Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 6, 2000

Volume 29, Number 5

F&ES to host centennial celebration weekend

On September 27, 1900, the Yale Forest School opened its classroom doors for the first time.

The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (as it's now known), the oldest professional school of the environment and natural resources in the United States, is marking the 100th anniversary of that historic occasion with a centennial celebration taking place now through Sunday, Oct. 8.

One of the highlights of the centennial weekend celebration is a keynote address titled "Forests and Globalization: A Business Perspective" by Stephan Schmidheiny, founder of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Schmidheiny's address, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 4:45 p.m. in Levinson Auditorium of the Law School, 127 Wall St.

Schmidheiny, who received an honorary doctor of humane letters from Yale in 1996, is considered one of the world's most environmentally conscious business leaders. His belief that the cornerstone of sustainable, ecologically sound development is open, accessible markets and more streamlined regulatory systems is articulated in his international best-seller "Changing Course." The book grew out of his work as principal adviser for business and industry to the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

As part of this work, Schmidheiny established and chaired the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD), enlisting almost 50 leading industrialists from around the world, including the heads of Volkswagen, Du Pont, Alcoa, Nippon Steel and Royal Dutch Shell. In 1995 BCSD merged with the World Industry Council on the Environment to form the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, composed of the leaders of 120 global companies.

Other events taking place during the F&ES centennial celebration weekend include field trips to Yale Myers Forest, New Haven Harbor and a North Madison cedar swamp; a talk on "Yale and the Changing American Forest" by Robin W. Winks, the Randolph W. Townsend Jr. Professor of History; and panel discussions on "Redefining Forestry at Yale: Stakeholder Participation, Certification and Sustainability, and Keeping Forestlands as Forestlands," "International Trade, Environment and Development" and "Non-Profit Conservation Organizations -- Their Role, Value and Strategies for the Next 25 Years." There will also be a discussion with James Gustave Speth, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, on the future of the school.

For more information about the F&ES centennial celebration, contact Kath Schomaker or Beth Forster at (203) 432-5108 or (203) 432-5697.

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