Past Events
OCTOBER 9, 2009, Program Begins at 7:30 AM
October Corporate Roundtable with Jeff Baldassari
The Taylor Companies, founded in 1816, has a long history of providing quality office furniture to its customers. The oldest furniture manufacturer in the United States, the Taylor Companies continue to lead by example with socially and environmentally responsible business practices. Jeff Baldassari will be sharing his company’s experience working with the State of Ohio to develop a new manufacturing facility for Taylor Companies on a brownfield remediation site in Bedford, Ohio. Baldassari will provide perspective on the Clean Ohio Program, the Ohio Enterprise Bond Program, the various incentive programs run by the state to encourage investment by the private sector into brownfield remediation, and how the experience of this project galvanized his Company’s efforts to become a socially responsible manufacturer that employs sustainable operations which are transparently reported.
Location: The Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University/Room BU 118. (Auditorium on the first floor)
NOVEMBER 13, 2009, Program Begins at 7:30 AM
November Corporate Roundtable with Misys plc
Misys plc is a global consulting firm that provides innovative, integrated solutions for the banking, treasury, and capital markets and healthcare industries. The company is currently partnering with The Climate Registry to help the standards-setting organization develop a new online green house gas (GHG) emissions reporting system. The new system, due out in 2010, will support voluntary and mandatory emissions reporting and will have the ability to generate more comprehensive emissions reports and a more robust verification model. This partnership and the resulting program are the newest edition to Misys’ growing portfolio of environmental solutions for business. Misys will be at Corporate Roundtable on November 13th to discuss the company’s movements to integrate sustainability into their business practices.
Location: The Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University/Room BU 118. (Auditorium on the first floor)
DECEMBER 12, 2009
December Corporate Roundtable with Ed Aghajanian
Ed Aghajanian, founder and president of EZ Brite Brands, Inc., a "Zero Waste" company in Westlake, Ohio, that develops and manufactures over 40 natural, sustainable, food-safe soaps and kitchen-cleaning products, will be speaking about his 19 years as a Zero-Waste Manufacturer.
EZ Brite is best-known for its original product, Penny Brite Copper Cleaner - a "must have" under kitchen sinks since 1947. But EZ Brite Brands also manufactures and distributes a complete line of people/pet/planet-friendly, kitchen-cleaning products, including private-label products for Calphalon Corp. and Corning-Revere.
Recently named a "2009 Champion of Sustainability" in Northeast Ohio by Entrepreneurs For Sustainability (E4S), Mr. Aghajanian will explain how his decision to cancel the trash service and have his company's dumpster removed in 1991 marked the beginning of his 19-year Zero Waste sustainability track. He will discuss how operating at Zero Waste has impacted his business, including product quality, efficiencies, costs, etc. He will also address the challenges of moving to a Zero Waste operating level today. Finally, he will speak on EZ Brite's current green initiatives, including possible power cogeneration at his manufacturing facility from renewable sources, primarily wind energy.
Location: The Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University/Room BU 118. (Auditorium on the first floor)
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JANUARY 8, 2010
January Corporate Roundtable with Sam's Club
Please join us in welcoming Eric Voyles, Sam's Club's Sustainability and Compliance Manager, to the Corporate Roundtable. Mr. Voyles' presentation will focus on waste reduction, new energy initiatives installed recently, and developments in packaging.
Location: The Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University/Room BU 118. (Auditorium on the first floor)
JANUARY 13, 2010, 8:30AM - 3:30PM
The New Energy Climate for Ohio Manufacturers II
A one-day workshop for Ohio’s manufacturers related to energy and environmental measures affecting industry. Ohio University’s Voinovich School and
The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA)
are pleased to invite manufacturers to attend the second in a series of workshops: “The New Energy Climate for Ohio Manufacturers II.”
With funding from the Ohio EPA’s Environ-
mental Education Fund, the Voinovich School and OMA will provide information on current state and national energy and climate policy and share tools and examples of ways that Ohio manufacturers can prepare, adapt and succeed. Over 50 energy and business leaders from around the state attended the first
workshop in June 2009.
Location: Quest Business and Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio 43240
FEBRUARY 12, 2010, 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
February Corporate Roundtable
Ellis Yan started Technical Consumer Products, Inc. in 1996 with a vision and purpose to change forever household lighting in America. TCP is now the country's leading manufacturer of energy-efficient Compact Fluorescent lamps, and is rapidly growing its presence around the world. Ann Yan, along with Jim Crowcroft, Vice President of Marketing, will present details about TCP's plans to build the first CFL manufacturing plant in the USA. TCP hopes to engage the entire audience in a lively discussion about the challenges of securing local and governmental support for bringing such a new business venture to NE Ohio.
After TCP's presentation, please stay to hear about
the Ohio By-Product Synergy Network
from 9:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Joseph Fiksel is Executive Director of the Center for Resilience at The Ohio State University, and Principal and Co-Founder of the consulting firm Eco-Nomics LLC. He is a recognized authority on sustainable business practices, with over 25 years of research and consulting experience for multi-national companies, government agencies and consortia such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Currently the Center for Resilience and Dr. Fiksel have embarked on the Ohio By-Product Synergy (BPS) project with the goal of matching under-valued waste or by-product streams with potential users, helping to create new revenues or savings for the organizations involved while simultaneously reducing environmental burdens.
Location: The Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University/Room BU 118. (Auditorium on the first floor)
MARCH 1, 2010, March 1st and 2nd. See details below
Sustainability Symposium: Climate and Carbon
A two-day symposium featuring exciting
speakers and relevant panel discussions.
Featured Speakers:
Senator Sherrod Brown
“A Vision for a Clean Energy Economy”
Dr. Susan Solomon, Keynote Speaker
A senior scientist at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration: Earth
System Research Laboratory
Chris Conner
The CEO of Sherwin-Williams Corporation
Location: Sandstone III, Strosacker Hall, College Union 120 E. Grand St., Berea, OH
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