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Is business moving urgently and authentically (enough) toward sustainability? This is a question that will be continually asked throughout this millennium. Initiatives driven by Sir Richard Branson's B Team, Rocky Mountain Institute, Rethink Sustainability and others are bringing together leaders to leverage deep change and transformation. Rethink Sustainability brings together a group of leaders including Peter Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon War Room, Nov. 20th in Toronto. Peter will highlight breakthrough strategies for accelerating profitable solutions to reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency while emphasizing the importance of private sector leadership as a key success criteria in mobilizing action. We owe it to future generations to be there and share their leadership. Hope to see you there. For more information about the Nov. 20th Action Partners Event. Kathryn Kathryn A. Cooper President & Chief Learning Officer Sustainability Learning Centre |
Today's speed, volatility and complexity of global issues are forcing us outside of siloed approaches to resolving sustainability issues. The Leaders Circle pulls together an exceptional cross section of senior executives for an interactive dialogue and passionate debate. Do not expect your typical roundtable discussion; these key decision-makers are focused on proven, game-changing solutions and will be accountable to answers questions such as:
- Which solution works best and why?
- How can they work together?
- What is most critical given the extreme changes facing us and why?
Come experience how these industry leaders are working to reduce carbon emissions, conserve/renew energy and adapt to extreme changes in this new environment.
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Agenda (Note: All times are approximate)
- 10:30am - Registration
- 11:00am - Welcome Remarks
- 11:20am - Keynote Presentation: "Mobilizing the Carbon Conversation for Profitable and Scalable Actions" by Peter Boyd, Carbon War Room, Chief Operating Officer
- 12:00pm - Lunch and Special Announcement
- 1:10pm - Leaders Circle: Action Partners Forum (Facilitated by Doug Miller, GlobeScan Foundation, Chairman)
- 2:45pm - Insights, Decisions and Actions
- 3:30pm - Closing Remarks and Wrap-up
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Inspiring Engagement in Sustainability - insights on the psychology of engagement & culture change
Green Teams Attend for Free
(with 1 Registration per Team)
Date: Nov. 19 - Dec. 17, 2013
Time: 12 - 1 pm EDT
Location: ON-Line (all sessions are recorded so you never miss one)
Who has Attended: Verizon, Kal-Tire, Nova Chemicals, Momentum,
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Green Heart Education, Ontario Government
Testimonial: "The program provided a great balance of important ideas and practical approaches to applying them.
I valued the access to content from Thought Leaders in this space and the practical guidance from Kathryn Cooper and the Sustainability Learning Centre for applying them."
Wendy Lomicka, Sustainability & Citizenship Leader,
Nova Chem.
Join this Workshop and gain powerful insights on how to drive a
culture of sustainability throughout your organization.
- connecting your program with a "higher purpose"
- examine how "Green Habits" are formed
- why some people think you are trying to "shove being green" on them (and how to overcome it)
- identify different "thinking styles": Absolutism, Individualism, Humanism, Systemic and Holistic and how different calls to action can lead to sustainability adoption
- use a diagnostic tool to embed sustainability in your organization's culture
- examine and apply 8 Community Social Marketing tools used in winning employee engagement campaigns for sustainability
For More Information or to Register
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Sustainability Engagement Network Dialogue - Reporting - purpose & content (free)
Topic: SEND - Reporting - Purpose and Content Date: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Register here:
The Sustainability Engagement Network Discussion (SEND) Series is a free network of Sustainability Practitioners using peer learning to accelerate employee engagement for sustainability.
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FEATURED RESEARCH:Two Kinds of Change Agents - and How to Use Both
Are you attempting to implement a cultural shift towards sustainability in your organization?
According to the Network for Business Sustainability, research shows that it may help to enlist well-connected change agents - and, different types of agents. According to professors Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro, the key is to find someone with the right internal network for the type of change you are trying to affect.
There are two types of informal networks in organizations. In a bridging network, one individual links people or groups who are not otherwise connected. These may be different business units, different functional areas, or different geographic regions. People that are central to bridging networks know and interact across internal organizational boundaries. In a cohesive network, all members have strong ties to each other, and there are high levels of mutual trust and support. People who are central to cohesive networks are sought out for their advice and trusted for their judgement.
Any major shift towards sustainability is likely to involve disruptive change. To create this change, you will need to explain its benefits to key decision makers in the company, and you will likely need to overcome resistance. According to the authors, the best change agents for disruptive change are those with bridging networks. Why? They customize their message to the individual needs of each member of the network. Having a change agent 'bridge' also makes it less likely that the people they are trying to influence will band together against the change, since they are not close to each other.
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