- PDMA and IDSA: Sustainability Conference, October 15, 2009 (3M)
- Net Impact National Conference, November 13-14, 2009 (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
Events held during the 2008-2009 academic year:
- 2009 Annual Net Impact Faculty Case Competition
One of the most popular events of the year, Carlson professors Mark Bergen, Charlie Caliendo, Norm Chervany, and Myles Shaver debated a business case about a product sold by GE Healthcare India that led to illegal activities and drew significant media attention.
- Chad A. Treweick, Sr. Director of Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Inc.
Purchasing for and maintaining a socially and environmentally responsible supply chain
- Cheri Chastain, Sustainability Coordinator, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Sierra Nevada's innovations in sustainable business practices and their impact on the bottom line. Since its inception over 30 years ago, Sierra Nevada has pioneered many innovations to conserve resources and focus on sustainable business practices in its supply chain and operations. One of its most aggressive goals, for all business operations to run off of 100% renewable energy sources, is well on its way to being achieved.
Events held during the 2007-2008 academic year:
- Creating Sustainable Cafe
Danny Schwartzman, Founder and Owner of Common Roots Cafe www.commonrootscafe.com Finding a Career with an Impact Panel on how to make a difference through your career. Panelists included representatives from the corporate and non-profit sectors with a broad range of experiences.
- Annual Business Ethics Faculty Case Competition
The most popular Net Impact event of the year. Carlson professors debate a business case dealing with ethics, socially responsibility or sustainability.
- Target Commitment to the Community: How Target Justifies Giving Away $3 Million a Week
Lisa Campbell and Heidi Weaver from Community Relations at Target Measuring a Company’s Carbon Footprint in Real Time New Technology from Minneapolis Based Verisae (http://www.verisae.com/enterprise-emissions-tracking.htm )
Events held during the 2006-2007 Academic Year
Mark Albion Mark is a former Harvard Business School professor who played an integral role in the formation of Net Impact. He has experience starting multiple socially responsible business ventures. (http://www.makingalife.com)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) were created by the United Nations in 2000 to stimulate efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poor (http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/). The goal of the MDG Tour is to promote the importance of being passionate about social responsibility, especially in the business world. Eight US and Canadian business schools each hosted a goal. US schools included Carlson, University of Chicago, Wharton, and University of Michigan. Carlson's program focused on Goal #6 "Eradicating HIV, Malaria and other Diseases." Dr. Kirsty Duncan and Wendy Kohler Boothman spoke about Corporate Social Responsibility and economic empowerment of marginalized communities across the globe. Students who participated in a volunteer event with Open Arms of Minnesota (the organization that will receive the baking ingredient donations) spoke about the ways Minnesotans are working to positively impact the lives of those living with HIV and other infectious diseases in the Twin Cities and in South Africa.
Professors David Bartlett, Norm Chervany, Seth Werner, and Aks Zaheer participated in the 5th annual Net Impact Business Ethics Faculty Case Competition. The case debated was an HBS case on drug testing by Pfizer in Nigeria.
- Heartland Thought Leader Gatherings
Net Impact has two sponsored seats at Heartland’s Thought Leader Gatherings held every two months. Heartland connects, gathers and convenes leaders who are changing the world through vision in action. Heartland's network and programs serve those called to be our social and organizational pioneers—those who are restoring wholeness to themselves, their organizations, and their communities. (http://www.heartlandcircle.com/)
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