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Information about Auden Schendler • 2012 Summit & Awards Sponsors

 • 2011 Sustainable Business Awards Winners • Pictures from 2011 Sustainability Summit

What: On October 9th and 10th, 2012, internationally recognized author and speaker, Auden Schendler will speak with business leaders, students, faculty and the general public about “Getting Green Done,” his book about what it takes to put sustainability ideas in to actual practice.  “You’ll learn that sustainability is more like trench warfare than surgery—and that we’re going to have to do a lot better than we’ve done if we hope to solve climate change.” Hosted by: WasteCap Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Omaha College of Business Administration & University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Why: Corporations are under increasing pressure to embrace social and environmental responsibility. Auden Schendler will discuss the importance of sustainability practices and how to implement climate solutions in the real world.

Who should attend:
Business leaders, CEOs, sustainability champions, green teams, environmental groups, faculty, students, community leaders and anyone interested in environmental sustainability.

2012 Sustainability Summit Tentative Itinerary

Tuesday, October 9th – OMAHA
6-7:00 pm- Auden Schendler- Presentation to UNO- CBA classes, local sustainability officials, public invited (Specific times TBA)

Wednesday, October 10th – LINCOLN
8:00 am- 4:30pm - Sustainability Summit Conference – with key note speaker, Auden Schendler at UNL East Campus Ballroom (More info TBA)
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Sustainable Business Awards luncheon, (Registration required if not attendee of Summit)  WasteCap Nebraska awards presentation to Nebraska’s exemplary sustainable businesses. At UNL East Campus Ballroom
7:30-9:00 pm – Lincoln public Sustainability Discussion with Panel and Auden Schendler. The public is invited. (More details and event location to come.)