Sustainability speakers coming to UF
"Sustainability" may be the biggest hot word in IFAS culture these days--but have you ever felt just a little foggy on what that word means in practical terms?
Sustainability experts Hunter Lovins and Bob Willard are coming to the University of Florida Sept. 10 to give keynote talks and to serve on a panel to discuss applying the principles of sustainability to business.
The panel discussion will take place at 6 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom, hosted by the UF Office of Sustainability, the Warrington College of Business Administration, the Council for Sustainable Florida and ACCENT. This event is free and open to the public.
Lovins, co-author of "Natural Capitalism" and president of Natural Capitalism Solutions, has lectured extensively in more than 15 countries. Currently a professor of business at Presidio School of Management, she has served on the governing boards of one government, several businesses and a dozen nonprofits.
Lovins served on the State of the World Forum’s Commission on Globalization and was one of four people from North America named to serve as a delegate to the United Nations Prep Conference for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Willard, author of “The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line” and “The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in” is a leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. Willard applies business and leadership development experience from his 34-year career at IBM Canada to engage the business community in employing the practices of sustainability.
In addition to the speakers and panel discussion, an academic showcase will highlight UF departments’ course offerings, programs of study, research, extension work and opportunities for involvement in sustainability. UF student groups will also share their efforts and opportunities for involvement.
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L. Hunter Lovins, co-author of "Natural Capitalism" and president of Natural Capitalism Solutions, will be speaking with Bob Willard, author of "The Sustainability Advantage," Sept. 10 and 11 at the Reitz Union.
