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  • 1.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 00:40

     


    Hello SIM and ONE members,


    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 


    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 


    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 


    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.


    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 



    Possible objections to my suggestion:


    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.


    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 


    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.


    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.


    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.


    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).


    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.


    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.


    Best,


    Aseem



    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

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  • 2.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 05:54

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra



    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA
    Associate Professor o f Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development

    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
     Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference
    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016
    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership






    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

     


    Hello SIM and ONE members,


    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 


    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 


    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 


    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.


    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 



    Possible objections to my suggestion:


    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.


    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 


    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.


    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.


    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.


    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).


    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.


    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.


    Best,


    Aseem



    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

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  • 3.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 08:16

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

    _______________________________________________________________________

    Visit the SIM Division website at: http://sim.aomonline.org _______________________________________________________________________

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    _______________________________________________________________________

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  • 4.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 12:29

    Hi everyone,


    Thanks for this initiative! I wanted to write to inform you that, as part of the ONE Greening Team, we have been discussing how we can bring this type of change about. On a more micro level, have developed a checklist for all attendees, which includes details about offsetting. We are hoping to get AOM's support to roll that our more broadly. On a bigger scale, we have been discussing how we can offset the carbon impact of the conference and / or air travel. Our initial conclusion was to try getting the ONE division to offset some or all of its carbon impact as soon as possible, perhaps by looking for sponsors. If we can get data on AOM attendees' home universities, we could quite quickly estimate the total footprint. If this is something that members of the SIM community are interested in exploring, then I would love to connect to join forces. I personally would also be interested in joining any other initiatives related to this endeavour. Please contact me at: spek@uvic.ca.


    All the best,

    Simon


    Simon Pek

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Organization Theory

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | University of Victoria

    spek@uvic.ca | 250-472-5349

    The world looks different from here.
     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Jeffrey, Scott <0000005c764d771e-dmarc-request@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:15 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

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  • 5.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 14:49
    Aseem and all, 

    I strongly agree with and support Aseem's suggestion, and feel that he has done a nice job of articulating the objections and responses to the Academy encouraging AOM attendees to offset their air travel.  ALL institutions in society need to make significant changes in order to successfully address the crisis of climate change, especially organizations associated with education.

    Having been on the SIM and ONE greening teams in the past, and having worked with AOM staff to get offsets mentioned and encouraged in the program in 2009 (when the theme was Green Management Matters), I know that this is difficult, but possible on a short term basis.  The challenge is turning it into a long term policy.  To accomplish this, there needs to be both willingness from the AOM staff AND a policy commitment from the Board of Governors (BOG).

    I agree that SIM and ONE are well suited to take leadership on this, and think that there are other divisions and interest groups that would likely be willing to support a request for such a policy at this time: CMS, PNP, MED and ODC all come to mind.

    My suggestion (and request) would be that SIM and ONE leadership appoint a task force made up of members of both divisions. The task force should communicate with AOM staff and outside organizations to get a good sense of the technical issues involved in offering carbon offsets as part of the registration process in developing a policy request to the BOG. Then this policy should be approved by SIM and ONE leadership and communicated to other divisions to get their support in order to try to put together a significant request that the BOG has a difficult time ignoring or rejecting.  I think this could feasibly be accomplished in order to get it before the BOG at the annual meeting.

    One final comment is that this may be a good year to propose such a policy, given the upcoming specialized conference on Responsible Leadership in Emerging Economies, as well as several past themes (e.g., Improving Lives).  My sense -- which may be wrong -- is that the Academy leadership is much more open to adopting a policy encouraging (and perhaps eventually requiring) carbon offsets than it was  a decade ago.

    I would be glad to help in this effort.

    Gordon Rands
    Professor of Management
    Western Illinois University
    Macomb, IL 61455
    USA

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:39 AM Simon Pek <spek@uvic.ca> wrote:

    Hi everyone,


    Thanks for this initiative! I wanted to write to inform you that, as part of the ONE Greening Team, we have been discussing how we can bring this type of change about. On a more micro level, have developed a checklist for all attendees, which includes details about offsetting. We are hoping to get AOM's support to roll that our more broadly. On a bigger scale, we have been discussing how we can offset the carbon impact of the conference and / or air travel. Our initial conclusion was to try getting the ONE division to offset some or all of its carbon impact as soon as possible, perhaps by looking for sponsors. If we can get data on AOM attendees' home universities, we could quite quickly estimate the total footprint. If this is something that members of the SIM community are interested in exploring, then I would love to connect to join forces. I personally would also be interested in joining any other initiatives related to this endeavour. Please contact me at: spek@uvic.ca.


    All the best,

    Simon


    Simon Pek

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Organization Theory

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | University of Victoria

    spek@uvic.ca | 250-472-5349

    The world looks different from here.
     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Jeffrey, Scott <0000005c764d771e-dmarc-request@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:15 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

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  • 6.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-18-2019 15:41
    Hello friends I know and friends I have yet to make

    This is an important discussion. Thanks everyone for their work on this. 
    Carbon literacy at business schools could make an interesting diffusion study.

    While I think carbon offsets are reasonable first step, I think we should next look further down the next decade
    into how we can have large scale virtual meetings so that we are travelling less. 

    Here are two results from Google on "Moving electrons instead of people." The older one is from 1994!

    2000
    Working Papers from the Conference ... We need to move electrons instead of people, and allow people to get work done where they are and not require them to ...

    Natalia Marshall - 2007 - ‎Business & Economics
    MOVE ELECTRONS, NOT PEOPLE Telecommuting Travel to attend meetings and conferences is expensive, time consuming and often unpleasant. Modern ...
    I admit that I would miss being with you in person and the random walk thru the conference that
    sometimes leads to meeting great people and having great new ideas.
    I won't miss long line-ups at airport security.

    Happy March Equinox!
    David 

    -- 
    David Deephouse

    Eldon Foote Professor of Int'l Business/Law 
    Dept. of Strategic Management & Organization, University of Alberta

    Associate Dean, Alberta School of Business PhD. Program

    Associate Dean, Research

    International Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation

    Google Scholar Page

    Alberta School of Business, Room 3-23
    University of Alberta
    Edmonton, AB T6G 2R6 Canada
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    Amiskwacîwâskahikan
    Treaty 6 Territory

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 1:15 PM Rands, Gordon <gp-rands@wiu.edu> wrote:
    Aseem and all, 

    I strongly agree with and support Aseem's suggestion, and feel that he has done a nice job of articulating the objections and responses to the Academy encouraging AOM attendees to offset their air travel.  ALL institutions in society need to make significant changes in order to successfully address the crisis of climate change, especially organizations associated with education.

    Having been on the SIM and ONE greening teams in the past, and having worked with AOM staff to get offsets mentioned and encouraged in the program in 2009 (when the theme was Green Management Matters), I know that this is difficult, but possible on a short term basis.  The challenge is turning it into a long term policy.  To accomplish this, there needs to be both willingness from the AOM staff AND a policy commitment from the Board of Governors (BOG).

    I agree that SIM and ONE are well suited to take leadership on this, and think that there are other divisions and interest groups that would likely be willing to support a request for such a policy at this time: CMS, PNP, MED and ODC all come to mind.

    My suggestion (and request) would be that SIM and ONE leadership appoint a task force made up of members of both divisions. The task force should communicate with AOM staff and outside organizations to get a good sense of the technical issues involved in offering carbon offsets as part of the registration process in developing a policy request to the BOG. Then this policy should be approved by SIM and ONE leadership and communicated to other divisions to get their support in order to try to put together a significant request that the BOG has a difficult time ignoring or rejecting.  I think this could feasibly be accomplished in order to get it before the BOG at the annual meeting.

    One final comment is that this may be a good year to propose such a policy, given the upcoming specialized conference on Responsible Leadership in Emerging Economies, as well as several past themes (e.g., Improving Lives).  My sense -- which may be wrong -- is that the Academy leadership is much more open to adopting a policy encouraging (and perhaps eventually requiring) carbon offsets than it was  a decade ago.

    I would be glad to help in this effort.

    Gordon Rands
    Professor of Management
    Western Illinois University
    Macomb, IL 61455
    USA

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:39 AM Simon Pek <spek@uvic.ca> wrote:

    Hi everyone,


    Thanks for this initiative! I wanted to write to inform you that, as part of the ONE Greening Team, we have been discussing how we can bring this type of change about. On a more micro level, have developed a checklist for all attendees, which includes details about offsetting. We are hoping to get AOM's support to roll that our more broadly. On a bigger scale, we have been discussing how we can offset the carbon impact of the conference and / or air travel. Our initial conclusion was to try getting the ONE division to offset some or all of its carbon impact as soon as possible, perhaps by looking for sponsors. If we can get data on AOM attendees' home universities, we could quite quickly estimate the total footprint. If this is something that members of the SIM community are interested in exploring, then I would love to connect to join forces. I personally would also be interested in joining any other initiatives related to this endeavour. Please contact me at: spek@uvic.ca.


    All the best,

    Simon


    Simon Pek

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Organization Theory

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | University of Victoria

    spek@uvic.ca | 250-472-5349

    The world looks different from here.
     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Jeffrey, Scott <0000005c764d771e-dmarc-request@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:15 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

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  • 7.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 03-19-2019 03:44

    This is a fantastic initiative. I am happy to volunteer. In my previous career I was working as project based carbon credit originators. I still have friends in that industry. Hence, if there is any task force which wants to take this idea forward, I would be happy to be part of it to bring my offset origination experience on the table.


    Agreed that offsets are not the ideal solution, but as some of you already mentioned, in the short term can be a good strategy. In project based offsetting it is possible to know exactly to which emission reduction project your money goes. We can create an AOM specific list of eligible project types (e..g, allowing credits from wind and solar projects and making credits from large hydro power plants ineligible) to chooses from.


    Looking forward to keep this discussion forward towards a more concrete outcome. I can be reached at arijit.paul@uni-graz.at.


    Yours sincerely

    Arijit


    Arijit Paul

    Post-doctoral researcher

    Institute of Systems Sciences Innovation and Sustainability Research

    University of Graz


    om: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Rands, Gordon <gp-rands@WIU.EDU>

    Sent: 18 March 2019 19:48
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     
    Aseem and all, 

    I strongly agree with and support Aseem's suggestion, and feel that he has done a nice job of articulating the objections and responses to the Academy encouraging AOM attendees to offset their air travel.  ALL institutions in society need to make significant changes in order to successfully address the crisis of climate change, especially organizations associated with education.

    Having been on the SIM and ONE greening teams in the past, and having worked with AOM staff to get offsets mentioned and encouraged in the program in 2009 (when the theme was Green Management Matters), I know that this is difficult, but possible on a short term basis.  The challenge is turning it into a long term policy.  To accomplish this, there needs to be both willingness from the AOM staff AND a policy commitment from the Board of Governors (BOG).

    I agree that SIM and ONE are well suited to take leadership on this, and think that there are other divisions and interest groups that would likely be willing to support a request for such a policy at this time: CMS, PNP, MED and ODC all come to mind.

    My suggestion (and request) would be that SIM and ONE leadership appoint a task force made up of members of both divisions. The task force should communicate with AOM staff and outside organizations to get a good sense of the technical issues involved in offering carbon offsets as part of the registration process in developing a policy request to the BOG. Then this policy should be approved by SIM and ONE leadership and communicated to other divisions to get their support in order to try to put together a significant request that the BOG has a difficult time ignoring or rejecting.  I think this could feasibly be accomplished in order to get it before the BOG at the annual meeting.

    One final comment is that this may be a good year to propose such a policy, given the upcoming specialized conference on Responsible Leadership in Emerging Economies, as well as several past themes (e.g., Improving Lives).  My sense -- which may be wrong -- is that the Academy leadership is much more open to adopting a policy encouraging (and perhaps eventually requiring) carbon offsets than it was  a decade ago.

    I would be glad to help in this effort.

    Gordon Rands
    Professor of Management
    Western Illinois University
    Macomb, IL 61455
    USA

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:39 AM Simon Pek <spek@uvic.ca> wrote:

    Hi everyone,


    Thanks for this initiative! I wanted to write to inform you that, as part of the ONE Greening Team, we have been discussing how we can bring this type of change about. On a more micro level, have developed a checklist for all attendees, which includes details about offsetting. We are hoping to get AOM's support to roll that our more broadly. On a bigger scale, we have been discussing how we can offset the carbon impact of the conference and / or air travel. Our initial conclusion was to try getting the ONE division to offset some or all of its carbon impact as soon as possible, perhaps by looking for sponsors. If we can get data on AOM attendees' home universities, we could quite quickly estimate the total footprint. If this is something that members of the SIM community are interested in exploring, then I would love to connect to join forces. I personally would also be interested in joining any other initiatives related to this endeavour. Please contact me at: spek@uvic.ca.


    All the best,

    Simon


    Simon Pek

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Organization Theory

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | University of Victoria

    spek@uvic.ca | 250-472-5349

    The world looks different from here.
     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Jeffrey, Scott <0000005c764d771e-dmarc-request@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:15 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

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  • 8.  AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

    Posted 04-03-2019 09:37
    Dear SIM and ONE communities,

    Thank you for this worthwhile discussion. Please know that the SIM Governance Committee is considering all of these comments.  We will be engaging with members of the AOM Board of Governors to follow-up on this initiative, and we will be circling back to you and the ONE membership as we gather more information regarding this very important issue.   


    David Wasieleski
    SIM Division Chair 2019

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 3:16 PM Rands, Gordon <gp-rands@wiu.edu> wrote:
    Aseem and all, 

    I strongly agree with and support Aseem's suggestion, and feel that he has done a nice job of articulating the objections and responses to the Academy encouraging AOM attendees to offset their air travel.  ALL institutions in society need to make significant changes in order to successfully address the crisis of climate change, especially organizations associated with education.

    Having been on the SIM and ONE greening teams in the past, and having worked with AOM staff to get offsets mentioned and encouraged in the program in 2009 (when the theme was Green Management Matters), I know that this is difficult, but possible on a short term basis.  The challenge is turning it into a long term policy.  To accomplish this, there needs to be both willingness from the AOM staff AND a policy commitment from the Board of Governors (BOG).

    I agree that SIM and ONE are well suited to take leadership on this, and think that there are other divisions and interest groups that would likely be willing to support a request for such a policy at this time: CMS, PNP, MED and ODC all come to mind.

    My suggestion (and request) would be that SIM and ONE leadership appoint a task force made up of members of both divisions. The task force should communicate with AOM staff and outside organizations to get a good sense of the technical issues involved in offering carbon offsets as part of the registration process in developing a policy request to the BOG. Then this policy should be approved by SIM and ONE leadership and communicated to other divisions to get their support in order to try to put together a significant request that the BOG has a difficult time ignoring or rejecting.  I think this could feasibly be accomplished in order to get it before the BOG at the annual meeting.

    One final comment is that this may be a good year to propose such a policy, given the upcoming specialized conference on Responsible Leadership in Emerging Economies, as well as several past themes (e.g., Improving Lives).  My sense -- which may be wrong -- is that the Academy leadership is much more open to adopting a policy encouraging (and perhaps eventually requiring) carbon offsets than it was  a decade ago.

    I would be glad to help in this effort.

    Gordon Rands
    Professor of Management
    Western Illinois University
    Macomb, IL 61455
    USA

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:39 AM Simon Pek <spek@uvic.ca> wrote:

    Hi everyone,


    Thanks for this initiative! I wanted to write to inform you that, as part of the ONE Greening Team, we have been discussing how we can bring this type of change about. On a more micro level, have developed a checklist for all attendees, which includes details about offsetting. We are hoping to get AOM's support to roll that our more broadly. On a bigger scale, we have been discussing how we can offset the carbon impact of the conference and / or air travel. Our initial conclusion was to try getting the ONE division to offset some or all of its carbon impact as soon as possible, perhaps by looking for sponsors. If we can get data on AOM attendees' home universities, we could quite quickly estimate the total footprint. If this is something that members of the SIM community are interested in exploring, then I would love to connect to join forces. I personally would also be interested in joining any other initiatives related to this endeavour. Please contact me at: spek@uvic.ca.


    All the best,

    Simon


    Simon Pek

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Organization Theory

    Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | University of Victoria

    spek@uvic.ca | 250-472-5349

    The world looks different from here.
     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Jeffrey, Scott <0000005c764d771e-dmarc-request@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:15 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets
     

    Strongly agree.  Air Travel is a huge contributor to GHG and we need to be conscious of that.

     

    I wonder what the footprint of a huge meeting like AOM is, maybe a carbon offset in the registration fee would also be helpful.

     

    Petra, at my B-School we are still wedded to shareholder primacy.  We do however have a very active sustainability club that might be able to drive a module on climate change into all courses at the university.   Would love to see whatever you have.

     

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@aomlists.aom.org> On Behalf Of Molthan-hill, Petra
    Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 5:54 AM
    To: SIM@aomlists.aom.org
    Subject: Re: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

    Hi all,

    I fully endorse this! Thanks, Aseem, for taking the initiative!

    In this context you might like to know that we as part of the UN PRME Champions are developing a carbon literacy training for business schools, where we want to embed climate change mitigation and adaptation tools into each disicpline. We have finalised the first part of the training and are now developing the discipline specific modules (more info attached). This summer we will focus on Accounting (led by Copenhagen Business School), Operations and Finance. We will have International Webinars to find the best practice and best research in Carbon Accounting etc. and to turn them into teaching material.

    If you are interested to contribute in any way or attend the webinars or even lead one subject area, please drop me an email,

    thanks, Petra

     

     

    Dr Petra Molthan-Hill   PhD, MBA, MDiv, PFHEA

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development


    Head NTU Green Academy
    Lead of the Pedagogical Research in the Responsible and Sustainable Research Lab
    Academic Lead for UN PRME in NBS
    Co-Chair UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change & the Environment


    Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

     

     

    Award in CSR Education 2018, 8th International CSR Conference

    Winner of the 'Sustainability Professional Award' in the Green Gown Awards 2016

    Winner of the Guardian University Award 2015 in Business Partnership



     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv <SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Aseem Prakash <aseem@UW.EDU>
    Sent: 18 March 2019 04:39
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [SIM] AOM conference and the nudge to purchase offsets

     

     

     

    Hello SIM and ONE members,

     

    I am writing with a suggestion that SIM and ONE jointly take leadership within AOM on the issue of climate change. 

     

    Recently, I have co-authored two Op-Ed pieces on the subject of the moral responsibility of academics in the time of climate change (this and this). In this process, I have come to realize that a large number of academics (especially in Europe) share the same concerns: absence of moral leadership from academics on climate issues. They also believe that we should start subjecting ourselves to the rules and policies we wish others to follows. 

     

    US carbon emissions increased in 2018 after declining for a couple of years. Air travel is an important contributor to this increase. We can start with a small but important issue: reducing the carbon airprint of annual AOM conferences that attract thousands of participants. 

     

    I suggest that the two divisions jointly write to the AOM leadership on this subject. We should persuade the AOM to start encouraging (in their official communication) or "nudging" conference participants to purchase carbon offsets. Note, this is a nudge only, not a mandate. The idea is to initiate institutional action on climate change. AOM can sensitize conference participants to the issue of their carbon footprints and provide a mechanism (while recognizing its imperfections) to address this issue.

     

    Some professional associations such as the Western Political Science Association have begun to "nudge" conference participants on this subject. Other associations, including the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, are actively examining this issue. 

     

     

    Possible objections to my suggestion:

     

    1. We are scholars, not activists. Is this the best use of our time? Why should the AOM take this position?

    I agree we are scholars. But our scholarship is taking place within a social and ecological context. If we think climate change poses a very serious threat to humanity, and we are frustrated that others are not acting on it, we should demonstrate our commitment by taking visible steps towards climate responsibility. Along with our scholarship, we should start walking the climate talk in our professional conduct.

     

    2. Why are you picking on SIM/ONE? Why not start with the divisions that have lots more members?

     SIM/ONE scholars have a slightly different worldview about social responsibility. Like corporations, academics are socially-embedded, moral actors. We also recognize that, like corporations, the academy needs social, moral and political legitimacy along with economic legitimacy. SIM and ONE are the obvious actors within AOM to exercise leadership on the issue of climate change. 

     

    3. But our effort will not make any difference.

    This is a classic social dilemma problem. Academics tend to point fingers at others, but perhaps we should start judging ourselves by the standards we hold for others. As an institution, let us become early movers on this issue.

     

    4. Why write? I buy carbon offsets in any case

    We need an institutional acknowledgment of our responsibility and an institutional signal that, as a community of scholars, we are committed to becoming climate responsible. SIM and ONE can become change agents.

     

    5. Offsets are a sham

    Offsets can have problems. AOM could set up a committee to identify the most appropriate offsets. It could also coordinate with other academic associations on this subject.

     

    Eventually, we should reduce our climate impacts, not merely offset them (more of this later).

     

    In terms of next steps, it would be excellent if SIM and ONE leadership took the lead. Alternatively, some SIM/ONE members with AOM leadership experience could step forward and volunteer.

     

    Feel free to email me with your thoughts on how to move forward.

     

    Best,

     

    Aseem

     

     

    __________________________________________________

    Aseem Prakash
    Professor, Department of Political Science
    Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
    Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
    University of Washington, Seattle
    https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

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