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11.12.2003 ET
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Human Rights Activist Van Jones To Address 2003 BSR Annual Conference
(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO – Van Jones, founder and National Executive
Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC) will be a keynote
speaker at this year’s Business for Social Responsibility Annual
Conference, November 11-14, 2003 in Los Angeles.
Mr. Jones founded the Ella Baker Center in 1996. Based in San Francisco,
EBC is a national organization that challenges human rights abuses in the
U.S. criminal justice system. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the University of
Tennessee at Martin and the Yale Law School. He is the recipient of the
international Ashoka Fellowship award in 2000 and was named a World
Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow in 2002.
Mr. Jones will lead an evening keynote panel Wednesday, November 12
entitled “Restoring the Inner City: A New Vision and Role for
Business” that explores advocacy and business strategies for
reducing violence and excessive incarceration in inner city America.
Other keynote and featured speakers at this year’s BSR conference
include: - Yvon Chouinard, Founder and Owner, Patagonia
- Michael Eskew, Chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service
- Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO, HP
- Arianna Huffington, Syndicated columnist and author of
“Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption
are Undermining America.”
- Ernst Ligteringen, CEO, Global Reporting Initiative
- Teruo Masaki, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and
Group General Counsel, Sony Corporation
- Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties
Union
Also, BSR welcomes Sharon Lawrence, former star of the
U.S. television series NYPD Blue and spokesperson for the Earth
Communications Office to the BSR Annual Conference. Ms. Lawrence will
introduce “Full Spectrum,” an evening Gala Reception Thursday,
November 13 featuring the “Sustainable Savvy Lounge.” After a
“green” carpet arrival, “Full Spectrum” guests
will be treated to a multimedia experience demonstrating sustainable
fashion, interior design and cuisine.
This year’s BSR conference, “Building and Sustaining
Solutions,” features more than 35 breakout sessions on
significant CSR issues such as business ethics, community investment,
environment, global CSR, governance and accountability, human rights,
marketplace and public policy.
The 2003 Business for Social Responsibility conference is made possible by
the generous support of our Convening Sponsor Hewlett-Packard Company; by
Plenary Sponsors Fannie Mae and Ford Motor Company; and by Reception
Sponsors Levi Strauss & Co, Li & Fung Limited and General Motors
Corporation.
For complete details about the 2003 BSR Annual Conference, visit the
official conference website at www.bsr.org/conference.
About BSR
Founded in 1992, Business for Social Responsibility is a global nonprofit
organization that helps member companies to achieve success in ways that
respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR
provides information, tools, training and advisory services and promotes
cross sector collaboration to make corporate social responsibility an
integral part of business operations and strategies. BSR member companies
have nearly $2 trillion in combined annual revenues and employ more than
six million workers around the world. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.
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