Multidisciplinary Corporate Sustainability Conference - Leavey School of Business

Stacey Ritter (SCU): Too Big to Report: Evidence from SEC Climate Disclosure Enforcement
Ewan Kingston (SCU): Substantial Hope and Decarbonization Under Uncertainty

Join us for the 2nd Annual Multidisciplinary Corporate Sustainability Conference at Santa Clara University on May 6, 2026. Discover how scholars and industry leaders are shaping the future of sustainable business.

Agenda

Time	Agenda Item
8:30- 9:00	Breakfast
9:00- 9:10	Welcome and introductions
9:10- 10:10	30-minute research presentations Gueyon Kim (UC Santa Cruz): The Role of College Education in the Rise of “New Work”: Measurement and Evidence Jacquelyn Pless (MIT Sloan): How DOEs Government Funding Fuel Scientists?
10:10- 10:20	Break
10:20- 11:20	30-minute research presentations Stacey Ritter (SCU): Too Big to Report: Evidence from SEC Climate Disclosure Enforcement Ewan Kingston (SCU): Substantial Hope and Decarbonization Under Uncertainty
11:20- 11:30	Break
11:30- 12:30	Presentation and/or fireside chat w/ Industry Speaker (TBA)
12:30- 1:45	Lunch + Poster Session featuring Sustainable Business Institure (SBI) Research Scholars Theme: Is Silicon Valley building a future that is both smart (AI) and sustainable? AI Models: Gemini - Diwas Timsina and Vivek Juyal Data Center: Equinix - Jacqueline Martinez, Daniel Koo, Nina Mahdawe, Alexis Vuong, and Kayla Fong Energy: Silicon Valley Power - Lana Villegas, Tiffany Doan, Abigail Wilwerding, and Sophia Zuchetto Water: Ingomar Packaging - Ella Moyer, Gavin Chen, James Ponzio, and Tor Rothrock
1:45- 2:45	30-minute research presentations Meir Statman (SCU): Separating Positive Impact from Warm Glow Jane Danyu Zhang (U of Oregon): Sustainability in Retirement Savings
3:00	Happy Hour Reception at The Hut