EVENT : September 12, 13, 14 2017 Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum 'YSLF'

Sustainability Thought Leaders and Innovators to Come Together at Yale University Preeminent event provides unprecedented access for participants with industry experts

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CSR News Sustainability Thought Leaders and Innovators to Come Together at Yale University Preeminent event provides unprecedented access for participants with industry experts

Submitted by: Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy

Yslf_2016_group_photo_-_michael_marsland_1_ Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum, 2016 inaugural class. Click here to view video. Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 07 /CSRwire/ - Sustainability professionals from around the world will gather at Yale University this September 12-15 for four days of thought-provoking lectures and interactive discussions at the Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum.

The Forum’s small class size fosters an environment of idea sharing and gives participants and speakers an opportunity to interact one-on-one. Speakers are distinguished thought leaders and innovators drawn from Yale's renowned Law School, School of Management, and School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, as well as leading practitioners in government and industry. They collectively offer an essential set of strategies and sustainability principles to guide our institutions, governments, businesses, and society.

The Director of the Forum, Professor Daniel C. Esty, brings decades of groundbreaking thinking on environmental law, policy, sustainability innovation, and public-private partnerships to the Forum.

Video: Professor Esty discusses the Forum’s agenda, speakers, benefits for participants, and why you can't miss this incredible educational experience: https://youtu.be/CiXCLYK-UOA

Yale Faculty returning to teach again this fall are standouts in the field of sustainability. Professors William Nordhaus, Marian Chertow, Gary Brudvig, E. Donald Elliott, and Bradford Gentry specialize respectively in carbon pricing, industrial ecology, molecular biophysics and biochemistry, environmental law, and land conservation. Each of their modules will examine current trends in their disciplines, along with sustainability principles and strategies for innovation.

New speakers joining the Forum bring an equally rich set of insights to share. The U.S. State Department's former top climate change lawyer and a key architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, Susan Biniaz, will teach a module on climate change negotiations. David Lubin, a world leader in the field of corporate performance management will teach a module on sustainable investing. Other speakers include Kenneth Gillingham, Julie Zimmerman, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Andrew Winston, who will teach respectively on the latest innovations in energy and environmental economics, green design, climate change communications, and corporate sustainability management.

To view the agenda, see below [click here]. To view the speaker line-up, see below [click here].

Participants of the 2016 inaugural Forum praised the depth and breadth of the candid discussions and felt confident that they left Yale inspired and armed with a myriad of innovative and practical takeaways. “The Forum was an excellent opportunity for me to receive a compact overview of the main trends and challenges in our quest to transition to sustainable societies. Listening to and engaging with some of the field’s brightest minds and leading scholars was both inspiring and an opportunity to calibrate some aspects of my work so that I can be more effective and successful,” said Tanja Srebotjnak, Hixon Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design at Harvey Mudd College.

Jonathan Steinberg, State Representative at the Connecticut General Assembly, echoed that sentiment, saying, 'If sustainability is truly the defining framework for this century, this forum is an invaluable medium for grasping the critical issues and opportunities which will determine our planet’s continuing viability.'

YSLF is designed to advance sustainability thought leadership and to inspire sustainability action. To learn from leaders in the field and other sustainability professionals, apply for the 2017 program here. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis and space is limited.

For more information on the Forum and to apply, please visit sustainability-forum.yale.edu.

For more information, please contact:

Daniela Czerwinski Assc. Director Phone: 203-436-2898
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2017 PRELIMINARY AGENDA AND TOPICS

Agenda subject to small changes

Tuesday, September 12

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm – Registration and Cocktails

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions (followed by dinner) Sustainability as a Megatrend Daniel C. Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Director of Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Wednesday, September 13

9:00 am - 10:30 am – Global Climate Change Negotiations: An Insider's 25-year View Susan Biniaz, Lecturer, Yale Law School; Senior Fellow, UN Foundation; formerly with the U.S. State Department, Legal Adviser's Office

10:30 am - 11:00 am – Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm – The Evolution of Environmental Law and Policy E. Donald Elliott, Professor of Law, Yale Law School

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm – Lunch

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Climate Change Communications Anthony Leiserowitz, Senior Research Scientist; Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm – Break

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm – Recent Learning in Energy and Environmental Economics Kenneth Gillingham, Assistant Professor of Environmental & Energy Economics, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

5:30 pm – Group Photo

5:40 pm - 6:30 pm – Cocktail Hour

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm – Dinner and Keynote Address Thursday, September 14

9:00 am - 10:30 am – Science and Innovation Gary Brudvig, Benjamin Silliman Professor and Chair of Chemistry, Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Director of the Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University

10:30 am - 11:00 am – Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm – Green Design Julie Zimmerman, Professor of Green Engineering, Yale University; Assistant Director for Research, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm – Lunch 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Sustainable Investing David Lubin, Managing Director, S3

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm – Break

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm – Industrial Ecology: Closing the Loop Marian Chertow, Associate Professor of Industrial Environmental Management, Director of the Program on Solid Waste Policy, and Director of the Industrial Environmental Management Program, Yale University

Optional Campus Tour Free Evening Friday, September 15

9:00 am - 10:30 am – Corporate Sustainability Management Andrew Winston, Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies

10:30 am - 11:00 am – Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm – New Conservation Strategies Bradford Gentry, Associate Dean for Professional Practice; Professor in the Practice; Co-Director of the Center for Business & the Environment at Yale; Director of the Research Program on Private Investment and the Environment, Yale University

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm – Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm – Climate Change as a Case Study Daniel C. Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Director of Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm – Certificate Ceremony

Program Concludes
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SPEAKERS

The distinguished speakers teaching the Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum are thought leaders and innovators of sustainability in the 21st century. Drawing from Yale’s own renowned Law School, School of Management, and School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, as well as from leadership positions in government and industry, these individuals collectively offer an essential set of strategies and sustainability principles to guide our institutions, governments, and businesses, and societies.

FORUM DIRECTOR



Daniel C. Esty Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Director of Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Topics: Sustainability as a Megatrend and Climate Change as a Case Study A professor at Yale since 1994, he holds faculty appointments in both Yale’s Environment and Law Schools with a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management. He directs the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and serves on the Board of the Center for Business & Environment at Yale, which he founded in 2006. From 2011 to 2014, Professor Esty served as head (Commissioner) of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Related Articles Yale becomes first university to join Global Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Dan Esty on How to Remake Environmental Protection For the 21st Century Red Lights to Green Lights: from 20th century environmental regulations to 21st century sustainability

2017 SPEAKERS



Susan Biniaz Lecturer, Yale Law School; Senior Fellow, UN Foundation; formerly with the U.S. State Department, Legal Adviser's Office Topic: Global Climate Change Negotiations - An Insider's 25-year View



Gary Brudvig Benjamin Silliman Professor and Chair of Chemistry; Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry; Director of the Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University Topic: Science and Innovation



Marian Chertow Associate Professor of Industrial Environmental Management; Director of the Program on Solid Waste Policy; Director of the Industrial Environmental Management Program, Yale University Topic: Industrial Ecology - Closing the Loop



E. Donald Elliott Professor of Law, Yale Law School Topic: The Evolution of Environmental Law and Policy



Bradford Gentry Associate Dean for Professional Practice; Professor in the Practice; Co-Director of the Center for Business & the Environment at Yale; Director of the Research Program on Private Investment and the Environment, Yale University Topic: New Conservation Strategies



Kenneth Gillingham Assistant Professor of Environmental & Energy Economics, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Topic: Recent Learning in Energy and Environmental Economics



Anthony Leiserowitz Senior Research Scientist, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) Topic: Climate Change Communications



David Lubin Managing Director, S3 Topic: Sustainable Investing



Andrew Winston Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies Topic: Corporate Sustainability Management



Julie-Zimmerman.jpg Julie Zimmerman Professor of Green Engineering, Yale University; Assistant Director for Research, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale Topic: Green Design
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PAST SPEAKERS

Todd Cort, Lecturer in Sustainability and Co-Director of Center for Business and the Environment at Yale, Yale University Topic: Moving Toward Data-Driven Decision-Making

Lisa Dale, Associate Director, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University Topic: The Multiple Scales of Sustainability Governance

Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York, Chair of the NYSERDA Board Topic: Financing Sustainability

William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University Topic: Pricing Carbon - Key to a Sustainable Future

Nancy Pfund, Founder and Man­ag­ing Part­ner, DBL Part­ners Topic: The Sustainable Companies of the 21st Century

Mary Evelyn Tucker, Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar, Yale University Topic: Sustainability and Spirituality
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Go inside this September's Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum (2017)

https://youtu.be/CiXCLYK-UOA