University hosts symposium
■ Business and community
members will gather
to discuss their impact
on the environment
By Kristy Hessman
Oregon Daily Emerald
The University will host its
fourth annual Sustainable Business
Symposium today through Sunday
with the hope of challenging busi
nesses, government and private citi
zens to understand the impact of
their daily routines on the environ
ment.
Organizers hope the free event
will create a forum for dialogue
among business members, commu
nity members and students who are
concerned with business practices
and the effects of consumption on
the environment.
Guest speakers, panel discus
sions and classes will provide ven
ues for participants to learn how to
maintain profits while working to
retain quality of life for themselves
and the earth.
Vera Kewene, a member of the
symposium’s board of directors,
said there are two main purposes for
the symposium.
“It is a forum where local busi
ness people can come together to
learn from others who have had suc
cess,” she said, “and it also provides
our students exposure to real-world
problems and issues.”
While the event is geared toward
local Eugene issues, people from all
over the state participate, Kewene
said.
Last year more than 1,000 people
attended the symposium, said
Kathy Lynn, a member of the board
r
of directors.
“A neat mix of people from all
over Oregon and a nice draw from
campus came,” she said.
A number of keynote speakers
will address a variety of issues
throughout the weekend.
“The University of Oregon is a
mecca for environmental issues,”
keynote speaker Sanford Lewis
said. “I am glad to be attending and
look forward to an exciting discus
sion.”
Lewis is an environmental attor
ney with 18 years of experience in
It is a forum where
local business people can
come together to learn
from others who have
success and it also provides
our students exposure to
real-world problems and
issues.
Vera Kewene
symposium board of
directors member
environmental law and policy, in
cluding 16 years of work on public
campaigns. His said his work
bridges community and environ
mental groups, investors, labor
unions and businesses in the effort
to find ecological sanity, fairness
and accountability.
Lewis said his Saturday evening
speech in the EMU Ballroom will
address the need for a new set of
corporate requirements to ensure a
sustainable economy.
He said his chief-focus will be on
“how emerging science and human
rights issues can be advanced with a
strengthened public right to know. ”
To illustrate his point, he said, he
will provide several examples of
corporate disinformation on the en
vironment and sustainability.
Featured keynote speaker Jen
nifer Allen will also draw on career
experience in sustainable business
research for her Friday night
speech. Allen is a sustainable busi
ness liaison for the Oregon Econom
ic and Community Development
Department. Part of her role is to
provide outreach and support to a
broad range of businesses that prac
tice sustainability, including those
in the areas of forestry, industry and
even tourism.
In her speech, Allen will discuss
what her department and others are
doing to promote sustainable busi
ness practices. Allen also expressed
positive comments concerning the
fact that a university is hosting the
symposium. “Universities have a
critical role to play as partners with
businesses and communities in
framing and answering the ques
tions that arise as we work toward
sustainability,” she said. “This sym
posium helps build that bridge. ”
The symposium was first held on
campus four years ago, when law
student Alex Tynberg felt there was
a need for students to know about
sustainable business practices. The
event has since moved from the law
school to the college of business,
and is coordinated entirely by vol
unteers and students in the business
school.
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