. She enrolled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/questrom\/courses\/qst-si-430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cleantech Venture Consulting  (SI430)<\/a>, which marked a turning point: instead of just reading about sustainability or hearing lectures, she got hands-on experience working with real-world clients in clean tech, ESG investing, and battery innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Vice President and Director of Outreach and Professional Development, Shelly has supported sustainable business career workshops, coordinated field trips to companies like Greentown Labs, and helped build partnerships with industry professionals\u2014always with the goal of making sustainable business knowledge accessible to all students, regardless of major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from the Yunnan Province of China, Shelly reflects: \u201cI realized I love sharing what I know with people who want to learn. My family and English teacher influenced me. They don&#8217;t focus on what\u2019s gained\u2014they really taught me to be someone who helps others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That ethos runs deep in the Sustainable Business Club\u2019s mission: to expose students\u2014both inside and outside of Questrom\u2014to the rapidly evolving world of sustainable business. From ethical labor and ESG investing to carbon-neutral supply chains and sustainable startups, the club provides a forum to explore it all. Members gain tangible skills through real-world case work, connect with local business leaders actively shaping the clean tech space, and prepare for careers that demand an understanding of sustainability across disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cOne of the main things we\u2019re trying to teach in the Sustainable Business Club is that yes, businesses exist to drive profits\u2014but that doesn\u2019t have to be a bad thing,\u201d says Zach. \u201cProfitability doesn\u2019t have to come at the expense of people or the planet. In fact, a lot of sustainable business ideas today\u2014like energy efficiency or clean energy\u2014are gaining traction not just because they\u2019re good for the environment but because they make financial sense. Ten or twenty years ago, these practices were viewed almost as stunts or things done to just make the business look better in the public eye. Now, there\u2019s a solid business case for them. They reduce costs and drive value, all while supporting a more sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes the club distinct is its cross-campus appeal. \u201cSo many Questrom clubs are focused purely on business,\u201d says Zach. \u201cWhat makes us unique is that we overlap with a lot of non-Questrom majors like environmental policy. We wanted to create a space where business students work with non-business students and vice versa.&#8221; This interdisciplinary approach simulates the environment students will be working in one day, and it has already paid off, with students from across BU joining in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"14759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1025-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1025-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1025-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_1025-700x525.webp 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"14756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3289-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3289-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3289-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3289-525x700.webp 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"14757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3223-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3223-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3223-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/IMG_3223-525x700.webp 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Early on, the club held bi-weekly meetings\u2014but soon realized the gaps made it harder to maintain momentum. This semester, they shifted to a weekly cadence, organizing meetings around their semester-long case competition. \u201cWe realized people are more likely to show up when they\u2019re accountable to a team and working toward a final project,\u201d says Zach. \u201cIt also gives them something meaningful to talk about in interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week builds on the last, with members learning a sustainability concept and immediately applying it to the case\u2014led and created by Zach. Last semester, the focus was sustainable aviation, using Delta Airlines as a case study. This semester, members are tackling a hypothetical sustainable mining expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They\u2019re researching community engagement models, studying past successes and failures, and developing proposals that include an executive summary, ESG strategy, risk mitigation plan, and implementation roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">One of the club\u2019s most memorable experiences so far was a field trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/greentownlabs.com\/\">Greentown Labs<\/a> in Somerville, MA, the largest climatetech incubator in North America. \u201cIt was amazing,\u201d Zach recalls. \u201cWe saw companies doing real R&amp;D, building batteries, working on sustainable textiles.\u201d One moment stood out in particular. \u201cOur guide\u2014Justin Nardella (Questrom \u201922)\u2014told us the Chief Sustainability Officer of Zara had recently been there, learning about sustainable textile waste. It was a powerful reminder that business leaders are actively seeking ways to implement sustainable practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/DC87F313-2FC4-4274-8FD5-FB05DBC3FDEE_4_5005_c.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14755\" style=\"width:364px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/DC87F313-2FC4-4274-8FD5-FB05DBC3FDEE_4_5005_c.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/DC87F313-2FC4-4274-8FD5-FB05DBC3FDEE_4_5005_c-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Justin Nardella, Shelly Shan, Winnie Tung, Ella Mackinson, Zach Sugerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the club has no intention of slowing down. This semester, the e-board is planning to explore Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and a local wind farm. Shelly is currently conducting research with Professor Richard Stuebi on energy accessibility. Meanwhile, she and a business student from another school are preparing to represent BU at the EnergyTech University Prize competition this spring, where they\u2019ll pitch a sustainable energy solution to a panel of industry leaders. Shelly credits recent Questrom grad Rachel Koh for her steadfast guidance as the team\u2019s advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a business major, a policy student, an engineer, or just someone curious about the intersection of profit and purpose, the Sustainable Business Club invites you to join the conversation. To get involved, students can reach out to <strong><a href=\"mailto:busustainbusiness@gmail.com\">busustainbusiness@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong> or follow the club on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/busustainablebusinessclub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@sustainablebusinessbu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em> AI was used to optimize this content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview by Katie Gauthier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When friends Zach Sugerman (Questrom \u201927) and Ben Starr (Questrom \u201927) took SM131 and learned about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), their passion for exploring how business can drive positive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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