Reimagining Business for Society

Business & Society

Meaningful Change Requires Meaningful Action

We believe that business and society working collectively can deliver a prosperous and sustainable world, and we act on that belief. Through cutting-edge research, innovative programming, and principled leadership, Goizueta's Business & Society Institute addresses complex challenges confronting people and the planet.

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    Addressing Complex Challenges for People and Planet

    Business & Society Institute

    At The Roberto C. Goizueta Business & Society Institute, we address complex challenges confronting people and the planet through academic discovery and purposeful action. Our research insights are applied to teaching and programmatic work on critical topics that only businesses and society can address together, including inequality and climate change.
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    Our Programs

    • Microbusiness Development

      Our Start:ME Accelerator program provides the most promising micro-entrepreneurs in marginalized metro Atlanta communities business training, mentorship support, and early-stage financing needed to develop their businesses.
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      Specialty Coffee Markets

      Our Grounds for Empowerment program provides women specialty coffee farmers in Latin America the market connections, business know-how, and small seed grant investments to enable them to reach their full economic potential.
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      Next Generation Leaders

      Our Social Enterprise Student Fellows Program provides students with access to the necessary hands-on education, exposure, and experiences to develop their capabilities as next-generation social sector leaders.

      • Building Community

        Small businesses accelerated by Start:ME since 2013

      • Building Knowledge

        Students enrolled annually in social impact courses

      • Developing New Talent

        Social Enterprise Fellows graduates since 2014

        Degrees of Possibility

        With an impressive suite of degree and non-degree programs tailored to pique student interests and meet their needs for professional and personal growth, Goizueta Business School delivers academic offerings with a profoundly personal and highly transformational experience.
        Degree Programs
        Non-Degree Programs

        Goizueta Expertise

        • Taking on Super Polluters

          New insights into a persistent problem—how to curb carbon emissions from top-polluting power plants around the world.
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        • Black vs African American

          What’s in a name? The hidden historical ideologies embedded in the Black and African American racial labels
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        • Competing on Social Purpose

          Consumers increasingly expect brands to have a social purpose beyond mere functional benefits.
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