Events Archive
March 2012
Mar 6 – Wayne Balta, IBM VP of corporate environmental affairs and product safety
4:30 – 6:00 pm, Ross R2230
Sponsored by the Erb Speaker Series. Open to the University Community. Mr. Balta has global responsibility for environmental affairs, energy efficiency, chemical management and toxicology, as well as product safety and related hardware compliance functions at IBM.
Mar 6 – ELPP Lecture Speaker Todd S. Aagaard
12:10 p.m., Law School South Hall 1020
The Environmental Law & Policy Program presents Todd S. Aagaard, Associate Law Professor at Villanova University School of Law. He will discuss A Functional Approach to Risks and Uncertainties under NEPA. The talk is free and lunch will be provided. Details
Mar 5 – Erb Colloquium Brown Bag / Chris Marquis
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?
12 – 1:30PM, Ross E0550
Open to the University Community
This event is co-sponsored with the Ross Department of Management and Organizations.
The Erb Colloquium is an informal gathering, please feel free to bring your own lunch.
Chris Marquis is an Associate Professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School and is affiliated with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and Harvard University Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations. He teaches the MBA elective Social Entrepreneurship in the Business Sector and a doctoral course on Organizational Theory.
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February 2012
Feb 23 – Webinar: Private sources of funds and risk mitigation for REDD+
Starts at 11:30 AM. Topics will include: Investments in REDD+ by private equity funds, making investments and managing risks, and layering sources of capital to meet project and carbon finance needs.
REDD+ Webinar Details
Feb 20 – Erb Colloquium Brown Bag / Rashedur Chowdhury
12:00 – 1:30pm, Ross E0550
Marginalized Stakeholders in a Firm-Specific Setting: Gaining Saliency and Use of Representative Power
Rashedur Chowdhury is a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and an Erb Institute Post-doctoral candidate. His research interests include stakeholder theory, social movement theory, political sociology, postcolonial theory, resource-based view (RBV), and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Feb 16 – SNRE “Green” Gallery Exhibit and Reception
Opening reception 4 – 5 PM, Dana, First Floor Commons
“Watershed moments” is the first Art and Environment Gallery exhibit at SNRE. Invited artist/U-M graduate Leslie Sobel will discuss her work and motivations. A light reception will follow.
Feb 16 – Energy Politics and What it Means for the Climate
2pm, Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League
CICS International Security & Development Fellow Lecture with Brian Min. Much of the current debate on climate change policy has focused on whether China, India, and other developing countries should agree to caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Yet countries differ profoundly in their political systems, and politics shapes the way supply and demand for energy are mediated between citizens, industry, and other groups. Details
Feb 15 – New Series co-sponsored by Erb and Graham Institutes
5:30 to 7 p.m., Ross Colloquium
The Exploring Sustainability on Planet Blue discussion series is an intimate, monthly dialog with key thought-leaders at the University of Michigan on issues related to sustainability. This inaugural event features Roger Harrabin, BBC Environmental Analyst and Knight-Wallace Fellow at U-M, about his “Twenty Years of Environmental Reporting with the BBC.” Details.
Feb 14 – Love Each Other, Love Your Earth”: Inspiring Environmental Change through Music and Literature
8pm, RC Keene Auditorium (East Quad)
This event is part of the PitE Agents of Change, Speaker Series and features performances by Joe Reilly and Evan Chambersfree and open to the public, hosted by the U-M Program in the Environment
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