This Open Calendar includes both ISSP and non-ISSP events. Click to go directly to: Webinars, Member Meetings, Orientations or Non-ISSP Events. For training, go to the Workshops tab for the professional certificate series distance learning seminars.

ISSP  Events

Member meetings

Want a chance to meet and network with other ISSP members? we conduct bi-monthly phone "gatherings" that allow members to meet each other and dialogue about relevant topics.  We have yet to set our schedule for 2010, but expect to have our dates picked shortly.  So stayed tuned.

There is no charge to members for participation, but we do ask that you register so that we can best manage the call.  To sign up, send an email request indicating the date(s) you'd like to attend to mwillard@sustainabilityprofessionals.org

All meetings will be from 12:00-1:00pm pacific time.

Next meeting, Friday February 26, 2010

 

2009 New Member Orientations

ISSP offers regular new member orientations to show people how to get the most out of the site.  Any member of ISSP may join these free orientation sessions. The orientations are conducted via conference call and last about an hour. To register, send a request email to mwillard@sustainabilityprofessionals.org.

•  Wednesday, February 10 @ 9:00am PT
• Tuesday, March 16 @ 4:00pm PT
• Thursday, April 15 @ 4:00pm PT
• Tuesday, May 11 @ 9:00am PT
• Thursday, June 17 @ 4:00pm PT
• Tuesday, July 13 @ 9:00am PT
• Thursday, August 19 @ 4:00pm PT

2009 Webinar Series

Attend these one-hour webinars to keep your skills and knowledge current. Some webinars offer practical how-to tools and other focus on broad trends and developments in the field. Watch this spot for the list of upcoming webinars for 2009. Don't miss them! If you can't make one, see if a recording is available. A few days before the event, you will be sent the files and dial in information you need to participate. ISSP concelation policy: if you need to cancel we will refund your payment (less PayPal processing fee) if your cancellation notice arrives to us 10 business days in advance of the session.  After that, no refunds.

Climate change and the other developing countries: Implications for climate policy
(June 30, 10:30 AM Pacific;1:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Stockholm. One hour.)
 
When we talk about developing countries and what part they could play in climate policy, we usually refer to China, India and other rapidly industrialising countries. These countries have gone through a phase of strong economic growth and, as a result, have become major greenhouse gas emitters in their own right. However, they are the exception rather than the rule: the majority of developing countries still have very low emissions. For example, all of Africa produces around 3% of the total global emissions, while the United States alone is responsible for almost 30%. But it is these African countries, as well as other poor nations including small island states in the Pacific, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, that are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This injustice is the reason climate policy is not only about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. An equally important objective of climate policy is to provide financial and technical support to the vulnerable countries in the developing world, to help them prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This webinar will discuss why this second objective can no longer be overlooked in discussions on a new global climate deal, to be agreed in Copenhagen in December this year.
 
Dr Richard Klein is a Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden. His research interests include methodological aspects of vulnerability assessment, societal adaptation to climate change, and integration of climate and development policy. He has been involved in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 1994 and is thus a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He also contributed to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, to the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and to Tony Blair's report "Breaking the Climate Deadlock". He is the editor-in-chief of the new academic journal Climate and Development (http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=29957 ).
 

 

The Natural Step: A powerful tool  for strategic sustainability in your organization
(August 19, 8:00 am - Pacific time) Sold out

Our volatile economy can limit the effectiveness of our decisions. Real success includes balancing the needs of economy, environment and people.
The Natural Step Framework provides a foundation for creating and implementing a sustainable vision. It can help you define the path that accommodates diverse agendas. It can also help you maintain focus through a landscape of shifting needs. Learn the fundamentals of The Natural Step Framework. See how leading organizations are using it to thrive in uncertain times and to transform their visions of what it means to be successful.

Heidi Blankenship - Director of Training Development Heidi splits her time between Portland and Wisconsin, where most recently she has worked with local government and business to choose sustainability actions aligned with The Natural Step Framework. Heidi is a graduate of Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden where she obtained a Masters degree in Strategic Leadership Toward Sustainability. As the Training Director she is creating professional development programs for business and community leaders. Heidi most wants to see organizations equipped with the perspective and tools they need to thrive and provide for the next generation.

Holly Brunk - Membership & Services Coordinator Holly Brunk came to the Natural Step Network first as a business member – she and her husband launched a luxury leather goods brand, with their operations and product design grounded in sustainability principles and use of the Framework. As one notorious for setting a demanding schedule, Holly jumped at the chance to work for the Network in 2008, and enjoys the daily challenges and opportunities afforded her in her position. Pulling from her diverse background, which includes 10 years in social work with experience in medical and refugee services in the UK and US as well as work in workforce development services in Oregon.

TO REGISTER:

ISSP members attend for free. Members register by sending an email to our webinar manager. Be sure to mention the name of the webinar.

Non members register through the PayPal button below.  Price for non-members is $25.

 

 

ISSP Competency Study Results
Oct 14 @ 9:00am Pacific Time

The interest and momentum behind sustainability has created a whole new professional track. Professionals working in the field come from varied backgrounds and bring a multitude of skills and abilities.  That makes for a rich and diverse collection of professionals, but it makes it very hard for people who want to enter the field to find the best and most expedient path.  It also complicates hiring for organizations who aren't sure what they should be asking for. 

 

Last year ISSP launched its first research study to answer the question: "What should a sustainabiltiy professional know how to do?" We believe the answer will not only be of keen interest to our members, but to employers and institutions of higher eduation as well.  Tune into this webinar and hear a report of the findings by the research committee lea by Executive Director, Marsha Willard. You'll want to know what you should know!

 

This event is FREE for ISSP members. Non-members cost is $25.

Save the Buyosphere! The Potential (and Pitfalls) of Green Marketing
December 15, 2009 (9-10 am Pacific time)

Green marketing is back, as companies ranging from GE to P&G are  trying to cash in on the renewed interest in products that help  consumers be greener and cleaner. How do you sell “green” in a world with a seemingly insatiable appetite for more, More, MORE? In a world in which Wal-Mart, GM, and BP are waving the green flag, how can marketers be heard—and believed?

 

Join Joel Makower as he offers real-world tales from the trenches, the latest market trends, and insight and inspiration to help marketers succeed in the growing green marketplace. Joel Makower of GreenBiz has been studying the green marketing field for over 20 years. His most recent book is Strategies for the Green Economy.

 

This event is FREE for both members and non-members, an early holiday gift from ISSP!