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  • Careers for the Common Good: A Panel Discussion

    The Net Impact UConn Graduate Chapter cordially invites you to:

    Careers for the Common Good: The Value of Sustainability in Business

     

    There has been an explosion of job growth in the fields of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, community engagement, and impact investing within the business community. Careers in these fields allow employees to leverage the power and influence of their organizations to serve the greater good in a variety of ways. We have assembled an expert panel to give a broad overview of possible job avenues and efforts in this area.

     

    When:  Monday, April 10, 2017

                 4:00 pm – Light appetizers and networking

                 4:30 - 6:00 pm – Panel discussion

                 Please RSVP here

     

    Where: 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT

                   Graduate Business Learning Center, Observation Deck (2nd floor)

     

    Panelists include:

    • Sara Bronin, Chair of the City of Hartford's Planning & Zoning Commission, Chair of Hartford's Climate Stewardship Initiative, Professor at UConn Law School
    • René O. Deida, Director, Corporate and Community Engagement, Office of Corporate Social Responsibility at Prudential Financial
    • Susan Rochford, VP, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Public Policy at Legrand, North America
    • Daryl Shore, Investment Manager, Impact Investments at Prudential Financial
    • Benjamin Simmons-Telep, Director of Programs at reSET (Social Enterprise Trust) 

    Opening welcome: John A. Elliott, Dean of University of Connecticut’s School of Business

    Moderator: Allegra E. Klein, 2018 MBA Candidate; President, Net Impact Graduate Chapter

     

    Sponsored by the Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics

    For more information, contact: Juliet Greenblatt at juliet.greenblatt@biz.uconn.edu

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