Allen Hershkowitz
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 Allen Hershkowitz speaking at AEG Worldwide STAPLES Center Bloom Energy Press Conference. |
Allen Hershkowitz is a American environmental scientist and entrepreneur. Previously served as a senior scientist at Natural Resources Defense Council from 1988 to 2014[1], Hershkowitz is known for his use of environmental science in managing sports business.[2]
Career
Hershkowitz was responsible for greening of Warner Music Group, and Grammy Award between 2007 and 2013.[3] and the 50th, 51st and 52nd GRAMMY Awards.[4] His greening has more influence in professional sports, overseeing greening of Major League Baseball[5], National Basketball Association[6] the U.S. Tennis Association,[7], National Hockey League[8], NASCAR, the USTA, Major League Baseball and others. For his work with environmental science in professional sports, he was awarded Environment Merit from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2008.[9]
In December 2015, Hershkowitz was assigned the role of directing and curating two summits in 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Stade de France and Grand Palais.[10][11] The participation of representatives from major American professional sports associations marked the first time the sports industry were directly involved with climate change initiatives by the United Nations.[12] In October 2016, Hershkowitz was noted as the only environmental scientist presenting in the sports summit hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican City.[13]
Hershkowitz was a distinguished visiting faculty at Presidio Graduate School from 2014 to 2015, where he taught sustainability management. He has been a guest lecturer at many institutions.[14] Hershkowitz also served as a board member of the committee for sludge incineration at EPA.[15]
Personal Life
Hershkowitz was raised in Brooklyn and currently resides in Waccabuc, New York. He is married to Dale Clearwater and has three children.
Publications
- Allen Hershkowitz (2011), "Life is God's Masterpiece", in J. Henry Fair, The Day After Tomorrow: Images of Our Earth in Crisis, powerHouse Books, ISBN 9781576875605
- Waste Incineration & Public Health, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2002
- Too Good to Throw Away: Recycling's Proven Record, New York: Natural Resources Defense Council, 1997
- Garbage: Practices, Problems and Remedies, New York: INFORM, 1988
- Garbage Management in Japan, New York: INFORM, 1987
- Garbage Burning: Lessons from Europe, New York: INFORM, 1986
References
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-hershkowitz
- ↑ Madkour, Abe. "50 Most Influential: Introduction". sportsbusinessdaily.com/. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/academy_awards.htm About.com, By Larry West
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/stepping-out-onto-the-100-post-consumer-waste-recycled-red-carpet.html LA Times, Greenspace Blog, By Susan Carpenter
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080430&content_id=2616746&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com, “Phils to lead clean energy movement: By Andy Jasner
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/magic/news/green_week_040610.html NBA.com, “Magic Support NBA Green Week 2010”
- ↑ http://www.reuse.li/reuse-long-island-blog-long-island-state-of-mind-material-reuse-building-deconstruction-construction-recycling/?Tag=usta Reuse Long Island, “The Reuse Revolution: The U.S. Open You Didn't See” By Amanda Wills
- ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=512477 NHL.com, “Mike Richter goes green with NHL panel at Fenway” By Bob Condor
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-david-and-allen-hershkowitz-phd/ HuffingtonPost.com
- ↑ Blaustein, Lew. "The Paris Tragedy, COP21 and the Sustainable Innovation in Sport Symposium". GreenSportsBlog. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Hershkowitz, Allen. "Paris Moves the Ball Forward on Climate". Green Sports Alliance. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Nelson, Adam. "Sustainable Innovation in Sport: leading the line in the battle against climate change". SportsPro. SportsPro Media Limited. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ San Martín, Inés. "Pope tells sports summit that integrity matters more than victory". Crux. Crux Catholic Media Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Laurie David and Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D". Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.
- ↑ http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/2B5E65AA0D8D94EF852573280050EF26/$File/OW+SLUDGE+REGULATION++EEC-89-035_89035_5-22-1995_249.pdf