CAFE is hosting a Sustainable Food Careers Symposium Friday, Feb. 15, Room 1040 of the Dana Building. The symposium brings graduate and undergraduate students together with professionals in food careers related to sustainability and the environment. Organizers' goal is to expose students to the wide range of career opportunities in this field. The event will feature panel discussions focused on:
THIS EVENT IS FREE; THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS RECEIVE A FREE LUNCH! (REGISTER BELOW)
John DeCicco, a professor of practice within the Sustainable Systems field of study at SNRE and an expert on renewable energy, discussed fuel economy standards with Greenwire in the context of a second Obama administration.
The Erb Institute is offering a new prize for the best sustainable enterprise teaching cases published each year by the William Davidson Institute's Globalens division. Cases published by February 28, 2013 will be entered in this year’s competition.
In an interview with The Financial Times, SNRE Professor Andy Hoffman discusses the role that waste conservation is playing within companies as they pursue broader sustainability agendas.
“In an age of plentiful and cheap resources you can afford to throw them out,” Hoffman is quoted in the story. “But as the price and the scarcity starts to go up, capturing them and bringing them back will be critical.”
The article, by Sarah Murray, is titled "The sustainable path to profit: don’t throw out the rubbish."
