Webcast: The Sustainability Continuum: Rutgers’ Evolution to an Environmental Powerhouse
Sustainability on college and university campuses used to be relegated to recycling and a course or two on ethics. Once considered too vast or vague to be tackled, today’s forward-minded industries and universities are proving that, by taking small, meaningful steps – and engaging the right partners along the way – they can create a framework for sustainability that allows them to reach their goals, and evolve to a greener environment.
At leading institutions like Rutgers University, sustainability is not merely an operating principle; it has become integrated throughout the campus, from facilities to curriculum to research. Sustainability at the university has mirrored the path within business, where it now can be found embedded in nearly every business practice and process
In this free, one-hour webcast, discuss the “Sustainability Continuum” and get useful ideas on how to move your institution up the ladder. You will also hear an inside account on Rutgers evolution, including the integrated strategies, practical steps and ongoing engagement programs needed to embed sustainability throughout the campus.
Among the things you’ll learn:
- The Evolution: How and why Rutgers started its quest to engrain sustainability throughout its campus.
- Empowering students to become key stakeholders in your efforts
- Sustainability in the classroom: Creating an environment for green learning.
- Bridging silos by integrating sustainability across departments
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Identifying partners with the expertise needed to help achieve your sustainability goals
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Speakers:
Tara Hemmer, Area Vice President - Greater Mid-Atlantic, Waste Management
Tara Hemmer is currently the Area Vice President of Waste Management of the Greater Mid-Atlantic Area includes solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and diversion operations in New York City, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and the Delaware Peninsula. The area managed by Ms. Hemmer encompasses roughly $1.2B in annual revenue. The operations include 29 collection districts, 16 transfer stations, 7 recycling facilities, and 8 landfills; over 89,000 commercial and industrial customers, and over 3,000 employees.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Hemmer was the Area Recycling Operations Director for Waste Management of Pennsylvania responsible for analyzing and coordinating strategic initiatives related to environmental solutions for the Company. These projects included the development of a new state-of-the-art single stream recycling center in Philadelphia and the investigation of organics recycling opportunities for the Company. In addition, Ms. Hemmer performed various community relations and government affairs functions for the company, including supporting WM’s business in the City of Philadelphia. Ms. Hemmer worked on the successful bid by WM to handle 100% of the City of Philadelphia’s single-stream recyclables, further expanding the program to accept #3 through #7 plastics. Ms. Hemmer has been in the solid waste and recycling business for over 15 years, in Pennsylvania as well as New York and New Jersey.
Ms. Hemmer currently serves as the Program and Education Committee Co-Chair of the Greater Philadelphia Green Business Program, a group made for businesses and created by business leaders to encourage businesses to make a public promise to change their daily business practices to reduce their impact on the environment. The GPGBP is endorsed by both PEC and Penjerdel.
Ms. Hemmer supports WM’s membership in Penjerdel serving on the Environment Committee and is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Third Century Initiative (3ci).
She graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Since that time, Ms. Hemmer has established herself as a leader in solid waste management issues working for both Waste Management and TAMS Consultants.
Kevin Lyons, Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management & Marketing Sciences, Rutgers University
Dr. Lyons is a professor at the Rutgers Business School in the Supply Chain Management and Marketing Sciences Department and a Research Professor in Supply Chain Archeology at the Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management. His research includes the integration of sustainable development, energy, carbon impact and natural resource criteria into global Supply Chain Management systems, processes and operations. He developed and heads the Newark Industrial Solutions Center and Supply Chain Environmental Archeology research program/lab, which involves the archeological study of end-of-life product waste, climate change and environmental impacts via the supply chain. Dr. Lyons utilizes big data analytics, risk assessment, industrial, consumer data, decision analysis as well as product end-of-life and new product innovation research in order to quantify the environmental, social and economic impact of global supply chains. In addition to research with his own department Dr. Lyons conducts research with the Rutgers Thomas A Edison Research Papers Menlo Park Institute program (product innovation research), the School of Communication and Information (CSR, Decision-Tree Analysis, Health Credits). Dr. Lyons is also the Associate Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute and is also an Associate Director at the Rutgers EcoComplex. Previous to rejoining the faculty he was the Chief Procurement Officer of Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Moderator:
Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group
For 25 years, Joel has been a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. Joel is co-founded GreenBiz Group Inc., including its website, research reports and events on the corporate sustainability strategy and trends. He hosts the annual GreenBiz Forums and VERGE conferences around the world, and is author of the annual, award-winning State of Green Business report.
In 2012, he was awarded the Hutchens Medal by the American Society for Quality, which cited “his ability to tell compelling stories that both inform and inspire business leaders toward profitable action.” In 2014 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.
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