Is Capitalism the Key to Global Sustainability? Hunter Lovins
Wednesday, 03 Oct 2012 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Hunter Lovins is the president and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions and a leader in sustainable management. She consults with decision makers in business and government on such topics as globalization, energy policy, economic development and land management. Her clients have included Royal Dutch Shell, Wal-mart, the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of Energy. She also served as an advisor to the Energy Minister of the Government of Afghanistan. Lovins is the coauthor of nine books, including Natural Capitalism, Climate Capitalism and, most recently, The Way Out: Kick-starting Capitalism To Save Our Economic Ass. Part of the Technology, Globalization & Culture Series and World Affairs Series.The recipient of such honors as the Right Livelihood Award, Lindbergh Award and Leadership in Business, Hunter Lovins was named a TIME Magazine 2000 Hero of the Planet and in 2009 Newsweek dubbed her a “Green Business Icon.” She developed the Economic Renewal Project and helped write many of its manuals on sustainable community economic development.
Lovins was a founding professor of business at Presidio Graduate School, one of the first accredited programs offering an MBA in Sustainable Management. Trained as a sociologist and lawyer, she is currently on the faculty at Bainbridge Graduate Institute. She is also chief insurgent of the Madrone Project, a nonprofit educational team that develops digital curricula on sustainability.
Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- World Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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