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ARCHIVED WEBINAR :: Sustainability, Ethics, and Business Performance
Featured Presenter:
Jeffrey Hollender, Co-founder and Executive Chairperson of Burlington, VT-based Seventh Generation, a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainable business practices and committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home. Jeffrey frequently addresses social and environmental responsibility at regional, national and international venues, and is often asked by other companies to consult on sustainability.
His blog, Inspired Protagonist, is a closely-followed resource and guide for spotlighting socially responsible business practices and principles on the global stage. Jeffrey is the author of several books, including The Responsibility Revolution (forthcoming March 2010). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Greenpeace Fund; the Environmental Health Fund; Verite; the Advisory Board of Healthy Child Healthy World; and is a member of the Resource Education Foundation of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. He is also on the board of Alloy Inc., a publicly traded company.
Host:
Theodore W. Nunez, Ph.D.
Director, Ethics & Corporate Compliance, Kaplan EduNeering
Summary:
Increasingly, today’s business leaders are recognizing the tangible benefits of adopting a sustainability agenda for their organization. Defined widely, sustainability is a holistic, systems-based approach to living well today by employing business practices that enable future generations to live better tomorrow. It incorporates social, economic, environmental and ethical factors into an organization’s strategic decision-making.
Conducted in an interview format, this webinar explores different understandings of corporate sustainability while making the business case for sustainable practices during a time of tight budgets and cutbacks. The key principles informing a “sustainability mindset” are illustrated with case studies, and key trends and developments related to sustainable business are discussed. We also will introduce the newly formed Sustainability Institute co-sponsored by Kaplan EduNeering and Seventh Generation.