San Diego, CA, November 26, 2003 -- Leaders from the Bush Administration, industry, academia and non-governmental organizations will participate in meetings organized by the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD). The year-end conference and a companion workshop on water resources will be hosted by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Jacobs School of Engineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The afternoon session on Day One will feature a UCSD Forum on Sustainable Development, with university faculty and researchers showcasing UCSD research and education related to sustainable development.
WHAT: US BCSD Meeting & Water Strategies Workshop
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8am-10pm (including dinner)
Friday, Dec. 12, 8am-6pm
WHERE: Dec. 11/Weaver Room, Institute of the Americas, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Dec. 12/Hubbs Hall, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
WHY:
Launched in 2002, the US BCSD is a non-profit association of businesses whose purpose is to create and deliver value-driven sustainable development projects in the United States. The group plays a key role in communicating the benefits of sustainable development to the U.S. business community, and implementing projects that apply sustainable development principles to real world problems. "We are committed to reconciling the environment, economic growth, and social responsibility, because it makes good business sense," says US BCSD Chairman Carlos Guimaraes, who also is VP of Dow Chemical's Environmental Operations Business. "At Dow Chemical we implemented a set of environmental performance targets that required an investment of some $900 million, and so far, that investment has achieved a return of $2.7 billion. More companies need to be aware of the potential benefits of sustainable development."
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Contact: Doug Ramsey
dramsey@ucsd.edu
858-822-5825
University of California - San Diego
26-Nov-2003
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