About the Conference
The goal of this conference is to stimulate thinking and discussion about the relationship between economic activity and environmental impacts.
A particular focus will be on investment: Can socially motivated investments lead to changes in the overall quality and direction of economic activity? How can investments help reduce resource extraction and consumption, promoting a sustainable future?
Guest Speakers
The guest speakers are thought leaders from government, academia, and the non-profit and for-profit sectors.
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Topics to be Discussed
- Social, economic, and environmental justice
- Pathways toward sustainable agriculture and clean energy
- Links between investments, growth, and environmental sustainability
- Effects of ownership structures on growth and the environment
- Developing a sharing economy
- The power of socially responsible investing
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives
- How to define, reach, and maintain a practical and sustainable economic scale
Breakout Sessions
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Feminist and Ecological Economics
(Julie Nelson)
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Is Capitalism sustainable? If not, what is the alternative?
(John Gowdy)
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Socially Responsible Investing
(Sonia Kowal)
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Steady State Economics
(Brian Czech)
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Climate, Business Climate, and Developing Prosperous Communities in New England
(Greg Gerritt)
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How can we reduce our population to achieve real sustainability?
(Mike Hanauer)
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Enough-ness
(Caroline Howe, Zak Accuardi)
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Climate Change
(Emmanuel Vincent)
Schedule
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9:00am
Registration and coffee
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9:30am
Opening Remarks
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9:45am
Investment Too is Spending: No Escaping the Trophics of Money
Brian Czech
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10:30am
Responsible Investing: Pragmatic Strategies to Decrease the Environmental Impact of Large Companies
Sonia Kowal
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11:15am
Break
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11:30am
Breakout Sessions
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12:30pm
Lunch
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1:45pm
Sustainability Policy: Beyond Economic Drivers
John Gowdy
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2:30pm
Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution
Marjorie Kelly
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3:15pm
Break
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3:30pm
Panel Discussion, Moderated By:
James Gifford
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4:45pm
Closing remarks
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