Andrew J. Hoffman

Conferences Organized

Religious Perspectives on Climate Change
September 2007, Ann Arbor, MI.
A multi-faith exploration of the intersection of religious beliefs and concern for the global environment, the conference included a panel discussion among representatives from the Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Jainist, Muslim and Protestant (Evangelical and Mainline) faiths as well as keynote speeches from Mary Evelyn Tucker, noted Yale University Professor and Reverend Sally Bingham, President of the Regeneration Project.
Conference Website
Watch the summary video at You Tube

Corporate Strategies that Address Climate Change
November 2006, Ann Arbor, MI.
120 attendees and 100 webcast viewers learned about the experiences of six corporations (DuPont, Alcoa, Swiss Re, Shell, Whirlpool, Duke Energy) as they developed strategies to address climate change. Keynote speeches by senior representatives of Calpers and Holcim (US).
Conference Website

Reframing the Climate Change Debate
June 2005, Ann Arbor, MI. (with Tom Lyon)
The meeting opened with a keynote by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and followed with a discussion among key NGO, Union, Business and Academic Leaders on how to address climate change as an issue of jobs, trade, energy security and national security.
Conference Website

Organizations, Policy and the Natural Environment: Institutional and Strategic Perspectives
April 2000, Evanston, Il. (with Marc Ventresca)
The three day meeting brought together nearly twenty-five academic researchers with an interest in environmental issues and social science theory to present papers, receive feedback, discuss future research directions and produce an edited book.

Senior Level Dialogue on Climate Change Policy
November 1998, Evanston, Il.
This one day meeting brought together nearly seventy-five senior executives from business, government and the environmental community to discuss the scientific, strategic and policy implications of controls on greenhouse gas emissions.

Senior Level Dialogue on Climate Change Policy
May 1997, Evanston, Il.
This one day meeting brought together nearly fifty senior executives from business, government and the environmental community to discuss the scientific, strategic and policy implications of controls on greenhouse gas emissions. The product was an edited book composed of individual chapters and conference transcripts.

 

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Contact Info

Andrew J. Hoffman
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
701 Tappan Street, W7718
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

p.734.763.9455
f.734.615.4323
ajhoff@umich.edu