{"70394":{"#nid":"70394","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Sustainable Design and Manufacturing lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center\u0027s\u0026nbsp;Sustainable Design and Manufacturing group welcomes David Berdish, manager of social sustainability at Ford Motor Company, on \u0022Product Sustainability - An Automotive Perspective.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid Berdish has been at Ford since 1983 and has worked in Production, Program\nManagement, Finance, and Organizational Learning.\u0026nbsp;He was the lead designer of and is responsible for the Ford Human Rights\nCode of Working Conditions, including assessment and compliance;\nidentification of emerging issues (e.g., conflict minerals) and stakeholder\nengagement.  He is also leading the development of the Ford Motor Company\nsustainable water strategy, including direct operations, supply chain,\nresearch, stakeholder engagement and community efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid is a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.um-smart.org\/\u0022\u003ESustainable Mobility Accessibility Transformation\nResearch (SMART)\u003C\/a\u003E and working with the George Washington University on\nimportant global human rights issues and concerns.  He is adjunct professor\nat the University of Michigan and on Advisory Boards at the University of\nMichigan Erb Institute and Sustainable Transportation Initiative in Richmond\n(Virginia).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Manufacturing Research Center\u0027s\u0026nbsp;Sustainable Design and Manufacturing group welcomes David Berdish, manager of social sustainability at Ford Motor Company, on \u0022Product Sustainability - An Automotive Perspective.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"David Berdish, Ford\u0027s manager of social sustainability, speaks on \u0022Product Sustainability - An Automotive Perspective.\u0022"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2011-09-29 11:28:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:55:54","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-10-06T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-10-06T13:15:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-10-06T13:15:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-10-06 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-10-06 17:15:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-10-06 17:15:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sdm.gatech.edu\/","title":"Sustainable Design and Manufacturing at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"632","name":"marc"},{"id":"14473","name":"MDRC"},{"id":"167125","name":"sustainable design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}