COLLABORATORY SPOTLIGHT

How are Sustainable Development Goals Travelling in your World?:
The AGENDA 2030 Design, Planning AND Policy Studio Project.

With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (2015) and the New Urban Agenda (2016) the world has a roadmap towards a sustainable, equitable and better designed future. Goal 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) shines a bright light on cities, as does Goal 10 (reduce inequality) and Goal 13 (climate action) amongst others. The SDGS are the centerpiece of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The AIM of this project is to help accelerate awareness of the SDGs and NUA though practical action, including action in communities where the SDGs and NUA may not be so well known, and to contribute to their mainstreaming.

NEWS

Systems Thinking as a Pathway to Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes through an Ecological Worldview

Systems thinking refers to the tendency to view phenomena as interconnected and dynamic. It involves the understanding that the natural, social, and economic worlds are interrelated and constantly changing, and that people, including oneself, are part of this dynamic system. Although systems thinking is emphasized as vital to learning about and understanding climate science, research on the effects of systems thinking is relatively limited. Understanding how systems thinking influences public understanding of climate change has implications for climate change education and communication...

EVENTS

Webinar: Climate Risk 2019: The Capital Markets and Public Policy

When: Tuesday, April 16, 11am-12pm

During the past 40 years Climate Science has accurately predicted rising sea levels, more rapid temperature rise at the poles and hurricanes and typhoons occuring at higher latitudes.

From 1998 to 2017 the global economic cost of climate-related disasters skyrocketed 151% over the previous 20 year period to $2.25 trillion.

Join our expert panelists for a discussion about future climate risk assessment options for companies, investors, financial advisors and policymakers.

Panelists

• Jeff Gitterman, Co-founding Partner, Gitterman Wealth Management

• Lisa Woll, CEO, US SIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment

• Claudine Schneider, Founding President & former U.S. Congresswoman, Solar Alliance

• Francis Condon, Executive Director - Sustainable & Impact Investing, UBS Asset Management

• Moderated by Paul Ellis

International Noise Awareness Day

When: Wednesday April 24th 9:45am

The International Noise Awareness Day (INAD) was founded in 1996 in New York City (NYC) by the Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC) with the aim of raising awareness about noise effects on hearing, physical and mental health, and overall well-being of people worldwide. Noise constitutes the second most harmful environmental stressor and, despite being often overlooked in public health debates and agendas, excessive noise exposure constitutes serious health risks and high societal costs as indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

This workshop is aimed at addressing this gap by engaging the NYC community with expert talks and soundwalks that will provide answers to important questions about city noise, including:

• What exactly is noise pollution?

• What reduction measures and strategies is NYC implementing?

• What are quiet urban areas and what state-of-the-art measures exist for their identification and protection?

• What is the “soundscape approach” to noise pollution? Why does it represent a citizen-driven paradigm shift?

• What are the tools and resources available to take action and contribute to the protection of quiet areas in cities?

Transforming Business Through Social Innovation Research, Practice and Pedagogy

When: Wed, April 10, 2019, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Fordham Law School 150 West 62nd Street Room 3-09, Third Floor New York, NY 10023

• Jerry Davis- Associate Dean for Business & Impact, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. Former editor of Administrative Science Quarterly.
• Jerry White- Co-Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize, 1997, CEO of Global Impact Strategies Inc. and the Co-Chair of Global Covenant Partners.
• Michael Garanzini, SJ- Secretary of Higher Education for the Society of Jesus, The International Association of Jesuit Universities, past President of Loyola University, Chicago.
• Katherine Milligan- Gabelli Fellow in Global Partnerships and Initiatives and former director of Schwab Foundation at the World Economic Forum.

• Anita McGahan, 72nd President of Academy of Management, Professor of Strategic Management and George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society at Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada.

ESG Fixed Income Conference

Thursday, April 11
1:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Students can email Maureen Fallon their student id #, school, whether they are graduates or undergraduates and expected year of graduation.  Alumni can register using the link  

NYU Sustainability Summit 2019

When: April 6th, 10:30am - 3:00pm

Where: NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life 
238 Thompson Street

This April EarthMatters is hosting their fifth annual Sustainability Summit. The Summit is a PUBLIC city-wide event focused on advancing the conversation about sustainability, environmentalism, and entrepreneurship. This year, the theme will be Environmental Design in Urban Spaces and will focus on how we engage the public in environmentalism through urban design, and public art and how we rethink and reimagine sustainability in urban spaces.

We will be joined by folks at Freshkills, Terreform ONE, NYU Professor Alexandra Seidenstein, artist Benjamin Andrew, The Highline Network, keynote speaker Nina Edwards Anker from neastudio and more!

The summit will consist of two rounds or workshops lead by these organizations and individuals as well as refreshments and lunch from Dig Inn!

OPPORTUNITIES

2019 SRI Conference Scholarship

Deadline to apply is July 8th

The emeritus representatives of FAFN founded the SRI scholarship to ensure that the culture, commitment, and competence of the pioneer SRI movement be sustained into the next generation. We believe the values-driven, multi-disciplinary, community of practice that has built the social investment movement is a unique and vital part of the business model. As people who brought SRI to the public one client conversation at a time, we understand the value of personal connection. We seek to bring a diverse group of top students and young professionals to the conference so they can experience and be welcomed into this community.

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