Senior Lecturer, Director of Outreach, Business Sustainability, School of Business

THOMAS L. EGGERT 5810 Idledale Circle Madison, WI 53711 (608)279-8608 (C) (608) 267-2761 (W)

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Senior Lecturer, Director of Outreach, Business Sustainability, School of Business 1996 - Present Develop and teach classes on corporate social and environmental responsibility and systems change. Classes include “Topics in Sustainable Business Practice”; and “Systems Thinking and Sustainable Businesses”. Formerly taught “Business and the Social Side of Sustainability. Designed and taught the ethics class for the MBA program called “Ethics, Values and Sustainability”.

WISCONSIN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COUNCIL Founder and Executive Director 2008 - Present Direct the day-to-day activities of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, including Green Masters program development, conference coordination, case study preparation and engaging with the Board of Advisors. Prepare an annual Triple Bottom Line sustainability report for the state of Wisconsin and the annual New Technology Jobs report. Represent the Council in high level meetings and present on business sustainability at conferences and events across the state.

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Green Manufacturing Sector Developer,Office of Business Support and Sustainability 2004 to present Responsible for developing legal and policy components for the green manufacturing sector in Wisconsin. Also responsible for promoting and marketing the Green Tier program with businesses in the state. Drafter of first Charter in the US which brings parties together to cooperatively work toward superior environmental performance.

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Division Policy Advisor, Air & Waste Division 1996 to 2004 Internal management consultant to the division, responsible for high visibility projects. These projects include leading the Waste Program Environmental Management System (EMS) pilot, serving as the team leader for the Air & Waste division’s performance measures team, and representing the division on the Department’s Diversity team; Primary author of legislation that created an alternative regulatory track for select businesses; and Established strong links and mutually supportive relationships between the DNR and the University of Wisconsin’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and it’s Business School.

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Director, Office of Pollution Prevention 1994 to 1996 Transformed an unfocused, minor program into a highly visible, major bureau by totally redesigning the mission and establishing relationships with the business and environmental community; Increased the budget for the Office of Pollution Prevention five-fold by securing major federal grants; and Managed a reorganization process that created a new program focused on partnership development, voluntary beyond-compliance activities and outreach to businesses. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Superfund Enforcement/Natural Resource Damages Coordinator 1991 to 1994 Secured EPA’s commitment to clean-up a number of contaminated sites. As project manager for these sites, I represented the DNR in numerous public meetings with concerned citizens, and ensured that EPA work was of high quality and done correctly; and Coordinated enforcement activities of the Superfund program and developed productive relationships among litigious parties.

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Special Assistant Attorney General (Supervising Attorney) 1987 to 1991 Assisted in the creation of Montana’s Superfund Program; responsible for developing the organic legislation, policies and strategies; Secured major recovery of government costs which had been incurred for decades of government response to mining contamination; Lead counsel on major natural resource damage case; Drafted and negotiated state hazardous substance administrative orders and consent decrees, resulting in multi-million dollars worth of remediation work.

US PEACE CORPS/PHILIPPINES Community Developer 1981 to 1983 Founded, built and taught in first primary school for tribal community on island of Mindoro; Developed agricultural expertise and established a nursery of native fruit and nut trees; Involved in securing property rights for tribal community.

Education

1995 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON LAFOLLETTE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

1987 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - NATIONAL LAW CENTER JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE WITH HONORS

1981 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND POLICIES FROM A BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, AND PSYCHOLOGY Professional Affiliations 2008 - present WI Sustainable Business Council Founder and Executive Director

2008 - 2012 Envest Microfinance Board of Advisors 2007 - 08 Envest Microfinanc President, Board of Directors

Wisconsin’s Sustainable Futures Network 2001 - 02 Board of Directors

Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable 1995 - 97 Board of Directors

Awards and Recognition 2012 Distinguished Member of the Year National Society for Collegiate Scholars

2009 - present Member WI Teaching Academy

2008 Mabel Chipman Excellence in Teaching Award THOMAS L. EGGERT

PUBLICATION HISTORY

Major Written Works

Shorter Works Eggert, T. (2008), One Institution’s Journey To Sustainability, published in In Business, by the Consortium Group, Summer, 2008.

Eggert, T. (2006), Pepsi Does One Right, published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, September, 2006 (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200609/index.php?ntid=96924)

Eggert, T. (2006), Go Beyond Legal and Ask, “Is It Right?” published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, July, 2006 (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200607/index.php?ntid=88480).

Eggert, T. (2006), Building Trust at the Community Level, published in the Capitol Region Busines Journal, June, 2006 (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200606/index.php?ntid=84765)

Eggert, T. (2006), Five Values that Should be at the Heart of Your Business, published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, May, 2006 (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200605/index.php?ntid=81318) .

Eggert, T. (2006), Businesses Must Try to Earn Back Customers’ Trust, published in the Capitol Region Business Journal, April, 2006. (available on-line at http://www.madison.com/crbj/200604/index.php?ntid=77387

Eggert, T. , D. Anderson, R. Meissen & V. Sandborg (2005), Partners In Learning: How A Business School And A Company Worked Together To Advance Sustainability, published in Teaching Business Sustainability, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK.

Eggert, T. , (2004), Environmental Charters: Wisconsin Recaptures Its Progressive Environmental Traditions, Environmental Quality Management, 14(1), 1-15.

Eggert, T. (1999), Thinking Ahead: Protecting the Environment in the 21st Century, 6 Richmond Journal of Law & Public Interest 1, http://www.urich.edu/~perspec/.

Eggert, T. (1999), Moving Forward By Looking Back: The Role Of Enforcement In Promoting Pollution Prevention, Pollution Prevention Review, 9(2); 1-5.

Eggert, T. (1998), Teaching Strategic Environmental Management at Business Schools, In Business, November-December: 12.

Eggert, T. (1996), ISO 14000 and the Role of State Environmental Protection Agencies, Newsletter of the National Conference of State Legislators, 6(2): 1-3.

Eggert, T. & D. Liebl, (1995), Looking Ahead: Developing Strategies for Pollution Prevention in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Extension Publications: 1-22.

Eggert, T. (1995), Clean Clothes, Clean Air, Waste*Less*News, 7(1): 7. Eggert, T. & K. Chorostecki, (1993), Rusty Trustees and the Lost Pots of Gold: Natural Resource Damage Trustee Cooperation Under the Oil Pollution Act, Baylor Law Review, 45(2): 291-313.

Eggert, T. (1994), Factors Impacting the Development of State Natural Resource Damage Assessment Programs, in L. Burlington and W. Rousch, (eds.) The New Rules for Natural Resource Damage Assessments and Claims (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Law & Business): 677-712.

Eggert, T. & K. Chorostecki, (1994), Rusty Trustees and the Lost Pots of Gold: Natural Resource Damage Trustee Cooperation Under the Oil Pollution Act, in L. Burlington and W. Rousch, (eds.) The New Rules for Natural Resource Damage Assessments and Claims (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Law & Business): 654-677.

Eggert, T. (1985), Out With the Old, In With the New: The Corps’ Controversial Interpretation of the Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines, National Wetlands Newsletter, 7(2): 2- 4. Conference Presentations

Eggert, T. (2012), Sustainability in Wisconsin’s Business Community, plenary presentation at the WI Sustainable Business Council conference, December 7, 2012, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Sustainability in a Small Town, presentation to the Sustainable Watertown Breakfast Meeting, October 1, 2012, Watertown, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Societal Leadership Transitions: from Public Sector to Private Sector, presentation at the Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization, October 1, 2012, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Sustainability Programs in Wisconsin, presentation at the Sheboygan Area Recycling Network, August 30, 2012, Sheboygan, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Sustainability in Small Businesses, presentation to the Jefferson County Sustainability Task Force, April 25, 2012, Johnson Creek, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Corporate Report Wisconsin Roundtable on Sustainability in Wisconsin Businesses, in person roundtable which was recorded and produced as a special insert in Corporate Report WI, April 19, 2012, Milwaukee, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Science and Policy Panel Presentation on The Role of Nuclear Power in Japan, presentation at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin, April 12, 2012, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), The Role of the Government in Sustainability, presentation to the Environmental Consortium at the University of Wisconsin, March 13, 2012, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), The Business of Water, plenary presentation at the Green Energy Summit, March 7, 2012, Milwaukee, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Sustainability in Wisconsin’s Tourism Community, panel presentation at the Governors Conference on Tourism, March 6, 2012, Green Bay, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), Energy Efficiency, presentation to the Baraboo Chamber of Conference, March 1, 2012, Baraboo, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), The Challenge of Sustainable Consumption in India, presentation at the Center for South Asia meeting, February 2, 2012, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2012), The Business Case for Sustainability, presentation to the UW Alumni Association, January 26, 2012, New Berlin, WI.

Eggert, T. (2011), Sustainability in Wisconsin’s Business Community, plenary presentation at the WI Sustainable Business Council conference, December 8, 2011, Madison, WI. Eggert, T. (2011), State Policies That Support Green Energy Enterprises, plenary presentation at the Biocycle National Conference, November 1, 2011, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2011), Growing Rural Wisconsin’s High-Technology Opportunities, panel presentation at the Rederal Reserve Bank’s “Economic Development in Rural Wisconsin” conference, October 27, 2011, Wausau, WI.

Eggert, T. (2011), Scholarship, Leadership and Service: Preparing Business Leaders with Heart, keynote presentation to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, September 18, 2011, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2011), The Business Case for Sustainability: Drivers of Sustainable Behavior, plenary presentation at the Green Energy Summit, March 9, 2011, Milwaukee, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), Sustainability, Beginning the Journey, plenary presentation at the Smart Business Forum Conference, October 20, 2010, Waukesha, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), Green Jobs, 2010, panel presentation at the Nelson Institute Green Jobs Symposium, October 5, 2010, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), Business and the UN Millenium Development Goals, keynote presentation at the UN Millenium Development Goals Conference, October 5, 2010, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), Green Business: The Lay of the Land for 2010, plenary presentation at the Green Manufacturing Summit, August 31, 2010, Milwaukee, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), The Business Case for Green, keynote presentation at the Walworth County EcoFair 360, July 16, 2010, Elkhorn, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), The Business Case for the Triple Bottom Line, keynote presentation at the Green Economic Development Conference, May 18, 2010, Oconomowoc, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), Energy as a Sustainability Issue, plenary presentation at the Green Energy Summit, March 24, 2010, Milwaukee, WI.

Eggert, T. (2010), “Green” Economic Development, plenary presentation at the Oneida County Economic Development Summit, March 4, 2010, Tomahawk, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), Making the Sustainable Business Case for Local Governments, plenary presentation at the WI Office of Energy Independence’s Energy Independent Communities Conference, Dec 17, 2009, Green Bay, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), 20 Trends in Sustainability, plenary presentation at the WI Sustainable Business Council Conference, Dec 3, 2009, Milwaukee, WI. Eggert, T. (2009), Developing International Partnerships in Sustainability, presentation at Earth University, Oct 28, 2009, Guácimo, Limón, Costa Rica.

Eggert, T. (2009), Climate Change and the Costs of the Status Quo, lecture to Tracey Holloway’s class, Oct 6, 2009, UW Madison.

Eggert, T. (2009), Green Marketing and Consumer Behavior, presentation at Innovative Approaches in Behavioral Marketing for the Green Economy Conference, Sept 11, 2009, Fluno Center, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), Business Ethics, presented at the CUNA Management Institute, Aug 14, 2009, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), Greening Higher Education Through Environmental Excellence Programs, presentation at Sharing Environmental Excellence Conference, June 5, 2009, Stevens Point.

Eggert, T. (2009), How To Build and Sustain a Green Business, panel moderator at Small Business in Changing Times Conference, May 12, 2009, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), Business with Four Billion; Sustainable Development at the Base of the Pyramid, presentation at the International Bioethics Forum, April 23, 2009, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2009), Walking the "Green" Walk: Risk and Reward in a Post Crisis Era, presentation at the Green for Business Conference, April 1, 2009, Neenah, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Driving Sustainability within the Business Community, presented at the WI Sustainable Business Council Conference, Dec 8, 2008, Verona, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), The Natural Step and Business, presented at Green Tuesdays, sponsored by Natural Step Monona, Nov 18, 2008, Monona, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Global Warming and the Economy, presented to Prof Jim Pawley’s class, Oct 28, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), The Evolution of Green Business, presented at the Business Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by the DeForest Chamber of Commerce, Oct 23, 2008, DeForest, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Teaching Sustainability in the School of Business, presented to the Student Faculty Board, Oct 2, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Green Business Strategies, presented at the Going Green conference, Sept 12, 2008, Oconomowoc, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Ethics, Integrity and Society, presented at the CUNA CDCU Institute, Aug 16, 2008, Madison, WI. Eggert, T. (2008), Going Green This Spring, presented at the Middleton Chamber of Commerce spring meeting, May 7, 2008, Middleton, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Sustainability and Senior Executives, Introduction of Paul Linzmeier at Executive Education’s Values and Sustainability Speaker Series, sponsored by the WI School of Business, April 18, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Climate Change and the Stern Report, presented at the Net Impact Earth Day teach-in, April 17, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Finding Economic Opportunities in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, presented at the Sustaining Wisconsin's Environment and Economy: Responding to Climate Change Conference, sponsored by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, April 16, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Going Green for Value and Profit: Why Business Isn’t the End of the Story but the Beginning, presented to Jim Pawley’s class “Responding to Global Warming”, Zoology 400, April 10, 2008, Madison, WI

Eggert, T. (2008), Going Green in the Law Office, presented at the Wisconsin Association for Law Office Administrators monthly meeting, April 9, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), What the School of Business has to offer Retailers in the Sustainability area, presented at the Center for Retailing Excellence Board of Visitors Meeting, April 8, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Business Risk and Reward in the Global Warming Era, presented at the UW Fond du lac Global Warming and Community Symposium, April 5, 2008, Fond du Lac, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), The Greening of the Corporation, presented to Jack Kloppenberg’s class “Introduction to Environmental Studies”, March 10, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), Green Tier and Sustainability, presented at the Advantage 2008: Green Tier and Environmental Leadership conference, sponsored by the WI Dept of Natural Resources, Feb 4, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2008), The Stern Report and the Economic Drivers of a Societal Response, presented at the Focus the Nation teach-in, Jan 31, 2008, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Conference Introduction and Panel moderator, Nelson Institute Progressive Ideas Forum, Monona Terrace, November 2, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Going Green for Value and Profit: Why Business Isn’t the End of the Story but the Beginning, presented to Jim Pawley’s class Responding to Global Warming, Zoology 400, November 15, 2007, Madison, WI. Eggert, T. (2007), The State of Sustainable Community Development: Notes from the Field, presented at the Nelson Institute Community Forum, September 14, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Environmental Innovation Programs: If You Build Them, Will They Come?, presented at the Multi-State Working Group national conference, June 18, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Mainstreaming Main Street Sustainability; The Development of Eco- municipalities, presented at the Multi-State Working Group national conference, June 18, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Global Warming Risk and Reward: A Business Perspective, presented at the Global Warming Speaker Series, April 24, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Growing Communities, Greening Communities, presented at the Local Land Use Planning and Zoning Program, April 18, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), Teaching Sustainability: Creating Business Leaders with Heart, presented at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, February 21, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2007), The Role of Public Sector Institutions in Society, presented at the LaFollette Institute Alumni Reception, February 8, 2007, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2006), Teaching Sustainability, presented at Inspiration from Unusual Sources: Integrating Innovation into Your Work", November 9, 2006, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2006), Green Tier and Green Building, presented at the WI Green Builders Alliance meeting, September 27, 2006, Milwaukee, WI

Eggert, T. (2003), Investing with Our Values: Socially Responsible Investing, presented at the Dairyland Chapter of CPCUs conference, March 19, 2003, Madison, WI.

Eggert, T. (2001), Driving Environmental Change: Is the Government in the Front Seat Anymore?, presented at the WI State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Eggert, T. (1996), Searching for Superior Environmental Performance, presented at the 1996 National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, April 23, Washington, DC.

Eggert, T. (1995), The Future of Environmental Management Systems, presented at the 1995 National Council of State Legislators annual meeting, July 19, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Community Service

May 2011, First round judge for the Cleantech Open

May 2011, Appearance on WI Public Radio with Larry Meiler April 2011 – Reviewer for the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

June – September, 2010, Co-Chair of Materials and Consumption Sub-committee for the UW Sustainability Initiative

May 2010, First round judge for the Cleantech Open

April 2010, Commentator on MG&E’s Green View series, http://storybridge.tv/greenview/communityaction/story/makingtheteam and http://storybridge.tv/greenview/communityaction/story/extremegreenmakeover

Nov 19, 2009, Guest expert on Climate Change for taping of “Office Hours”, for the Big Ten Network

Jan – March, 2009 Board of Advisors to WKOW TV on developing a Green Theme for Programming

April 16, 2008 Interview as a Madison “Eco-Hero”, Channel 3.

October – November, 2007, 2008 Judge for Thunderbird School of Business Sustainable Innovation Summit, Phases 1 & 2

September 21, 2007 Interview on Greening Madison, Channel 3.

July 2007, Expert advisory panel for Madison Magazine’s Green Issue

May 15, 2007 Interview on WI Public Radio on Sustainable Business, WI Public Radio

Feb – May, 2007 Judged three rounds of applicants for Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest