<div dir="ltr">Hi team at SPN, <br><br>Hope this email finds you all well. I wonder if any of you have time for some outreach for various NY networks regarding this event I helped organize here. I already created the FB event and did some initial outreach but especially because the holidays are around the corner, I would very much appreciate your help here! <br><br>Thanks in advance!<br>Ailanit</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:48 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spn-discussion-request@lists.sustainabilitypractice.net" target="_blank">spn-discussion-request@lists.sustainabilitypractice.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send SPN-Discussion mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. SPN l Bard Panel Discussion: ??Conscious Consumerism: Current<br>
Landscape for Business and Individuals? December 6, 2017 (SPN Events)<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: SPN Events <<a href="mailto:events@sustainabilitypractice.net">events@sustainabilitypractice.net</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:spn-discussion@lists.sustainabilitypractice.net">spn-discussion@lists.sustainabilitypractice.net</a><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:48:12 -0500<br>Subject: [SPN-Discussion] SPN l Bard Panel Discussion: ‘‘Conscious Consumerism: Current Landscape for Business and Individuals’ December 6, 2017<br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><b><font size="4">Sustainability Practice Network</font></b></span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><font size="4"><b>Panel Discussion Invitation</b></font><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><i>..............................<wbr>..............................<wbr>..............................</i></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span><font size="4"><font color="#852302" style="font-family:Calibri">‘Conscious Consumerism: Current Landscape for Business </font><font color="#852302" style="font-family:Calibri">and Individuals’</font></font></span></i></b></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><i><font color="#993300"> </font>……………………………………………………………………………</i></font></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b style="font-family:Calibri"><font size="4">Host</font></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><b>Bard College</b></font><b style="font-family:ArialMT;text-align:start"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> </font></b></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:15px"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:ArialMT;font-size:15px"><font face="Calibri"><span><span style="font-weight:bold"><span><font>RSVP</font></span></span><font><b>:</b><font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> </b><span><font color="#0433ff"></font></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-family:'Benton Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,73,78);font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span id="m_251720137322059252organizer_url" style="font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.5px"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sustainability-practice-network-l-bard-college-mba-in-sustainability-15779841050" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri">https://www.eventbrite.<wbr>com/o/sustainability-practice-<wbr>network-l-bard-college-mba-in-<wbr>sustainability-15779841050</font></a></span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><span><b><br></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><b>Date: </b> December 6</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">, 2017</span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><br></b></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><span>Time</span>: </b><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">6:00 – 8:00pm </span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><span><font><span><span><b><br></b></span></span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><span><b>Venue:</b></span> </font><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">LMHQ: 150 Broadway, (Liberty St & Maiden Lane) Tesla Room, 20th floor New York, NY 10038</span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:15px"><font face="Calibri"><span><font><span><span><b>Moderator:</b></span></span></font></span></font><font face="Calibri"><span> </span></font></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Bard College</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"><font face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Calibri"><span><font><span><span><b>Panelists:</b></span></span></font></span></font><font face="Calibri"><span> </span></font></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">Andy Fyfe, Community Development Associate, B Lab; Sean Cullen, Community and Sustainability Partner, Uncommon Goods; Kristin Hanczor, Community Outreach and Sustainability Strategist, Lightfoot Market</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:15px"><font><span><font><span><span><b>Topic:</b></span> '</span></font></span></font></font><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">Conscious Consumerism: Current Landscape for Business and Individuals’</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">We can all do our part in sharing existing resources and limiting new purchases, but the reality is that we are all still consumers. When we need to buy something, we can make an effort to be conscious consumers, taking into account the social and environmental impacts of our purchases.</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></div><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px">Part of being a conscious consumer is educating ourselves about the hidden costs behind the things we buy. It also means understanding how our </span></font><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">purchases can help shape more responsible business practices and a more sustainable economy. Every purchase is an opportunity to vote with your dollar for the world you want to see. If we don’t like what a company is doing, we should stop buying their products and ultimately cause them change. </span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">Join Bard and SPN as our panel of experts </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">explore sustainable development metrics, from ethical production, zero waste practices, responsible sourcing, clean energy use </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">and commitments to social goals, as well as the innovative business models and technologies allowing companies and consumers to improve their </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">social and environmental impacts.</span></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:ArialMT"><font face="Calibri">About the Sponsors:</font></b></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri">The <span><b>Sustainability Practice Network</b></span></span><font style="font-family:Calibri"> (SPN) is a New York based inter-disciplinary community of professionals who seek to learn and share knowledge to advance sustainable development across sectors and disciplines. We mobilize our members to practice sustainability in their lives and work. Our mission is to raise awareness of the importance of individual and corporate sustainability and thereby create a more stable and equitable world. </font></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:ArialMT;word-wrap:break-word"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri">In 2012, <b>Bard College</b> launched the <b>MBA in Sustainability</b> program in New York City, one of a select few graduate business education programs globally that fully integrates sustainability into a core business curriculum. Bard’s MBA in Sustainability is one of a handful of programs with a focus on mission driven business integrated into a graduate curriculum</span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><br>
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