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<div>Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series</div>
<div>Sponsored by the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the
Environment</div>
<div><http://lfee.mit.edu></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Cooperation between a University and an NGO
for Fostering Sustainable Practices in Industry and Local
Government</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Marília Bernardes, President</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Gerardo Coco, International
Vice-President</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Viviana C. B. G. Coelho, Environmental
Projects Coordinator</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">F.O.C.A. Fundaçao Oásis Cidade
Aberta</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Friday, December 12</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">12:00 - 1:30 p.m.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Room E40-496</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">ABSTRACT</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">For most businesses and local authorities
'sustainability' means practices concerning waste management,
recycling, pollution prevention and all operations to ensure the
environment is not adversely affected. Broader issues of
sustainability remain little understood and both enterprises and
municipalities need tools and techniques to assess and manage their
own sustainability.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">The cooperation between a University and an
NGO aims to develop educational tools, frameworks, consultations,
performance-support-services and professional development programs to
raise awareness of these issues bridging the gap between academy and
grassroots situations.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Fundaçao Oásis Cidade Aberta (The Open
City) is a Brazilian NGO established in 1989. FOCA's mission is
to develop sustainable territorial projects focusing on environment
and education. It operates in Italy, Portugal and Angola. FOCA
is a member of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
(ECOSOC) and recently participated in a Forum chaired by Hanifa
Mezoui, Chief of NGOs of the United Nations.</font></div>
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<div>Light refreshments will be provided.</div>
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<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">Karen L.
Gibson</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">Program
Assistant</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">MIT Laboratory For Energy and
the Environment</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">77 Massachusetts Avenue,
E40-469</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">(1 Amherst St., E40-469 - for
DHL and FedEx)</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">Cambridge, MA 02139
USA</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" color="#000000">Tel: 1 (617) 258-6368;
Fax: 1 (617) 258-6590</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva"
color="#000000">http://lfee.mit.edu</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva"
color="#000000">http://globalsustainability.org</font></div>
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