Most Fortune 500 companies now have one. They manage the environmental affairs of the company, from regulatory compliance to niche opportunities. The program teaches not only how to run a business that won't harm the environment, but also to find business opportunities by helping it. One such area is marketing alternative energy sources. It's gone up 500 percent over the last year.
Wind power creates more jobs than any other type of power generation.
With 83 students out of a total college enrollment of 650, the business department is one of the largest at Green Mountain. It also has more international students than any other program at the college. Altin Alimehmeti is a senior from Albania majoring in economics and political science. He came to Green Mountain after completing an associate's degree in print media at Pima Community College in Arizona. When I leave college in May, I won't just be walking away with a bachelor's, but with an awareness of what needs the environment has.