[E&E seminars] Sustainability@Sloan Speakers Series: Thursday 12/7 Frank Dixon on Total Corporate Responsibility

[kate parrot]

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MIT Sloan Net Impact & the Sustainability at Sloan Speaker Series bring you:

An interactive presentation on Total Corporate Responsibility, with 
Frank Dixon, former Managing Director of Research at 
<http://www.innovestgroup.com/>Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

When: Thursday 12/7/06, 12-1PM
Where: E51-335
Lunch will be provided.

Many companies, including Wal-Mart, are working aggressively to lower 
their environmental and social impacts and become sustainable. Yet no 
firm is close to being sustainable, largely because 
reductionistically-derived economic and political systems essentially 
compel all firms to operate unsustainably and irresponsibly. Systemic 
issues are the main driver of nearly all environmental and social 
problems. However, they receive little attention, in part because 
they are incredibly complex and hugely difficult to address. System 
change is needed to enhance society today and ensure that future 
generations are able to survive and prosper.

Frank Dixon will discuss a new sustainability approach, called Total 
Corporate Responsibility (TCR), that combines traditional corporate 
responsibility with system change efforts. As an advisor to Wal-Mart 
and other firms, he will describe how TCR is being used to drive 
system changes while enhancing financial and competitive performance.

Mr. Dixon will also discuss specific economic, political and social 
system flaws that drive unsustainability.  Finally, he will suggest 
how business and society might develop the wisdom and systems 
perspective needed to effectively address these issues.

Feedback and dialogue are welcomed and encouraged.

For information on TCR and achieving system change, see 
www.globalsystemchange.com

About Frank Dixon:

Frank Dixon is an author and consultant specializing in 
sustainability, system change and enhancing financial performance 
through increased corporate responsibility.  For six years, he was 
the Managing Director of Research for Innovest Strategic Value 
Advisors, the largest corporate sustainability research firm in the 
world.  At Innovest, he oversaw the sustainability analysis of more 
than 2,000 firms.  Based on his observation that systemic issues 
compel all firms to act unsustainably, he developed a new 
sustainability approach focused on system change, called Total 
Corporate Responsibility.  Before Innovest, he worked in the energy 
and finance areas.  He is currently advising Wal-Mart and other firms 
on sustainability.  He has an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

About the Sustainability Speakers Series:

The Sustainability at Sloan Speakers Series hosts thought-leaders, 
practitioners, and innovators to speak about environmental, social, 
and economic sustainability. The series offers a variety of engaging 
speakers during the fall and spring, with the intent of expanding our 
understanding of the nature, purpose and impact of business in the 
twenty-first century.

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Kate W. Parrot
PhD Candidate
Organization Studies Group
MIT Sloan School of Management

Cell: 857-523-8234
Home: 617-623-3267
Email: kparrot at mit.edu
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