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This conference is being hosted by
The George Washington University and its Department of Strategic Management
and Public Policy and Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental
Sustainability Program.
The George Washington University (GW): GW is working to fill in the missing
pieces in the areas of sustainability and climate
change. For
information about the many environmental activities at the University,
visit the Sustainability
page.
Department of Strategic
Management and Public Policy (SMPP): The Department offers many environmental
courses, several of which form the core of the environmental policy and
management masters degree fields in the MBA, MPP, and MPA programs.
SMPP has been recognized for its top green business programs for several
years in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes
report. This report measures the extent to which business
schools prepare their students for the reality of tomorrow's markets,
equipping them with an understanding of the social, environmental, and
economic perspectives required for business success in a competitive
global economy.
Institute for Corporate
Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program
(ESP):
This program studies,
advances, and critiques the integration of environmental issues and
responses into the social and economic policies and practices of
international and domestic businesses, governments, and non-profit
organizations, through research, teaching, and service. ESP
encourages and coordinates GW School of Business academic, peer-reviewed
(including sponsored) research, which is focuses primarily on
environmental sustainability issues of business organizations and their
stakeholders. Other scholarly and practitioner-related research
includes books, invited chapters, presentations, case studies, and
reports. Current research topics include: environmental
entrepreneurship; integration of corporate and community sustainability
planning; ENGO involvement in environmental management systems and policy;
voluntary environmental program performance; the role of information in
sustainability policies and programs; tourism-related stakeholder
management; and sustainable energy, including climate change policy and
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