We encourage you to join the Babson Energy Club on March 25^th as they focus on how businesses can implement sustainability in practical, actionable ways that drive profits, strengthen competitive advantage, and move us all towards a life on a healthier, cleaner planet.

We're very excited to announce recently added speakers and sessions!  REGISTER TODAY to win an Amazon Kindle and take a ride in a Tesla roadster.

• New Session:  The Ecology of Business:  Built to Last or Designed to Die?:  This discussion on product stewardship will introduce attendees to the concept of 'cradle-to-cradle' thinking and how it affects all companies. Representatives from the worlds of design, architecture, manufacturing and recycling will play key roles in an interactive conversation led by Professor Marty Anderson of Babson College.

• New Speaker:  Paul Sellew, CEO of Harvest Power.  Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Harvest Power, Inc. Paul has been a leader in the organics industry for more than 25 years. In 1982, he founded Earthgro, Inc., which grew to be the second largest producer of compost-based lawn and garden products in North America. Paul has also been a senior executive with Synagro Technologies, Inc. He has also founded and led International Process Systems, Inc. a composting technology provider (principal patent holder). Paul graduated from Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• New Speaker:  Richard Goode, Senior Director of Sustainability at Alcatel-Lucent.  Rich leads Alcatel-Lucent’s efforts in setting CO2 emissions targets and creating and implementing sustainability programs across all company operations. In addition, Rich integrates sustainability issues into the planning, business processes and decision making functions of the company, challenging established ways of doing things to build lasting business value.

• New Speaker:  Bob Araujo, Manager of Sustainable Development and EHS Programs for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.  A dynamic speaker from a company in an industry you might not think would be intensely focused on sustainability, Bob will share his perspective on the sustainability actions that Sikorsky has taken.  He will share how the company has been able to leverage its sustainability strategy as a distinct competitive advantage, with visible results to the bottom line.

• Lunch will be catered by Boloco serving their "inspired burritos."  Boloco was the first chain of restaurants in New England to become Certified Green™ by the Green Restaurant Association – most popular of its latest initiatives in sustainability are naturally-raised meats, potato starch utensils, and bamboo bowls.  We will be recycling and composting all waste from the lunch.

For speaker biographies and additional agenda details, visit http://babsonenergy.com/eee/index.html and REGISTER TODAY to win an Amazon Kindle and take a ride in a Tesla roadster.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday – feel free to contact us at beec@babsonenergy.com with any questions.