Events
This course draws upon 20 years of experience and result in coaching sustainability champions who are leading their organizations toward sustainability. It is an intensive 2-day practical course designed to build understanding of how to transform your organization’s approach to sustainability in order to achieve strategic advantages and long-term leadership in your industry and/or community. Participants of this course will gain the knowledge and skills to understand, apply and communicate a compelling science based systems approach to sustainability, based on The Natural Step Framework. This course will focus in particular on the ability to present the core concepts of The Natural Step Framework with confidence.
As a shoulder program in conjunction with the Gaining Ground conference, The Natural Step Canada will be facilitating a Sustainability Governance and Organizational Change workshop on October 5 at 2:00pm, along with our partners from the Whistler Centre for Sustainability.
This webinar will introduce professionals in the meetings industry to a proven strategic sustainability planning method. The presentation will describe the core components of the Natural Step Framework: Systems thinking, Sustainability Principles and backcasting methodology. You’ll learn how these components are used to coordinate actions and continuously move your organization closer to achieving its vision. Participants will see an example, have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about additional resources available to their organizations.
Presenters: Heidi Speight, Training Director for TNS-USA and
Tamara Kennedy, Director of Green Meetings Industry Council
This 1-hour webinar will review the ecological basis of Sustainability Principles 1, 2, and 3, and how these principles can inform decision making for strategic sustainability planning and transformational change.
Sustainability Practitioners Series
This event is part of The Natural Step Canada’s monthly webinars for sustainability practitioners that explore various aspects of The Natural Step Framework. Presented by The Natural Step Canada’s experienced Sustainability Advisors and special guests.
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Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, the Founder of The Natural Step, is visiting Canada in October and will be speaking at the London Health Science Centre's EcoCare 2010--the only conference in Canada to speak directly to the link between healthcare, healthy communities, and the environment. Don't miss the opportunity to hear him speak by registering for the conference.
Sheridan College will be hosting Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Founder of The Natural Step on October 18th for a presentation entitled: Leading Change: The Role of Applied Colleges in Sustainable Development. This presentation will kick off Sheridan's own sustainability journey.
Location: Macdonald Heaslip Hall (Theatre Sheridan), Oakville, Ontario. The presentation will be streamed live so stay tuned for details on how to join the presentation remotely.
The Natural Step Canada is thrilled to be hosting our founder, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt for a week of activities in and around the Toronto area October 18-21. Friends, partners, and supporters will have a chance to hear him in person--along with our close friend Ken Melamed, the Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler--at a special reception on October 19 from 6:00-8:00pm at Toronto French School (306 Lawrence Avenue East).
The Natural Step Canada, AIESEC Canada, and Corporate Knights are looking for 40 emerging leaders from the Toronto area to join Karl-Henrik Robèrt, the founder of The Natural Step, sustainability guru and Ashoka fellow in Toronto on October 20th. We will discuss and explore the issue of strategic sustainability for young people. This leadership café will use the tactic of meaningful conversations with the world café methodology.
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Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, the Founder of The Natural Step and a member of Interface's Eco Dream Team, is visiting Canada in October and will participate in A Fireside Chat: Healthy Planet, Healthy Business - A "Natural Step" in the right direction. During this Q&A-style event, Dr. Robèrt will explore where businesses need to go relative to the long-term health of humanity and the ecosphere.
Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, the Founder of The Natural Step, is visiting Canada in October and will be speaking at the 8th Annual Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Summit focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Collaborating for Sustainable Change. Grab the opportunity to hear him speak by registering for the summit.
The Natural Step Canada is proud to support Waterlution, the “un-conference” of the Canadian Water Innovation Lab. Young leaders will learn about Canada’s most pressing water issues using water as the catalyst to talk about larger issues and build cross-sectoral relationships that will lead to long-lasting change toward sustainability. The Natural Step’s Karen Miller will be participating as a workshop facilitator at the event.
About Waterlution
The Natural Step Canada is proud to support Waterlution, the “un-conference” of the Canadian Water Innovation Lab. Young leaders will learn about Canada’s most pressing water issues using water as the catalyst to talk about larger issues and build cross-sectoral relationships that will lead to long-lasting change toward sustainability. The Natural Step’s Karen Miller will be participating as a workshop facilitator at the event.
About Waterlution
The Natural Step Canada is proud to support Waterlution, the “un-conference” of the Canadian Water Innovation Lab. Young leaders will learn about Canada’s most pressing water issues using water as the catalyst to talk about larger issues and build cross-sectoral relationships that will lead to long-lasting change toward sustainability. The Natural Step’s Karen Miller will be participating as a workshop facilitator at the event.
About Waterlution
The Natural Step Canada is proud to support Waterlution, the “un-conference” of the Canadian Water Innovation Lab. Young leaders will learn about Canada’s most pressing water issues using water as the catalyst to talk about larger issues and build cross-sectoral relationships that will lead to long-lasting change toward sustainability. The Natural Step’s Karen Miller will be participating as a workshop facilitator at the event.
About Waterlution
The 7th Annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) Conference: Sustainability and Global Citizenship Education will be held at McGill University. This year, as we reach the midpoint of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, we reflect and share our experiences, successes, and lessons learned on the theme of Sustainability and Global Citizenship Education.
The conference will take place during the scheduled October 25th/26th over the four conference tracks. The four tracks will address the following topics:
A free, 1-hour webinar introducing The Natural Step Framework for strategic sustainable development and our work. You’ll discover how this approach can help you accelerate the transformation to sustainability in your business, community, or organization.
Cost:
- FREE for everyone
This free, one-hour webinar introduces The Natural Step Framework for strategic sustainability. You’ll discover how this approach can help you accelerate the transformation to sustainability in your community, business or organization.
« Veuillez noter que les dates de ce cours ont été modifiées. Les dates indiquées sont à jour. »
Découvrez et appliquez les concepts de base du développement durable en vous inscrivant pour les cours « Développement durable pour les leaders – niveau 1 : fondations » offert par The Natural Step Canada.
Join The Natural Step Canada’s Senior Advisor, Sarah Brooks, for a presentation on how to bring transformational change to into your organization while maximizing short term and long term economic sustainability, presented by Board of Change.
« Veuillez noter que les dates de ce cours ont été modifiées. Les dates indiquées sont à jour. »
Découvrez et appliquez les concepts de base du développement durable en vous inscrivant pour les cours « Développement durable pour les leaders – niveau 1 : fondations » offert par The Natural Step Canada.
This 1-hour general orientation is a concise overview of The Natural Step Framework and how it has been used by organizations and communities. The presentation will define the core components of the Framework: systems thinking, sustainability principles and backcasting methodology. You will learn how these components are used to coordinate actions and continuously move your organization closer to achieving its sustainability vision.
Attending the webinar is FREE - Registration details
