April 20, 2009 - (ATLANTA) - Sustainability in businesses is becoming increasingly important, and Georgia State's Robinson College of Business is focusing on the subject in several ways: Robinson Professor Dan Robey is teaching and researching in the area of Green Information Technology. For what it all means, contact Robey, John B. Zellars Professor of Information Systems Department of Computer Information Systems: 404-413-7373, drobey@gsu.edu Sustainability is also top-of-mind among the faculty at the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality. In addition to recent visits to the college by Ted Turner and restaurateur George McKerrow, who spoke on restaurant sustainability, the school is working closely with the Green Foodservice Alliance. Contact Dr. Debra Cannon: 404-413-7617, hrtdfc@langate.gsu.edu Environmental sustainability is being incorporated into Robinson's graduate curriculum. The College's Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility is taking the lead with a variety of new course offerings. Contact Steven D. Olson, center director and assistant professor, the Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility: 404-413-7423, solson@gsu.edu

The largest business school in the South and part of a major research institution, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, an epicenter of business and a gateway to the world. With programs on four continents and students from 150 countries, the College is both worldwide and world class. Its part-time MBA program is ranked number five in the nation and has been in the top 10 for 13 consecutive years. The College has 200 faculty, 7,400 students and 65,000 alumni. Noted for an emphasis on educating leaders, the Robinson College and Georgia State have produced more of Georgia's top executives with graduate degrees than any other school in the nation.