{"630556":{"#nid":"630556","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Participates in Inaugural Sustainability Showcase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWritten by\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/staff\/lux\/index.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJennifer Holley Lux\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty, staff, and students affiliated with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Scheller College of Business (\u201cCenter\u201d) contributed to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/showcase\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s inaugural Sustainability Showcase\u003C\/a\u003E. The public event, which was organized by the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (\u201cBBISS\u201d), occurred over three full days, from October 28 through 30. It was held at the recently opened Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESustainability has increasingly become a characteristic that defines much of the work being done by the Georgia Tech community. In 2018, it was the topic of no fewer than 160 courses and nearly 25% of the Institute\u2019s research programs (not including those funded by the U.S. Department of Defense). Michael Chang, deputy director of BBISS, who spearheaded the event, said, \u201cKeeping track of who is doing what has become more and more difficult. We at BBISS envisioned the Showcase as a vehicle for increasing awareness of sustainability-related work across all six colleges, GTRI, and the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, as well as for fostering more collaborative relationships among them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver 150 members of the Georgia Tech community shared their current work in sustainability research and education. The hallmark of the event was the \u201clightning talk,\u201d which allowed a large number of presenters the opportunity to summarize and spark interest in their work in just a few minutes. Filling out the schedule were poster presentations, tours of the Kendeda Building, and keynote addresses by John Brock (former chairman and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.), G. Wayne Clough (president emeritus of Georgia Tech and former secretary of the Smithsonian Institution), and John Lanier (executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresentations affiliated with the Center included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncentives for Workplace Safety (Ravi Subramanian,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimal Service Portfolio for Non-Profit Organizations Serving Distressed Individuals (Karthik Ramachandran,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnvironmental Externalities and Cost of Capital (Sudheer Chava,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply Chain Transparency as a Mechanism to Promote Social \u0026amp; Environmental Responsibility (Basak Kalkanci,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProduct Recalls and Corporate Social Responsibility (Manpreet Hora,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAdvancing the UN SDGs and Education for Sustainable Development at Georgia Tech and Across the Greater Atlanta Region (David Eady,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eindustry engagement manager of the Center\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBeyond Carbon Considerations in Georgia Drawdown (Michael Oxman,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Emanaging director of the Center\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnergy Affordability in Atlanta (Beril Toktay,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Efaculty director of the Center\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESustainable Undergraduate Research Fellow Poster Presentation (William Abdallah,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eundergraduate sustainability ambassador\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECenter Faculty Director Beril Toktay remarked, \u201cSustainability is truly interwoven throughout the fabric of Georgia Tech. The Sustainability Showcase\u2014with participation from so many colleagues from across campus\u2014made this fact even more apparent. I was especially proud to see the high level of involvement from Scheller College faculty. By producing innovative research and infusing sustainability throughout the curriculum, they are influencing responsible business practices and inspiring the next generation of business leaders.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsors for the Sustainability Showcase included the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, BBISS, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, and the Sustainable Design \u0026amp; Manufacturing Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty, staff, and students affiliated with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Scheller College of Business (\u0026ldquo;Center\u0026rdquo;) contributed to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/showcase\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Sustainability Showcase\u003C\/a\u003E. The public event, which was organized by the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (\u0026ldquo;BBISS\u0026rdquo;), occurred over three full days, from October 28 through 30. It was held at the recently opened Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bigideas\/ray-c-anderson-center-sustainable-business-participates-inaugural-sustainability-showcase\u0022\u003ERead More...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The public event was organized by the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) and was held over three full days in the recently opened Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2020-01-06 16:00:19","changed_gmt":"2025-06-18 14:09:25","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"630558":{"id":"630558","type":"image","title":"Michael Oxman Sustainability Showcase","body":null,"created":"1578326631","gmt_created":"2020-01-06 16:03:51","changed":"1578326631","gmt_changed":"2020-01-06 16:03:51","alt":"Michael Oxman delivers a lightning talk on Georgia Drawdown at the 2019 Sustainability Showcase.","file":{"fid":"240066","name":"Michael_Oxman_sustainabilityshowcase.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Michael_Oxman_sustainabilityshowcase.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Michael_Oxman_sustainabilityshowcase.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":427189,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Michael_Oxman_sustainabilityshowcase.jpg?itok=edsis9gU"}}},"media_ids":["630558"],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166871","name":"bbiss_big_ideas"},{"id":"182658","name":"Sustainability Showcase"},{"id":"132161","name":"BBISS"},{"id":"183402","name":"Ray C Anderson Center for Sustainable Business"},{"id":"177012","name":"kendeda building for innovative sustainable design"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"194566","name":"Sustainable Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@sustainable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Communications Manager, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@sustainable.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}