Insight Masthead
May 2010                                                  Vol. 3 No. 5
In This Issue
New Members
Featured Article
Green Careers Webinar
What's New at ISSP
Book Reviews
Conference Listing
ISSP Member Meeting & Discussion Forum: "Consulting in Sustainability"
Member

June 4 at Noon Pacific Time

Ever thought about being a sustainability consultant? The June member meeting will give you a chance to explore this option with career consultant Bruce Hazen who specializes in entreprenuerial counseling. Bruce will share his take on what you need to succeed as a consultant and then you'll have the chance to share your own stories and hear how others on the call have pursued this career option.

To participate in this free conference call, send an email to Marsha Willard
ISSP New Member Orientation
Member

May 11 at 9:00am Pacific Time

New (and even old) members are welcome to join this free orientation conference call. Learn about the benefits of ISSP, the contents of our web site, and meet other new members. If you'd like to participate, send an email to Marsha Willard
Want the Latest News for Sustainability Professionals?
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Twitter

Darcy is now posting all her news items related to the profession via our Twitter account: sustainableprof.

You do not have to have an account to see our Twitter posts.
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ISSP LinkedIn Group

Don't forget to link to the ISSP LinkedIn group.This is a great networking site for sustainability professionals. Click on the graphic to go to our group.

Maintaining Our Email List Reminder
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Please note that the move to using Constant Contact for our emails, members will be updated every month to ensure we have an accurate list. When a member joins, they will be automatically subscribed. If a member does not renew, they will be automatically unsubscribed.

All non-members will be responsible for maintaining their contact info. This is done by clicking on the Update Profile/Email address link found at the bottom of every email. It is best for everyone to save our emails as a "safe sender" to ensure your emails get into your inbox.
Greetings!

We have been busy! We did a major conversion of our website. Please go check it out (and let Marsha Willard <[email protected]>  know if there are problems.) We hope it will be easier to navigate and we have some wonderful new features. Join the "News You Don't Want to Miss" group to get the most important news stories each month or create your own group for people in your geographic area or topic. Attend the upcoming orientation to learn what you can do on the site.


Our team (and organization) is growing too. To handle all the work and better serve you, we have added two new members to our management team. Please meet...



In this issue, we begin to publish a series of articles addressing climate change. We've solicited articles from knowledgeable, respected people in the field. This ties into our Climate Professionals Certificate and we have another course in that series coming up. Check out our webinars on green careers and sustainability reporting.


Sincerely,
The ISSP Management Team
  Executive Director: Marsha Willard
  Managing Editor: Darcy Hitchcock
  Education Director: Christy Nordstrom
  Marketing Director: Jessica Vreeswijk
  Board Liaison: Dorothy Atwood
Featured Article
Brewing New Ideas on Sustainability
by Stephen Handler, ClearSky Climate Solutions

brewing new ideas on sustainabilityBeer isn't all froth. What are committed brewers doing to reduce their impacts and become more sustainable? This article includes lessons that apply to many industries. Stephen Handler with ClearSky Climate Solutions provides four insightful case studies. Pop one a brew and read! Go to article.
Upcoming ISSP Distance Learning Courses
eLearning
MAY  21, 2010  Free ISSP Webinar
GREEN CAREERS: Where to Find
the Job of Your Dreams
greenjobsGreen careers are booming. How can you find the career of your dreams, one where you can make a living and change the world for the better too? Join Jim Cassio, author of Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future, Carol McClelland, author of Green Careers For Dummies, and Vicki Lind, a green career counselor. The webinar will focus on answering these questions:

  • Lite green or dark green. What's a green job anyway?
  • What are the most common job titles in the Green Economy?
  • What are the jobs related to the green stimulus package, particular in Energy Efficiency?
  • What are some green career areas of growth for those whose skills are not technical or scientific?
  • How can you green your resume?
Webinar: Friday May 21 @ 12:00 Noon PST. Webinars run about an hour in length.

This event is FREE to members and non-members. Registration is required.
Register Now.
JUNE WORKSHOP: 
Life Cycle Assessment 101

Back by popular demand!    
Taught by Tom Gloria

This course meets on-line on Tuesdays (June 1, 8, 15, 22) at
1:00 PM Pacific Time for 60-90 minutes.

This is an introductory course on life cycle assessment. Participants will learn the steps involved and complete a simple life cycle assessment in a business simulation using an Excel spreadsheet.  You will gain an understanding of the scope, challenges and possibilities in applying life cycle assessment to decision-making processes.  This is a great introductory course for:
  • sustainability professionals wondering if LCA would be a good field to get into
  • sustainability practitioners who may need to hire a firm to do a detailed LCA and need to know enough about the process to manage the project
  • sustainability professionals who need an introduction to LCA before taking the 'deep dive' into the certification training.
This workshop is a prerequisite for the LCA certification training that ISSP hopes to offer later (although experienced LCA professionals can 'test out' of this course).

We will not cover commercial LCA software tools such as SimaPro and GaBi and is not sufficient to pass the American Center for LCA (ACLCA), LCA Certified Professional (LCACP) exam



Early registration deadline is May 11!
Register Now.
June 3, 2010 Free ISSP Webinar
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: 
Best Practices From Around The World

Each year, Corporate Register, which tracks non-financial reports from all over the world, presents awards for the best sustainability reports in a number of different categories (eg., climate, small business, etc.). Come to this webinar to find out who won, why, and what we can learn from the trends. Use this information to produce better sustainability reports for your organization or clients!
 
 More About the Presenter:
Paul Scott, Corporate Register, London UK. A lawyer by training, Paul has consulted on issues of corporate social responsibility for the past 15 years. He sits on a number of judging panels for corporate communications and developed the original CAF Hallmark Awards judging framework.

Thursday, June 03, 2010 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (PT)

This event is FREE to members and non-members. Registration is required.
Register Now.
Fall classes
Sign up now for early registration price!

Sustaining Sustainability: Organizational Assessments & Systems
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM (PT)
With Dorothy Atwood
Register here


Sustainable Purchasing: How Consumers, Retailers, and Manufacturers are Trying to Buy a Better World
Thursday, September 09, 2010 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM (PT)
With Scot Case
Register here

What's New @ ISSP
global membership
Directory of Sustainability Assessments

Coming later this year
!

ISSP is planning to put together a directory of publicly available high-level sustainability assessments for organizations and communities. Here is a partial list of the ones we know about:
  • B-Corp
  • Campus Sustainability Assessment Project
  • Community Sustainability Assessment
  • Genuine Wealth Assessment
  • Helix
  • LASER
  • Probe
  • S-Bar
  • SA 8000
  • SAM
  • SCORE
  • STAR
  • STARS
If you're aware of any others, please send the name of the tool and contact info to [email protected].
Job Opportunities
Sustainability Liaison

The City of Eugene, Oregon, USA is recruiting applicants for the position of Sustainability Liaison. You can access a position description and application materials at the website link below.  Potential applicants are welcome to contact Keli Osborn (541-682-5406) before submitting an application.
 
The Sustainability Liaison works with City of Eugene staff and community members to plan, organize and facilitate efforts that advance the triple bottom line of sustainability: social equity, economic well-being and environmental health. In addition to providing staff support to the Sustainability Commission, one of the City's advisory groups, the Liaison has a broad work program that includes conducting research and analyzing data on climate change and energy issues. Applicants should be engaging and diplomatic communicators, superior project managers, skilled analysts, conscientious team members, and collaborators who work effectively to garner trust, build relationships, and educate, persuade and mobilize resources.  Understanding of climate and energy issues strongly desirable. Requires: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree and 5 years' progressively responsible, related professional experience including 1 year supervisory or program management experience.  The City of Eugene values diversity in its work force and is committed to affirmative action.
 
To view the link for information regarding ALL current job openings go to www.eugene-or.gov/jobs   
Office Location:         Human Resources, 777 Pearl Street, Room 101, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Office Hours:   Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
Job Line:               541-682-5061 (available 24 hours a day)
 
 
 
RepRisk Analyst

RepRisk� Analyst (English, German & French)

As a RepRisk� Analyst you will analyze and enter news from NGOs, the internet, print and other media into the RepRisk� tool (www.reprisk.com). RepRisk� facilitates the identification and
assessment of the environmental and social issues which may present financial, reputational and ethical risks. It is used by investment professionals, financial institutions, supply chain managers, multinational corporations and compliance managers. The tool plays an integral role in increasing transparency and ensuring compliance with internal and international standards, thereby helping reduce risk exposure.
Your responsibilities as a RepRisk� Analyst include:
  • Creating abstracts of news related to social and environmental issues.
  • Identifying and assessing the corresponding issues.
  • Entering newly criticized companies, projects, etc. into the RepRisk� database.
  • Linking the news to existing database entities.
The positions are available immediately.


To apply contact: Nicole Streuli, Head of Operations

    Tel. +41 44 350 6064,
[email protected]
 

For more information about these and other positions, visit the Career Center on the ISSP web site
http://sustainbilityprofessionals.org

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

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Smith, Alisa and JB MacKinnon (2007) Plenty: One man, one woman, and a raucous year of eating locally. New York, NY: Harmony Books.




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Victor, Peter (2008) Managing without Growth: Slower by design, not disaster. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK.
Sustainability Conference Listing

Take at look at the upcoming conferences around the world.
See details on the ISSP site under Education & Events - Non ISSP events
  • Sustainable Manufacturing Summit, May 11-12, Chicago
  • Master Class in Sustainability Change Agentry, May 16-22, Stockholm, Sweden
  • National Environmental Health Assoc conference, June  6-9, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Sustainable Brands, June 7-10, Monterey
  • Corporate Responsiblity and Sustainability, June 21-22, Malaysia
  • Sustainable Manufacturing Forum, June 28-30, Manila, Philippines
  • CRC Energy Efficiency Summit, July 6-7, London
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Certificate, Sept 6-17, Lusanne, Switzerland and November 8-19, Bangalore, India
  • Sustainable Building Advisory Program,  October, Portland, Oregon