Goizueta’s Business & Society Institute

🎙️Our own Professor Peter Roberts recently joined Carla Martin on the Institute for Cacao and Chocolate Research's The Chocolate Conservatory podcast discussing the specialty coffee industry including its history, economics, and opportunity to create a more equitable future.

🎧Listen to podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee/id1878720693?i=1000763428903

As the prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate students from Emory University and Georgia Tech gathered for two days in April for the inaugural Emory Climate Design Challenge, an opportunity to think boldly about ways the city could use this massive event as an impetus for sustainability (this summer and well beyond).

“Events like this help shift the narrative around climate change from discouragement to possibility by exposing participants to real, implemented solutions.” - Wendy Yu (Emory Student)

“Interdisciplinary work is extremely important for climate and waste. I really appreciated the collaborative event. Climate change is a global challenge, and it is better to work with others to find solutions.” - Justin Le (Tech Student)

A BIG thank you to Emory alums James H. Reilly and Elizabeth M. Morgan of the Reilly Family Fund for making the inaugural Challenge possible-- the event will return again in 2026-2027!

Learn more about this year's challenge on EmoryBusiness.com at https://www.emorybusiness.com/2026/05/20/creating-the-next-generation-of-climate-smart-leaders/

Emory research isn’t just for those who wear lab coats or have “PhD” behind their names.

Through the Institute's Immersive Learning Directed Study program, Clara Wasserman and other Emory University undergraduate students traveled to Honduras with Professors Peter Roberts and Robert Kazanjian to conduct a case analysis of Hospital de Ojos Fraternidad.

The research project focused on understanding how the initiative to improve access to cataracts surgeries and other ophthalmological services for local residents evolved and scaled over the past 10 years.

“We worked to understand that story, then created a timeline to discover where the inflection points that allowed the initiative to scale are,” says Wasserman.

Learn more about Clara's experience this semester at https://news.emory.edu/features/2026/05/er_whats_next_undergraduate_research_06-05-2026/index.html.

Congratulations to Team Emory University Goizueta Business School on their participation in 2025-2026 Turner MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training) Competition which included traveling to the semi-final presentation round at The Wharton School in Philadelphia last month.

Team Goizueta worked closely with WriteSea (an AI-powered career readiness platform built for higher ed and workforce development) throughout the Spring semester, culminating with a pitch on behalf of the company to investor judges at the semi-finals.

Congrats to the both the presentation team of Oseremi Adekoye, Panashe M., Sruthika Senthilkumar, Ornella Adekoye, Pragati Wagle and sourcing / diligence team members Jasia Barrett and Elizabeth Kufour for all of their hard work this academic year.

A shoutout to the team’s coach Sam Moss of GSIC efor mentoring and advising the group.

The next generation of impact investors have arrived. Let’s go.

Professors Robert Kazanjian and Peter Roberts had a wonderful spring semester working with 30 Emory University students on several immersive learning projects. One worth of two celebrations!

There were trips to Honduras with the Honduran Coffee Alliance and to Guatemala with De la Gente.

And there were five different projects tackled in a series of immersive global citizenship themed Directed Studies – with the EquallyAble Foundation, with Hospital Fraternidad, and with our own specialty coffee and Start:ME Atlanta programs.

Thank you changemaking students and partners. Cheers!

⚽ Against the backdrop of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, our friends at Cox Enterprises, Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, and Atlanta Tech Week are hosting a 3-day sustainability hackathon (June 14-17, 2026) that brings together current students (undergrad and grad) from all disciplines to tackle climate challenges.

🎟️ Winning teams receive some great prizes including tickets to a World Cup match.

💡Big ideas start with bold collaboration. Form your team, build and pitch real-world solutions and compete for unique prizes.

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.coxenterprises.com/hackathon

The largest global gathering of specialty coffee professionals took place last month in San Diego, CA at the Specialty Coffee Association's World of Coffee Expo.

Emory University Goizueta Business School specialty coffee research team of Professor Peter Roberts, Robin Garcés Marín, Shruti Nemala (BBA26), and Bryce Wurster (BBA26) were there!

Check out recap of the team's experience which included hosting Sensible Pricing Salon, delivering lecture, joining IWCA ~ International Women's Coffee Alliance annual breakfast, and more.

Join other prospective and incoming MBA students from Emory University Goizueta Business School and 50+ other programs across the world for Climate CAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business' Integrating Climate into Your MBA Virtual Learning Session on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from Noon-1:30 PM EDT.

Attendees will learn how they can build climate expertise during your MBA that will prepare you for a career that drives innovation, creates resilience, and captures new market opportunities.

Goizueta Business School is a proud Lead School ClimateCAP network member alongside other top MBA programs—the session will include opportunity to hear from Goizueta along with leaders from other schools.

Learn more and register:
https://luma.com/174m597o

Please join us in congratulating Emory University Goizueta Business School's 2026 Social Enterprise Distinguished Student Award winners Siddhi Patel (MBA26) and Bryce Wurster (BBA26).

Patel, MBA Social Enterprise Fellow, showcased her commitment to impact investing throughout her time as an MBA student at Goizueta. She served as the President of Goizueta Impact Investors helping expose more students to impact investing through treks, case competitions, and networking events.

Wurster, BBA Social Enterprise Fellow, has been actively involved in the Institute's specialty coffee programs as both a participant and special projects leader. He recently supported a coffee pricing white paper project and attended the World of Coffee Expo.

Congratulations Siddhi and Bryce. We're grateful for your changemaking leadership at Goizueta and beyond.

Our own Social Enterprise Fellow Yashonandan "Yash" Kakrania (BBA26) was recognized by Poets&Quants For Undergrads as a Best & Brightest Class of 2026 Graduate!

Congrats Yash! Thank you for your amazing leadership on so many social impact focused initiatives, clubs, and RA roles during your time at Emory University Goizueta Business School including Emory Impact Investing Group.

Check out Yash's P&Q profile: https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/students/2026-best-brightest-business-major-yashonandan-kakrania-emory-university-goizueta/