Institute for Sustainable Business Practice
Carmel Boyer School of Business
(440) 826-5923
The Institute for Sustainable Business Practice (ISBP) explores, promotes and seeks to drive principles of sustainability within business and organizational practice. Our programs and services serve business organizations and professionals in the Northeast Ohio region, as well as BW students and faculty. Our work is made possible with support of the McGregor Fund.
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
Boosting
People,
Planet
and
Profit
A
rapidly
evolving
movement,
sustainability
is
an
opportunity
and
challenge
for
organizations
as
they
work
to
integrate
sustainable
business
practices
and
boost
the
"triple
bottom
line"
of
planet,
people
and
profit.
Sustainability
offers
tremendous
opportunities
for
visionary
organizations
and
individuals
to
reduce
corporate
environmental
footprints,
develop
sustainable
products
and
services,
strive
for
higher
levels
of
transparency
and
be
accountable
to
corporate
stakeholders.
Serving
the
Business
Community
ISBP
serves
as
a
resource
center
for
the
integration
of
sustainable
practices.
Focusing
on
concepts
such
as
the
"triple
bottom
line,"
ISPB's
consulting
services,
peer
learning
for
business
managers
and
larger
educational
programs
promote
sustainability
principles
that
generate
tangible
change
and
measurable
outcomes
within
organizations.
We
believe
that
sustainability
offers
tremendous
opportunities
for
businesses
and
regions
that
successfully
embrace
the
process
more
effectively
than
their
competitors.
Educating
the
Community
BW
continues
to
make
strides
in
advancing
campus
sustainability
efforts
and
works
to
educate
the
community
about
these
practices.
Initiatives
have
included
energy
conservation;
conversion
to
clean
energy
sources
including
wind
and
solar;
waste
reduction,
recycling
and
composting;
consideration
of
the
integrity
of
the
ecosystem
in
which
our
campus
resides;
and
community
relations.
BW's
Ernsthausen
Hall
was
the
first
residence
hall
in
Ohio
to
utilize
environmentally
friendly
GeoExchange
technology
for
heating
and
cooling
and
BW
now
boasts
two
LEED
certified
buildings,
including
the
Gold
level
of
the
R.
Amelia
Harding
House,
which
demonstrates
sustainable
living
and
includes
community
meeting
space.
Preparing
Today's
Students
for
Tomorrow
A
leader
in
sustainability
programming,
Baldwin
Wallace
launched
Ohio's
first
undergraduate
major
in
sustainability.
ISBP
works
in
partnership
with
this
and
other
BW
academic
programs
to
foster
understanding
of
sustainability
concepts.
Programs and Services
The
BW
Sustainability
Symposium
On
an
annual
basis,
ISBP
offers
a
major
two-day
public
event
that
focuses
on
sustainability
themes
critical
to
21st-century
businesses.
Our
inaugural
event
in
October
2008
featured
Stuart
Hart,
renowned
management
sustainability
theorist
at
Cornell
University.
These
major
events
are
open
to
the
general
public.
Consulting/Collaboration
with
Organizations
ISBP
offers
sustainability-consulting
services
tailored
to
the
needs
of
local
businesses.
Teams
of
faculty
and
student
consultants
can
help
local
companies
produce
tangible
outcomes
to
their
bottom
lines,
their
interactions
within
their
communities
and
their
impacts
on
the
natural
environment.
Consulting
and
peer
learning
opportunities
are
available
for
managers
of
local
companies
to
advance
organizational
effectiveness
in
sustainable
performance.
Campus
Speakers
The
program
shares
a
growing
wealth
of
managerial
and
corporate
expertise
among
Northeast
Ohio
corporations
and
beyond
with
students
and
faculty
on
our
campus
to
help
them
keep
abreast
of
changing
business
practices
in
sustainability.
Corporate Sponsors/Advisory Council
The ISBP is proud to partner with area corporations and nonprofit organizations that support our on-going efforts and share our commitment to advancing sustainable practices. These organizations provide financial support and serve as "champions of sustainability" who not only promote ISBP programs and services within their organizations but also keep the ISPB abreast of important sustainability challenges within their organizations, insuring our relevance to the marketplace. Representatives of our sponsors also serve on a rotating, term basis on our corporate advisory council.
- Aramark
- Blue Technologies
- Brewer-Garrett Company
- Turtle Plastics
- Sustainable Cleveland 2019
- Cleveland Clinic
- Cliffs
- COSE
- Dix & Eaton
- Doty & Miller Architects
- Energizer
- Fairmount Minerals
- Vexor Technology
- Forest City
- Garick
- Great Lakes Brewing Company
Faculty Resources
David
Krueger
is
director
of
the
ISBP.
He
has
served
on
the
BW
faculty
for
20
years
and
holds
the
Charles
E.
Spahr
Chair
in
Managerial
and
Corporate
Ethics
in
the
Carmel
Boyer
School
of
Business.
He
is
also
co-director
of
BW's
sustainability
major,
the
first
in
Ohio
and
the
midwest
region.
dkrueger@htvdirect.net
(440)
826-5923