Gregory Unruh
Arison Endowed Professor of Values Leadership at George Mason University
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Dr. Gregory C. Unruh is the Arison Professor of Values Leadership at George Mason University and an expert on sustainable business strategy. An outspoken advocate of environmental sustainability and climate responsibility, Unruh has served as a technical reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the group that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. He is the creator of Carbon Lock-in theory, a line of academic research that has received thousands of citations and spurred new lines of climate policy research around the globe. He has been recognized as a strategic partner of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), an initiative dedicated to implementing socially and environmentally responsible business practices globally. As part of his UNGC commitments, Unruh contributed to the Principles of Responsible Business Education, which he presented to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Palais de Nations in Geneva. Author of numerous best-selling leadership books, he co-founded the Center for Eco-Intelligent Management with the renowned “green” designer William McDonough and has published his research findings in the Harvard Business Review, the MIT Sloan Management Review and Forbes Magazine.
Education
- PhD The Fletcher School at Tufts University (1995 — 1999)
- BS University of California, Davis (1984 — 1987)
- MA Shiller International University, Paris & Madrid (1992 — 1993)
Companies
- Senior Scholar - Center for the Advancement of Well Being George Mason University (2014)
- Sustainabilty Guest Editor MIT Sloan Management Review (2013)
- Visiting Professor Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2008)
- Visiting Professor INCAE (2007)
- Arison Endowed Professor of Values Leadership George Mason University
- Director. Lincoln Center for Ethics Thunderbird School of Global Management (2005 — 2013)
- Strategic Partner United Nations Global Compact (2006 — 2006)
- Assistant Professor Columbia University (2003 — 2005)
- IEAAA Professor of Corporate Sustainability Instituto de Empresa Business School (2000 — 2002)
Videos
Biosphere Rules and Sustainable Value Chains - Gregory Unruh
Social Innovation - A Conversation with Gregory Unruh and Àngel Cabrera
Biosphere Rule Unplugged 2 -Value Cycling (1)
The Problem with Geomimicry
Conferencia de Gregory Unruh ‘Innovación social y Liderazgo’
Gregory Unruh, Professor of Values Leadership and Senior Scholar at CWB at George Mason University
Interview With Gregory Unruh
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Business for a Better World | Dr. Gregory Unruh | Event Overview
Fool-Proofing Sustainability: Doing Business with the Earth Incorporated
Business for a Better World | The Business of Sustainability | Dr. Gregory Unruh | MEC Fairfax
Conferencia Gregory Unruh - Noticia @UPVTV 18-07-2017
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