Attend AACSB International's First Annual Sustainability Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah
aacsb.edu/conferences - June 27, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Tampa, Fla. - The following is a media advisory from The First Annual Sustainability Conference of the AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y
Attend AACSB International’s First Annual Sustainability Conference in
Salt Lake City, Utah
Attention:
Business, Education and Environment Editors and Reporters.
What:
The First Annual Sustainability Conference of the AACSB International –
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Business schools lay at the root of the movement toward sustainable and ethical business. By teaching the fundamentals of corporate social responsibility and developing a new generation of ethical leaders, we can support the growth into a thriving, sustainable society.
Influential thinkers, expert researchers and public leaders will shed light on successful strategies and tactics of educators and corporations concerned with building a better world. If you are ready to shape the future of business, don’t miss this vital conversation.
Visit www.aacsb.edu/conferences for the latest information.
Who:
Deans, associate deans, faculty, department chairs and global corporate executives.
When:
Wednesday, July 30 – Thursday, July 31
Where:
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
255 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Media Credentials:
For conference information, or to arrange for an interview with a management education expert, please contact Amy Ponzillo in advance.
Contact:
Amy Ponzillo, Public Relations Coordinator
AACSB International
Phone: 813-367-5207
Cell: 813-263-3033
E-mail:
CONFERENCE AND
SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
Wednesday, July 30
Plenary I: Foundations and Framework - Making
Sustainability Sustainable
Fred Cohen
Consultant & former Advisory Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Cohen will highlight the sustainability reporting challenges for leading global corporations and not-for-profit organizations – and will discuss core elements of the corporate performance management and COSO risk management frameworks as foundations for sustainability reporting.
Plenary II: Shaping the New Rules of Competition
Sheila Bonini
Consultant
McKinsey & Company
With significant experience advising clients on the impact of social and regulatory issues - including corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and stakeholder management -Bonini will explore the results of the 2007 McKinsey survey of CEOs participating in the UN Global Compact.
Thursday, July 31
Plenary III: Reflecting Trust and Accountability in
Citizenship Reporting
Frank Mantero
Director, Corporate Citizenship Programs
GE Corporation
The 2007 GE Citizenship Report was recently named by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as one of the world's five most open and honest reports among the 2,500 reviewed. Mantero will guide the audience through GE's reporting process, how it is integrated with its citizenship strategy and policy development, and how the results are applied to subsequent reporting.
Plenary IV: Why the Corporate Crime Epidemic
Continues and How to Cure It
Neil Weinberg
Senior Editor
Forbes Magazine
Weinberg will draw on his fifteen years of award-winning reporting, and his book Stolen Without A Gun, to describe the pressures and rationalizations that drive ordinary workers to commit white-collar crimes, and how ethics education initiatives and financial incentives are more effective tools in combating white-collar crime.
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