College of Business Sustainability Lecture
HP-World Wildlife Fund Climate Change Roadshow
Wednesday, Nov. 12
7-8:30 p.m.
Austin Auditorium, LaSells Stewart Center
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John Matthews
Climate change adaptation
specialist, World Wildlife Fund |
Jay Celorie
Global program manager
for supply chain energy, HP |
The HP-WWF Climate Change Roadshow is bringing individuals from across the country into the climate change debate. This College of Business Sustainability Lecture will provide a brief description of the problems presented by climate change, but will focus primarily on solutions.
John Matthews' work with the WWF centers on developing and implementing strategies for global freshwater ecosystems to adapt and build resilience to the current period of climate shifts. He will discuss the work WWF is doing around the world, with a strong emphasis on the program's freshwater adaptation projects.
Jay Celorie is a member of the Global Social and Environmental Responsibility Operations team at HP, which drives social and environmental programs and policies into the company's products and supply chain. He will discuss what HP is doing to respond to climate change, their partnership with WWF, and what corporate global citizenry means to the company.
EARTH2O: Sustainable Innovation for a Competitive Advantage
Tuesday, April 29
Noon - 1:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, Construction & Engineering Hall
Steve Emery
President and CEO, EARTH2O
Can the bottled water business be environmentally friendly and sustainable?
Join us for a presentation and in-depth discussion on sustainability practices at EARTH2O.
EARTH2O is a privately owned company that bottles natural spring water in Culver, Oregon. Steve was brought into the company in 1999 at the request of the company's financial investors to perform a financial recovery for the company. Since that date, EARTH2O has grown into the Pacific Northwest's top selling brand of spring water.
EARTH2O is an industry leader in sustainable business practices, the first water company in the United States to eliminate the unnecessary waste of cardboard in PET production and soon to become one of the largest private companies in the region that will be completely solar powered.
How Nike is Reducing Its Environmental Footprint and Incorporating Sustainability into Its Products
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Noon - 1:30 p.m., CH2M HILL Alumni Center Ballroom 110C
Lorrie Vogel
General Manager,
Considered Products, Nike, Inc.
Lorrie Vogel is general manager of the Nike's Considered team, responsible for introducing sustainable products and business models. What began at Nike in 2005 with a single shoe-the award-winning Considered Boot-has evolved into a company-wide design philosophy. Nike's Considered Design ethos embraces environmental sustainability principles without compromising product performance, benefiting athletes and the environment. Considered Design strives to reduce toxics and waste, choose environmentally preferred materials and drive sustainable product innovation. Lorrie will discuss how innovation, performance, and sustainability are interrelated. She'll share how Nike achieves a culture in which every employee understands the company's environmental footprint across its entire supply chain. Through specific examples, Lorrie will illustrate four keyareas of focus that make the greatest environmental impact: energy, water, toxics, and physical waste.
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