McGill-HEC CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY

This year, students from HEC and McGill have joined forces to bring you Beyond CSR! By demonstrating how profitability and social responsibility are not mutually exclusive ideas, this conference hopes to encourage greater consideration of environmental and social welfare in business decisions. The conference will provide examples of successful corporate sustainability implementations and in these times of financial distress, how sustainable business approaches can represent a competitive advantage for businesses.

Speakers include: Bob Willard, Guy Martin (Director Sustainable Development, Domtar), Mukesh Gupta (Director Strategic Relations, Tata Consultancy Services), Anne Jarrett (British Consul General in Montreal) and 16 other speakers!

Topics include: Natural capitalism in action, Urban Planning, Social Innovation, Career Paths in CSR.

• What: Our annual CSR conference, bigger & better: Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility, Integrating Sustainable Development with Business Strategy
• When: March 20, 2009 from 9am to 7pm
• Where: HEC Montreal
• On the web: www.beyondcsr.com