ISSP Member Meeting & Discussion Forum: "Consulting in Sustainability"
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
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ISSP New Member Orientation
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?
Follow Us on 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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Find ISSP on
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.
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Maintaining Our Email List Reminder
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
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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
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Brewing New Ideas on Sustainability
by Stephen Handler, ClearSky Climate Solutions
Beer 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.
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Upcoming ISSP Distance Learning Courses |
MAY 21, 2010 Free ISSP Webinar
GREEN CAREERS: Where to Find the Job of Your Dreams
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Green 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.
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JUNE WORKSHOP: Life Cycle Assessment 101
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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
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June 3, 2010 Free ISSP Webinar
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING:
Best Practices From Around The World
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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!
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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
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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].
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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 |
Sustainability Conference Listing
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Take at look at the upcoming conferences around the world.
See details on the ISSP site under Education & Events - Non ISSP eventsSustainable
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
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