Rebecca Irani, marketing and communications manager at UBC Bookstore, Annie Moss and Randy Hooper, founders of Discovery Organics and Chef Steve Golob from Place Vanier Residence will discuss the business case behind sustainable food and the cost and benefit of eating local, organic, and fair trade. Speakers will discuss the business case behind sustainable food.
Hosted by Common Energy UBC, Oxfam UBC, and the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society’s Sustainability Committee, “Chew On This,” is a week-long series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops. Common Energy UBC is a student-run organization of diverse and forward-thinking individuals working to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the UBC community. It aims to affect real change by building strong networks and working proactively with the University, while fostering leadership and engaging peers through innovative programming. Oxfam UBC is an organization committed to developing innovative ways to support Oxfam’s important aid and relief work, and to raise awareness of global poverty. The UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society‘s Sustainability Committee works to provide opportunities for Sauder students to educate themselves on what sustainability means in the context of business and motivate students to integrate sustainability into their professional and personal lives. As well as using the CUS as a model for how sustainability can be implemented into the operations and strategic thinking of an organization. The purpose behind this week is to open a dialogue about sustainable food on campus and engage students through a variety of different forums. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to engage in an open discussion around these topics which are growing increasingly important as the world’s population continues to grow and the effects of climate change on food production begin to show.
Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library
Eweje, G., Perry, M., & Emerald Business,Management & Economics Book Series. (2011). Business and sustainability. Bingley; Ipswich: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. [Link]
Wells, P. E., & ebrary eBooks. (2013). Business models for sustainability. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated. doi:10.4337/9781781001530 [Link]
Ionescu-Somers, A., Steger, U., & Palgrave Connect Business & Management Collection 2008. (2008). Business logic for sustainability: A food and beverage industry perspective. New York; Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan. [Link]
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