Business, Environment and Social Responsibility Forum

Friday, 2 November 2007

Free and open to the public!


Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
One John Nolan Drive (
map)
Madison, WI 53703


We invite you to join us at this unique and timely discussion of the challenges and opportunities that lie at the intersection of business profitability, human rights and environmental ethics.






9:30 – 10:45 a.m.


“Capitalism at the Crossroads: Aligning Business, Earth and Humanity”
a lecture by Stuart L. Hart, The Johnson School of Business, Cornell University






11:00 a.m – 12:15 p.m.


“Business, Environment and Social Responsibility: Perspectives on the Triple Bottom Line”
A panel discussion featuring:


Josh Farley, Assistant Research Professor, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
Bruce Kahn, Second Vice President of Wealth Management, Smith Barney
Stephen Viederman, Past President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation


Moderated by Tom Eggert, UW-Madison School of Business


to see short biographies of the presenters, please see our website for the BESR event: http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/outreach/special/besr.htm






Event Sponsors (all at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)


The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/)
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (
http://wage.wisc.edu/)
The School of Business (
http://www.bus.wisc.edu/)
 The Center for International Business Education and Research (
http://www.bus.wisc.edu/ciber/home/home.asp)