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Headlines Business Education for Underserved Women Ten thousand women from developing and emerging markets will receive busi- ness and management education through a new initiative from New York-based Goldman Sachs Group and academic partners in the U.S., Europe, and emerging nations. The global initiative known as 10,000 Women was launched in March. The 10,000 Women initia- tive was inspired by research from Goldman Sachs that showed how economies and societies benefit when more women are in the workforce. Goldman Sachs will commit $100 million to this venture over the next five years. The people of Goldman Sachs also will contribute their time and expertise through classroom instruction and mentoring. The initial academic partners in 10,000 Women include these U.S. schools: Brown Univer- sity; Columbia Business School; Harvard Business School; Stanford Graduate School of Business; Thunderbird School of Global Management; the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan; and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Par- ticipating schools from outside the U.S. are: American University of Afghanistan; American University in Cairo; Indian School of Business; Pan-African University, Nigeria; the School of Finance and Banking, Rwanda; United States International University, Kenya; University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, South Africa; Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United 8 BizEd JULY/AUGUST 2008 Kingdom; and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In coming months, Goldman Sachs also will announce additional 10,000 Women program partnerships that will provide more business and management education for disadvan- taged women in the United States. The 10,000 Women initiative will use a variety of ways to provide busi- ness education. For instance, schools will work together to establish or Haas Funds Sustainable Initiatives A new program at the University of California, Berkeley, will have direct impact on the lives of peo- ple around the globe. The Sus- tainable Products and Solutions Program was created in late 2007 to provide funding for students and faculty who want to conduct research and create projects that will help the world's people live more sustainable lives. Based at the Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, the program was created in partnership with the College of Chemistry and endowed with a $10 million, five-year gift from the Dow Chemical Com- pany Foundation. Last spring, 23 projects were chosen to receive fund- ing that ranged from $4,000 to $135,000. Proposals were required to be interdisciplin- ary, to account for all aspects of the life cycle of a product or solution, and to help solve global sustainability challenges. Winning projects include cost-effective water purifica- expand certificate programs ranging from five weeks to six months that could include courses in marketing, accounting, market research, business plan writing, strategic planning, fund- ing, and e-commerce. There also will be a strong focus on developing curri- cula, creating local case study models, and "training the trainers" to improve the level of faculty training and exper- tise. More detailed information can be found at 10000women.org. tion and hygiene technologies; a distribution system for mak- ing efficient cook stoves available in China, Senegal, and Darfur; and plans for creating sustainable packaging and renewable fuels. A new course in spring 2009 will be structured around the fellow- ship program. More information is online at www.haas.berkeley.edu/ responsiblebusiness/SPSProgram Projects.htm.