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Save the Date – Apr 1, 2, 3 2009 – Detailed Call for Papers will be sent this September

Working Sustainably

Research Meets Practice

April 1, 2, and 3, 2009

A Conference Integrating

 Business, Government, NGOs, Venture Capital, and Independent Research

Sponsored by

Albers Business Ethics Initiative and Entrepreneurship Center

at

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

Sustainability means promoting environmental integrity, economic development, and social justice at the same time. There is a growing consensus that business, government, and NGOs need to work together to promote this integrated notion of sustainability. We also focus on venture capitalists, who are rapidly increasing funding of sustainable business. These constituencies often have difficulty meeting each other and another important constituency:  the international research community in universities and other research institutions. This conference is designed to encourage interaction and cooperation among these five constituencies.

We are now interviewing sustainability officers in companies (Fortune 500 and smaller), governmental entities, NGOs, and venture capitalists in the Northwest to find out how they are addressing this integrated notion of sustainability.  What information do they need?  What are the emerging issues?  We will use these interviews to generate a set of topics for an international call for papers that will be sent in September 2008.  The conference itself is scheduled for April 1, 2, and 3, 2009 in Seattle, Washington.

The conference will:

·         Increase knowledge transfer among the five constituencies

·         Facilitate ongoing relationships among the five constituencies

·         Engage with the media

·         Publish findings in book or journal form

The conference will be attractive to organizations seeking the latest research on sustainability and to researchers who want to address current problems facing decision-makers who are promoting sustainability.

For more information contact John Dienhart, Seattle University, (206) 296-5714
dienharj@seattleu.edu

Best Regards,

John

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John W. Dienhart
http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/dienharj

The Frank Shrontz Chair for Business Ethics
Director, Albers Business Ethics Initiative
Director, Northwest Ethics Network
Phone: (206) 296-5714
FAX: (206) 296-2083
dienharj@seattleu.edu

Mailing Address:
Seattle University
Albers School of Business and Economics
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA  98122