The Babson Center for Career Development has developed a job-seekers guide for students interested in the Cleantech, Environmental Business and Green Energy industries. Download a copy and begin your search. If you have any further questions, you can contact Jessica Teplow in the CCD office.
Want to learn more about the sustainability programs Babson is implementing? Click here to download a report detailing the administration's current objectives. You can also view the most recent committee structure and working goals here.
The Babson Energy & Environmental Club is delighted to announce that our keynote speaker for the 2010 Conference will be Gary Hirshberg, President & CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm.
The law firm Mintz Levin publishes a periodic newsletter with a round-up of cleantech news, deals and other information. Click on the link below to learn more.
More than 100 schools and student groups, including Babson College and the Babson Energy & Environmental Club, and nonprofit organizations have signed a letter pressing the Senate to provide the money President Obama has sought for his Re-Energyse program, which is aimed at building the intellectual capacity to transform the country’s energy system. The letter, drafted by the Breakthrough Institute and sent to Senate offices this week, comes after the education program was cut to zero by a Senate committee from Mr. Obama’s $115 million request. In its markup, a House committee cut the request to $7 million. (See the ScienceInsider blog for more.) The money would flow to a variety of educational programs from elementary through post-graduate levels.
We are pleased to announce that the 2010 Babson Energy & Environmental Conference will be held on March 25, 2010 at Babson College in Wellesley, MA.
This year’s conference theme is actionable sustainability: focused strategies that eliminate waste and strengthen competitive advantage. We will showcase business strategies, innovative companies, clean technologies, and an entrepreneurial thought process that will move the world toward closed loop, carbon neutral systems. Sponsors, exhibitors and attendees will benefit from a new conference format featuring a powerful keynote address by Gary Hirshberg, President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, case studies, workshops and a high-profile interview with an industry leader. The new format will facilitate more effective networking among professionals, will give exhibitors greater exposure to potential clients and will continue to provide all attendees with opportunities to learn about the latest developments in clean technology and profitable sustainable business practices.
Continue to check the website for details about sponsorship, exhibiting and events.
On Monday, Casella Waste Systems reopened a renovated, single-stream recycling center, in Charlestown, Mass., to serve Boston customers. John Moorhead, co-president of the Babson Energy & Environmental Club and Romeo Lopez, Babson Facilities, were on hand to view the new systems.
Feb. 20, 2009- Babson College President Leonard Schlesinger has signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.
This Climate Commitment is a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.
The college and university presidents and chancellors who are joining and leading the Commitment believe that exerting leadership in addressing climate change will stabilize and reduce their long-term energy costs, attract excellent students and faculty, attract new sources of funding, and increase the support of alumni and local communities. For more information, visit http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/index.php.
As part of this effort, Babson has established the Babson Sustainability Steering Committee (BSSC), whose mission is to minimizing the College’s impact on the environment and reducing the College’s dependence on non-renewable energy. This Committee is charged with establishing guidelines for the College’s Sustainable Practices including: Green Building Design; Green Building Renovations; Climate Protection Practices; Clean Energy Standards; Sustainable Transportation Practices; Sustainable Operations; Recycling and Waste Management; and Environmentally Preferable Procurement.
Babson utilizes waste cafeteria oil to produce biodiesel for on campus vehicles. This video features Glenn McGeoghegan, Environmental & Safety Manager at Babson, explaining the idea and process behind the biodiesel program.
Video by: Brian J. Albertson; Associate Producer Wellesley Cable Access Corp.,
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