[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNITION OF THE BAINBRIDGE GRADUATE INSTITUTE

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, in the first years of the 20th century, 
Gifford Pinchot fought to protect our nation's forests and rivers from 
unsustainable logging as the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. 
Nearly a century later, his grandson, Gifford Pinchot III, established 
the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, or BGI. The Institute, situated on a 
sustainably-designed 210 acre campus near Seattle, is dedicated to 
educating the business leaders of the 21st century in sustainable 
management. I am honored to recognize the Bainbridge Graduate Institute 
for helping to shape the sustainable leaders of tomorrow.
  As we face the new challenges of the 21st century, successful 
businesses will have to consider environmental and social 
sustainability. The Bainbridge Graduate Institute offers graduate 
degrees in Sustainable Business Administration as well as certificates 
in Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship. The goal of these 
programs is to change the way companies operate and incorporate 
sustainability into business decisions.
  Although it is a relatively new institution, the Bainbridge Graduate 
Institute is quickly garnering national recognition. In 2007, Business 
Week named BGI as one of its top global design schools, joining 
prestigious institutions such as the Harvard Business School, Rhode 
Island School of Design, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
Last fall, BGI named Jon Strauss, former president of Harvey Mudd 
College, as its new president. The Institute's distinguished faculty 
includes graduates of Stanford Business School and Harvard University.
  I am pleased that the Institute is also attracting support from the 
business world. Some companies, including technology giant Hewlett-
Packard, indirectly support BGI by paying for their employees to attend 
its programs. Clearly, sustainable business practices appeal to even 
the largest companies. I believe that we can simultaneously grow our 
economy and improve the health of our environment. The Bainbridge 
Graduate Institute and programs like it give our economic leaders the 
knowledge needed to achieve both goals, and I am honored to recognize 
the Institute's achievements.

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