Environment

MacGillivray Freeman Film's National Parks Adventuretakes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation's awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness when it arrives at the California Science Center on February 12, 2016.

The Bard MBA in Sustainability hosts Talya Bosch, Vice President Social Ventures, Internal Communications and Global Events for Western Union. Talya will discuss the company's shared value journey on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, March 18th, at 12pm.

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live dial-in podcast discussion "Ending World Hunger and Poverty while Caring for the Earth" with Pierre Ferrari of Heifer International. Pierre will discuss Heifer's initiatives for addressing hunger and poverty while helping to reinforce and build local communities in the process. Listeners can dial in to the podcast at NOON EST, February 26th.

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live discussion, "Certifying Sustainability and Transparency in Local Economies" with Eric Henry, President of TS Designs, on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, Friday, February 5th, at 12pm EST.

The public comment period on the proposed revisions to the hazardous waste management program closed just before the end of 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed these regulations to ”address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner, and reorganize the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community.” The regulations will likely have some impact on all regulated classes of hazardous waste generators.

The Bard MBA in Sustainability  will host a live discussion: COP21, The Unstoppable Momentum Behind Corporate Climate Action on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, with Margaret Fenwick, Manager Environment and Climate, United Nation Global Compact office, on Friday, January 29th, at 12pm.

Since it passed into law in 1986, California Prop 65 (known officially as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986), has been updated on a continual basis. Recently, there were changes proposed by the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) according to an article published by Furniture Today.

Ron Phillips is the founding CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), the Community Development Corporation (CDC) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Maine. He will be stepping down from CEI in July 2016 after 38 years. Ellen Golden is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Managing Director of CEI Investment Notes. She is stepping down this month after 37 years with CEI.