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Thursday,
November 6 |
2008 Ethics Advocate Award Gala and Celebration
Neville Isdell, chairman of the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company, received the 2008 Ethics Advocate Award from The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.
Mr. Isdell was selected for his advancement of corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainabiity within The Coca-Cola Company, as well as for inspiring business leaders around the globe to address their firms' responsibilities. He has challenged his company and his corporate peers to engage stakeholders in their firms' initiatives to create healthy, sustainable communities. |
Tuesday,
November 18 |
Advanced Best Practices for the Compliance and Ethics Professional Workshop
John Truslow and Steve Olson presented at the annual Atlanta Compliance and Ethics (ACE) Roundtable Seminar. For more information, see http://aceroundtable.org/.
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| October 2008 |
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Monday,
October 6 |
Workshop by Dr. Steve Olson and John Truslow at the Governor's Leadership Summit for the leaders of Georgia's state agencies.
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Tuesday,
October 14 |
Presentation by John Truslow to the University of Georgia Board of Regents on the adoption of the newly minted Code of Ethics and Statement of Values. Dr. Steve Olson served on the committee that developed the Code and Statement.
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Wednesday,
October 22 |
Net Impact's "Off the Record" discussion with Victor Zamudio, Senior Manager for Social and Environmental Responsibility, The Home Depot.
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| September 2008 |
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Friday,
September 5 |
Presentation by Dr. Steve Olson to the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Faculty regarding the new MBA Concentration in Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability.
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Wednesday - Friday,
September 10 - 12 |
Dr. Steve Olson co-leads the third session of the 2008 Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership at Sapelo Island, focusing on coastal issues.
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Monday,
September 15
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Net Impact's "Off the Record" discussion with Robert Del Bueno, Founder, Refuel Bio Deisel.
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| August 2008 |
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Thursday,
August 21 |
Summer Seminar:
Partnering for the Global Good: How Corporations, Universities and the United Nations Are Joining Hands to Tackle Tough Issues
Participants were inspired by visionary projects that already are becoming reality. The evening involved learning from some of the innovators who are shaping the ethical face of global commerce, from the halls of the United Nations, to corporate boardrooms, to classrooms and beyond. Seminar presenters included leaders from the United Nations, The Coca-Cola Company, Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, LaGrange College and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. |
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| July 2008 |
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Thursday,
July 17 |
Summer Seminar:
Water: Corporate Responsibility for a Resource in Peril
In this seminar, participants learned from corporate, government and environmental experts who are creating innovative solutions to water management and the growing problem of scarcity of this precious resource.
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Tuesday - Friday,
July 22 - 25 |
Dr. Steve Olson co-leads the second session of the 2008 Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership in Albany, Georgia. The session focused on agriculture and water and land use. Linda DiSantis, Executive-in-Residence with the center, presents to the group as part of an expert panel.
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| June 2008 |
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Monday,
June 9 |
Presentation by Dr. John Knapp to Atlanta Kiwanis Club. |
Thursday,
June 12 |
Summer Seminar:
New Training Techniques That Drive Ethical Performance
This hands-on learning experience featured a full day of sessions led by experts and executives from leading employers, including AGL Resources, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Georgia Power Company, The Coca-Cola Company and UPS. Participants explored today's best practices through demonstrations of creative simulations, training techniques and employee engagement methods.
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Thursday,
June 12 |
Ethics Orientation Workshop for Department of Community Health |
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| May 2008 |
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Wednesday,
May 7 |
Presentation by Dr. John Knapp to Jefferson County Personnel Board (AL) supervisory certificate program.
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Thursday,
May 8 |
Presentation by Dr. John Knapp for the annual conference of Public Relations Society of America, Georgia Chapter.
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| April 2008 |
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Thursday-Friday,
April 17-18 |
Program on corporate social responsibility for the University of Barcelona.
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Tuesday-Sunday,
April 22-27 |
"The Stellenbosch Seboka on Higher Education and Ethical Leadership," a conference of African university leaders at South Africa's Stellenbosch University. Conducted in collaboration with Stellenbosch University and the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character at Kennesaw State University.
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| March 2008 |
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Friday,
March 7 |
Executive Breakfast Roundtable with Wes Cantrell, retired CEO of Lanier Worldwide and author of the new book, High-Performance Ethics. The Capital City Club, downtown. 7:30 a.m.
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Tuesday,
March 11 |
Presentation by Dr. John Knapp to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies lunch series on non-profit management.
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Wednesday,
March 26 |
Net Impact's "Off the Record" discussion with Bill Bolling, Founder and Executive Director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
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Thursday,
March 27 |
"Ethics and the Blogosphere: How New Media are Impacting Business and Journalism," an evening forum in collaboration with Atlanta Press Club. The Commerce Club, downtown. 5:30 reception, 6:30 program.
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Friday,
March 28 |
Seminar by Dr. John Knapp for Practising Law Institute's Corporate Ethics and Compliance Conference.
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| February 2008 |
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Monday,
February 25
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"You and The American Economy," program for Atlanta high school students, conducted in collaboration with the Atlanta Rotary Club and Georgia Council on Economic Education.
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Wednesday,
February 27
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Net Impact's "Off the Record" discussion with KC Boyce, Senior Project Manager for Atlanta BeltLine Inc. and Townsend Bailey, Associate with Damespoint.
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| January 2008 |
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Wednesday,
January 30
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Net Impact in collaboration with GSU's Society for Human Resource Management "Off the Record" discussion with Linda K. DiSantis, Executive-in-Residence at The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.
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