Tentative Program Schedule
| Sustainable Business: Practices in Support of People, Profits and Principles | ||
| Monday, July 12, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Jon Erickson | Introduction to Course & Ecological Economics |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Bob Costanza | Leadership Luncheon |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Jon Erickson & Bruce Piasecki |
Sustainable Scale, Efficient Allocation, and Fair Distribution |
| 3:30 - 5:30 | Bruce Piasecki | Better Products, Better World: Choosing Innovation in a Swift and Severe Century |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Melinda Moulton Bruce Piasecki Will Raap Ellen Kahler |
Dinner and CEO Panel: Creating a Model for Sustainability |
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Jon Erickson | Discuss class projects and prepare for site visits |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Janice Shade | Establishing a Trusted, Sustainable Brand |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Donald R. Droppo | Leadership Luncheon - Packaging Your Brand, Sustainably |
| 1:30 - 5:30 | Site Visits to Ben & Jerry's, NRG Systems, Gardener's Supply, Earth Turbines, and others | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Donald R. Droppo Paul Comey Rebecca Towne & Dotti Schnure |
Dinner and Leadership Panel: Greening Your Supply Chain, Operations, and Bottom Line |
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Karel Samsom | Opportunities in Sustainable Venturing: Entrepreneurship at the Intersection of Economy and Ecology |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Domenico Grasso | Leadership Luncheon |
| 1:30 - 5:00 | Marti Woodman | Corporate Sustainability Reporting & Accounting |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Brendan LeBlanc Daniel Dias Greg Strong Jen Jenkins |
Dinner and Leadership Panel: Measuring Your Impact |
| Thursday, July 15, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 - 12:00 | David Jones | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Patricia C. Heffernan | Leadership Luncheon |
| 1:30 - 3:30 | David Jones & Michael Dupee |
Creating a Workforce Management Strategy through Socially Responsible Business Practices |
| 3:30 - 6:00 | Project work in teams | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Alan Newman (tentative) David Blittersdorf Beth Sachs Don Mayer Kevin Harper |
Dinner and CEO Panel: Visionary Leadership for Sustainability |
| Friday, July 16, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Dave Rapaport & Chris Miller | Site visit to Seventh Generation and LEED Certified Lake & College Street Building |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Jon Erickson | Review of Week & Project work within teams |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Gregor Barnum & Michael Dupee | The Transformation Luncheon |
| 1:30 - 4:00 | Gregor Barnum & Michael Dupee | Moved to Action |
| Friday, July 30, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Jon Erickson | Project presentations for companies |