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Black Tie
International:
An Evening of Environmental Excellence
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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
(left) and UCLA Law School Dean Rachel Moran (right)
presented the Emerald Award for Visionary Leadership to Dan
A. Emmett, Chairman of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (center) |
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Southern California Edison
(SCE), one the nation’s largest energy companies, was
presented the Emerald Award for Corporate Leadership by UCLA
IoES Director Glen McDonald (left). SCE President Ronald
Litzinger (right) accepted the award on behalf of the
company |
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Event
co-chair Anthony Pritzker and his wife
Jeanne Pritzker |
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Oscar-winning producer
Lawrence Bender (Inconvenient Truth) and Owen Wilson |
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Actor/singer Jared Leto |
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Quincy
Jones and Lana Del Rey |
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UCLA INSTITUTE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY PRESENTED
AN
EVENING OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
HONORING
DAN A. EMMETT
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Special guests included
Quincy Jones, Owen Wilson,
Jared Leto and Lana Del Rey
Photos by:
Vince
Bucci |
April 2,
2012 - UCLA Institute of the Environment
and Sustainability (IoES), an
organization dedicated to generating
knowledge and solving regional and
global environmental problems, presented
An Evening of Environmental
Excellence, March 15. Event honored
Dan A. Emmett, Chairman of Douglas
Emmett, Inc. with the Emerald Award
for Visionary Leadership and
Southern California Edison with the
Emerald Award for Corporate Leadership
at the Beverly Hills home of Jeanne and
Tony Pritzker. Tony Pritzker and Tina
Quinn co-chaired the event which
featured dinner and a performance by
singer, songwriter Vicci Martinez.
Emmy award-winning actor and Extra
correspondent Jerry Penacoli
emceed. The inaugural fundraiser
raised more than $500,000 to support the
Institute’s academic offerings,
scientific efforts and public
programs.
The
mission of the UCLA Institute of the
Environment and Sustainability is to
generate knowledge and solve regional
and global environment problems. The
IoES educates the next generation of
professional and scientific leadership
committed to the health of the planet
and drives interdisciplinary environment
and sustainability initiatives on
campus. In addition, the IoES advises
business and policymakers on
sustainability and the environment,
informing and encouraging community
discussion about critical environmental
issues. For information, visit
www.Environment.UCLA.edu.
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