Educating for Sustainable Business Practices
The University of Oregon's Lundquist School of Business has announced that Tom Osdoba, formerly with Portland's Office of Sustainable Development, is the new director of the school's Center for Sustainable Business Practices . On April 3, the school will sponsor a symposium at its Portland campus (the one with the "Made in Oregon" sign on top) called "Growing a Green Economy: Perspectives from Law and Business." The timing of the symposium dovetails nicely with the Portland Development Commission's work on the Portland Economic Plan referenced in an earlier post "Sustaining Portland's Economy." One focus of that plan is the role of Higher Ed in securing a sustainable economy. Further, an insider tells me that at the symposium the University of Oregon will announce a joint JD/MBA program focused on sustainability. Such a joint program, perhaps the first in the nation, will add to the resources Portland and Oregon can claim toward forming a legitimate national leadership role in sustainability.
