May 17, 2010, Bentley University, Waltham, MA USA 02452 “What is Sustainability? Differing Perspectives on Sustainable Business Practice in the Global Context.” Sponsored by the State Street Foundation, the symposium series brings together an international group of experts from academia, government and the corporate world for in-depth discussions of challenges and current practices, this year focused on challenges in sustainability. A number of interactive panels will include: (1) Defining Sustainability; (2) The Business of Peace: The Global Challenge; (3) Strategies for Sustainable Global Business Practice ; (4) Critical Challenges in Sustainability; (5) Building Sustainable Organizations, Institutions and Societies; and (6) Managing the Sustainable Enterprise: Trends, Challenges and Next Steps. The morning keynote speaker will be Tracy Atkinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, State Street; the luncheon speaker (via satellite) is Hazel Henderson, founder of Ethical Markets Media, LLC. Questions? Please contact Tony Buono at abuono@bentley.edu. Full program information is available at:

WORKSHOP DETAILS Business School’s Workshop Topic: Responsible Management Education Date: Monday, 17 May 2010 Venue: GIBS, 26 Melville Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa Time: 09h00 – 14h00, including lunch Cost: There is no fee to participate in the workshop WORKSHOP OVERVIEW AABS, in partnership with the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Centre for Responsible Leadership, and with funding from the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), will be hosting a business school’s workshop at GIBS. The half day workshop will focus on how business schools are responding and should respond to the challenge posed by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). The programme will include case study presentations by business schools engaged in responsible management education, as well as provide an opportunity for knowledge sharing between African business schools. THE BUSINESS SCHOOLS’ WORKSHOP WILL BE FOLLOWED BY: The University of Pretoria’s First International Conference on Responsible Leadership (ICRL) Topic: Responsible Leadership in Africa Date: Tuesday 18 May to Thursday 20 May 2010 Venue: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa CALL FOR CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS We are including two business school case study presentations on the programme to stimulate debate and thinking on how to incorporate responsible management into the curriculum. If your business school is actively incorporating sustainability, ethics, responsible leadership and other related topics into its curriculum and operations, we invite you to present your case study at the workshop. Please contact us (contact details below) if you would like to present your case study. EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS African business school executives and faculty involved in responsible management education. TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION Please contact Claire Addison (contact details below) if you require assistance in contacting a travel agent in South Africa for your travel and accommodation requirements. If you are attending the International Conference in Responsible Leadership in Africa at the University of Pretoria on the 18th May, GIBS will gladly arrange your transportation between Pretoria and Johannesburg on the 17th May for the Business Schools’ Workshop. CONTACT DETAILS Claire Addison Sustainability Manager Gordon Institute of Business Science Main Tel: +27 11 771 4000 Direct Tel: +27 11 771 4189 Fax: +27 86 638 2584 E-mail: addisonc@gibs.co.za Web: www.gibs.co.za Donald Gibson Director of Transnet Programme in Sustainable Development Centre for Business Analysis and Research Gordon Institute of Business Science Main Tel: +27 11 771 4000 E-mail: gibsond@gibs.co.za Web: www.gibs.co.za WORKSHOP CARBON FOOTPRINT: GIBS is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and will endeavour to facilitate a carbon neutral event through carbon offsets and responsible event management principles. If you would like to discuss the workshop or have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the workshop organisers listed above or me,