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DANCING
WITH THE TIGER: Implementing Sustainability/CSR Practices in
the Real World
BRIAN AND MARY NATTRASS,
Co-founders, Sustainability Partners
Abstract: A very practical, hands-on workshop dealing with overcoming
the challenges inherent in the dance of sustainability/CSR integration
with two of North America's foremost practitioners. Participants
will also learn many of the latest techniques from the leading
edge of sustainability/CSR practice in business, government
and the military.
This workshop will provide an integrated approach to several
sustainability frameworks, strategies, tools, and processes,
including The Natural Step Framework, Natural Capitalism, Biomimicry,
Environmental Management Systems, Sustainability Management
Systems, and others.
All participants will receive a copy of the author's most recent
book on sustainability/CSR implementation, Dancing With the
Tiger, which features original case studies from their sustainability/CSR
work in some of North America's most progressive organizations,
such as Starbucks, Nike, CH2MHILL Engineering, the Resort Municipality
of Whistler, and others. |
LIFE
CYCLE ANALYSIS – A Tool for Sustainable Management
RITA
SCHENCK
Rita Schenck is Executive Director of the Institute for Environmental
Research and Education, which houses the American Center for
Life Cycle Assessment. She represented the US in negotiating
the ISO standards on Life Cycle Assessment.
JOYCE COOPER
Joyce Cooper is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Washington. Her research and teaching interests
include the development and enhancement of Life Cycle Assessment
(LCA) and Design for Environment (DFE) methodologies and models.
Her research in emerging product systems focuses on lightweight
vehicle materials and fuel cells.
Abstract: This course will cover basic information about
LCA: what it is, its uses and how it supports sustainability.
Description of LCA efforts at home and abroad will help output
LCA in context. Attendees will learn about life cycle assessment,
life cycle management and life cycle thinking tools, and how
they can apply them to their own work situations. |
