Gulf Oil Spill and Environmental Sustainability
The 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the greatest environmental disasters the world has experienced, and proved to be a serious setback for environmental sustainability efforts internationally. For 87 days, oil poured out a mile below the ocean. In this university podcast, Marcia McNutt talks about the leadership lessons learned from this calamitous spill. The event was part of the Von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment, sponsored by the Von Gugelberg Memorial Fund. The fund, established by members of the Stanford MBA Class of 1987 to honor the memory of their classmate, Conradin von Gugelberg, aims to inspire and support students and alumni interested in environmental issues.
Audio lectures brought to you by Social Innovation Conversations, co-hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review's Managing Editor Eric Nee.
Environmental conservation and business investment are not mutually exclusive, argues the CEO of the Nature Conservancy.
NGOs, social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and philanthropists should be enlisted to help slow near-term climate warming.
World-class regulation helps the development of world-class industry. We need more of it.
Traditional cookstoves are being recognized as a major health hazard.
e-waste recycling in Agbogbloshie provides a livelihood for thousands of people, but it also results in a heavily polluted environment.
Investing to stop disasters before they start can save lives and money.
Local currency systems could strengthen metro economies and provide funds to address climate change and other urban problems.
