THE UNIVERSITY AS CORPORATE CITIZEN
How to Promote Human Rights and Sustainability in Collegiate Licensing,
Procurement and Investment
September 24, 2015 9:30AM – 5:30PM
UCONN, STORRS
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Join us for a one-day forum of experts, professionals, students, and other stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities for colleges and universities to responsibly manage the human rights and environmental impacts of their business operations.
Institutions of higher education have long maintained a core commitment to public service in their research, teaching, and engagement missions. More recently, attention has been devoted to ensuring business operations also align with those commitments and yield positive social and environmental impacts through their licensing, procurement, and investment relationships. This forum is designed to help schools meet that challenge by sharing resources, identifying best practices, and recognizing obstacles to effective results.
Schedule:
9:30 – 10:00a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 11:45a.m. Panel: Why Should Colleges and Universities Care about Corporate Citizenship?
12:00 – 1:00p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:15p.m. Panel: Achieving Accountability in Licensing and Branding
2:30 – 3:45p.m. Panel: Encouraging Responsibility through Procurement and Sourcing
4:00 – 5:30p.m. Keynote Lecture: Institutional Investment for Human Rights Impact
Speakers include:
Heeral Coleman
Director of Stakeholder Services and Communications, Fair Labor Association
Nathan Fleisig
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Outerstuff
Kelsey Keene
Manager of Compliance, Colosseum Athletics
Liz Kennedy
Vice President for Corporate Responsibility, Collegiate Licensing Company
Scott Nova
Executive Director, Workers Rights Consortium
This event is being sponsored by
For more information please see: http://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/the-university-as-corporate-citizen/
For more information, contact: Gina DeVivo Brassaw at 860-486-1165