Daniel Arneman, Asheen Phansey and Kevin Stack

The Sutton Ethics Lecture, held on April 20, 2009 was sponsored by the KU International Center for Ethics in Business, the KU School of Business and the KU Net Impact student organization.  Three speakers were brought to campus to talk about biomimicry during a lecture titled “Sustainable Business:  Innovation and Design Inspired by Nature.” The KU Student Senate and Department of Design also provided support for this lecture.

Speakers Daniel Arneman, the principal carbon strategist for the University of North Carolina, Kevin Stack, owner and president of Northeast Green Building Consulting, and Asheen Phansey, president of Quaking Aspen, LLC, offered insight into this important topic.  Their lectures were accompanied by PowerPoint presentations that helped illustrated how nature can inspire business to be more sustainable, efficient and profitable.

Before the speakers came to the stage, seven School of Business students were recognized as the Positive Code of Conduct R.E.S.P.E.C.T Award winners. The students were: Estefania Bruzzone, Todd N. Dorsey, Paul Kim, Phillip Linville, Justin Lueger, Nina Luo and Christina L. Tuohy.

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