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Thought of the Day
 Great leaders are idealists. They are optimists.
They overestimate what we are capable of and inspire us to believe the same.
(From: Simon Sinek, Author of "Start with Why")
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Upcoming SLC Courses & E-Learning
Green Team GAP Assessment Workshop (ON-LINE). Starts September 11, 2013.
Sustainability Toolkit Webinar. Sept. 26, 2013, 12 noon.
Green/Sustainability Project Management (ON-Line). Starts October 9, 2013.
Sustainable Procurement I: A Procurement Approach to Building a Sustainable Supply Chain Oct.10, 2013 Toronto
Getting Ready for G4 (under GRI) Webinar, October 16, 2013, 12 noon.
Life Cycle Assessment for Marketing & Communicators, Nov. 20, 2013.
Life Cycle Assessment for Project Managers and Product Designers, Nov. 20 & 21, 2013.
Employee Engagement for Sustainability (ON Demand - available now)
Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Reporting (ON-Demand - available now)
Facilitating Transformational Change for Sustainability I (ON Demand - available Now)
Facilitating Transformational Change for Sustainability II (ON Demand - available now)
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Upcoming Partner Programs
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Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility
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Participants will learn to:
- APPRECIATE the complexity of CSR
- CONSIDER the evolution of CSR from margin to mainstream
- ARTICULATE an understanding of CSR
- INTEGRATE CSR into strategic planning
- ACQUIRE skills and techniques for leading organizational change
- BECOME part of a community of ongoing learning
For More Information
This Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the first of its kind and most widely recognized program in Canada. |
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Greetings!
I often hear new sustainability and CSR leaders say, "But, how do we get people to care about this stuff? How do we get them to care about sustainability?"
Today's newsletter addresses this question in many ways. It identifies the role of inspiration, the value of challenging the way we think about things, the impact on staff productivity and the unintended consequences we create because of "out of date" thinking.
NBS Research cites training and developing connections across the company as key leverage points for success. Our programs will give you a new perspective and connections across your company and beyond. Want others to care about sustainability? Start right here.
SLC Presents on "The 4 Natural Laws of Inspiring Sustainability Ambassadors"
Join me at the "Identifying and Developing Culture Change Ambassadors" Panel at the NAEM's conference in Montreal, October 23-25, 2013, where I will be talking about the Four Natural Laws of Inspiring Sustainability Ambassadors with amazing leaders from Philips, Fujifilm and Ingersoll Rand.
Kathryn
Kathryn A. Cooper
President & Chief Learning Officer
Sustainability Learning Centre |
Reconceiving Conservation (ON-Line Course)  | |
Register now for the ON Line Course and check out the Free Preview Webinar |
When: Starts October 16, 2013
Where: ON-Line
"How do we get people to care about sustainability?"
If I have heard that question once, I have heard it a hundred times.
This is the focus of our Reconceiving Conservation Series. In August, we held one SOLD OUT webinar and will be hosting Part 2 on September 18th (it's FREE).
ON Line Course Answers Difficult Questions
But webinars don't give us enough time to really address these questions and develop a strategy for our organization, community or country. So Ed Quevedo will be doing a 4-part ON-Line Course starting October 16th.
He will be addressing difficult questions like:
- How can we understand and use the conservation ethic to drive personal and cultural behavior change toward sustainable development?
- How did conservation become burdened with connotations of limits and inhibition of action, rather than abundance and transformational bounty?
- How can we have got so wrong the relationship among ecosystems, economics, and community development, and how can we set this straight?
- How can we grasp the enormity of the refashioning of the entire material economy, and how can community development be a tool in that refashioning?
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Reconceiving Conservation Overview - in 10 minutes - gain critical insights on how to take a new look at sustainability and the conservation ethic. |
Check out this overview video of Webinar 1, join us for Webinar 2 and sign up for Reconceiving Conservation the ON-Line Course that starts Oct. 16th. Join us in re-engineering our thinking to reconceive conservation.
To view the entire video of Webinar 1
To register for Webinar 2
For More Information or Register for the Reconceiving Conservation Course beginning October 16. |
Featured Research: Environmental Performance Boosts Employee Productivity
In new research by the Network for Business Sustainability, Researchers Magali Delmas and Sanja Pekovic found an astounding 16 percent boost in employee productivity infirms that had voluntarily adopted sustainable practices, specifically Environmental Management systems.
Delmas and Pekovic found that Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are associated with high productivity because they result in more employee training and connections across the company.
These findings provide additional incentive for businesses to adopt green practices. With EMSs, companies can manage processes more efficiently and draw new customers; they will also strengthen their workforce.
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Sustainability Toolkit Webinar
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Learn how to use the Sustainability Toolkit for implementation of your sustainability plan. |
When: September 26, 2013, 12 noon EST
Where: ON-Line
The Sustainability Toolkit was developed to address a critical gap in the evolving field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Various organizations have developed guidance documents that define social responsibility (e.g. ISO 26000) or describe how sustainability efforts should be reported (e.g. Global Reporting Initiative).
However, there has been a lack of available guidance on how to actually implement sustainability in an organization.
Designed to Meet ISO 26000 & GRI
The toolkit has been designed to fill this sustainability implementation gap by combining the principles and core considerations of ISO 26000 with the framework defined by leading management system standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Given its management system foundation, the toolkit provides a practical approach to sustainability implementation that is applicable to all sizes of organizations across industry sectors.
For More Information or to Register |
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 Green Team GAP Assessment Workshop (ON-LINE) When:
 | | Develop a Green Plan with your Team and conduct a Materiality Test to determine priorities. |
Sept. 11 - Oct. 2, 2013
Where: On-Line
Early Registration Discount:
Launch your Green Team efforts or revitalize it through this program.
Assemble your Green Team for this Lunch & Learn workshop on "greening up" your facility.
- complete a 51 point checklist
- conduct a Materiality Test to determine priorities
- develop a short term and long term plan
- learn tips for engaging staff in implementation
- access resources to measure savings
This program is also available for customized, in-house delivery.
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Green/Sustainability Project Management (ON-Line)
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Green/Sustainable Project Management New Dates |
Starts: Oct.9, 2013
Location: On-Line
Early registration Deadline: September 18,2013
If you are a Sustainability Project Manager or Project Manager in a company with a sustainability strategy, this program is for you.
Professionally develop your sustainability and project management skills, enhance your career flexibility, and improve your Project Management competency.
For More Information or to Register
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Sustainable Procurement I:
A Procurement Approach to Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
Date: October 10, 2013 Location: Toronto
Early Registration Deadline: September 19, 2013 (save $ 100)
The practical and hands on design of this program provides attendees with the knowledge and experience needed to lead or support a sustainable procurement initiative.
The step by step process used turns what can seem like a daunting task into bite size, manageable chunks. Supporting tools and resources that aid in the development of such a program are provided as part of the course material.
For More Information or to Register |
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Getting Ready for G4 - GRI's latest version unveiled - Webinar
When: October 16, 2013, 12 noon - 1pm EST
Early Registration Ends: Oct. 2, 2013
In this webinar you will learn to:
- Differentiate G4 from G3/3.1 requirements
- Understand the implications for your organization of reporting in accordance with G4
- Assess your readiness to report to G4
- Think strategically about reporting and prioritize your reporting improvements
For More Information or to Register
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FEATURED RESOURCE: Global Overshoot Map August 20 was Earth Overshoot Day for 2013. This is the date when humanity exhausted nature's budget for the year.
We are now operating in overdraft. For the rest of the year, we will maintain our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
In 1993, this date fell on October 21st. Two months earlier than it does now. Every year it gets earlier.
Want to know how this has changed over time or what countries are most over drawn? Check out the interactive map below. It will blow your mind.
 | | You have to look at this map. It is amazing. It worked best for me in Firefox. |
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Life Cycle Assessment for Products, Processes and Services (for LCA Project Managers, Engineers & Designers)
When: November 20 & 21, 2013 Where: Toronto
Early Registration Deadline: September 28, 2013 (save $ 200)
Life Cycle Assessment for Marketing & Communications
When: November 20, 2013
Where: Toronto
Early Registration Deadline: September 28, 2013 (save $ 200)
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Upcoming Sustainability Training
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The Sustainability Learning Centre is a learning & networking hub for sustainability.
Ask us about Customized In House Training & Green Team University Certification
Don't forget - students get 50 % off in our student scholarship program. Select Student Option when Registering.
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