Climate Change Conference set for October 10

Two Dutch scholars will join local and state government officials to discuss the types of threats and challenges climate change is causing for businesses during an event on climate change.

"Preserving Ourselves: Local and International Perspectives on Climate Change Threats and Solutions" is sponsored by the Koeze Business Ethics Initiative in the Seidman College of Business.

The event will be held October 10, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the L. William Seidman Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Seating is limited so an RSVP is required. To reserve a seat, email Robbi Osipoff at [email protected].

The keynote luncheon speaker will be Mandy de Wilde, a researcher and author with the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. She will discuss how the Dutch are transitioning to a low-carbon, circular and sustainable society by emphasizing the role played by market-based solutions and social movements.

Other topics at the conference include Energy and Michigan’s Future, Progress and Profit in an Age of Climate Change, and Moving Forward Together.

Conference panelists include representatives from the Michigan Public Service Commission, Consumers Energy, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Meijer, Steelcase, Perrigo, Sierra Club, City of Grand Rapids, U.S. Green Building Council West Michigan Chapter, and Climate Witness Project.

For more information, visit gvsu.edu/seidman/ethics or contact Michael DeWilde at KBEI at 331-3612.