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A “Golden Standard” develops from collaboration in Dublin

Jennifer Reid — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:56:21 -0400

Caroline Nolan, Mary Ostafi and Mélina Planchenault

Agriculture - Sustainable Development Issues and Approaches (Webinar) :: Canada

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:19:33 -0500

Start: Jan 29 2010 - 1:00pm

End: Jan 29 2010 - 3:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Webinar :: Friday, January 29th from 1-3pm EST

Canada

Axis Performance Advisors, Portland, Oregon, USA

Chas Martin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:42:36 -0400

A Natural Step Network Case Study

Background

BECCS - Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage

Richard Blume — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:41:55 -0400

What is BECCS?

BECCS stands for Bio Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage. It is an emerging technology that has the potential to go beyond traditional climate change mitigation, and instead actually achieve negative emissions, i.e. net removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

How does it work?

Negative CO2 emissions are generated by combining bio-energy production (biomass fuel-power stations, pulp mills and bio-fuel plants) with carbon capture and storage technology, allowing carbon dioxide to be captured from the atmosphere and remitted back underground.

Sweden

Distance Learning

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

Think Globally, Learn Locally

Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt speaks at the Heschel Conference

Kim Mackrael — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:02 -0500

On December 17, 2008, Dr.

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

Gerding/Edlen Development Company, LLC, Portland, Oregon, USA

Chas Martin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:54:05 -0400

A Natural Step Case Study

Background

Glossary

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:22:14 -0400

ABCD method: A strategic tool for backcasting from sustainability principles. The letters represent the followin

ICI Paints

Kim Mackrael — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:25:18 -0400

ICI Paints is an international organisation that specializes in paint and packaging coatings for food and beverage cans.

Interface, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Chas Martin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:31:49 -0400

A Natural Step Network Case Study

Overview

Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development, Distance Course, Sweden

Anouk Bertner — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:26:07 -0400

Greetings from Karlskrona, Sweden!

Master's Programme in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation (MSPI)

Anouk Bertner — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:28:16 -0500

Blekinge Institute of Technology now offers a unique international masters program in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation, which is aimed at engineers and industrial economists with at le

Master's Programme in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation (MSPI)

Anouk Bertner — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:28:16 -0500

Blekinge Institute of Technology now offers a unique international masters program in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation, which is aimed at engineers and industrial economists with at le

News Release: Dr. Robèrt To Be Inducted Into ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:32:11 -0400

On behalf of the entire Natural Step community, it is my pleasure to congratulate Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt for being inducted into the International Society of Sustainability Professionals’ (ISSP) Sustainability Hall of Fame. I am personally thrilled that the ISSP recognized Dr.

Academy

NEWS RELEASE: New Report Helps Municipal Organizations Become Sustainability Leaders

Josh Snider — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0500

Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government

London, Ottawa, and Vancouver, November 15, 2011—A growing number of municipal governments across the country are aiming to become beacons of sustainability in their communities, but many are struggling to lead by example. A free new report released today, Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government, promises to help municipal change agents advance sustainability in their organizations and become role models for others in the community.

Developed as a collaboration between the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS), The Natural Step Canada, and Dr. Stephanie Bertels from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, the report is the result of a comprehensive review of municipal sustainability practices from across Canada. Based on leading research, the guide provides practical guidance for municipal practitioners and organizations to support a culture of sustainability in municipal governments.

Available for download and distribution for free, municipal change agents are encouraged to study this new resource, share it widely with their colleagues, and incorporate it into their municipal sustainability planning. Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government is available at www.thenaturalstep.org/canada/toolkits#municipalgovernment.

Canada

NEWS RELEASE: New Report Uncovers Key Features of Sustainable Neighbourhoods

John Purkis — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:25:57 -0500

Re-imagining our Neighbourhoods: A vision for the future of Alberta

Ottawa and Calgary, November 30, 2011—Neighbourhoods are the building blocks of society. They are the places we call home, where we live, work, and play. But what are the characteristics of a livable, vibrant, sustainable neighbourhood? A free new report released today by The Natural Step Canada and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF), Re-imagining our Neighbourhoods: A vision for the future of Alberta, begins to answer exactly that question.

A contribution to AREF’s 20th Anniversary Thought Leadership series, the report builds on The Natural Step Canada’s experience working with dozens of communities across the country to accelerate change toward sustainability over more than a decade.

Over the past few months, The Natural Step Canada engaged people in a dialogue about what sustainability means at the neighbourhood level. The new report provides a summary of ideas gathered from Albertans through a survey and an online forum, as well as from experts from across Canada through interviews.

Canada

Nike

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:22:40 -0400

In October, Chad Park and Richard Blume represented The Natural Step at a press event in New York for the public launch of Nike’s Considered De

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Kim Mackrael — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:44:24 -0400

Nike, Inc.

Norm Thompson, Portland, Oregon, USA

Chas Martin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:53:57 -0400

A Natural Step Network Case Study

Overview

Organically Grown Company, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Chas Martin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:34:15 -0400

Planning for the future harvest: Sustainability in the food industry
A Natural Step Network Case Study

Summary

Otago Polytechnic’s Simple Pledge - ‘Do the right thing’

Anouk Bertner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:02:30 -0400

As a technical institute and a tertiary education provider, the Polytechnic has become a sustainability leader within New Zealand. Otago Polytechnic has initiated their journey with an audaci

New Zealand

Our Research

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:43:35 -0400

Scientific research lies at the heart of The Natural Step

In order to create a sustainable society, we need a complete and clearly structured understanding of sustainable development. The Natural Step is committed to addressing key sustainability issues with ongoing cutting-edge research that is both conceptual and applied. Through collaboration and partnerships, we draw on the expertise of an interdisciplinary, international network in order to strengthen the theory and practice of sustainability.

The Natural Step’s research is:

Our Research

simonharvey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:51 -0400

Scientific research lies at the heart of The Natural Step

New Zealand

Our Strategic Sustainability Approach to Climate Change

Geoff Stack — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:51:38 -0400

Climate change is real, and it’s a threat to our worldwide society. Based on widespread scientific consensus there is no doubt that:

The Earth’s temperature is warming due to human industrial activity.
Our culture and species are in grave danger.

We must take action.

Partnership between Global Footprint Network and The Natural Step Builds on Shared Strengths

Geoff Stack — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:26:41 -0400

The Natural Step has recently partnered with the Global Footprint Network (GFN). The two organisations have worked informally together for years, share many common goals and agree on at least three very basic assumptions around sustainability: (1) We’re in trouble; (2) Solving our ecological crisis requires macro-level systems-thinking; and (3) We can succeed only by working together.

Professors Broman and Robèrt Recognized for World-Leading Sustainability Research

Anouk Bertner — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:56:24 -0500

Professors Göran Broman and Karl-Henrik Robèrt of the Blekinge Institute of Technology and co-founders of the Real Change Research Network were jointly nominated as finalists for The Globe Sustainability Research Award on March 4th, 2011. As finalists, their research is recognized to be among the six most outstanding and relevant internationally to the field of sustainability. The distinguished jury is led by the Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Mohan Munasinghe and the evaluation includes five dimensions:

1. the originality of the research,

2. the practical applicability of the research,

3. the importance of the research for economic development,

4. the importance of the research for the environment and

5. the importance of the research for social development and the development of society as a whole.

The work of professors Broman and Robèrt on the development of an overarching methodology for strategic sustainable development and aligned methods and tools, and their work on making this widely accessible at a time when it is needed the most is crucial and ground-breaking. The methodology, known as the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), has been developed theoretically, tested through application, refined and re-tested in a continuous process over the last two decades. This has created a highly practical methodology with hundreds of testimonials demonstrating its ability for advanced and logical problem solving in complex systems as well as the ability to support innovation and value-creation in businesses, municipalities and regions.

The Globe Award winner will be announced on March 28th and a virtual prize ceremony will be held on May 11th. Please read the Globe Award official press release for more information about the award, other nominees and the prize ceremony.

Sweden

Re-Imagining our Neighbourhoods Forum: Thought Leader Lunch as part of AREF's 20th Anniversary (Edmonton, AB)

Josh Snider — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:33:39 -0500

Start: Nov 30 2011 - 11:30am

End: Nov 30 2011 - 1:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Mountain

The sustainability challenges facing Canadian communities and neighbourhoods are unprecedented: urban sprawl, growth in major city centres, shrinking populations in rural communities, greenhouse gas emissions, falling incomes of immigrant families, summer water shortages, declining participation rates in elections, increased air and water pollution, increased health impacts, waste management issues, and a widening gap between wealthy and poor families all present serious risks to quality of life both today and in the future.

Canada

Real Change for Sustainable Product Innovation

Anouk Bertner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:07:49 -0400

On June 12th 2009, Henrik Ny defended his doctoral dissertation on “Strategic Life-Cycle Modelling and Simulation for Sustainable Product Innovation” at Blekinge Institute of Technology

Rejuvenation, Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA

Chas Martin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:00:17 -0400

A Natural Step Network Case Study

Overview