Advance your sustainability career by taking our most popular course!

This course is designed for existing and emerging sustainability practitioners who want to gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to take a strategic, systems approach to communicating, planning, and managing sustainability initiatives. You will actively engage in hands-on, participatory learning tasks that will help you dive into the content, apply it to real situations, and prepare to transfer what you learn to your business, community, or organization. (Learn more…)

• Edmonton, AB: October 13-14, 2011 (Early bird discount ends September 19!)
• Vancouver, BC: December 8-9, 2011

Découvrez et appliquez les concepts de base du développement durable!

Ce cours interactif de deux jours ce base sur vingt ans d’expérience pratique et de résultats obtenus par des leaders en développement durable. Les gradués de ce cours seront capable d’expliquer et d’appliquer la démarche The Natural Step au bénéfice de leur commerce, communauté, ou même organisation et seront également capables de prendre un rôle de leadership sur le chemin de développement durable. (Plus...)

• Montréal, QC (en français) : 11-12 octobre 2011 (Inscription anticipée fini à 19 septembre!)

Panel Session, Sustainability Drinks, and Trade Show Booth! (Montreal, QC | August 22-26)

The Natural Step Canada is excited to be an Organizing Partner at the 2011 Ecocity World Summit in Montreal, QC. Take part in dialogue and action to shape the future of urban areas into ecologically-based, people-centered ecocities. Check out all the awesome things we're up to during the Summit...

• Panel Session: Embedding Sustainability into the Corporate Culture of Municipal Government (August 24, 1:15-2:45pm)

  We are preparing and launching a new resource entitled "Embedding Sustainability into the Corporate Culture of Municipal Government." Panellists, who helped shape this guide, will share examples of practices that they are piloting and scaling up in their municipal organizations, what is working well, and what they are learning as they lead the shift to a culture of sustainability.

• Sustainability Drinks (August 23, 7:00-11:00pm)

  Calling all friends, partners, and everyone in Montreal interested in sustainability. Join us for a Sustainability Drinks reception at L'Assommoir Notre-Dame, hosted by The Natural Step Exchange. No need to RSVP... just come on out!

• Trade Show Booth (August 23-25, 8:30am-5:00pm)

  We will have a trade show booth throughout the conference, so please drop by and visit us at booth #202. We have a limited number of FREE TICKETS to the trade show exhibition for our friends, partners, and supporters. Please contact us for details.

Want to learn more about the Ecocity World Summit, the above opportunities, and how you can connect with us? (Read more...)

Join us to learn about The Natural Step Canada and how we are achieving transformational change across the country (Ottawa, ON | September 12)

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

We encourage you to join us for refreshments and discussion, and bring out anyone you know who may be interested in learning more about sustainability and The Natural Step. (Read more...)

Inviting youth to become sustainability champions through hands-on training and coaching (Ottawa, ON | September 24-25)

Are you:

• Between the ages of 18 and 25?
• Passionate about the fate of our planet and its people?
• Ready to do more to champion sustainability in your community?

Then you are an Emerging Leader and invited to apply to be a part of the first ever cohort of the Sustainability Champions Program!

This innovative program is designed to provide tools, coaching and support to participants as they lead change toward sustainability in their networks and communities. Grounded in The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, participants are provided with a two day in-person workshop, as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring as they champion sustainability.

Our goal is to unleash the power of young sustainability leaders to catalyze change toward sustainability. Apply today! (Read more...)

Corporate Social Responsibility Won’t Save the Planet: Why we need to move boldly toward a vision of true sustainability instead of simply doing less bad (Toronto, ON | October 3)

There is a new consciousness emerging that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is dead. It’s not enough to be adding environmental and social priorities to a business-as-usual agenda. It’s not enough to be doing less bad by being more eco-efficient, but still headed in an unsustainable direction. It’s time to raise the bar for companies claiming to be sustainable. We need to define what we’re moving toward as a new standard of success and measure our progress toward that standard.

Join Kelly Hawke Baxter, the Executive Director of The Natural Step Canada, as she explores the following themes:

• Why we need to shift the sustainability conversation to what we’re working toward, not what we’re moving away from

• Why your company’s goal should be full sustainability, not best in show, best in sector, or the best of a bad lot

• Why your company’s sustainability plan has to touch the core of your business, including your products, services, operations, suppliers, and clients

• How a clear vision creates a strong, synergistic culture and leads to innovative thinking among your employees

Space is limited and will sell out fast. Register today! (Read more...)

Join us for an afternoon of tea, scones, and inspiration (Ottawa, ON | October 16)

The Natural Step Canada is thrilled to announce our 2nd annual flagship fundraising event in Ottawa. 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. (Read more...)

PLEASE VISIT OUR COURSES/EVENTS CALENDAR FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR UPCOMING COURSES AND EVENTS…

The Natural Step Framework and Other Approaches to Sustainability: A 5-Level Framework (Sustainability Practitioners Series | August 18)

Review a 5-level framework that explains how The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development can complement and reinforce other approaches to sustainability (e.g., Ecological Footprint, greenhouse gas reduction efforts, etc.).(Learn more…)

Introduction to The Natural Step Canada (FREE Webinar | September 22)

Discover the core principles and underpinnings of The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. Attendees will gain a broad understanding of sustainability and the unique contributions of The Natural Step Canada. (Learn more…)

ABCD... & E? Evaluating Your Sustainability Efforts (Sustainability Practitioners Series | October 20)

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

More sustainability webinars…

Sustainable Organizational Change and Leadership course at BCIT, taught by The Natural Step Canada's Pong Leung (Vancouver, BC | begins in September)

The Natural Step Canada at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (Toronto, ON | October 4-7)

The Natural Step Canada at the 9th Annual CBSR Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility (Toronto, ON | October 26)

The Natural Step Canada at The Green Living Awards for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility Gala (Toronto, ON | October 26)

More courses/events…