On Friday, Oct. 23, 2009–from 6pm to 9pm–Valparaiso University’s College of Business will host the mini-conference: “Leading the Future of Sustainability: An Evening with Key Sustainability Leaders“. The event is open to the public and free of charge.
Speakers will include:
- Sandra Nessing – Director of Sustainability at American Electric Power (Columbus, Ohio)
- Margie Flynn – Principal and Co-Owner of BrownFlynn (Cleveland, Ohio)*
- Keynote Speaker, Ray C. Anderson – Founder and Chairman of Interface, Inc. and touted as the “greenest CEO on Earth” by Forbes and Ernst & Young (Atlanta, Georgia)
Topics will include:
- Making the Business Case for Sustainability
- Measuring, Managing, and Reporting a Company’s Economic, Environmental, and Social Performance
- Challenges of Sustainability Reporting and Using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Sustainability Strategy Planning
The speeches will conclude with a book-signing by Ray Anderson and a formal reception presented by the Porter County Economic Development Alliance (PCEDA).
For more information about the event, click here.
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