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2009 Programs

Chris Lindberg — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:49:03 -0400

Canada

Accomplishments

Chris Lindberg — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:05:03 -0400

The foundation for many innovative sustainability programs in North America and around the world is anchored in The Natural Step Framework.

Canada

An Interview with our Founder on Think Globally Radio

Richard Blume — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:55:58 -0400

Brought to you by Think Globally Radio: A unifying framework for social and ecological sustainability: with Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, MD, PhD, Founder of The Natural Step.
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Building Engagement from Within, with Chris Jarvis from Realized Worth (Sustainability Dialogue)

Josh Snider — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:28:05 -0500

Start: Feb 18 2011 - 1:00pm

End: Feb 18 2011 - 2:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

An organization's sustainability journey is propelled by the unwavering commitment and coordinated efforts of its employees. But without the entire team on board, how can meaningful sustainable progress be made? What practices and practical steps can foster employee engagement in the sustainability journey?
Canada

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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
Canada

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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.
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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.
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
USA

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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
Canada

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Green Living ECR Awards: Congratulations to the Winners!

Neil McCallum — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:06:47 -0400

The Natural Step Canada is proud to be a partner of the Green Living Awards for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility. We were involved in developing the criteria for the award and judging this year’s nominees. It was a pleasure for our team to recently attend the first-ever Awards for Excellence Gala, where corporate Canadians who are transforming business practices and creating social and environmental change were honoured.

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Socially responsible companies shine at the inaugural Green Living’s Excellence in Corporate Responsibility Awards
Canada

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Greening Ottawa's NGOs (GONGO): The final session

Franco Varriano — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:55:25 -0400

The morning of Thursday October 7th, I had the pleasure of gathering together a group of Ottawa area NGO representatives to share their sustainability stories. Presentations highlighted achievements both professional and personal, from achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status on an office renovation to organizing a sustainability-minded wedding.

The atmosphere was warm and supportive, with sounds of applause and laughter spilling out into the hallway. I felt a strong sense of celebration of achievement, and was encouraged by the shared commitment to the sustainability journey.
Canada

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Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development, Distance Course, Sweden

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

Greetings from Karlskrona, Sweden!
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Join The Natural Step Canada For Some 'Sustainabili-TEA'! (Ottawa, ON)

Erika Aruja — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:13:36 -0400

Start: Oct 16 2011 - 2:30pm

End: Oct 16 2011 - 3:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

You are invited to be inspired at The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainabili-TEA.

Enjoy a fall afternoon in our Nation’s Capital by sampling a variety of organic teas and scones, and meeting Ottawa residents who care about the future. We will tell stories of how The Natural Step is helping young people transform into emerging leaders, and leading organizations across Canada to become sustainability champions.

At the end of the afternoon, we will ask you to consider making a donation to support our work.
Canada

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Join us! Open House events at The Natural Step Canada

Erika Aruja — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:02:12 -0400

Do you want to learn more about The Natural Step? Do you want to hear how The Natural Step Canada is achieving transformational change across Canada?

The Natural Step Canada is hosting a series of open houses at our new Ottawa office to illustrate how we are helping businesses, communities, and future leaders address the challenge of implementing sustainability. These events will also provide you with an opportunity to network with like-minded people and to hear from our hard-working, passionate team, who will share program stories and inspire you to get involved.
Canada

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Leading Sustainability Course - Level 2: Practitioners

Josh Snider — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:01 -0500

A Transformative Approach to Innovation, Strategy and Results

The Natural Step Canada’s Leading Sustainability Course - Level 2: Practitioners is a NEW advanced program taught by inspirational speakers that draws upon 20 years of practical experience to enable its graduates to design and manage sustainability initiatives in their business, community, or organization. After a successful session of this course in 2011, we're excited to be offering the course again in 2012.
Canada

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Network Members

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:26:15 -0400

Canada

Networking Lunch on Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government at FCM Conference (Ottawa, ON)

John Purkis — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:32:26 -0500

Start: Feb 9 2012 - 11:30am

End: Feb 9 2012 - 12:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

Join The Natural Step Canada for a networking lunch in Ottawa to discuss how municipal governments across the country are setting a positive example and leading their communities toward a sustainable future by embedding sustainability into their culture.

Title: Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government
Canada

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Networking reception with emerging business leaders in sustainability, hosted by Calgary Economic Development (Calgary, AB)

Josh Snider — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:50:15 -0500

Start: Feb 23 2012 - 5:30pm

End: Feb 23 2012 - 7:30pm

Timezone: Canada/Mountain

Looking for top talent? Meet and recruit emerging business leaders!

30 top MBA students and recent graduates from Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver will be in Calgary for a Sustainability Leadership Bootcamp and we want you to meet this dynamic group.

Hosts Calgary Economic Development and The Natural Step Canada invite you to network with emerging business leaders interested in a career within the fields of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
Canada

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Ottawa Sustainabili-TEA – Save the Date!

Erika Aruja — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:21:26 -0400

The Natural Step Canada is thrilled to announce our 2nd annual flagship fundraising event in Ottawa, our nation’s capital. Building on the great success of last year’s Sustainabili-TEA, we will host community members, friends, and family at Ottawa City Hall to discuss how The Natural Step works to inspire, educate, and connect Canadian leaders to accelerate change toward a sustainable world.

Over the course of an hour on this fall afternoon, we will serve tea and scones, profile our programs and partners and discuss the challenges we face on the road toward achieving sustainability.
Canada

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Raising the bar: Reflections from the Toronto Sustainability for Leaders Course

Mark Conte — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:07:54 -0400

The consensus was clear: everyone participating in The Natural Step Canada's Sustainability for Leaders Course in Toronto wanted to be part of the solution and not the problem. Throughout the course, that unifying goal began to crystallize as our instructors guided us through the key concepts and practices of this grand notion called Sustainability.

To me, sustainability has always simply been about enduring. However, The Natural Step challenged us to amplify that notion to a global level. Most importantly, it has taken the simple idea of endurance to now embody an entire worldview where our roles as individuals become clarified within the global picture.
Canada

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Reaping the Benefits of Sustainable Energy Practices, with Anthony Santilli from Bullfrog Power (Sustainability Dialogue)

Josh Snider — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:21:56 -0400

Start: Aug 3 2011 - 1:00pm

End: Aug 3 2011 - 2:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

The Natural Step Exchange's August instalment of the Sustainability Dialogue Series features guest speaker Anthony Santilli from Bullfrog Power.
Canada

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Renewable Energy in Canada (Sustainability Dialogue)

Neil McCallum — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:56:22 -0400

Start: Jul 18 2011 - 1:00pm

End: Jul 18 2011 - 2:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Eastern

The Natural Step Canada Exchange's July instalment of the Sustainability Dialogue Series features guest speaker Dr. Tim Weis from the Pembina Institute.
Canada

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Richard Peisinger, Halifax Shambhala Center

Jennifer Reid — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:59:09 -0400

The Halifax Shambhala Center is part of an international community of centers for meditation. It combines the teachings of Buddhism with Shambhala principles in order to work towards achievin
Canada

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September Newsletter Available

Franco Varriano — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:39:26 -0400

Our new September Newsletter is now available!

Please sign-up for The Natural Step Canada's free newsletter that lets you know about upcoming events, project updates, and useful resources that you can download. Newsletter subscribers also receive timely updates about course offerings, and other opportunities to get involved with The Natural Step.

Click here to read the current Newsletter.
Canada

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Social Trust and Sustainability

Franco Varriano — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:07:53 -0400

Kaj Torok, works with The Natural Step in Sweden for social sustainability. He specializes in the area of social trust and how this relates to sustainability. Here is his latest interview in “Exploring Equality”.
Canada

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Spaghetti and Marshmallows

Peter Price-Thomas — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:24:22 -0400

If you are reading this post you probably have two questions on your mind:

1) What is happening with the Natural Step transition?

and

2) What is the interim CEO really doing with his time?

In an effort to answer both of these questions in one go, take last Thursday
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Special reception with Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt and Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed - Hosted by Toronto French School (Toronto, ON)

Franco Varriano — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:37:10 -0400

Start: Oct 19 2010 - 6:00pm

End: Oct 19 2010 - 8:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

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).
Canada

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Stop, Collaborate and Listen – Cases in Point

Richard Blume — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:39:33 -0400

While the daily news about global un-sustainability can be depressing, taking a minute to reflect on the positive change happening in society can provide much-needed hope.
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Sustainability for Leaders Level 1 Foundations Certificate Course, Stockholm

Jennifer Reid — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:49 -0500

Start: Apr 14 2010 - 8:30am

End: Apr 15 2010 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Europe/Stockholm

This course draws upon 20 years of experience and result in coaching sustainability champions who are leading their organizations toward sustainability.
Sweden

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Sustainability For Leaders – Level 1 in Edmonton, AB

Anouk Bertner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:02:54 -0400

Start: May 25 2010 - 8:30am

End: May 26 2010 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Canada/Mountain

Sustainability for Leaders: A Transformative Approach to Sustainability Thinking, Strategy and Results – is a 2-day intensive and interactive course that draws upon 20 years of practical experience and results in coaching sustainability champions who are leading their organizations towards sustainability.

This course is aimed at sustainability practitioners who want to gain the knowledge, skills and tools to take a strategic, systems approach to communicating, planning and taking action on sustainability within their organizations and communities.

It will provide you with a solid grounding in a proven framework that has been used to guide sustainability change efforts around the world.
Canada

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