Forum on Sustainable Business Practices Wednesday at UW

September 22, 2011
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Michelle Loeper of Ten Thousand Villages will be among speakers at a forum on sustainable business practices Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the University of Wyoming. (Ten Thousand Villages)

Innovation with regard to social, economic and environmental sustainability is the theme of the fourth annual Forum on Sustainable Business Practices at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom.

Sponsored by the UW American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter, the forum features a panel and two keynote speakers.  Ron Hughes from Solvay Chemicals, Jennie Fowler from Starbucks Coffee, Jacob Castillo from Panda Bicycles and Michele Loeper from Ten Thousand Villages will discuss how their companies respond to the issues surrounding environmental, economic and social sustainability.

"All students, faculty and community members are encouraged to attend as the issue of sustainability affects everyone," says April Hughes, AMA student chapter president at UW.

The AMA at UW is a student-led group that promotes marketing activities and networking among students and builds the career skills for future marketers.

For more information, call (307) 466-3025.

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