Events
11 / 9
Start: 08:30
Start: nov 9 2010 - 8:30am
End: nov 10 2010 - 5:00pm
Learn and apply the basic concepts of sustainability by registering for The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability for Leaders Course - Level 1: Foundations. This is a 2-day interactive course that draws upon 20 years of practical experience and results in coaching sustainability leaders. Graduates will be able to explain and begin to apply The Natural Step Framework to help their business, community, or organization take a leadership role in sustainability. Start: 11:00
End: 12:00
Join representatives from Ashland Food Co-op and Organically Grown Company in a discussion about their vision for sustainable food and the cutting edge work that's being done in the field today. Annie Hoy, Outreach & Owners Services Manager for Ashland Food Co-op will discuss how they applied The Natural Step Framework to their operations. She will share the experience of their visioning process and implementation progress, as well as how they've overcome challenges along the way - challenges like securing staff buy-in and encourging project managers to report consistently. | ||
11 / 10
End: 17:00
Start: nov 9 2010 - 8:30am
End: nov 10 2010 - 5:00pm
Learn and apply the basic concepts of sustainability by registering for The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability for Leaders Course - Level 1: Foundations. This is a 2-day interactive course that draws upon 20 years of practical experience and results in coaching sustainability leaders. Graduates will be able to explain and begin to apply The Natural Step Framework to help their business, community, or organization take a leadership role in sustainability. | ||
11 / 11
Start: 08:30
End: 17:00
Overview of the Day: This one-day program is designed to introduce business, government and community leaders to sustainability and The Natural Step Framework. In the morning, a presentation will define sustainability and present the basic principles of The Natural Step Framework, including the scientific basis for the Framework model and case studies. Attendees will participate in small group exercises around the four principles and learn how to apply the Framework in the creation of a business product and service. | ||
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11 / 14
Start: 15:00
End: 16:30
Join The Natural Step Canada for our 1st Annual fundraiser, Sustainabili-TEA: Helping Leaders Create a Better Tomorrow, Today.
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11 / 15
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11 / 16
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11 / 17
Start: 13:30
End: 14:30
Delve deeper into the social aspects of sustainability by examining the foundations of Sustainability Principle 4 and exploring Max-Neef’s 9 Human Needs and Satisfiers framework. Sustainability Practitioners Series Cost: | ||
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11 / 19
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11 / 20
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11 / 21
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11 / 22
Start: 08:30
Start: nov 22 2010 - 8:30am
End: nov 23 2010 - 5:00pm
(Please note that the dates for this course were revised. The dates indicated on this page are up to date.)
Learn and apply the basic concepts of sustainability by registering for The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability for Leaders Course - Level 1: Foundations. This is a 2-day interactive course that draws upon 20 years of practical experience and results in coaching sustainability leaders. Graduates will be able to explain and begin to apply The Natural Step Framework to help their business, community, or organization take a leadership role in sustainability. | ||
11 / 23
End: 17:00
Start: nov 22 2010 - 8:30am
End: nov 23 2010 - 5:00pm
(Please note that the dates for this course were revised. The dates indicated on this page are up to date.)
Learn and apply the basic concepts of sustainability by registering for The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability for Leaders Course - Level 1: Foundations. This is a 2-day interactive course that draws upon 20 years of practical experience and results in coaching sustainability leaders. Graduates will be able to explain and begin to apply The Natural Step Framework to help their business, community, or organization take a leadership role in sustainability. Start: 08:00
End: 09:30
A great opportunity is knocking at your door... Hire a competent, hard working University of Western Ontario graduate student for the summer of 2011 to support your organization in moving toward sustainability. The Natural Step Canada will mentor and train 10 students in their placements. For more information or to RSVP for our November 23 information session in London, Ontario from 8-9:30am, please contact Allison McInnis with The University of Western Ontario's Career Services at amcinni6@uwo.ca. >Download our brochure below | ||
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11 / 25
Start: 00:00
Start: nov 25 2010 - 12:00am
End: nov 26 2010 - 5:00pm
By the end of this two-day course, participants will be familiar with the PROBE methodology, and will have practiced facilitating PROBE assessments. They will be equipped to use the new ‘Lite’ version of PSB, and the longer-established ‘Advanced’ version. They will have had previews of the forthcoming ‘Standard’ version, which will complete the PSB suite; and the ‘Core’ PROBE tool Venue: Geneva (please see contact information at bottom) Course content: | ||
11 / 26
End: 17:00
Start: nov 25 2010 - 12:00am
End: nov 26 2010 - 5:00pm
By the end of this two-day course, participants will be familiar with the PROBE methodology, and will have practiced facilitating PROBE assessments. They will be equipped to use the new ‘Lite’ version of PSB, and the longer-established ‘Advanced’ version. They will have had previews of the forthcoming ‘Standard’ version, which will complete the PSB suite; and the ‘Core’ PROBE tool Venue: Geneva (please see contact information at bottom) Course content: | ||
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11 / 29
Start: 14:00
End: 19:00
The best little conference, with the biggest ideas. And it's FREE. Learn and be inspired by leaders in business, local government and education as they tell their success stories on integrating sustainable practice into the heart of what they do. PLUS have the opportunity to network with others who share a passion for collaborating on the challenge of designing a sustainable and prosperous future. | ||
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12 / 4
Start: 08:30
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12 / 5
End: 17:30
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12 / 9
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This free event aims to raise awareness for the work that we do and generate financial and in-kind support for our programs. This will allow us to expand our work with sustainability leaders in communities and schools across Canada, and inspire more people to live and work sustainably. We’re excited to share stories of new and emerging leaders we have empowered to be effective champions for a better world.