<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri;"><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Sustainability Practice Network</font></b></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri;"><font size="4" class=""><b class="">Panel Discussion Invitation</b></font><span style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""> </span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri" size="4" class=""><i class="">..........................................................................................</i></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b class=""><i class=""><span class=""><font size="4" class=""><font color="#852302" style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">‘Conscious Consumerism: Current Landscape for Business </font><font color="#852302" style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">and Individuals’</font></font></span></i></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri" size="4" class=""><i class=""><font color="#993300" class=""> </font>……………………………………………………………………………</i></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b class="" style="font-family: Calibri;"><font size="4" class="">Host</font></b></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="4" class=""><b class="">Bard College</b></font><b class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: start;"><font face="Calibri" size="4" class=""> </font></b></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#852302" face="Calibri" size="4" class=""><b class=""><i class="">Join us tomorrow night!</i></b></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 15px;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class=""><font class="">RSVP</font></span></span><font class=""><b class="">:</b><font class=""><b class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> </b><span class=""><font color="#0433ff" class=""></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);" class=""> </span><span id="organizer_url" style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sustainability-practice-network-l-bard-college-mba-in-sustainability-15779841050" target="_blank" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><font face="Calibri" class="">https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sustainability-practice-network-l-bard-college-mba-in-sustainability-15779841050</font></a></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><span class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><b class="">Date: </b> December 6</span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;">, 2017</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><br class=""></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="">Time</span>: </b><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;">6:00 – 8:00pm </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><span class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></span></span></font></span></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><span class=""><b class="">Venue:</b></span> </font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;" class="">LMHQ: 150 Broadway, (Liberty St & Maiden Lane) Tesla Room, 20th floor New York, NY 10038</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 15px;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><b class="">Moderator:</b></span></span></font></span></font><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class=""> </span></font></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;" class="">Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Bard College</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 15px;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><b class="">Panelists:</b></span></span></font></span></font><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class=""> </span></font></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;" class="">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 class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class=""><span class=""><font class=""><span class=""><span class=""><b class="">Topic:</b></span> '</span></font></span></font></font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;" class="">Conscious Consumerism: Current Landscape for Business and Individuals’</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;" class="">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 class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><font face="Calibri" class=""><span class="" 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 class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span class="" 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 class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;">Join Bard and SPN as our panel of experts </span><span class="" 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;" class="">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;" class="">social and environmental impacts.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class="" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><font face="Calibri" class="">About the Sponsors:</font></b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri;">The <span class=""><b class="">Sustainability Practice Network</b></span></span><font class="" 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 class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri;" class="">In 2012, <b class="">Bard College</b> launched the <b class="">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 class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">
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