SHINE Summit 2023 will address how the meaning and metrics of work have been forever changed, and how this provides an opportunity to rethink the humanity of work and the measurement of business success. Together we will develop new ways to think about performance, productivity, and the humanity of work to create more humane and sustainable business measurement tools.
Students and Harvard alumni are welcome to join us on October 4th from 6 - 8PM to hear from Evan Gordon Greenfield and Rajesh Swaminathan on Impact Investing and Deep Tech Start-Ups. Evan Gordon Greenfield oversees British Columbia Investment Management's ESG program for its Private Equity asset class. Rajesh Swaminathan is Partner at Khosla Ventures. Rajesh has two decades of experience assisting and investing in deep tech startups. Each Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series event will include one hour of Q&A with the speaker followed by a dinner reception.
Join Dr. Pablo Borboroglu, the 2023 Indianapolis Prize Winner for animal conservation, as he recounts his lifelong journey to save penguins. Dr. Borboroglu will highlight the challenges of conservation work, from protecting 32 million acres of ocean and coastal habitat to cofounding the Global Penguin Society, an international conservation coalition for the world’s penguin species. Hear about the risks and rewards he has experienced while trying to save penguins in some of nature’s wildest places.
This past summer Common Spaces, Harvard Real Estate and the Office for Sustainability welcomed honeybees to the Smith Campus Center 10th floor, and we're excited to share this project and learning experience with our Harvard community. Join us for this very hands-on honey extraction workshop.
First-years are invited to join the Green Fair Smoothie Night on Wednesday 10/11, hosted by REP! Get an introduction to sustainability organizations on campus. Enjoy smoothies and connect with students and organizations who are also inspired to make change.
The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about the sources and security of supplies of critical materials. Learn more at this event co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Janet Hering, Director Emerita, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, will give a talk as part of the Climate Science Series. Hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Co-sponsored by the EPS-ESE DIB Council.
Presenters: Daniel Jacob, Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Carrie Jenks, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School; Daniel Varon, Research Associate, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Learn more about how to apply for a Sustainability Student Grant by the Friday, October 13, 2023 deadline.
Future of Cities: Extreme Heat, the third installation of OVPIA’s Future of Cities series, will showcase a panel discussing concerns around environmental justice and public health as global average temperatures rise.
