Andy Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, hopes to shift people’s opinions on how both business and academia can be a force for positive social change. (Photo courtesy of Andy Hoffman)
Andy Hoffman is in the business of change.
While his research as the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise examines how businesses look at the environment, he hopes to shift people’s opinions on how both business and academia can be a force for positive social change.
“Is publishing in top academic journals having any impact beyond the academy? My fear is that it’s not,” he said.
Hoffman always had an interest in the environment. His first job out of college was with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, however he wasn’t happy. He applied and was accepted to graduate school but he still felt incomplete.
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