by Janet Brumbaugh
ISSP Guest Writer

Sustainability 1.0 was about mitigating risks: getting ahead of regulations and avoiding PR debacles. Sustainability 2.0 involves the recognition that this work improves competitiveness. So what's next? ISSP went in search of tangible examples of Sustainability 3.0 where corporations realize that there are huge problems in the world that they are well positioned to solve. This interview with Kevin Thompson is one place our search took us. Kevin created IBM's Corporate Service Corps, an internal Peace Corps of sorts. Read more.

The class meets online on January 5, 12, 19, 26
12:00 PM Pacific time

Sustainability 101 covers the fundamental concepts related to sustainability and sustainable development: its source, foundational principles and major practices/
frameworks.  We will approach this topic using methods for different learning styles: reading both non-fiction and fiction, mind mapping, research, webinars and discussion forums. Don't just understand the problems; begin to see how the solutions can weave together to create a better life for us all. You'll end the course with an exploration about where you fit in the picture, what your role might be in creating a sustainable world. Participants will be able to:

• Identify the most pressing sustainability trends, worldwide and in your own region/industry
• Demonstrate proficiency in systems thinking
• Describe different sustainability practices/terms/frameworks in common use and explain how they interrelate
• Apply common strategies in both public and private sector situations
• Identify where you can best contribute to the field of sustainability

This course or the equivalent knowledge is a prerequisite for all of ISSP's workshops. Register Now.
 
Instructor Biography
Darcy Hitchcock is the author of the award-winning book, The Business Guide to Sustainability, as well as other books related to organizational change and sustainability. She's one of the founders of ISSP and teaches Foundations of Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute's prestigious MBA in sustainable business program.

ISSP Plans for 2010: Increasing Our Member Benefits

Here are some of the member benefits we have planned for the New Year:
 

• Add a new Climate Professional Certificate (CPC) track
• Double the course and webinar options
• Double membership
• Increase member connections
• Redesign the website for ease of use
• Increase the resources available in the ISSP Knowledge Base

Save $600 on ISSP Certificate Programs if You Purchase Before the Year Ends
Our course prices are going up starting January 1. The total cost to complete either one of the certificate programs is currently $2000. The cost will increase to $2600, based on early registration fees, in 2010. We will honor the 2009 prices until December 31! All of our 2010 confirmed courses are now listed on the website under the Education tab.

Last Chance: Competency Survey Still Open
If you have not taken the survey for this groundbreaking research that will define the core competencies for our field, please do so now. We will be closing the survey at the end of the year. Take the survey.

 
Member Forums
Get involved with member discussions. See what members are saying in the forums in the Recent Posts section.

maryfrose has posted a question in the forums on the Human Impact of Green Buildings.

cwiedmeyer has posted links to some recent studies on Green Consumer Trends.

Darcy Hitchcock has new book reviews in the member resource section.

Akerlof, George and Robert Shiller (2009) Animal Spirits: How human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.



Parr, Adrian (2009) Hijacking Sustainability. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

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