UCLA Sustainability

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week
2016-04-21 16:30 - 18:30 UTC | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required:

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Anderson Afternoon Showcase: Social Impact through Technology
Location TBA

A showcase of companies and products that are creating social impact through innovative technology.

EARTH MONTH: Solar Engineering: An Overview of Risks and Benefits with David Keith
2016-04-21 12:15 - 13:45 | UCLA School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, 90095, United States
Free and open to the public – RSVPs Required
Lunch served

Join David Keith, author of A Case for Climate Engineering, in conversation with UCLA Law Professor Ted Parson about the costs and risks of solar geoengineering and how geoengineering efforts might fit into a larger program for managing climate change.
Climate engineering—which could slow the pace of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere—has emerged in recent years as an extremely controversial technology. A leading scientist long concerned about climate change, David Keith argues that the potential benefits to the world’s most vulnerable constitute a moral imperative to put climate engineering on the table and consider it responsibly.
David is a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he leads a fast-growing team of researchers working at the intersection of climate science and technology with a focus on the science and public policy of solar geoengineering. He has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology and public policy for twenty years. He took first prize in Canada’s national physics prize exam, won MIT’s prize for excellence in experimental physics, and was listed as one of TIME magazine’s Heroes of the Environment in 2009. David also serves as the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at the Harvard Paulson School. He divides his time between Boston and Calgary, where he serves as President of Carbon Engineering, a start-up company developing industrial-scale technologies for capture of CO2 from ambient air.

Sponsored by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA Law.

EARTH MONTH: Learn-at-Lunch Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Tour presented by UCLA Staff Assembly & sponsored by UCLA Life Sciences
2016-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (North Entrance)
It is that time of the year again when UCLA Staff Assembly partners with UCLA Life Sciences to coordinate a tour of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (MEMBG) for staff and faculty. This year the event falls on Earth Day, making it the perfect opportunity to celebrate the beautiful planet we live on.
MEMBG is a living museum, having special collections designed to assist the undergraduate teaching mission at UCLA and to augment the capability for research on campus. So let’s enjoy the beautiful spring weather in Los Angeles and take a leisurely walk to explore MEMBG together. If you want to enjoy your lunch at the gardens after, the patio is also reserved for us from 1-2pm.
The Botanical Garden also offers a wide range of tours to our wider community, from K-12 school groups to senior centers.
Space is extremely limited, so please register ASAP!

EARTH MONTH: Student Wellness EARTH Clothing Drive and Exchange
2016-04-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Bruin Plaza
EARTH WEEK SWC

EARTH MONTH: 15th Annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo
2016-04-21 08:00 - 18:00 | SoCal Gas Energy Resource Center, 9240 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA, United States
15th Annual MGBCE: Road to Greenbuild, Water Resilience For Cities
The Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo returns in its 15th year to offer knowledge, resources, recognition, and networking opportunities. The effects of global warming on water supply represent one of the greatest challenges for cities in Southern CA. City administrations are seeking ways to meet the demand for water from growing populations while grappling with the challenges of sea level rise, extreme weather events, drought, salination, and reduced food security. We are seeking recommendations and case studies to building resilience through improved water resource management, water use in building systems, flood management, and climate resilience at the building, city, and regional scale. We also welcome all green building related topics such as energy, materials, occupant health, biomimicry, and more. MGBCE is Southern California’s longest-running and largest sustainability and green building event focusing on the unique needs and concerns for municipalities, architects, contractors, and engineers.
Hosted annually by the Los Angeles Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and Southern California Gas Company, this event brings together thought-leaders in the industry with local government agencies, municipal policy makers, policy implementers, leading architects, and building industry professionals to further the development of a sustainable future for Southern California.
Registration required.

EARTH MONTH: Green Screens 2016
2016-04-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2016-04-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2016-04-18 19:30 - 21:30 | James Bridges Theater, 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week - Conscious Travel: A Screening of 2.5% - The Osa Peninsula & Conversation with the Filmmakers
2016-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Conscious Travel: A Screening of 2.5% – The Osa Peninsula & Conversation with the Filmmakers
C-Atrium

An evening screening of 2.5% – The Osa Peninsula Documentary delves into tourism development and conservation efforts in Costa Rica. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, a pair of social entrepreneurs who founded Lokal Travel, a company devoted to promoting socially-conscious travel by building itineraries that incorporate and engage local communities in those nations.
Speakers:
Dave Koken, Chief Exploration Officer of Lokal Travel
Eytan Elterman, Chief Impact Officer of Lokal Travel
Marco Bollinger, Chief Storyteller of Lokal Travel

EARTH MONTH: Healthy Campus Initiative 2016 Celebration
2016-04-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA
Event passports are free, limit 4 per person, available starting April 5th (week 2) at UCLA Central Ticketing Office. To request a special block of tickets for your group, department, or class please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/P3v7vy
During the celebration our student groups, faculty and staff will be sharing and exploring all the ways in which we’re making life healthier at UCLA, in our State, the United States and the world.

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week - Lunch Speaker: Technology in Education: Focus on Coding
2016-04-20 11:30 - 12:30 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Speaker: Technology in Education: Focus on Coding
C315

A lunchtime chat centered on the challenges and importance of teaching coding to today’s youth.
Speaker:
Oscar Menjivar, Founder and CEO or UrbanTXT

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week - Lunch Panel: The Future of LA: Making a More Sustainable, Resilient City
2016-04-20 11:30 - 12:30 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Panel: The Future of LA: Making a More Sustainable, Resilient City
C315

A lunchtime panel examines Los Angeles in the coming decades, and what private industry, civic leaders and philanthropies are doing to ensure LA is developed in a resilient, forward-thinking manner.
Speakers:
Richard France, Senior Associate, ELP Advisors
Drew Shula, Founder & Principal, The Verdical Group
Nurit Katz, Chief Sustainability Officer of UCLA
Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director of Climate Resolve

EARTH MONTH: Oppenheim Lecture Series: GMOs Global Solution or Global Risk
2016-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Korn Hall, UCLA

EARTH MONTH: Sustainable Business Council Industry Awards
2016-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Lexus Santa Monica, 1501 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, United States

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week
2016-04-19 16:00 - 17:00 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Evening Movie Screening: Spotlight
C-Atrium

A very special screening by Participant Media of the Oscar winning film, followed by an intimate conversation with the studio about what inspired the film’s message.
Speaker:
Participant Media

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week - Lunch Discussion: Law and Order SVU – Impact through Entertainment
2016-04-19 11:30 - 12:30 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Discussion: Law and Order SVU – Impact through Entertainment
C315

A conversation focused on how an extremely popular TV series can not only provide entertainment, can also have a strong social impact by bringing important issues to light.
Speaker:
Sandra de Castro Buffington, Founding Director, Global Media Center for Social Impact

EARTH MONTH: Voices of the Food Chain: the Power of Public Contracts for a Good Food System
2016-04-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, United States

EARTH MONTH: Learn-at-Lunch Presentation on “Greening” Your Office
2016-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | 2102A Facilities Management Building (Emergency Response Conference Room, 2nd Floor)
Learn-at-Lunch Presentation on “Greening” Your Office with Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Bonny Bentzin presented by UCLA Staff Assembly & sponsored by UCLA Facilities Management
Location: 2102A Facilities Management Building (Emergency Response Conference Room, 2nd Floor)
Spaces Available: 45

Did you know that the University of California has a Sustainable Practices Policy, developed by the 10 UC Campuses, that set an ambitious target of Zero Waste by 2020? Pursuant to this Policy, UCLA developed a Zero Waste Plan, to map out how to reduce our waste and get to zero waste to landfill, or 95% or higher diversion by 2020. Every action taken and initiative implemented by all departments at UCLA will bring us closer towards this goal. Want to know how you can make a difference? Then you should attend this workshop to learn how you and your team can contribute to UCLA achieving Zero Waste by 2020.
Through a two-part presentation, we will provide information on how your office can become certified as a green office and detailed information on the impact you can have simply through the purchase of environmentally-preferred products.
UCLA Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Bonny Bentzin, will first provide a brief overview of our sustainability policy outlined by the Office of the President for context. Then Bonny will review the City of Los Angeles Green Business Program (http://www.greenbizla.org/), the certification process, and how your department can join the list of organizations making this commitment.
Emma Sorrell, Sustainability Manager at UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services, and her team of UCLA students will present their research into increasing awareness of sustainability through purchasing environmentally-preferred products. This session intends to educate UCLA staff on the importance of purchasing green office supplies. This research team will be presenting a catalog of green office supplies that are available through BruinBuy.
As long as we continue to work together, achieving Zero Waste by 2020 is not just a goal but will be a reality for UCLA.
Speakers:
Bonny Bentzin, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, UCLA Facilities Management
Emma Sorrell, Sustainability Manager, UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services
Housing Sustainable Action Research team
Space is extremely limited, so please register ASAP!
Map of location for L@L Lecture: http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/?locid=360

Shortened RSVP Link: http://ucla.in/1S0t7kz

EARTH MONTH: Social Innovation Week - Health, Food Tech and Wellness
2016-04-18 11:30 - 21:30 | UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Registration Required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Baking Social Mission into Your Brand
C315

A lively discussion between thought leaders who are changing the world through food.
Speakers:
Amy Yip, Google Foods
Ethan Brown, CEO and Co-Founder, Beyond Meat
Claire Schmidt, Senior Director of Giving, Thrive Market
Moderator: Hal Hershfield

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Korn Convocation Hall

Ben Goldhirsch, Co-Founder and CEO of GOOD

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Location

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Evening Mixer: Fetzer Wine Event
A301

Fetzer Wine will share its vision of being a mission-driven winery through an evening mixer.

EARTH MONTH: Native Plant Week Celebration and Wildflower Show
2016-04-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd, Encino
CNPS NPW Postcard Final
The Los Angeles Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the Theodore Payne Foundation are co-hosting a Native Plant Week celebration on Saturday, April 16, from 9am-4pm. The event includes a wildflower show, 3 speakers (see below), book and plant sales, exhibits, and refreshments.

EARTH MONTH: Young Professionals in Energy event: California Rollout of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) and the need for Renewable Hydrogen
2016-04-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Bergamot Art Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. , Santa Monica, United States

EARTH MONTH: 10th Anniversary Green Business Networking
2016-04-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Patagonia Santa Monica, 1344 4th St, Santa Monica, United States

EARTH MONTH: E3's Earth Month Speaking Panel: Speak for the World
2016-04-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Carnesale Commons, 350 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles , CA, 90024, United States

EARTH MONTH: Green Jobs and Communities of Color: A Panel
2016-04-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Center for Health Sciences 43-105, CA, United States

The 2nd Annual Energy Innovation Conference: Transforming an Industry
2015-05-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Carnesale Commons, 350 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles , CA, 90024, United States
What does the utility of the future look like with the uprising of distributed solar electricity generation? When will battery storage become affordable enough and what impact will its mass adoption on our daily life? Where is the oil & gas market going? How will California continue its leadership position in the adoption of innovation energy generation and distribution?
Hosted by the UCLA Anderson Energy Management Group and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy, with support from and the students at USC Marshall, the 2nd annual Energy Innovation Conference is the premier energy convention that brings together the leading executives, industry experts, and scholars from the southern California energy community in fields including solar, utility, battery storage, oil & gas, and energy policy to answer these questions and more.
Join us for a day of panel discussions, an innovation showcase and numerous networking opportunities. Stay tuned for conference updates and ticket sales in the coming weeks!

Presented By

For Sponsorship Opportunities or General Questions,
Please Contact: robert.shen.2015@anderson.ucla.edu

110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
www.anderson.ucla.edu

EARTH MONTH: Healthy Campus Symposium: Integrative Strategies for Living Well
2015-04-30 16:00 - 21:00 | Covel Commons
2015 HCI Symposium: Integrative Strategies for Living Well on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Covel Commons from 4:00pm – 9:00pm.

UCLA students, faculty, staff and community leaders will gather to celebrate the HCI accomplishments and successes towards creating the healthiest campus in the country. Jane and Terry Semel will also be honored for their vision and support of the HCI, and we will be featuring over 25 student projects in a poster session. The symposium program will include special guests Sam Kass (former White House chef); Bill Yosses (former White House executive pastry chef); Jonathan Fielding (former director of the LA County Department of Health); Barbara Oakley (author of “Evil Gene”); Emeran Mayer (director, UCLA Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress); D’Artagnan Scorza (founder and executive director of Social Justice Learning Institute). The symposium will conclude with a reception, and a delicious and healthful dinner featuring a BruinPlate menu.

You may register for the symposium at UCLA HCI Symposium 2015 Tickets . Please use the promotional code, STPOD5, when you register for a free ticket to the symposium.

Thank you for you valued support and participation in the HCI. I look forward to seeing you at the symposium.

Wendy

EARTH MONTH: Metropolitan Water District's 8th Annual Spring Green Expo
2015-04-30 08:30 - 13:00 | CA
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

700 N. Alameda Street (adjacent to Union Station)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – NO CHARGE TO ATTEND

Welcome to Spring Green Expo 2015
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is proud to host the 8th annual Spring Green Expo. This unique one-day educational event has something for everyone. Whether you come for an hour, or stay for the day, you will have an opportunity to learn more about what steps you can take to live and work in a more environmentally friendly manner.
2015 Event Activities include:

“Green” exhibits – highlighting technology; eco-friendly products, services and programs
ECO Innovators’ Showcase – highlighting sustainability projects created by Southern California college students
Seminars – excellent guest peakers will conduct informative workshops on a diverse range of environmental topics
Photo Expressions – in recognition of Water Awareness Month, a water-themed photo exhibit highlighting the extraordinary talent of Metropolitan’s Photography Club members

EARTH MONTH: Green Screens- Growing Cities
2015-04-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Melnitz Hall
Exploring environmental issues through film, UCLA’s Green Screens Festival will showcase poignant films on diverse environment and sustainability topics. The week long event will also include expert panels featuring prominent researchers and filmmakers. Come join us at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus, April 21st to April 24th, 2015 for a week’s worth of environmental films, events, giveaways, and food!
Green Screens Film Festival: Tuesday (April 21st) through Friday (April 24th), James Bridges Theater. Doors open at 7pm.

Tuesday 4/21- “Plastic Paradise”
Wednesday 4/22 – “The E-Waste Tragedy”
Thursday 4/23 – “Mexico Pelagico”
Friday 4/24 – “Growing Cities”

This event is hosted by the GSA Sustainable Resource Center, GSA Melnitz Movies, and E3.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/366095986924036/
Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-screens-an-environmental-film-festival-at-ucla-tickets-16419057844

EARTH MONTH: 2015 Sustainability Summit: California Leading Environmental and Economic Sustainability
2015-04-24 07:00 - 14:00 | Getty Museum
2015 Sustainability Summit: California Leading Environmental and Economic Sustainability

​Hosted by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and Los Angeles Business Council
Friday, April 24th, 2015
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Getty Center

For more information and to register, please visit:https://labusinesscouncil.nationbuilder.com/2015_sustainability_summit_registration.

EARTH MONTH: Green Screens- Mexico Pelagico
2015-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Melnitz Hall
