Monday, May 11th, 2009
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CES News
- Invitation to all CES Alumnae
Off Campus
- Ray Anderson, “Sustainability in Corporate America”
- Greening the Economy 25 Years After Bhopal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CES News______________________
Invitation to all CES Alumnae
11th Annual Alumnae Cocktail Party
Friday, May 22nd from 7:00 to 9:00pm
Urban Environmental Lab
This year we will be hosting the 11th annual alum cocktail party for you and your guests on Friday evening before Campus Dance (May 22). I hope that many of you will come and join us. Please come and meet old and new friends. Hear about our adventures, tell us what’s new with you and reminisce about old times. We will, of course, have our usual table at Campus Dance so that all of you, as well as our graduates, friends and families will have a place to meet, rest and feast.
If you are planning to come to the cocktail party, please respond to Patti Caton at Patti_Caton@brown.edu.
Hope to see you there.
Off Campus____________________
Ray Anderson
“Sustainability in Corporate America”
Thursday, May 21st from 5:30 to 7:00pm
Rhode Island Convention Center
Ray Anderson, Interface Carpets Chairman, transformed his company through a vision of sustainability. He set a goal in 1994 to eliminate his company's ecological footprint by 2020. And he found that "sustainability does not cost, it pays" in customer loyalty, employee morale and dollars.
Since 1995 his company has increased sales by nearly 50% while:
* Saving more than $336 million through sustainability efforts
* Cutting fossil fuels use by 45%
* Cutting worldwide contribution to landfills by 80%
He will be speaking about his own experiences in turning his own company around and how business must be a leader in turning the world's environmental problems around. To learn more about Ray Anderson, visit:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ApeironInstituteforS/dd7c361eee/a14c955e6c/dc035831c1
While the event is free seating is limited. Register for this event today at:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ApeironInstituteforS/dd7c361eee/a14c955e6c/128d8897a6
____________________________
Greening the Economy 25 Years After Bhopal
The 25th Anniversary Bhopal Survivors’ Tour in Boston
Bhopal and Building Green & Just Economies Panel
TODAY! Monday, May 11th from 6 to 8pm
Boston Room, Boston Public Library, Copley Sq.
700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
Bhopal is the site of the world’s worst chemical disaster. It is also the site of a vibrant international movement for justice and a life of dignity for marginalized people affected by toxic pollution and corporate crime. Safreen Khan and Sathyu Sarangi have traveled from Bhopal, India to share their experiences in Bhopal where more than 23,000 people have died due to toxic disaster; and relate them to our own struggles in Boston and beyond for safe, healthy communities. The green jobs movement in the US brings an opportunity for forward thinking that seen also in Bhopal with green income generation and health care organizing to help sustain the half million disaster survivors.
Speakers:
Safreen Khan, Children Against Dow Carbide, Bhopal
Satinath Sarangi, Sambhavna Clinic, Bhopal
Gladys Vega, Chelsea Collaborative
Elizabeth Saunders, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
Kristin Urquiza, Corporate Accountability International
Co-Sponsored by: Boston4Bhopal Coalition, Chelsea Collaborative & Chelsea Green Space, Corporate Accountability International, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal & Jobs with Justice
Directions:
Copley Stop on the Green Line, Back Bay on the Orange Line http://www.bpl.org/general/directions.htm
Inside the Library – Take a left immediately after the main entrance, where it says circulation desk, the Boston room will be the 2nd door on your left.
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=700+Boylston+St.,+Boston+MA&oe=utf-8&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US314&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=DQgDSpPLEYaGtgeMqo2JBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1
Parking:
There are parking garages at Exeter and Stuart St. and at Berkeley and Boylston Sts.
The event is free. All are welcome!
More information on Bhopal and the 25th Anniversary Survivors’ Tour at: www.bhopal.net
_______________________________
Please send questions, comments and stories to
CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couët
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
Thanks!