University consortium on sustainability index design (corporate sponsor: Wal-Mart)

• Multi-year project to define an industry standard sustainability index; Duke developing sustainability measures for “People and Communities”
• Participants include Lincoln Pratson (Nicholas School of the Environment), Gary Gereffi (Center for Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness), Kathleen Lawlor (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions)

Climate policy and business implications (corporate sponsor: Bank of America)

• Workshop series on “Taking the Leap to the New Low-Carbon Economy”
• Participants include Tim Profeta (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions), Richard Newell (Nicholas School of the Environment), Nicole St. Clair Knoblock (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions)

Environmental Competitiveness

• Research initiative to examine industry competitiveness in a natural resource-constrained global economy
• Participants include Nicole St. Clair Knoblock (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions), Gary Gereffi (Center for Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness)

Water Neutrality

• Research initiative to explore methods and strategic dimensions of corporate water management practices
• Participants include Peter McCornick and Randy Benn (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions)