Friends and colleagues,
I am starting a new blog devoted to the discussion of business and climate change. Climate Inc. aspires to be the resource for discussing the numerous ways that climate change will affect business in the coming decades. It will examine how business is (or is not) responding, the steps business can and should take, and how public policy can support action on climate change. For academics, Climate Inc. should provide a useful resource for related courses.
Climate Inc. will enhance the mission of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:placename>, <st1:city w:st="on">Boston</st1:city>, College of Management. SERC's mission is to foster a transition to a clean, sustainable, and prosperous economy by engaging in collaborations among businesses, universities, and policymakers to promote teaching, research, and service.
Climate Inc. will be strive to be informative, insightful, provocative, witty, analytical, and accessible. It will bring together the views of academics, business managers, policymakers, journalists, professionals, and other thought leaders on climate change. Please contact me if you are interested in contributing a guest post.
Above all, Climate Inc. will a pursue a serious exploration of the risks and opportunities created by climate change, corporate response strategies, and how policymakers and NGOs might collaborate with business to advance creative and systemic solutions. Along the journey, we'll look at a host of topics, including: the growth of carbon markets; renewables and the clean tech sector; low-carbon technology and market strategies; government and public relations; the growth of carbon accounting, finance, and consulting; and implications for workforce training and management education.
I look forward to your participation and engagement - and please feel free to share this with others who might be interested!
Regards,
David L. Levy
Professor and Chair
Department of Management and Marketing
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:placename>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city>
100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA
http://www.faculty.umb.edu/david_levy/