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The Third Annual Green Sports Alliance Summit will be held in New York City!  Join us August 26-28, 2013 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge for an inspiring three days together.

The Green Sports Alliance Summit serves as a platform for the sports community to unite around sustainability – bringing together more than 500 industry stakeholders to learn from 80+ leaders at the forefront of the sports greening movement, as well as engage their peers in meaningful dialogue around best practices and applied solutions. The 2013 program covers the day’s most critical topics in professional and collegiate sports greening via a dynamic mix of workshops, industry roundtables, leadership plenaries, keynotes, professional trainings and venue tours. Held in the heart of the sports industry in New York City, the 2013 Summit is poised to be an unparalleled and inspiring gathering. More information…

Leadership in Greening the Sports Industry Conference

This conference is hosted by The Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (Wharton IGEL), The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI)

More information coming soon!

The New Metrics of Sustainable Business Conference – Sustainable Brands

The two-day Sustainable Brands Issues in Focus event examines leading-edge work that expands the way business can create, quantify, manage, and communicate value in the 21st century.
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Join Wharton IGEL at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Paris this fall!

A Wharton Lifelong Learning event and one of two Global Forums hosted in 2013, the Paris Forum will provide Wharton alumni with an opportunity to discuss and learn about today’s most pressing issues with some of the best minds in business—including Wharton faculty members, industry leaders, and Wharton graduates.

Featuring keynote speeches, master classes, and dynamic conversations with some of the world’s most intriguing industry specialists, the Forum’s content is shaped to meet the interests and needs of the international business community. Wharton alumni and global business leaders are welcome to attend the Forum. To register, please click the “registration” link on the left. Please be sure to visit this website often, as speakers and schedules are updated continually.

We look forward to bringing the Wharton classroom to you in Paris, on October 10-11!

IES/IGEL Seminar Series: Tom Schneberger, FMC Corporation
12:00 | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room TBA

Tom Schneberger
Global Sustainability Director
FMC Corporation

As Global Sustainability Director, Tom leads FMC’s sustainability efforts worldwide. With over nineteen years in the chemical industry, Tom also held leadership positions in engineering, manufacturing, process safety, business development, sales and marketing. Tom has significant cross-cultural experience through managing several global businesses and living in France and Mexico. Tom holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Abstract coming soon. Click here for more information about the IES/IGEL seminar series.

Open to the public, no registration required. Lunch served.

Pira Packaging Summit 2013
Focused on the business of packaging
12-13 November 2013, Millennium Mayfair, London

After a massively successful 2012 event Smithers Pira is pleased to announce that the Pira Packaging Summit 2013 will be held in association with Packaging News in London on 12-13 November 2013 at the prestigious Millennium Mayfair. The Pira Packaging Summit 2013 will once again take the format of a one and a half day event, in the heart of London, provide a unique platform for senior decision-makers throughout the industry to discuss key strategic challenges from across the packaging value chain and long term strategies for success. Once again the conference programme development will be supported by not only the expertise of Smithers Pira and Packaging News, but also by leading names in the packaging industry with representatives from SABMiller and PepsiCo, to name a few, who will be a part of this year’s advisory board.

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IES/IGEL Seminar Series: Brad A. Molotsky, Brandywine Realty Trust
12:00 | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room TBA

Brad A. Molotsky
EVP and General Counsel
LEED Green Associate
Brandywine Realty Trust

Abstract coming soon. Click here for more information about the IES/IGEL seminar series.

Careers in Sustainability Speed Networking

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Please join us for our 3rd Annual Event Careers in Sustainability Speed Networking, to be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2013, 8th Floor Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Colloquium, Hall, 3730 Wlanut St. Philadelphia. This event is co-hosted by the Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (Wharton IGEL) and the MBA Career Management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

In this original fast-paced networking event, Wharton MBA and Penn graduate students interested in sustainability will have the opportunity to connect with several corporate, governmental and non-governmental organizations that are setting the pace for sustainability practices globally. The event will include representatives from the pharmaceutical, energy, health care management, financial, and chemical sectors, and more. Each student will have a few minutes of face-time with each representative to practice their elevator pitch, make an impression, and ask questions. The invitation and registration for this event will open towards the end of the fall semester. Stay tuned!