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  <title><![CDATA[Making the Business Case for Sustainability: Students Pitch Carbon- and Cost-Saving Measures in the 2021 Carbon Reduction Challenge]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>In Georgia Tech&rsquo;s 2021 Carbon Reduction Challenge, organized by the&nbsp;<a href="https://globalchange.gatech.edu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Global Change Program</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-initiatives/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business</a>&nbsp;at the Scheller College of Business, students stepped up to propose ways to reduce carbon emissions&nbsp;<em>and&nbsp;</em>costs at major organizations. Summer 2021 marked the fifth year of the Challenge, which supports students in becoming sustainability ambassadors at their places of work. The Challenge is co-directed by <a href="https://eas.gatech.edu/people/cobb-dr-kim">Kim Cobb</a>, Georgia Power Chair and ADVANCE professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecrawford1">Emily Crawford,</a> a student in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shared the second place ($1.000) award for&nbsp;work focused on transitioning from outsourcing composting to an in-house composting system. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariia-yehorova-485151130">Dariia Yehorova</a>, a graduate student in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, won honorable mention.&nbsp;</p>
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