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Event - Power Shift 2013: Youth Conference Convenes to Fight Climate Change

August 25, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Power Shift 2013 will take place October 18 - 21st in Pittsburgh, PA. There are expected to be 10,000+ youth leaders converging on Pittsburgh to combat climate change and fight for the future. Young people will come together from all walks of life including college students, young environmental justice leaders, DREAMers, young people of faith, and young workers. At this conference attendees will learn from one another and go back to their communities where they will build and launch strategic campaigns.

Issues on the agenda include the fight against fracking, and the Keystone XL pipeline. They will also address the issues of divestment from fossil fuels, clean energy, and of course, the climate crisis.

People are assembling with the aim of creating a just and thriving economy. They will do this by standing up on campuses across the country and around the world.

This is the most diverse generation in history, and they are united in their demand of justice for all with one voice. This is a generation is not afraid to speak truth to power, to sacrifice and to demonstrate their commitment to changes that seemed impossible to previous generations.

These young people are also tackling the complex and pernicious issue of corporate interests who pollute our climate and who hijack democracy with billions of dollars in campaign contributions, ads, and outright bribes.

They will not be silenced and for those politicians who stand in their way, beware as they will come together to exercise their right to vote. Just as they played a significant role in electing President Obama in 2008 and 2012, they will vote again for justice and against intransigence and climate denial.

Power Shift is a call for action that will shift priorities at every level of society, from local communities to the national government.

Power Shift 2013 is only the beginning of their plans to improve the world. After the conference they will return to their communities where they will launch hundreds of sustained campaigns and mass actions to demand climate justice.

Together, their voices will unite in a drumbeat calling for change that will not be ignored.

Together under a grand vision for justice they are determined to build a stronger and more vibrant climate movement.

To register click here.

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Event - Trends and Opportunities in Risk Management

June 09, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Tradinfo and Fair Impact will organise the 3rd Responsible Investment Corporate Access Conference, on the 5th of July 2013 in Zurich at Convention Point.

Platform for the financial community

The conference represents a unique occasion for listed companies, investors and Responsible Investment (RI) experts to discuss the latest hot-button issues in Risk Management and profitable business cases.

Participants

Selected listed companies from different European countries are represented by their management. These participating companies are offered one-on-ones or small group meetings with interested investors.

Fund managers, buy-side analysts and/or RI experts from all over Europe will be invited to attend.

There is also a plenary program with guest speakers and panel discussions.

Interested issuers for the RICA conference can subscribe by contacting: Marcel Schulze of Tradinfo Email: m.schulze@tradinfo.com - Tel: +31 624 869 475

RICA in 2012 and 2013

Last year the first RICA conference was organised at the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich on the 2nd of July. Please find here the 2012 event website with all information and photos. The second RICA conference was held on March 14, 2013 in Amsterdam at NYSE Euronext.

Please click here for more information on this latest event.

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Event - International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation

May 12, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation (ICEPR) will take place Monday July 15 to Wednesday Jul 17, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario. The International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET Inc.) is proud to present the 3rd International ICEPR.

ICEPR is a series of international conferences held yearly. These conferences focus on all aspects of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology. After successfully holding the second ICEPR in Montreal (Canada), International ASET Inc. will be hosting this conference in Toronto this year.

The aim of ICEPR'13 is to bring together the Canadian and International community working in the field of environmental sciences, engineering, and technology, and to foster an environment conducive to present advances in this field.

This conference will also provide a golden opportunity to develop new collaborations and gather world experts on the different topics including pollution detection, environmental remediation, and pollution prevention.

Through the 3rd conference a great opportunity to share knowledge and expertise will be created taking advantage from the synergy of the 1st and 2nd conference. The ICEPR'13 program will include invited keynote talks, oral presentation sessions, and poster sessions.

For more information or to register click here.

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Event - 2013 Annual National Environmental, Energy And Resources Law Summit

May 05, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The 2013 Annual National Environmental, Energy And Resources Law Summit will take place on Thursday Jun 20 to Fri Jun 21, in Yellowknife, NT. at The Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. This summit is set against the backdrop of Canada’s arctic region. This engaging program is designed to provide private practitioners, in-house corporate and government counsel, regulators, and other professionals with an annual update on the hottest issues in the environmental, energy and resources law field.

Canada’s economy increasingly revolves around projects devoted to the extraction of its natural resources and the production of energy. As resource extraction projects gain attention, so too does the role of lawyers in the field. More and more, lawyers are advising clients and appearing before courts and tribunals on matters such as the environmental assessment of mining projects, the development of renewable energy generation projects, and the intersecting Aboriginal consultation process and accommodation issues.

This program will feature leading experts and practitioners discussing legal regimes and challenges associated with resource extraction projects such as mining and oil and gas extraction, spanning both north and south of 60. Substantive topics will address off-shore resource development, natural gas extraction, environmental assessment issues, renewable energy, streamlining regulatory processes, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility. Participants will gain a better understanding of how this burgeoning area is unfolding on the international, national, and local levels. This is a premier program with an added northern lens – not to be missed given the natural resource development opportunities north of 60.

Summit attendees are welcome to attend the NEERLS full-day business meeting on June 22. This is a terrific opportunity to get to know the NEERLS executive, to learn more about section activities, and to get involved!

For more information or to register click here.

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Guides - Sustainable Events

April 18, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Sustainable Event Guide (SEG) was developed to help you find the resources and services to make your events as sustainable as possible. It is a document filled with guidance, resources, and simple advice about organizing an event that benefits the community, promotes ethical purchasing, and reduces waste. For some, this guide may simply act as an information resource about environmentally and socially responsible retailers and/or as a guide in reducing the waste produced at an event. For those who have never organized a big event, this guide may act as a framework for the "how to" of organizing. Regardless of past experience in event organizing, we suggest browsing through the entire guide - it may inspire new ideas or stir up old ones.

We believe everyone can make a difference through the way they host academic, social, and fundraising events. Although this guide includes many Concordia University specific resources, there is plenty of information that event planners from other universities and organizations may find very useful as well.

PDF of the Sustainable Event Guide.
PDF Resource List for a Sustainable Event.

For information or inquiries, contact the SEG coordinator at suscon.seg@gmail.com.

Event - Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting

March 03, 2013 Add Comment Edit

On May 22-24, 2013, in Amsterdam, Join over 1500 leaders and practitioners from business, finance, accountancy, consultancy, civil society, government, labor and academia in discussing the key challenges and opportunities on the path to a more sustainable future. Billed as the sustainability leadership event of 2013, this conference is focused on the themes of integration and innovation.

Integration

The successful company of tomorrow will have an integrated strategy to achieve financial results and create lasting value for itself, its stakeholders and society.

Integrated thinking will enable companies to factor sustainability into their operations, business models, and measures of success. Integrated reporting aims to bridge the gap between financial and non-financial performance. And collaboration between organizations and stakeholders, across sectors and regions, will mean that shared values and best practices can accelerate change towards a sustainable global economy.

By integrating the learning from the Conference, participants will also be inspired to act and interact: leading to a new call for action, and supporting a new mandate for GRI.

Innovation

Achieving a sustainable global economy is an innovation challenge. Organizations and companies worldwide need to be innovative in the way they are managed and do business. Stakeholder engagement, organizational responsibilities, value creation, community engagement: in these and other areas, many leaders are already showing the way.

Conference participants will be invited to explore today’s key sustainability challenges, offer solutions, and co-design the future.

Innovation also underpins the continuous improvement of GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Framework. The Conference will see the launch of the new G4 Guidelines, providing organizations and companies with a new resource for measuring sustainability, improving transparency, and defining responsibility.

Growth and prosperity depend on our ability to meet today’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Climate change, resource scarcity, financial corruption, human rights abuses: these interlinked challenges need joined-up, collaborative solutions.

Leading organizations are showing the way with greater transparency and more responsible practices. Sustainability reporting adds value: Around the world, thousands of organizations now report their economic, environmental, social and governance performance.

More than ever, we need a robust reporting framework that enables companies to account for their impacts; communicate how they will create value; and give investors, governments and consumers the information they need to make better decisions.

With a theme of Information – Integration – Innovation, the 2013 Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting will unite over 1500 delegates from business, finance, accountancy, consultancy, civil society, government, labor and academia. These sustainability leaders will connect, share knowledge, and collaborate – to accelerate the transition to a sustainable global economy.

For more information click here.

Event - Sustainable Brands Conference (Rio)

March 03, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Sustainable Brands Conference is ground zero for sustainability, brand and innovation professionals who come together from around the world to be inspired, engaged and equipped to succeed by building the better brands of tomorrow. Now it is coming to Rio de Janeiro on May 8-9, 2013 at Hotel Windsor Atlântica, on Copacabana Beach.

Sustainable Brands was founded on the belief that unleashing the best of our human ingenuity and innovation can change the shape of business, and with it, the world. Our desire is to spark new ideas by connecting people from different perspectives and disciplines with each other in an optimistic, collaborative environment to create a shared vision of what's possible, as well as to enable immediate action by presenting tangible examples of how current leaders are profiting through sustainable innovation.

By convening the Sustainable Brands community in Brazil at SB Rio 2013, we are pleased to expand our effort to connect leaders around the world who are actively working to shift the world toward a sustainable economy and sustainable models of consumption. “We are very excited to bring Sustainable Brands to Rio as a step toward integrating the creative energy of an emerging market like Brazil into the SB network," says KoAnn Skrzyniarz, founder of Sustainable Brands. “We believe that brands have the unique capacity to shift both business and society toward a flourishing future by bringing to market solutions that can address new demands from society for profitable businesses that deliver products and services that delight without negatively impact our environment or unfairly exploiting individual members of our global society." adds KoAnn.

Program

SB Rio will present actual experiences of national and international companies which illustrate how to enable transformational businesses and technologies. The conference program will feature inspiring lectures by business leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as thematic sessions where topics such as network innovation, corporate culture change, communication, and entrepreneurship will be covered in detail.

Plenary Sessions – Presentations by national and international business leaders focused on real initiatives in the transformation of business through clean technologies, innovation, organizational culture, communication, consumer engagement, etc.

Expo – Exhibition of 15 cases of entrepreneurial initiatives fully connected to the content of the plenary and thematic sessions, in order to make the presentations tangible and enhance the connectivity between theory and practice.

Thematic Sessions – Panels focusing on the central themes of the conference the participation of three guests who may be mediated by national and international experts.Find bellow the themes of the sessions:

First Day of Conference, May 08th

Breakout Sessions Day 1:

Green Economy room

•Opportunities in the circular economy – Companies with significant market recognition present their improvements in the economic destination of waste materials and already draw products that close the production cycle.
•Biomimetics: the inspiration in nature – The research and development areas that are studying nature to identify new applications and products.
•Ethos Conference Workshop – Dynamic interaction to gather audience inputs from SB Rio 2013 that will be further worked at Instituto Ethos Conference in September (content being developed).

Brand Communication room

•Effective communication with the consumer – Real cases of companies that built effective messages and managed to engage consumers in sustainable initiatives.
•How to evaluate sustainable brands – The ways to measure and calculate the transference of value of sustainable behavior business for brands.
•Workshop: exploring the consumer new attitudes – The consulting companies SustainAbility and GlobeScan present what consumer expects from companies in different regions of the world.

Stakeholders Engagement room

•How built an internal culture of sustainability – The transformation has to start from inside. How some companies are managing to insert sustainability into their organizational culture?
•How to engage communities – The join initiatives of civil society and companies that seek to increase the consciousness and mobilize citizens in main Brazilian cities.
•Workshop: behavior change – The consulting companies Futerra and Eight discuss with the audience how companies can drive change in the behavior of their clients.

Second day of Conference May 09th

Breakout Sessions Day 2:

New Business Models room

•How to enable entrepreneurship – Ways of accelerating entrepreneurial forces that are inside and outside companies through resources and management capacity.
•Arrangements to leverage social business – Brazil also starts to know your successful social business cases such as Coletivo, from The Coca-Cola Company and Comunidade from Natura.
•The knowledge is outside the company – Open innovation approaches companies to academy, expand new business opportunities and creative solutions for the challenges of business sustainability.

Technology room

•Technology drives co-creation – The new digital and mobility technologies expand collaborative production opportunities inside and outside the business environment and are accelerators of innovation and entrepreneurship.
•Realizing changing materials – The research of new materials sustainably produced gains ground in several sectors and enables the emergence of a renewed strength in the value chain.
•The power of disruptive technologies – The future of business is in technologies that establish new business logic and manage to overcome dilemmas of our current development model. Companies such as GE and Philips seek those answers.

Business Strategy room

•Creating shared value in the value chain – Big companies business cases that seek to mobilize their supply chains to share responsibilities and results. •How to link global strategies with the local demands in emerging countries – Companies with great recognition in the market share their strategy to link global strategic guidelines with the market needs where they have business, especially in Brazil. •Strategies to produce business case – Tools and techniques to create and measure business value through sustainable innovation.

Closing Session

Discussion between 4 companies of Sustainable Brands network that will represent the power of mobilization and articulation of our Conferences in United States, London, Turkey and Brazil. We are going to learn how the exchange of experiences and several points of view from different regions of the world can enrich and enable the development of organizations that will build the brands of the future.

For more information click here.

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Event - Renewable Energy Finance and Infrastrastructure Summit

February 17, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The 4th Annual Renewable Energy Finance and Infrastructure Summit will take place on the 28th and 29th of May, 2013, in Vienna Austria. This event gathers renewable energy decision makers, in finance and investment, government, and technology, to discuss concrete efforts for further integration into the global energy market.

Despite undisputed progress, countries and companies face difficulties with budget cuts, changes to financial markets, and instability in both regulatory and policy environments. Thus, REFIS facilitates an exchange of insight into the trends and peculiarities of Renewable Energy Finance.

For more information click here.

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Event - Water NI

February 17, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Water NI will take place on February 26th, 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now in its fourth year, Water NI is the only conference that's brings all the major stakeholders together to discuss the current and future pressures facing the sector.

With the next price control determination (PC13) being implemented in April 2013 and the NI Long Term Water Strategy consultation taking place later in the year, the conference is timed to ensure attendees can input into both the long and short term water strategies for Northern Ireland. Water NI 2013 is a must attend event for all those helping to develop and deliver a strategy for water and wastewater in the region.

Expert speakers include: Danny Kennedy, Minister for Regional Development, Northern Ireland Executive Trevor Haslett, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Water Shane Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Utility Regulator Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland Dave Foster, Director of Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland Environment Agency Stuart Wightman, Head of Environment Team, Water Policy Division, Department for Regional Development

For more information click here.

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Event - Power Up Energy Expo 2013

February 10, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Power Up Energy Expo is moving to a larger location AND adding a third day of speakers, exhibitors and more. Join us at Power Up Energy Expo at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in beautiful Fort Walton Beach, Florida, March 18-20, 2013. This year’s event will draw energy leaders, policy makers, scientists and engineers, and green building enthusiasts from all across the country.

Energy plays a critical role in our daily lives. We can secure our nation’s future by improving the way we use energy and by exploring new ways to harness energy, while protecting our environment, our national security, and human health. Power Up Energy Expo provides an unmatched opportunity to connect with other energy industry experts, influential business leaders, policy makers, conservationists, and green building enthusiast, as they share innovative techniques to address the energy issues and advance the green building movement. Attendees will hear presentations and panel discussions across all energy sectors including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, ocean, and bioenergy.

Power Up Energy Expo will connect energy professionals and exhibitors for three days of networking to foster the exchange of important ideas and information impacting the renewable energy industry. Join us and develop new contacts in the exciting world of emerging energy technologies.

To register click here.

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Event - 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

February 03, 2013 Add Comment Edit

This event will be held on April 15-16, 2013, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, in downtown Bethesda. Colleges and universities are incubators of innovation, tackling the biggest challenges of society through creative means. The 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference provides the setting to learn, share and explore how campuses are using their passion for innovation to develop technologies, infrastructure, programs and curricula that address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges.

Take an in-depth approach toward defining, understanding and creating solutions to sustainability issues facing our campuses. Longer, 80-minute sessions create environments ripe for dialogue, shared problem-solving, skill development and community building.

Attendees included directors and staff from sustainability, facilities, health & safety, campus planning and business offices, as well as students, business partners and other education stakeholders.

The 2013 conference tracks:

1. Community Connections
2. Fostering Behavior Change
3. The Campus as a Learning Laboratory
4. Strategic Implementation
5. The Built Environment
6. Innovation

For more information or to register click here.

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Climate Change Highlighted at the WEF in Davos (2013)

January 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

As we emerge from a global recession, climate change is once again on the global agenda. During the week of January 21 -25, many of those present for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos Switzerland, acknowledged that climate change has very significant economic ramifications. Both President Barack Obama and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon highlighted climate change as a top priority in Davos.

"There was mostly silence on climate change for the last two years at Davos," said Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense "But that has changed. The US drought, especially, has grabbed people's attention here in Davos because that has had a real effect on prices."

"The US has to be among the leaders in this global discussion, so it is a positive development," Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, said of Obama's inauguration speech, in which he made climate change a priority for his second term.

At the Davos summit, UN chief Ban Ki-moon indicated that he was also encouraged by Mr Obama's speech, while warning that climate change was approaching "much, much faster than one would expect".

Former Mexican president Felipe Calderon warned of "a climate crisis with potentially devastating impacts on the global economy".

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, made the point by saying: "Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled."

However, the scope of the response from politicians and businesses is nowhere near what it needs to be if we are to stave off the worst impacts of climate change. The United Nations sponsored climate talks have agreed on a mandate to draw up a climate change plan by 2015 but it will only come into force in 2020.

While renewable energy continues to grow, the rapid growth in shale gas has hampered the growth of renewables. According to a WEF study, the world will need to invest $700 billion each year to curb fossil fuel use. The International Energy Agency warned that current trends indicate the world will burn around 1.2 billion more tonnes of coal per year by 2017 than it does today

Although more businesses are getting involved with sustainability, they require a clear regulatory framework from governments if they are to effectively plan for the future. As yet, this regulatory framework is not forthcoming.

And an analysis by Ecofys for Greenpeace, presented at Davos, found that just 14 carbon-intensive projects worldwide are set to increase global CO2 emissions by 20 per cent, or 6 gigatonnes. They range from coal expansion in Asia to the tar sands of Canada.

Addressing a packed plenary, Lagarde made the case for tackling the environment. Climate change she said, is “The biggest economic challenge of the 21st century… Make no mistake: without concerted action, the very future of our planet is in peril.”

Despite the slow pace of progress, it is heartening that world leaders are once again talking about the importance of acting to protect our environment from human activity.

© 2013, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Event - Rutgers University Course: Environmental Funding

January 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

On January 30th 2013, Rutgers University is offering a one day seminar course on Environmental Funding. The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. This one-day seminar will introduce strategies to fund environmental remediation, economic development and renewable energy projects. Participants will have ample opportunity to present specific concerns to speakers throughout the day.

Funding opportunity mechanisms to be discussed include:

State and federal grants
Private financing resources
PILOTs
Incentives for solar projects.

Seminar Topics:

Financing Deals: Public-Private Partnerships The State of Environmental Lending
In-Kind Services
Federal Funds for Economic Development
Federal Interagency Cooperation
NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust
UST Petroleum Closure
Upgrade and Remediation Fund
Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund
Remediation Trusts
NJEDA Financing Programs
Brownfield Coalition

The Course Code is EN0502CA13

For more information click here.

Event - Green Tourism & Hospitality Conference

January 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

On February 12th 2013, the Green Tourism and Hospitality Conference will take place at the DoubleTree Somerset Hotel and Conference Center in Somerset, NJ. At the event participants can connect with the leaders who are driving sustainability in the hospitality and tourism industries. The Green Tourism and Hospitality Conference is presented by the New Jersey Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and the Somerset County Business Partnership.

A dynamic keynote address will be delivered by Internet giant Travelocity and workshops will be facilitated by other top companies like DOW, Honeywell and Wyndham Worldwide.

Explore cutting-edge technologies and real-world applications through classes and panel discussions led by experts in Operations and Marketing.

Enjoy networking opportunities throughout the day and trade show exhibits showcasing the latest “green” innovations and products.

Who Should Attend

■Owners, stakeholders and active professionals in the restaurant, hotel and special attraction/venue sectors – particularly those involved in sustainability.
■Green businesses wanting to do business with hotels, restaurants and special venues seeking to become more sustainable.
■Communication professionals that want to learn tactics to promote their organization’s green initiatives.

The cost is $125 per person or $75 for students with valid college ID.

For more information or to register click here.

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Event - First Annual Edison Energy Forum

January 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

On February 12th, 2013, the first annual Edison Energy Forum will take place between 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Edison Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Boulevard Edison. This event is being presented by the Township of Edison and the Edison Chamber of Commerce.

The event will focus on opportunities for Edison and Greater Edison businesses to reduce energy consumption and costs with the help of a variety of grants including:

TSLE
NJBPU
CE
SSB
DIP

In addition to these grants information will be offered on third-party utility provider, as well as pro-bono technical support with applications.

Light Refreshments will be provided.

Advance Registration to confirm attendance is required.

Please call 732-738-9482 to register.

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Event - Inspiring Engagement: Enabling Habits That Drive Sustainable Change

January 20, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Inspiring Engagement - Enabling Habits That Drive Sustainable Change will take place at Network Orange, ING DIRECT Downtown Café 221 Yonge Street (Yonge & Shuter), Toronto, ON, Canada. This event is being held by SPRING and will feature Christine Wickett, Senior TEEM Program Manager, Energy Advantage.

You’ve installed energy efficient lights, lighting sensors, completed an HVAC retrofit, reduced paper use in your offices and set up a recycling program. Next, you’ve detailed corporate wide sustainability goals and have implemented operational procedures to meet these targets. So what’s next?

Upon meeting with initial success investing in facilities and operational efficiencies, many organizations look to advance their sustainability initiatives by engaging stakeholders and identify addition cost-saving opportunities by engaging their stakeholder – be they employees, customers, partners, etc.

Stakeholder engagement is an integral piece to capturing the highest business value from sustainability. For example, a building’s performance is not solely based on the its design, systems or equipment, but on how stakeholders operate and occupy the building.

Christine Wickett will present a variety of best practices for engaging stakeholders in sustainability, and will present different behavioural change management strategies that can take your sustainability program to the next level. Participants will then be encouraged to share their insight and experience during the subsequent peer-to-peer dialogue.

For more information click here.

What is SPRiNG?

SPRiNG (Sustainability Professionals Resource & Networking Group) is a networking, professional development and dialogue event held each month for practitioners in the "sustainability management" sphere. It is a forum wherein one may engage and problem-solve with their peers in an intelligent and constructive manner. Said professionals understand the realities of “doing business” – that they face many obstacles and that they must tailor their sustainability efforts accordingly.

Its intended audience are those individuals working toward greater operational sustainability and environmental stewardship within their respective enterprise, be it corporation, not-for-profit or government agency.

For more information on SPRING click here.

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Event - OFA Annual Conference: Our Working Forest

January 20, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The 64th annual Ontario Forest Association (OFA) annual conference will take place on Friday Feb 8, 2013, in Alliston, Ontario. This OFA conference will be exploring the theme of "Our Working Forest". It will explore the importance of forest products in our daily lives, and the value of forest industry to our culture and economy. Over-reliance on fossil fuels, coupled with population growth is driving the need to fully harness the potential of our truly renewable resource; wood.

Appreciation for wood and wood products is growing due to initiatives on many different fronts:

- Science and Engineering, through new uses for wood and its derivatives
- Policy, through regulations and incentives promoting local use of wood
- Forest Industry, though innovative practices ensuring best product and product usage
- Markets, through forest certification and green building standards Communities, through collaborative approaches to forest management
- Individuals, through purchasing power and private woodlot management

Our Working Forest will bring together experts from industry, academia, government, and more to discuss the state of forest products today, what to expect in the future, and what this means to all of us.

For more details and to register click here.

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Event - IMN Inaugural Impact Investing Summit

January 20, 2013 Add Comment Edit

On March 14-15 in Huntington Beach, CA, IMN will be hosting the inaugural Impact Investing Summit. The conference will bring together experts in the exciting impact investing arena to discuss the key topics of interest with their industry peers.

As investors and asset managers alike look to increase their involvement in impact and sustainable investments, this conference will provide a practical overview of opportunities for returns, offer routes to entry, and clarify what defines true impact investing.

As part of IMN’s 2013 Spring Investment Series, the Impact Investing Summit will run alongside IMN’s 18th Annual Public Funds Summit and 8th Annual Foundations & Endowments Summit. Attendees will benefit from joint plenary sessions addressing common concerns affecting the investment management world, and shared networking events, allowing delegates to meet with all three groups of industry leaders.

Featuring an expert speaker faculty and an agenda developed by an advisory board of industry leaders, we encourage you to attend this event to learn more about this growing sector of finance, hear examples of how investors can create positive social and environmental impact while generating returns, meet with key industry experts and keep your organization ahead of the curve.

Featured Keynote Speakers:

Dave Jones California Insurance Commissioner State of California BIO

The Honorable Bill Lockyer State Treasurer State of California BIO

Esteemed Speaker Faculty Includes

Sarah Saxe, Manager, CALVERT FOUNDATION
R. Paul Herman, CEO and CIO, HIP INVESTOR
Bonny Moellenbrock, Executive Director, INVESTORS’ CIRCLE AND SJF INSTITUTE
Patrick Gleeson, CEO, MEYER FAMILY ENTERPRISES
Peter Berliner, Managing Director, MISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE
Audrey Choi, Head, Global Sustainable Finance, MORGAN STANLEY
Jessica LaBarbera, Director, California Market, NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND
Ben Thornley, Director, InSight, PACIFIC COMMUNITY VENTURES
Dan Apfel, Executive Director, RESPONSIBLE ENDOWMENTS COALITION
Melissa L. Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, TIDES FOUNDATION

To view the full speaker faculty click here.

Three Convenient Ways to Register

1) Visit the Event Website: http://imn.msgfocus.com/c/114yeXkhM0tlR0I69C8XSxkUqn 2) Send an email to hotline@imn.org 3) Call our event specialists at 212.224.3428

To see the full agenda click here.

For more information visit the IMN homepage here.

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Event - The World Green Energy Symposium (WGES)

January 20, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The World Green Energy Symposium (WGES) will take place on March 26 in New York city at Hunter College. WGES has a track record in showcasing new, alternative, sustainable and innovative product development and opportunities for businesses and the public. The WGES attracts the best minds and top decision makers through a carefully planned strategic process which has developed into the foundation leading to an outstanding premier technical program providing a world stage for a platform of education and information exchange on new and existing advances in sustainable energy.

WGES has made its mark consecutively since its inception in 2008, the program focuses on green/renewable energy technology and innovations in existing technologies as the vantage point in the new economy creating and maintaining jobs, contract and exporting opportunities, and new policies leading to economic vitality and a healthier planet.

The WGES provides opportunities for networking, learning, exchanging, exhibiting and investing in the future of the new energy and green technology and innovation & solutions to improve existing technologies. It is made up of a G2G, B2B and B2G audience. It also provides a platform to showcase products & technologies to an enthusiastic and forward thinking audience looking for solutions.

This is a leading technical symposium known for attracting the top echelon of speakers, scientists, researchers, innovators, officials, corporate leaders, exhibitors, program and contracting officers and a track record of proven results and equal caliber of sponsors and participants (ref. testimonials , www.wges.us) Since its inception it has developed a stellar reputation drawing the best minds. Participating agencies included: DOC, DOE, GSA (PBS, FAS) DOT, DHS, DOD (Pentagon – Army & Air Force), DOC, DOL, private sector such as AECOM, BAE, DOW, Tishman, Siemans, GE, Johnson Controls, and others, Mayor’s Office, Governors, Economic Development & Planning, Universities ,SBDC, PWC, AFE, and other trade organizations, Chambers of Commerce are partners, large and small companies global, national and local media.

What Makes WGES A Successful Investment of Time:

Partial list of Testimonials from past WGES Events.."This has been the best symposium I have ever been too"...(2010 WGESPA Forum participant)..."5 STARS RATING" (2009,2010, 2011 WGES Exhibitor)...."What was different with the World Green Energy Symposium from the other green energy events,was exhibitors and attendees were specific to our targeted audience - everyone we connected with was involved in the industry and knowledgeable, which made our investment worthwhile." (2011 Exhibitor) "It was a quality, not just a quantity for the sake of quantity event. It was well planned and worthy of our time...."(2011 participant) We received 5 solid leads for major projects, which is more than any event I have attended...

The 7 Reasons to Participate in 2013 WGES

1.Top Experts cover well planned agenda of current topics/training for your business and agency in this industry.

2. New policies are unveiled and proposed policies discussed.

3.Case Studies are presented with information detailing when project commenced, obstacles, hurdles & lessons learned, where & how funding was procured, technologies & Innovations & papers are presented.

4.Industry exhibitors present new innovative products, technology, innovations. services and government agencies exhibit providing information on procurement & contracting information.

5.Roundtable and One on One Mentorship discussions with experts in government, business, educational, environmental leaders who will share their viewpoints & experience. 6.Latest updates on lending, investing, exporting, contracting & jobs

7.Networking with top decision makers in B2B, B2G, G2G and academia in an environment of education and information exchange to a well defined multi-discipline target audience, global media coverage with a track record as a premier world event.

Who is Invited to Attend

Industry Leaders/Officials their Program & Contracting Officers seeking business and/or to procure innovations & technologies,

Federal, State, Local Government Officials, Policymakers, Agency Program Managers, Employees & Contracting Specialists seeking to identify, inform, exchange & outreach with public and private sectors within this field,

Government Agencies, Government Contractors, Global Businesses, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Organizations & Academia seeking to Partner/Exhibit/Export/Contract or Subcontract/Create Green Jobs,

Lenders, Financial Institutions & Investors seeking qualified customers,

Engineers, Architects, Program Managers & Developers seeking updates,

Manufacturers, R&D and Distributors with new technologies & Innovations,

Scientists, Professors, IT Professionals, Researchers & Innovators providing updates/education & information

Universities seeking information on jobs & new disciplines,

Chambers, Consulates, Trade Organizations....

Why You Want to Attend:

Location, Location, Location
Be Seen, Be Heard, Be Informed!

The World Green Energy Symposium (WGES) has a track record in showcasing new, alternative, sustainable and innovative product development and opportunities for businesses and the public. The WGES attracts the best minds and top decision makers through a carefully planned strategic process which has developed into the foundation leading to an outstanding premier technical program providing a world stage for a platform of education and information exchange on new and existing advances in sustainable energy.

WGES has made its mark consecutively since its inception in 2008, the program focuses on green/renewable energy technology and innovations in existing technologies as the vantage point in the new economy creating and maintaining jobs, contract and exporting opportunities, and new policies leading to economic vitality and a healthier planet.

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This is a leading technical symposium known for attracting the top echelon of speakers, scientists, researchers, innovators, officials, corporate leaders, exhibitors, program and contracting officers and a track record of proven results and equal caliber of sponsors and participants (ref. testimonials , www.wges.us) Since its inception it has developed a stellar reputation drawing the best minds. Participating agencies included: DOC, DOE, GSA (PBS, FAS) DOT, DHS, DOD (Pentagon – Army & Air Force), DOC, DOL, private sector such as AECOM, BAE, DOW, Tishman, Siemans, GE, Johnson Controls, and others, Mayor’s Office, Governors, Economic Development & Planning, Universities ,SBDC, PWC, AFE, and other trade organizations, Chambers of Commerce are partners, large and small companies global, national and local media.

Large audience, global media coverage with a track record as a premier world event.

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