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1-day training in The Natural Step for MBA students at HEC (Montreal, QC)

Josh Snider — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:20:28 -0500

Start: Mar 26 2011 - 9:00am

End: Mar 26 2011 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Please note the revised date for this event.

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ABCD... & E? Evaluating Your Sustainability Efforts (Webinar)

Saralyn Hodgkin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:08:01 -0400

Start: Oct 20 2011 - 1:30pm

End: Oct 20 2011 - 2:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Explore how to evaluate the effectiveness of your sustainability program. What indicators and evaluation techniques can help you demonstrate the environmental, social, and economic benefits to your stakeholders and the community at large.

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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Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF)

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:00:57 -0400

The Alberta Real Estate Foundation is a non-profit group dedicated to serving the realtor community in Alberta. Their funding is generated through

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Alcoa, Canada

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:02:16 -0400

Quebec, Canada

Alcoa is one of the world’s largest producers of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities. In 2006, The Natural

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Applying the ABCD method on product systems innovation

Kristoffer Lundholm — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:11:49 -0400

The A-B-C-D method to applying the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development consists of four steps which can be used to guide product innovation, or entire organizations, towards sustainability. It is a strategic planning process that frees creativity and aligns short and long term innovation efforts.

This method is based on backcasting from sustainability principles.

You'll find a short outline of the process below.

A = Awareness and Visioning

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Are you the next sustainability leader?

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:48:05 -0500

Online applications for the Master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) and Master’s in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation (MSPI) at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden, will be open until January 15th. Both these leading-edge international master’s programmes are based around The Natural Step Framework, and integrate practical, applied course work to empower and enable graduates to make positive change in the world.

This year’s MSLS class consists of 67 students from 21 different countries. Will you join us in the next class?

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Atlantic Canada Sustainability Initiative (ACSI)

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:34:02 -0400

Atlantic Canada

Fourteen organizations across Atlantic Canada have come together to embed sustainability in the region with the Atlantic Canada Sustainability

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Brown Bag Leadership Lunch Series - Declaring Your Intention

Chas Martin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:42:10 -0400

Start: Dec 12 2008 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Bring your lunch and join us for a series of engaging dialogues, facilitated by LionHeart Consulting, providing practical tools and insights into the real leadership that is required to implement s

Building Toward Sustainability, Literally

Jennifer Reid — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:18:53 -0400

The Landmark Group of Builders is a residential construction company further comprised of seven individual companies with offices in Edmonton, Red D

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Championing Sustainability in your Organization, with Special Guest Bob Willard (Webinar)

Franco Varriano — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:37:15 -0400

Start: Apr 14 2011 - 1:30pm

End: Apr 14 2011 - 2:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Bob Willard, author of The Sustainability Advantage and other books, will explain how you can champion sustainability in your organization. Learn how to be credible and stay credible, and to advance transformational and lasting change.

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Change@INGDirect with The Natural Step

Franco Varriano — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:08:11 -0400

Start: Nov 2 2010 - 5:00pm

End: Nov 2 2010 - 7:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Pacific

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.

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City of Airdrie, Canada

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:51:15 -0400

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

The City of Airdrie, just north of Calgary, is experiencing unprecedented growth with near doubling of real-estate prices. City Council, staff and

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City Shifters - How on earth should we begin greening our metropolises?

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:23:05 -0400

How on earth should we begin greening our metropolises?
By asking the right questions, says The Natural Step.

Dave Cieslewicz, the Mayor of Madison, state capital of Wisconsin, US, has a favourite ‘nuts and bolts’ story about sustainability. We could start by asking the right questions.

Clearing the Air in Leeds

Anouk Bertner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:58:14 -0400

Leeds City Council (UK) is leaving other municipalities in the dust by using a clearer, more strategic approach to reducing their air pollution.

Collingwood Region, Canada

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:49:28 -0400

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

The local Environment Network hosted The Natural Step Canada in training a group of 15 people from local businesses, organizations and the municipality of

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Communicating Sustainability as a Change Agent Webinar, Canada

Anouk Bertner — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:31:45 -0400

Start: Nov 26 2009 - 12:00pm

End: Nov 26 2009 - 2:00pm

Timezone: EST

How does one create dialogue that leads to change? This webinar is designed to help change agents such as yourself communicate sustainability. Bob Willa

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Community Based Social Marketing with Dr. Doug McKenzie-Mohr (Webinar)

Franco Varriano — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:43:04 -0400

Start: Sep 24 2010 - 1:00pm

End: Sep 24 2010 - 2:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Media advertising can be effective in creating public awareness and understanding of issues related to sustainability, but are limited in their ability to foster behaviour change. In this webinar, Dr. Doug McKenzie-Mohr will explore how community-based social marketing, an approach to promoting behavioural change at the community level, can foster action-oriented, community-led outcomes, and how it is being applied throughout the world to foster sustainable behaviour. He will introduce the five steps of commu¬nity-based social marketing: selecting behaviours, identifying barriers & benefits, developing strategies, conducting a pilot, and broad scale implementation.

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Community Foundations of Canada

Anouk Bertner — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:55:55 -0400

Canada

The Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) is a non-profit organization that provides support to grassroots non-profit groups throughout Canada.

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Community Sustainability Planning Course, Canada

Kim Mackrael — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:03:20 -0400

Start: Oct 6 2009 - 12:00am

End: Feb 21 2010 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

This 5-month course is designed around the lessons and experiences of The Natural Step and its partner organizations in community sustainability planning. Via a mixture of online seminars, in

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Conducting a Baseline Assessment: Where is your Business or Community at Today? (Webinar)

Franco Varriano — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:47:42 -0400

Start: Jun 16 2011 - 1:30pm

End: Jun 16 2011 - 2:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Learn some valuable pro-tips from our advisors on how to assess the current sustainability of your business or community.

Cost:

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Distance Learning

Anouk Bertner — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:20:27 -0400

Think Globally, Learn Locally

Dr. Robèrt speaking in the United States

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:29:57 -0400

Start: Apr 21 2008 - 12:00am

End: Apr 25 2008 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT

The Natural Step founder, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, will be in the U.S.

Education & Training

Anouk Bertner — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:33:57 -0400

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eLearning

simonharvey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:58:05 -0400

Sustainability: Step by Natural Step™ and Sustainability 101™ are affordable, interactive on-line courses that provide practical s

New Zealand

eLearning Benefits

Anouk Bertner — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:24:43 -0400

Benefits of eLearning with The Natural Step

Finding a Job in Sustainability

Chas Martin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:51:26 -0400

Start: Oct 16 2008 - 8:00am

End: Oct 16 2008 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Finding a Job in Sustainability
Thursday, October 16, 2008

Oregon Business Institute
200 SW Market Street, Suite L101
Portland, Oregon

FREE: Introduction to Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (Webinar)

Josh Snider — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:23:56 -0400

Start: Apr 27 2011 - 1:00pm

End: Apr 27 2011 - 2:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

There are many ways to plan, deliver, and implement an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). During this FREE webinar you’ll discover how this approach can help your community thrive!

This FREE, 1-hour webinar will provide participants with an overview of the six phases of ICSPs and highlight best practices from several leading communities in Canada.

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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, USA

Chas Martin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:31:30 -0500

"Empowered by Christ's love, Gloria Dei reaches out as an inclusive, welcoming church through worship and social action." Its membership of approximately 310 exhibit diversity in age, gen

GONGOS: Greening Ottawa NGO's

Jennifer Reid — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:51:20 -0400

On June 18th, 2009 participants from 25 Ottawa-based NGOs attended the second workshop of GONGOS: Greening Ottawa NGOs. This workshop focused on developing a sustainability vision and conduct

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Green Procurement - Webinar

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:55:18 -0400

Start: May 27 2009 - 1:00pm

End: May 27 2009 - 2:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT

This webinar will provide an introduction for those working on green procurement in their own organizations. John Purkis, Director of Advisory Services and Learning Programs will share The Na

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