Climate change. Dwindling resources. Increasing demands for food and energy. We face many challenges on the path to a sustainable future. The Nature of Things 2010 lecture series highlights the work of individuals and organizations developing innovative solutions to these daunting issues. Join the Utah Museum of Natural History in this fourth-annual lecture series for reports from experts on the frontlines of new technologies, green business practices, and environmental policy as we hold a forward-looking, action-oriented discussion on sustainability and our relationship to the natural world.
Gary Hirshberg presents stunning evidence that business not only can save the planet, but is able to simultaneously deliver higher growth and superior profits as well. Drawing from his 25 years' experience growing Stonyfield Farm from a 7-cow start-up to the world's leading organic yogurt maker, Hirshberg also uses examples of like-minded companies, such as Newman's Own, Patagonia, Wal-Mart and Timberland.
Hirshberg illustrates his points with practical information and advice, giving specific examples of how his and other companies have 'gone green' and how those environment-friendly strategies have led to a greener bottom line.
In the early days of Stonyfield, Gary wore many hats - from yogurt-maker to bookkeeper. He served as director of the Rural Education Center, the small organic farming school from which Stonyfield was spawned. Before that, he was executive director of The New Alchemy Institute, an ecological institute devoted to organic agriculture, aquaculture and renewable energy systems. He was also the Founding President of the Cape Cod Environmental Coalition as well as the Founding Chairman of the Cape and Islands Self-Reliance Corporation. Earlier in his career, he was a water-pumping windmill specialist, an author, an environmental education specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a manager of environmental tours to the People's Republic of China. Gary is the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World.
This lecture is part of a four-month series featuring a total of five events. Complete information on the Nature of Things 2010 can be found at www.umnh.utah.edu/nature.
|
