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Capitalism Next: A year-long seminar exploring the evolution of society towards a truly sustainable future
Organized by the Net Impact Club @ Haas, UC Berkeley
Across the globe, we are witnessing unprecedented environmental, social, and political unrest. From global climate change and resource depletion to widening inequality and social unrest- current economic and political models are proving unsustainable. New models and approaches from the private sector have emerged to tackle these problems. But these approaches are still a drop in the bucket compared to the scale of problems we face. Can we expect business to bring about the change necessary to bring about a sustainable future? If not, what systemic changes are needed to bring about a truly sustainable capitalism?
Business does not operate in a vacuum. Rather, it exists in an ecosystem that determines its objectives, opportunities, resources, and constraints. The seminar series will examine how the ecosystem around business - including the legal/regulatory framework, consumer behavior, the design of products and cities, and our spirituality--needs to change in order for society to make a fundamental shift towards a truly sustainable future.
Organized by the Net Impact Club @ Haas, UC Berkeley
Across the globe, we are witnessing unprecedented environmental, social, and political unrest. From global climate change and resource depletion to widening inequality and social unrest- current economic and political models are proving unsustainable. New models and approaches from the private sector have emerged to tackle these problems. But these approaches are still a drop in the bucket compared to the scale of problems we face. Can we expect business to bring about the change necessary to bring about a sustainable future? If not, what systemic changes are needed to bring about a truly sustainable capitalism?
Business does not operate in a vacuum. Rather, it exists in an ecosystem that determines its objectives, opportunities, resources, and constraints. The seminar series will examine how the ecosystem around business - including the legal/regulatory framework, consumer behavior, the design of products and cities, and our spirituality--needs to change in order for society to make a fundamental shift towards a truly sustainable future.
Session 4: Emerging Environmental Markets: Carbon, Water & Biodiversity
(Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:00 - 7:15 pm; Boalt Hall, Room 105)
Will environmental markets usher in a new generation of capitalism with leaders who are profitable because of their commitment to the environment in spite of it?
Speakers:
Ricardo Bayon - Co-Founder and Partner of EKO Asset Management Partners
Ricardo Bayon is a Partner and co-founder of EKO Asset Management Partners. Previously, he helped found and served as the Managing Director of the "Ecosystem Marketplace," a web site and information/analysis service covering these emerging environmental markets. His most recent publication on markets for biodiversity, entitled "Conservation and Biodiversity Banking: A Guide to Setting Up and Running Biodiversity Credit Trading System" has just been published by Earthscan in London.
Piet Klop Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Piet Klop is a Senior Fellow with WRI Capital Markets Research team. Piet's research includes environmental considerations in investment decisions and portfolio management, as well as investments in clean energy, water and environmental services. He also manages strategic relationships with European financial institutions, including banks and pension funds.
Adam Davies President, Solano Partners
Adam is the President of Solano Partners, Inc., a consulting firm focused on environmental investment and conservation finance issues. Adam is also a Partner in Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a private equity management firm that acquires and manages high priority conservation properties across the United States.
(Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:00 - 7:15 pm; Boalt Hall, Room 105)
Will environmental markets usher in a new generation of capitalism with leaders who are profitable because of their commitment to the environment in spite of it?
Speakers:
Ricardo Bayon - Co-Founder and Partner of EKO Asset Management Partners
Ricardo Bayon is a Partner and co-founder of EKO Asset Management Partners. Previously, he helped found and served as the Managing Director of the "Ecosystem Marketplace," a web site and information/analysis service covering these emerging environmental markets. His most recent publication on markets for biodiversity, entitled "Conservation and Biodiversity Banking: A Guide to Setting Up and Running Biodiversity Credit Trading System" has just been published by Earthscan in London.
Piet Klop Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Piet Klop is a Senior Fellow with WRI Capital Markets Research team. Piet's research includes environmental considerations in investment decisions and portfolio management, as well as investments in clean energy, water and environmental services. He also manages strategic relationships with European financial institutions, including banks and pension funds.
Adam Davies President, Solano Partners
Adam is the President of Solano Partners, Inc., a consulting firm focused on environmental investment and conservation finance issues. Adam is also a Partner in Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a private equity management firm that acquires and manages high priority conservation properties across the United States.
Upcoming Events
Session 3: Sustainable Design for the Greater Good
(Thursday, March 5, 6:15 - 7:30p; Lipman Room, Barrows Hall)
How can we use design to create meaningful change? What are the challenges of design in making products more sustainable? Come and explore the role of design in the next evolution of business models. Part of the 'Capitalism Next' speaker series, this panel focuses on how design has helped to re-interpret company objectives towards creating broader value for society and the environment.
Speakers:
Bryant Bainbridge - Director Nike Considered
Graduating with a degree in Environmental Studies, Bryant's early work was focused on wildlife biology, but soon moved to product creation when he began helping a bay area start up, Specialized Bicycles, create the first commercial mountain bike in the early 1980's. From there, Bryant's product creation work moved into apparel and footwear, spanning positions ranging from the Director of R&D at Simms Flyfishing to the GM of R&D at Converse. As the Director of Considered Product Resources at NIKE, Bryant's team is focused on the creation of metrics for sustainability in all of NIKE's products and the creation of predictive tools to evaluate & improve the footprint of those products prior to commercialization.
Ted Howes - Sustainability Lead IDEO
Damien Huang - VP of Design Patagonia
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(Thursday, March 5, 6:15 - 7:30p; Lipman Room, Barrows Hall)
Speakers:
Bryant Bainbridge - Director Nike Considered
Graduating with a degree in Environmental Studies, Bryant's early work was focused on wildlife biology, but soon moved to product creation when he began helping a bay area start up, Specialized Bicycles, create the first commercial mountain bike in the early 1980's. From there, Bryant's product creation work moved into apparel and footwear, spanning positions ranging from the Director of R&D at Simms Flyfishing to the GM of R&D at Converse. As the Director of Considered Product Resources at NIKE, Bryant's team is focused on the creation of metrics for sustainability in all of NIKE's products and the creation of predictive tools to evaluate & improve the footprint of those products prior to commercialization.Ted Howes - Sustainability Lead IDEO
Damien Huang - VP of Design Patagonia
Please RSVP: [click here]
Click here for a map to Barrows Hall
Click here to receive email reminders for this event