Sustainable Enterprise Executive Roundtable (SEER)

The USC Sustainable Enterprise Executive Roundtable (SEER) enables organizational learning among Southern California business leaders so that more sustainable practices result, beneiting the environment and the bottom line, through the implementation of collaborative projects that promote sustainable development. SEER is committed to developing action-oriented knowledge with measurable positive impact. SEER is a part of the business outreach program at the USC Center for Sustainable Cities. The USC Center for Sustainable Cities (CSC) fosters research, education, and partnerships to address the sustainability challenges facing metropolitan regions, and generates innovative solutions that enhance the natural environment, economic vitality, and social equity of cities worldwide.

2008 SEER Corporate Members

• CDM (consulting firm)
• Mattel
• Phelps Integrated Marketing
• Port of Los Angeles
• Volvo
• Waste Management
• YTI/NYK (ocean carriers)

Sample SEER Projects to Date

1. A user friendly carbon calculator for reducing carbon footprint with goods
movement.
2. Win-win waste-to-profit opportunities.
3. Customer recognition program at Port of LA for companies in support of
LA’s Clean Air Program.
4. Access to project-based learning on the challenges, synergies, and
innovations in regional business collaborations for sustainability.

Basic Program Annual Fee: $10,000

This fee covers the costs of two semi-annual conferences (January & July) for three participants from your company. This fee covers the costs associated with these conferences including:
• Day long program – with all materials and meals.
• Expert presentations on emerging trends.
• Small group dialogue with USC researchers.
• Peer-networking conversations on best practices.
• Follow-up coaching to define future collaborative projects of mutual interest.
Additional participation in SEER’s collaborative sustainability projects: $10,000.

CSC Business Program Staff

Hilary Bradbury, Ph.D., Program Director
Sustainable Business Organization and Development
Josh Newell, Ph.D.
Global Supply Chain Management, Resource Strategist
Ray Madachy, Ph.D.
Systems Dynamics Modeling
Mansour Rahimi, Ph.D.
Industrial Ecology, Transportation Systems
Robert O. Vos, Ph.D.
Sustainability Indicators, Regional Industrial Ecology
Jennifer Wolch, Ph.D.
Urban Planning, Metropolitan Development

“The work generated in partnership with SEER is far-and-away the best source
of information and knowledge about emerging trends afecting industry.”
— Jason Rose, Waste Management, General Manager, San Diego/Orange County

For additional information please contact:
Hilary Bradbury, Ph.D.
Director, Sustainable Business Research Programs,
USC Center for Sustainable Cities
Hilary.Bradbury@usc.edu - 626 372 1516