2024 APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program - Global ESG and Sustainability Lecture Series (Now – Dec 2024)
The APRU Global ESG Lecture Series is designed to provide a sound foundation in basic principles of sustainability, and to unify research across ecology, conservation, environmental health and waste management with a focus on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
As a key activity of the APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program, this year’s Lecture Series will be from April to December 2024. The aim is to provide insights into cutting-edge research to the network. Experts from diverse fields and studies will contribute to individual lectures that generate a broad overview of the subject area.
The series is open to academics and students. Participants will be able to learn from and interact with world-renowned experts through a series of lectures delivered via a real-time video conference on Zoom.
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Monthly Sessions
The event schedules below are presented in Korea Standard Time (KST, or UTC+9).
Session 4: July 16 at 9 am (UTC+9, time converter)
Sustainability in Higher Education by Ms. Bonny Bentzin, University of California, Los Angeles
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Session 5: August 20 at 9 am (UTC+9, time converter)
Corporate Sustainability and ESG Management by Prof. Jay Hyuk Rhee, Korea University
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Session 6: September 12 at 9 am (UTC+9, time converter)
Climate Action Planning and Circular Waste Management for an Island Economy by Prof. Makena Coffman, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
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Session 7: October 15 at 9 am (UTC+9, time converter)
Planetary Health: Creating healthy, just, and eco-sensitive civilizations by Prof. Tony Capon, Monash University
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Session 8: November 19 at 10 am (UTC+9, time converter)
Biodiversity & Sustainability by Prof. Jerome Hui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Director of APRU Biodiversity and Sustainability Program)
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Session 9: December 17 at 5 pm (UTC+9, time converter)
Sustainable Finance & Corporates by Prof. Iman Harymawan, Universitas Airlangga
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