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Headlines initiative of sustainable enterprise and development." The purpose of the DOE pro- gram is to improve significantly the energy efficiency of new and existing commercial buildings by reducing national energy demand. Its ulti- mate goal is to have net-zero energy commercial buildings of all types up and running in the U.S. by 2025. Net-zero energy buildings generate as much energy as they consume through efficiency technologies and on-site power generation. In its own quest to achieve high energy efficiency, the Moore School will receive guidance from the Law- rence Berkeley National Labora- tory, which will lend its expertise in advanced energy technologies and building systems, improved design tools and operating practices, and high-quality indoor environments. Responsible Business Education Five MBA graduates at the George Washington School of Business in Washington, D.C., have received 10 BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 certificates in responsible man- agement (CRM), a program cre- ated by school faculty with the guidance of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Man- agement Education (PRME). The CRM is offered through the MBA program within the Institute for Corporate Responsibility. The program was launched in May 2009, partly in response to efforts by George Washington's branch of the student group Net Impact. To earn the CRM, candi- dates must complete two or more courses focused on PRME objec- tives, volunteer at least 15 hours per semester with a club or group that improves the university community, and devote 50 hours toward service learning. They also must meet a social media requirement by blog- ging about their experiences. Improving Business Education The Graduate Management Admission Council has launched a global initiative designed to upgrade the quality of management education. Anyone in the world is invited to submit three paragraphs on this topic: What one idea would improve graduate management education? The GMAC Management Education for Tomorrow (MET) Fund will award a total of $250,000 in prizes to 15 people whose ideas rise to the top, with the author of the most promising proposal taking home $50,000. The competition opened in July and closes on October 8. Entries should be submitted to the MET Fund's Ideas to Innovation (I2I) Challenge at www.gmacmetfund.org. Entries will be judged by a panel of educators and business leaders from around the world, and winners will be announced in mid-December. During phase two of the I2I Challenge, GMAC will post the winning ideas online and ask schools and other nonprofit organizations to develop ways to implement them. The Council will underwrite one or more of the best propos- als using $10 million in the MET Fund. A video on the initiative can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQoLt8L8BTc. The UN's PRME outlines six specific goals of management education: to teach students to work for an inclusive and sustain- able global economy; to incor- porate the values of global social responsibility into the curriculum; to teach responsible leadership; to conduct research with social and economic value; to work col- laboratively with business; and to facilitate dialogue among all busi- ness stakeholders. Honors for BizEd BizEd magazine has taken home several awards in three competitions whose winners were announced this summer. In the 2010 Association Media & Publishing's EXCEL Awards competition, the magazine won a