BSP Past Events

On October 26, NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business welcomed John McAvoy (MBA ’87), Chairman and CEO of Con Edison, to Stern for a conversation entitled, “How Sustainability Drives Success at Con Edison”. Ethical behavior is doing the right thing, the right way, every day. The discussion, which was moderated by Professor Tensie Whelan, focused on the principles and practices of…

On May 23, the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and Ethical Systems welcomed Jack Ewing, European Economics Correspondent for The New York Times, for a discussion of his new book "Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal". Ewing, who has spent more than 20 years covering German business and economics, opened his presentation with a brief history of Volkswagen, which emerged in the…

On Wednesday, April 26, NYU Stern's Center for Business and Human Rights welcomed Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, for an event entitled "The Challenge of Maintaining Integrity on the Internet." He was joined by Professor Michael Posner to discuss the misuse and manipulation of internet platforms by third parties and how extremist content, fake news and intolerant discourse have spread across…

Jane Mayer, investigative journalist and author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires, delivered the 12th annual Haitkin Lecture, hosted by NYU Stern’s Business & Society Program. Mayer, who was the first female White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and has worked for the New Yorker since 1995, drew on her extensive political coverage and research to demonstrate in…

On April 19, NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business and the Greater New York City Chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professions (ISSP-NYC) welcomed Laurent Claquin, Head of Kering Americas, for an event entitled “Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury.”   A global luxury group, Kering develops an ensemble of luxury houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry and watches, including…

On Tuesday, April 18, NYU Stern’s Undergraduate College and Business & Society Program (BSP) in conjunction with the “Law, Business & Society” course, co-hosted the 2017 Ashok C. Sani Distinguished Scholar-In-Residence Lecture, delivered by NYU Trustee Larry Silverstein (ARTS '52), who serves as chairman of Silverstein Properties. Introduced by Professor Bruce Buchanan, director of BSP…

On April 10, the NYU Stern Business and Society Program, Center for Sustainable Business and NYU Department of Environmental Studies welcomed Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, for an event entitled “Tomorrow & Beyond: An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall.” Goodall, who spends nearly 300 days a year speaking about threats facing endangered…

Leadership is not a matter of knowing all of the answers or executing on a set of formulas. “It’s a continuous process of finding the right people to help you build on your good intuitions,” Steve Ells, founder and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, said, reflecting on his path from aspiring chef to successful restaurateur with over 2,000 locations of his fast-casual chain. Speaking to a packed room…