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PROFITABLE SUSTAINABILITY: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2004
THE WESTIN HOTEL – SEATTLE, WA


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Learn how you can improve your bottom line — and walk the talk!

  • Increase productivity, recruitment and retention of committed employees.
  • Increase market share and revenues.
  • Reduce expenses & risk with clean products and resource efficiencies.
  • Leverage marketplace rewards for triple bottom line management.

The Sustainability Advantage — Increase profits by 25% or more!

Profitable Sustainability: The Future of Business

Learn from the experts – people developing and implementing sustainability strategies, products and services, management tools, and partnerships in their companies and organizations. People committed to the new business models that align their companies with benefit to their communities and customers, their employees, their owners and shareholders, and the environment – profitably!

Learn how to gain advantage through eco-efficiencies, energy savings and materials reduction and how to strengthen brand recognition, gain market share and catch the wave of new sustainability products and services.

Learn management tools for planning and measuring sustainability -- and how to make the case for sustainability initiatives.
Contribute to the discussion and development of new ideas, policies and partnerships to support sustainable business in a sustainable world.

Some of the Conference Speakers are:

 

Why Sustainability is Crucial for Business Success
Bill Shireman, President and CEO, Future 500 Anita Burke Sarah Severn, Director, Corporate Sustainable Development, Nike, Inc.
 
The Business Case - Adding Value Through Sustainability - Leadership & Governance
Micheal Phillips, Chairman, Russell Investment Group Frank Dixon, Management Director for Research Innovest Carsten Henningsen, Chairman, Portfolio 21
 
Innovative Strategies and Applications
Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capitalism, Inc and co-founder Rocky Mountain Institute Michael Braungart, Co-founder McDonough-Braungart Design Chemistry Sue Mecklenburg, Vice-President, Business Practices, Starbucks Coffee Company
International, National and Regional Perspectives
Oystein Dahle, Chairman, WorldWatch Institute; Chairman, Norwegian Mountain Touring Association and former vice president Exxon Norway Tachi Kiuchi, Chairman, Future 500; CEO, E-Square; former CEO of Mitsubishi Electric America Gary Lawrence, Principal Sustainability Consultant with ARUP; delegate to Johannesburg 2002 Summit on Sustainable Development

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Platinum Sponsors:
Starbucks

Gold Sponsors:

russel investing
Sustainability Partners
Silver Sponsors:
nordstrom
portfolio 21
Nature Works, Cargill Dow LLC
boeing
The Westin, Seattle
Collis Family Foundation
Retrobox
Recreational Equipment, Inc
sustainable industries journal
washington state dept of ecology
albers business school
U.S. Bank
Sustainable Future Partners:
environment international
ridolfi
shore pacific bank
fmyi
Cascadia Chapter U.S. Green Building Council
Natural Capitalism Inc
Newground Social Investment
 
Participating and Endorsing Organizations:
pacific northwest economic region
ecoss
oregon natural step network
bainbridge graduate institute
antioch university
northwest environment watch
Oregon Environmental Council
resource venture
seattle chamber of commerce
Project Management Institute, Puget Sound
NAPM Western Washington
NAPM, Columbia Basin
NEBC
City of Seattle
Center for Ethical Leadership
American Center for Life Cycle Assessment
Leadership Institute of Seattle
Mama's Brown Bags Lunch Delivery
Pesidio World College
Olympic Associates Compay
Centre on Corporations Law and Society
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program