Great Fear, Great Hope: Meaningful Action in a Climate Changed World

Featuring Auden Schendler, Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company

As Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company and author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Sustainability Front Lines, Auden Schendler has led the winter sports industry in use of renewable energy, climate policy, certified green buildings, onsite renewables, biodiesel in vehicles, sustainability reporting, ISO 14001 certification, and political activism at the Supreme Court and Congressional level. Please join us for appetizers and refreshments as Auden shares his industry perspective on the challenges of implementing large-scale sustainability measures and managing in times of rapid change, including how the winter sports industry is reacting to climate change and strategies for innovation in the future.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Industrial Ecology, the Center for Business and the Environment, and the F&ES Westies, IEME and Energy student interest groups.