The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (Center) is pleased to announce the publication of its FY2027 Strategic Plan.
Anchored in the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, the Center brings together students, faculty, companies, and entrepreneurs so business-driven solutions to sustainability challenges can take shape and thrive.
The Center is named for sustainable business visionary Ray C. Anderson (1934 — 2011), founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., who showed that business done right can be a force for good. Anderson earned an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering and an honorary Ph.D from Georgia Tech.
The plan is guided by the Center’s North Star of scaling sustainable systems that improve the human condition. To build the engine of a sustainable economy, the Center organizes its work across four pillars: Innovation, Industry Engagement, Talent, and Knowledge. Key initiatives for each of the pillars, respectively, include:
- SUSTAIN-X: turning research into business that accelerates sustainability
- Corporate Engagement: building market infrastructure through the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact
- Future Leaders: developing leaders through experiential learning
- Thought Leadership: advancing sustainable business practice through research and products
Annual priorities and long-term impact goals for each pillar keep the Center accountable for results.