Monday, Jun 01, 2026 Tuesday, Jun 02, 2026

Civil Society and Sustainability Conference

This conference investigates the roles of civil society actors, such as nonprofits, activists, community organizations, and philanthropists, in sustainability.
Open to
Faculty
Staff
Students
Stanford Community
Alumni
Public

Location

About the Sustainability Research Conference Series

The Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability Research Conference Series is hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

On Campus

In partnership with Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, this conference is designed to bring together scholars and practitioners to advance insights on how civil society can advance sustainability.

Conference Organizers

Patricia Bromley
Associate Professor of Education at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and by courtesy, of Sociology

Conference Speakers

Nicole Ardoin
Associate Professor, Stanford University
Jennifer Dodge
Associate Professor, University at Albany
Ana Gonzales
Research Associate, Columbia University
Jennifer Kagan
Associate Professor, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Hui Li
Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong
Liz McKenna
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University
Rebecca Tarlau
Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Samantha Zuhlke
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa