February 26, 2011 by
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These symposia started in early May of 2008, when approximately 65 environmental managers came together in Rochester for the first Environmental Management Leadership Symposium in a three-year series of symposia that will be held in the US, EU and Asia. The event included 12 topical workshops that began to identify, define, and develop consensus opinions on the roles, goals, positions, and underlying assumptions of the profession. To view the agenda for this event, please click here: AGENDA
The second Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held on the 23 & 24 of June 2008 at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. The workshops in Budapest built upon the accomplishments of the previous symposium in Rochester and introduced and developed new topics and issues faced by professional environmental managers. To view the agenda for this event, please click here: AGENDA
The third Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held on October 3 & 4, 2008 at the American College for Management and Technology in Dubrovnik, Croatia! Building on the outcomes of the first two symposia and adding local issues, the event in ACMT continued to define and develop the role of the environmental manager.
The full agenda can be viewed at: dubrovnikenvironmentalmanagementsymposiumagenda-9-24
Below you will find links to the summaries of the workshops held in Dubrovnik:
The fourth Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held on May 11 & 12, 2009 at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
The fifth Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held on June 8 & 9, 2009 at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
Below you will find links to the summaries of the workshops held in Bocconi University:
The sixth Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held in Germany at Leuphana University on 22 & 23 May 2010 and explored the possibility that environmental managers should be shifting their focus to becoming sustainability managers.
The seventh Environmental Management Leadership Symposium was held again at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY on the 2nd & 3rd of May 2011. The theme for this event was Environmental Sustainability. This also marked the initiation of a new Journal of Environmental Sustainability. Papers presented at this symposium are being considered for publication in the new journal.
To view the agenda please click here ==> 7th Simposium Agenda
Bellow you will find links to the presentations made at RIT:
September 16, 2010 by
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The Seventh International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium will be held at Rochester Institute of Technology on May 2 & 3, 2011. The theme will be Environmental Sustainability.
Please click on this link to view the agenda: 2011 Symposium Agenda 3-31-11 Admission will be free to invited guests — so, if you are interested in receiving an invitation, please contact john.morelli@rit.edu to let us know.
February 5, 2009 by
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May 11 & 12, 2009 RIT will again host the Environmental Management Leadership Symposium. Since the 2008 RIT Symposium, we have held these events in Budapest, Hungary and Dubrovnik, Croatia. The 2009 RIT Symposium will bring the topics, findings, and conclusions from these events abroad back to the U.S. and will kick off a new year of international environmental management leadership symposia. You can view this year’s program by clicking on: AGENDA. Some of the highlights planned for the upcoming symposium include: three concluding workshops on the goals, roles and competencies of the environmental manager – these topics have been pursued in three countries for a full year and are now ready to be presented as potential standards of the profession; a workshop for credentialing organizations to explore the possibilities of creating a unified credential for the environmental professional; and workshops for environmental managers on influencing supply chain management, fostering organizational excellence as a strategy for improving environmental performance, engaging in sustainability and social responsibility, and much more.
September 25, 2008 by
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The American College of Management and Technology and the Environmental Management Leadership Initiative co-hosted the third International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium on the 3rd and 4th of October in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Keynote speakers for the event included Dr. N. Ružinski, State Secretary for Environmental Protection from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, who discussed Environmental Management in Croatia and Mr. Vinko Mladineo, Director of the Croatian Fund for Environmental Protection & Energy Efficiency, who spoke about Environmental Management & the Croatian Fund.
The full agenda can be viewed at: dubrovnikenvironmentalmanagementsymposiumagenda-9-24.
Below you will find links to the summaries of the workshops held in Dubrovnik:
The Role of the Environmental Manager in the Workplace
The Effectiveness of Environmental Management Systems Summary
The Goals of the Environmental Manager
The Environmental Manager Skill Set
June 10, 2008 by
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Comments and suggestions from the RIT Symposium were collected and are presented below.
Consolidation and Overview of Symposium Suggestions/Critiques
There seemed to be a general feeling among the moderators that most participants were quite receptive to the idea of environmental managers being more active players with their respective companies, however, the problem area tended to rest in the realm of leadership, as well as how exactly to accomplish what needed to be accomplished. This sentiment appeared in multiple workshop groups, and it was suggested by multiple moderators that perhaps at future symposia, there could be more focus on leadership techniques, as well as workshops outlining methods that environmental managers could employ in order to speak their company’s language so as to leverage for better environmental performance.
More than one moderator also mentioned the concept of “change agents”; this concept should be looked into more thoroughly and perhaps a future workshop should be included at upcoming symposia that will help to flesh out this idea. The use of case studies was heavily supported by moderators as a way to show specific, real-world examples of environmental managers successfully acting as “change agents”. In addition to case studies that explore “change agents”, some moderators also suggested case studies that show examples of companies that have employed greater CSR practices and been competitive.
Also mentioned by more than one moderator was the idea of including on the website a glossary of key terms relevant to the profession that would help to clear up confusion over certain concepts (i.e. “environmental sustainability”, “ecological balance”, etc.).
A suggestion was also made that we seek to get on the annual conference agendas of key organizations; it was estimated by one person that about 20% of the attendees at such conferences would be receptive to such explorations.
Consolidation of General Recommendations
It was mentioned more than once in our debriefing, as well as in the written suggestions from the moderators, that the website was too complicated to use and that perhaps a more intuitive format would facilitate greater online participation.
Overall, throughout the debriefing and the written summaries submitted by the moderators, the general consensus is that the intent of symposium is right on target and that the symposium provided motivation and inspiration, as well as social and professional networking. From a logistical perspective, the general feeling was that the typical workshop group at the symposium was just the right size (4-10 people) that allowed for the best results.
A few suggestions were made pertaining to the scheduling/format of the symposium; for instance, one moderator felt that the symposium needed an opening exercise to frame the workshop in order to get everyone on the same page; additionally, more specific guidance for workshop moderators was also mentioned. It was also brought to light that perhaps in future symposia, multiple workshops per room should be avoided, and that events should be more spread out so as to avoid overloading the participants (one moderator felt that there was too much scheduled for the first day).
