• Accelerating Sustainability workshops and tools
• Networking events and NBIS Business Leaders Forum
• Collaboration and professional roundtables
• Customized training and business case presentations
• SCORE: Sustainability assessment for prioritizing opportunities and benchmarking progress
• NBIS Profitable Sustainability Services

  New programs for planning, prioritizing and implementing best practices for
  profitable sustainability.

OCTOBER 16

Accelerating Sustainability: Tools and Strategies Workshop with Marsha Willard of Axis Performance Advisors.
In this day-long workshop, Marsha introduces SPaRK™, a Sustainability Planning and

Reporting Kit created to help companies and organizations quickly advance their sustainability competency. You’ll receive the SPaRK™ electronic files that facilitate this process as well as the book Business Guide to Sustainability. Marsha Willard is co-founder and Principal of Axis performance Advisors, a Portland-based consulting firm specializing in helping organizations implement sustainable business practices. October 16th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at Sellen Construction, 227 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle. $315 NBIS

members; $349 non-members (group discounts available); $315 Non-profits/Government.

Learn more about SPaRK. Registration details: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/43539

NOVEMBER 12-14
Green Business Boot Camp: Burt Hamner, Principal of Cleaner Production LLC, delivers his popular sustainable business intensive. Program includes in-depth training in sustainability implementation and management with site visits and networking events. Site visits include best examples from industry, clean technology, integrated business examples, green building and urban development. View flyer for schedule of events and details. Registration: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45716

JANUARY 22, 2009
Facilitated SCORE Assessment– NBIS offers a one-day Sustainability Competency, Opportunity Rating and Evaluation workshop for management teams from a select group of companies. SCORE is an efficient and effective process for gaining control of management for sustainability. The process includes facilitated assessment across operations; personalized report with strengths, weaknesses and opportunities itemized; opportunity to benchmark progress against a growing data base of companies across the country that have completed SCORE assessments. Space is limited. Please contact NBIS to learn more: 425-828-0982 or e-mail info (at) nbis.org. More about SCORE.