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The Sustainability Imperative
While policy leaders continue to debate terms such as “global warming” publicly, the drive to become more sustainable has quietly become a seemingly unstoppable trend across industries as companies increasingly embrace the notion of being “purpose-driven.” How is research about human and investor behavior and potentially transformative technical and infrastructure innovations for sustainability informing these discussions? And how are companies embracing sustainability both to drive their businesses’ financial success and as a way to engage their customers, policy leaders, and the broader public?Panel: Ashley Patterson Beaty (CGS’04, COM’05, COM’07), Principal, Ardeidae Group LLC; Deborah H. Caplan (ENG'90), Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services, NextEra Energy, Inc.; Stephen Franco (Questrom'94, CAS'94), Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for the Chief Investment Office, Bank of America; Wendy Nystrom (GRS’96, CAS’96), Environmental Risk Management Expert.Moderator: Caroline Flammer, Associate Professor and Dean’s Research Scholar, Boston University Questrom School of Business
When | 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm on Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
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