The science behind climate change.<\/p>\n
Health care and the outlook for Covid.<\/p>\n
Corporate governance and investing.<\/p>\n
The Rohrer College of Business convened a conference Oct. 14 to address a wide range of issues related to health care, the environment, corporate governance and investing amid staggering 21stcentury uncertainties.<\/p>\n
Dubbed the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Conference, the daylong program in Business Hall was one in a series of events the college is hosting this year as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n
Among issues considered at the conference: the ongoing and increasing threat of climate change and its effect on business, investing and insurance; the imperative to address climate change now; and the persistent, if sometimes ignored, lingering danger of Covid.<\/p>\n
Some of the roughly two dozen speakers scheduled throughout the day included Jordan Howell, associate professor of Sustainable Business at Rowan; Bob Bunting of the Climate Adaptation Center in Sarasota, Fla.; Annette Reboli, dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; and Ken Lacovara, dean of the School of Earth & Environment at Rowan.<\/p>\n
Bunting, a longtime Florida resident and climate researcher, said humanity has maybe 30 years to resolve the threat of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or it faces a bleak future.<\/p>\n
At this stage, he said, sea level will (continue to) rise for 200 to 300 years even if we dont put another carbon molecule into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
RCB Dean Susan Lehrman said the conference themes mirror those that the college is exploring in a series of events throughout its 50th year including sustainability, social responsibility, business ethics and climate change.<\/p>\n
With this (first major) event, we wanted to show how important these topics are to our mission, Lehrman said.<\/p>\n
She said the program developed in partnership with the Center for Responsible Leadership and the Global Interdependence Center in Philadelphia, where Rowan President Ali A. Houshmand is a board member.<\/p>\n
Lehrman said the focus at Rowan on sustainability, social responsibility and protecting the environment has been led by Houshmand, including a university-wide initiative to hire faculty members to develop, advance and communicate solutions to the most pressing existential threats posed by the climate and biodiversity crises.<\/p>\n
The topics under discussion today are important, not just in the College of Business but across campus and beyond, Lehrman said.<\/p>\n
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