The College of Business Administration regularly organizes movies and presentations that highlight the role that businesses can take as a force for good in the global economy. The movie screenings are followed by a group discussion facilitated by special panelists with expertise in the practice areas.
Here is the archive of all CBA Night at the Movies hosted through CBA's Ethical and Sustainability Series.
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For decades, plastic waste that was supposed to be sent for recycling was being dumped in Nairobi, Kenya. With no centralized recycling system, Dandora is East Africa’s largest dumpsite with over 2,000 metric tons of waste every day, causing both environmental challenges and health problems.
This was a special screening of "Earthbound: Nzambi Matee," executive produced by Orlando Bloom and directed by LMU alumnus Farhoud Meybodi '05. This documentary explored the life of Kenyan entrepreneur Nzambi Matee and shines light on a possible solution to the waste crisis facing our planet while transforming an environmental disaster into both environmental and economic opportunities for the affected communities. Matee overcame skepticism and financial challenges to eventually win the UN Young Champion of the Earth for Africa Award for pioneering revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into sustainable paving bricks.
Co-sponsored by LMU’s Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability along with Green LMU and NetImpact.
SPEAKER BIOS
- Professor Emily Jarvis, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Farhoud Meybodi '05, Director
- Ruth Amanuel , MBA '23, Founder of Vireo LLC
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The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) reports that 99.76% of California is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought. California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains Watershed, which supplies water to more than 75% of California, has been neglected and mismanaged for decades, according to the Little Hoover Commission. Further compounding the issues is the climate crisis that has impacted the forest ecosystem and snowpack.
LMU’s Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability and the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) organized a special screening of “California’s Watershed Healing” (view trailer), on 16th November, a documentary that sheds light on the current conditions of California’s forests and viable solutions that can be implemented immediately for sustainable land management and restoration of the Sierra Nevada Watershed. After the screening, executive director James Thebaut engaged in a panel discussion with audience Q&A.
- James Thebaut, President and Founder, The Chronicles Group
- Doug Walters, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Resiliency Officer, City of Los Angeles
- Eric Strauss, LMU President's Professor of Biology and Executive Director, Center for Urban Resilience
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February 25, 2020 - Troubled Waters
January 28, 2020 - MissRepresentation
November 19, 2019 - Sustainable Alumni Businesses (presented in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week)
October 29, 2019 - The True Cost
April 23, 2019 - A New Economy
March 26, 2019 - Soufra
February 26, 2019 - Drug Short
January 22, 2019 - Payday
November 27, 2018 - Cartel Bank
October 23, 2018 - Backfired: When VW Lied to America