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Upcoming Events
February
24, 2004
Jeffrey Hollender — President and CEO, Seventh
Generation
“Corporate Social Responsibility – Understanding it, Doing
it!”
Jeffrey Hollender is President and CEO of the Vermont-based Seventh Generation, the leading brand of natural household products in the United States. A frequent commentator on corporate responsibility, he has appeared before such varied groups as the Harvard Environmental Forum, the World Resources Institute Sustainable Enterprise Summit, Nike's Apparel Group, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste Conference, the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Growth, and the Businesses for Social Responsibility national conference.
Hollender is a member and former Director of the Social Venture Network, a group of socially conscious business executives. He co-founded and was a Director of Community Capital Bank, a New York financial institution that invests in affordable housing and community development. He was also an Advisor to The Council on Economic Priorities' best-selling guidebook, “Shopping for a Better World.” Hollender served as President of The Rainforest Foundation USA from 1992 to 1996, an organization created to protect the rainforest and the human rights of its indigenous peoples. Currently, Hollender serves on the Board of Directors of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, the Board of Directors of The Green Guide Institute, and the Advisory Board of the Chlorine Free Products Association.
He is the author of the best-selling “How to Make the World a Better Place: A Guide for Doing Good,” and “What Matters Most - How a small group of pioneers are teaching social responsibility to big business - and why big business is listening.”
From his experience as CEO of Seventh Generation, Hollender will outline a program for developing a values-based and sustainable business. He will also discuss lessons learned while researching his new book and talking to large businesses that are becoming responsible (e.g., Intel, Nike, Chiquita, Shell Oil, Microsoft).
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/
7:30am - 8:00am: Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am: Speaker presentation
9:00am - 10:00am: Optional facilitated discussion with Mr. Hollender
Stanford Faculty Club
Stanford University
439 Lagunita Dr., Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4325
For a map or directions, see: http://www.stanford.edu/group/sufc/info/maps.html
Cost:
Through 2/13/04 $32
2/14/03 – 2/23/04 $38
At the door $45
Students (with ID) $20
Phone/email registration: Contact Samantha Schoenfeld at 650-328-7756 x616 or sschoenfeld@globalcommunity.org.
February 23-24, 2004
"Profit with Meaning" Online Conference (FGC Partner Program)
A Global Online Conference Presented by IONS Wisdom
Business Network
••• Igniting Purpose and Meaning for a Better Bottom
Line •••
Register NOW at: http://www.icohere.com/wbn2004/
Presenters include:
• John Byrne, Editor-In-Chief, Fast Company Magazine - "Purpose
& Meaning, The New Competitive Imperative"
• Patricia Aburdene, Author, Megatrends Series Books - "Rise
of Values in the Grass-roots Corporate Ranks"
• Frank Lampe, Founding Editorial Director, LOHAS Journal
- "Best Opportunities in the $227B Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability
Market"
Learn and interact with leading business visionaries and corporate innovators.
Network with hundreds of like-minded professionals from around the world
who share your passion to build companies with purpose and meaning without
sacrificing bottom-line results. Discover new and inspiring ways to bring
these values home; into your job, into your company and into your business
community.
Experience this two-day ON-LINE conference through our unique, powerful,
and EASY TO USE interface. No download or special software is required
and no travel hassles or expenses to deal with. Participate according
to YOUR schedule, via your computer from anywhere in the world, during
the live event and for months afterward.
Register now and get an Early Bird Discount! If you register before February
10th, your cost is only $129 ($149 after Feb. 10th). Attendance is limited
and we encourage you to register today. To learn more and take advantage
of the Early Bird Discount, go to: http://www.icohere.com/wbn2004/.