Rady School offering climate change class for businesses
Jun 4, 2008 - La Jolla Light
UCSD's Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography are pairing climate science experts with business leaders for a two-day executive development course to help executives and investors understand the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.
"Climate Change and Business: Demystifying Science, Risk and Reward" will be held from June 6 to 7 at Rady School of Management at UCSD.
The scientists will clarify scientific conclusions on climate change and provide participants with data on global changes. Business leaders including Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar, and Dr. Andreas Hoefert, chief global economist at UBS Wealth Management, will discuss how climate change affects business worldwide and examine new investment opportunities related to environmental sustainability.
The Climate Change and Business program is meant to help executives separate truth from spin in the media and understand the realities of climate change, while providing a business perspective on recognizing risks and capitalizing on investment opportunities presented by climate solutions.
"Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography can help corporate leaders better understand the true risks of our changing climate and how that will impact the world of business and finance," said Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution. "Many of the solutions to this global problem will require partnerships between science and business."
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