Global Landscapes: Business, Ethics and Sustainability in the 21st Century
King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
April 16-17, 2009
The interdisciplinary conference on “Global Landscapes: Business, Ethics and Sustainability
in the 21st Century” will assemble scholars, educators, graduate and undergraduate students and community members interested in business, ethics and sustainability. The theme of the conference at King’s College will be business, ethics and sustainability at different levels (local, regional, global) and in various parts of the world (e.g. Americas, Asia, Latin America, Europe). Interdisciplinary papers and panels on these topics are welcome.
The global landscapes conference is sponsored by The McGowan School of Business and The McGowan Ethics Center. The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to promote ethics and sustainability across business and curricula. It will also: explore different ways to implement social, environmental, and economic sustainability; prepare a future “green collar workforce;” bring sustainability to institutional practices, policies and contemporary culture. The conference aims to bring together professionals, key decision makers and leaders committed to sustainability, triple-bottom-line corporate strategies, green building, economic development, renewable energy, climate change, transportation, social equity and consumer responsibility.
The submission of student authored papers is also welcome. The undergraduate student research presentations as part of the conference is sponsored by The International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter.
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