Vol. I No. 9 JULY, 2008

Spotlight On...

Aspen BSP Director Judith Samuelson featured in Directors and Boards Magazine

"The Aspen Principles: A better way". In this Directors & Boards cover story, Judith Samuelson explores the genesis of the Aspen Principles, when a "critical mass of 'strange bedfellows' came up with a plan in 2007 to reverse the destructive pull of short-termism on U.S. business."

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Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs: 2008-2009

Aspen CBE's first ever Guide is now available for purchase electronically. You can also purchase a hard copy from Amazon.com.

More Aspen CBE Recent Releases

Where Will They Lead? MBA Student Attitudes About Business and Society in China and North America

A Closer Look at Applied Sustainability Centers

A Closer Look at Business Education: Accounting

Aspen CBE E-Newsletter Archives

CBE Annoucements

AOM CONFERENCE: The Center for Business Education will be in Anaheim, CA at the AOM Conference

Justin Goldbach and Sangeeta Ranade will be representing the Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education at the Academy of Management's annual conference from August 10-12 in Anaheim, CA. Stop by our exhibition booth to say hi and peruse our most recent publications!

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WEB-CONFERENCE: Join this live CasePlace.org web-tutorial: For faculty new to CasePLace.org and CBE

On August 12, 2008, from 1:00-1:20pm EST, Faculty members are invited to join Aspen CBE staff for a live web-conference. This is a chance to interact with Center staff and learn about CasePlace.org, the leading website for MBA teaching materials that focus on environmental and social issues. Email Alex Roberts to reserve a spot for yourself!

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CONFERENCE: From the Center for Business Education's Stakeholder Marketing Consortium

Aspen CBE's Stakeholder Marketing Consortium will host its second conference on October 2 and 3 at Boston University. The Consortium is a forum for innovative research and collaboration among leading marketing scholars and practitioners. This year's meeting will consider questions such as:

- When stakeholder needs conflict how can organizations reconcile these differences?
- How can managers be motivated to consider the societal impact of marketing actions?
- What makes stakeholders skeptical about the motives of companies' actions?

Register here for the conference.

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FOCUS GROUP: Call for Faculty Participation in a Brief Focus Group on CasePlace.org

Are you a fairly regular user of CasePlace.org? If so, and you wouldn't mind spending 30 minutes on the phone with CasePlace.org staff discussing the website, then we would greatly appreciate your participation in this focus group. Please email Alex Roberts for additional information.

A Closer Look at Business Education:

Ethical Globalization

There is no doubt that companies operating across borders face complex challenges as they strive to conduct business in ways that are ethical and meet increasingly high standards imposed by all constituencies. The challenge is often exacerbated because social and environmental objectives may seem to be at odds. To meet these challenges, enlightened companies are re-thinking their leadership development programs to ensure that the decision makers are well prepared to manage the complex interplay of maximizing shareholder benefits at the same time that they gain a competitive advantage in their respective markets. Read More in this month's Closer Look at Business Education: Ethical Globalization...

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Case In Point

Sustainability Risk Management: Risk Mitigation and Business Opportunities

Traditionally, corporations have been able to externalize many environmental and social risk costs. More recently, corporations have moved beyond compliance and developed strong sustainability programs that have been incorporated into overall business strategy. What we see emerging as business reacts and changes is a radically different "sustainability" landscape. Read More...

More Announcements

From Portland State University's Center for Design and Innovation for Business & Sustainability

Scheduled for October 15-17, 2008, the 2nd Annual International Conference on Business and Sustainability: Designing Sustainability brings together leading industry practitioners and scholars to share best practices and leading edge research and discover approaches that create value for business and society.

Call for Submissions: 1st Annual PhD Sustainability Academy

From September 26 - 30, 2008, The Richard Ivey School of Business (London, Canada), will bring together doctoral students from across Canada and all over the world who are interested in exploring leading thought and practice of sustainability in business and non-profit organizations.

Publications Library
	Explore the Center's entire Publications Library, including journal articles written by Aspen Institute staff, speeches, audio recordings, and a variety of thought leadership pieces...

The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education encourages future business leaders to innovate at the intersection of corporate profits and social impacts. Our goal is bold and long-term: to radically re-orient the MBA degree to embrace the principles of corporate citizenship and sustainability.

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