Concordia celebrated the inauguration of the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise on Monday, November 16, 2009.

The Centre was inaugurated in the presence of David O’Brien, Chancellor of Concordia University and Paul Shrivastava, distinguished professor of Sustainable Enterprise and Director of the Centre. It was was founded thanks to a generous donation of $2 million from David O’Brien.

The centre supports research, training and outreach initiatives that assist organizations in their sustainable development activities. Its research agenda includes projects related to sustainable enterprise, organizational response to global climate change, corporate social responsibility and performance, and management of environmental and technological crises.

From left: Paul Shrivastava, director of the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainability Enterprise at Concordia; Judith Woodsworth, Concordia president and vice-chancellor; David O’Brien, Concordia chancellor; and Sanjay Sharma, dean of Concordia’s John Molson School of Business during the inauguration of the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at the John Molson School of Business Building on November 16, 2009.

Read more about the inauguration of the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise on the Alumni Relations website, or find out more about the Centre itself on the John Molson School of Business website.

Posted on November 18, 2009