Are the products we’re buying today having a better or worse impact on the environment?
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s First Wednesday lecture to February will be a special presentation from a globally recognized expert in sustainability to hear the latest insights into a massive environmental change that is occurring right in our backyard, and how a transformation in the global goods movement industry is affecting your work, your home and your shopping choices.
The story begins with the amazing evolution of a critically important and internationally recognized cargo handling facility at the Port of Long Beach. Bonnie Nixon, Director of ESG and Sustainability at Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), will detail a 10-year effort to create the country’s first carbon-neutral cargo handling operation and how it will soon become the first true “net zero” facility of its kind in the world.
Bonnie Nixon has held many high-profile positions at the global forefront of a new low carbon, resource and just economy. Her career trajectory included Director of Global Sustainability at Hewlett-Packard, Walmart, Mattel, ERM and two decades on environmental infrastructure with the regional, state and federal government.
Today as LBCT’s Director of Sustainability, she is responsible for leading the Net Zero 2030 Strategy, Grants Management, ESG reporting, Stakeholder and Community Outreach and LBCT’s day-to-day environmental operations. At night, Bonnie is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain at Harvard and UCLA. She obtained a bachelor’s from Penn State, a Masters in Learning Technologies and is currently completing a PhD in Global Leadership and Change in complex supply chains at Pepperdine University.
The promising green technologies are here, and more are coming.
Gain insights and new perspectives on how social empowerment – people asking for change – is rearranging priorities within companies and impacting our retail and shopping decisions. What actions can we take to help conserve our resources today for future generations and a more sustainable tomorrow?
Following the presentation, there will be cocktails, conversations, crafts and music in our Art Gallery. Cash bar.
The event is Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 7 – 9:00 p.m. Tickets cost $5.00, for advance online reservations or $10.00 per ticket on the day of the event at the door (pending availability. Please check first).
Parking is $6.00 for 2.5 hours in the structure located directly across from the Aquarium.
