October 1, 2007

Socially Responsible Investing Talk to be Offered in Grainger Hall

The University’s Distinguished Lecture series will bring Bennett Freeman, director of social research, policy and advocacy work of the Calvert Group, the largest family of socially responsible mutual funds in the United States, to campus on Tuesday, Oct 9. Freeman will offer a talk on Socially Responsible Investments to School of Business faculty, staff and students on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Grainger Hall. Check Today in Grainger Hall for room location. This event is sponsored in part by the School of Business student organizations BASE and NetImpact.

Following the Grainger event, Freeman will offer a free public talk on campus at 7:30 p.m. (location TBA).

Freeman served in the Clinton administration from 1999 to 2001 as the deputy assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Since leaving the political sphere, he has continued to be one of the world's leading advocates for global corporate responsibility on environmental and human rights issues.