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March  2011          www.SustainabilityProfessionals.org       Vol. 4 No. 3
 
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New Member   Orientation

March 16 @ 4PM PT
 

> Membership benefits
> Overview of website
> Networking   opportunity

To join this free orientation contact Marsha Willard
 

Network, Learn,
Co-create

ISSP Conferenece
September, 21-23, 2011
Portland, Oregon

Network, learn and co-create - that pretty much describes ISSP's first ever face-to-face conference. We plan to give members first shot at the slots for this event at a deeply discounted rate. Watch for the announcement that opens registration soon!
 
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ISSP Management Team
  
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Marsha Willard


PUBLICATIONS:
Darcy Hitchcock


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Christy Nordstrom


RESOURCES:
Dorothy Atwood

MARKETING:
Ray Berardinelli

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
Jessica Vreeswijk


 BOARD LIAISON:
Ira Feldman
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In This Issue
Journal Article
Call for Presenters
Upcoming ISSP Events
Job Opening
Book Reviews
Partner Conference Listing

Managing Carbon: Taking an Integrated Approach    
by Paul Horton  
Courtesy Carlos Porto

Does your organization act like greenhouse gases are a pesky concern? If so, check out this article by Paul Horton which explains a more integrated, strategic approach.

 

Read the article....

Want to learn more? Check out the class Paul is teaching in April as well. (See below.)

 

 ISSP CONFERENCE | CALL for PRESENTERS
Portland, OR ~ Sept. 21-23, 2011

The fall 2011 ISSP conference is being designed to be a rich learning experience for sustainability professionals of all levels. We are striving to make the event as engaging and collaborative as possible. This will be a conference by and for ISSP members. To that end we are soliciting session presenters for two unique session types.

 

Living case study

One of the exciting threads we are planning is a series of "living case studies." These will be opportunities for participants to roll up their sleeves, work together on real world problems, share ideas and walk away with new tools and strategies. To support this effort we are soliciting ISSP members for case studies for use in these sessions.  These should be real situations from real organizations. The case studies should provide background information to set the context and then describe a conundrum that needs solving.  This could be your opportunity to get free advice from respected peers or, if your situation gets resolved before the conference, have your solution strategy validated. The point is to expose members to common dilemmas, barriers, problems and surprises to help us all become better prepared to fulfill our mission as professionals.

 

We invite you to complete a case study application using the outline below as a template. If your case study is chosen for inclusion in the program, you will receive a free admission to both days of the conference and the chance to present your situation during the living case study session.  In order to qualify for consideration you must provide the information requested in the form and attest that you have permission or authority to share this information in this context. Submissions are due by March 31, 2011.

 

Your submission should follow this outline:    

  • Your name 
  •  Your organization
  • Your contact info (email, phone number, address)
  • The name of the case organization
  • A short description of the organization - what it does, where it is, size, etc
  • Background on the situation (in less than 2000 words)
  • A description of the "problem" to be resolved
  • Action taken to date and the results (if any)
  • Declaration of authority (include a signed statement indicating that you have the right or permission to share this information in a public forum and that ISSP is in no way liable for your presentation)

Submit your applications for either or both sessions as a word document attachment in an email to

Marsha Willard.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

> For a full list of the ISSP educational offerings, click HERE

 

> To see how these workshops apply to ISSP's Sustainability Professional Certificate click HERE

 

Participants regularly note in workshop survey follow-ups how very important the instructor, resources and assignments, on-line format and price are to them.  All of which ISSP delivers consistently.


 ON DEMAND

WORKSHOP: Sustainability 101     Instructor: Darcy Hitchcock   

> Register HERE.  

 MARCH 30th WEBINAR: Dr. DAVID KORTEN  

We invite you to ISSP's March 30th Webinar with Dr. David Korten.  He will speak from his new book: Agenda for a New Economy | From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth.


Wednesday March 30, 2011 at 10AM PT | 1PM ET

> Register  HERE.  

 APRIL

WORKSHOP: Developing Climate Action Plans | An Integrated Approach

 

Paul Horton will lead you through learning the key elements of an effective, integrated climate action plan to reduce your organization's greenhouse gas emissions, identification of critical stumbling blocks, and provide practical ways to ensure success.

 

Wednesdays (April 6, 13, 20, 27) at 10AM PT


> Register HERE.  

WebChat: A Day in the Life of a Sustainability Professional  

 

Highlighting sustainability professionals and the work that they do.  

This month ISSP is featuring Kathleen Shaver, Director, Corporate Responsibility at Mattel and Jennifer Woofter of Strategic Sustainability Consulting for a look into their sustainability professions. 

 

Tuesday April 19, 2011 at 11AM PT | 2PM ET 


> Register HERE .  Free to ISSP members.  $10 for non-members.  
 RESOURCES

 


One of the main benefits of ISSP membership is access to our online database of resources. This section of the newsletter is a new feature where we intend to point you toward great postings and also solicit your submissions. This database is only as good as we all make it!

 

DO YOU HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY?

A Sustainability Policy is very organizational-specific, but it sure helps to get the ball rolling if there are a few examples that you can look at first.  Help us create a library of example policies by sharing yours.

 

Here is how:

  1. Log in.
  2. Click on Create Content under your log-in name in the right column.(If you don't see this on your landing page, click on another page; we're trying to fix this) 
  3. Click on Resource.  Title and body boxes will pop up.
  4. In the Title box - Start your post with: "Sustainability Policy" for ease of searching.
  5. Paste your policy in the Body Box.

 

Review and rate other policies.  Do a search for Sustainability Policy.  Add a new comment to those you review.  In the subject line, indicate the number of stars (max 5 starts that you would give the policy.  Then add your comments.

 

Dorothy Atwood is our Resources Program Manager so contact her if you have ideas of things you want other members to post or ideas of ways we can use this feature to pull together information.


Job Openings
ISSP hosts a job board for members.  New this month -

Sustainability Consultants with Fortune 200 company.  Check out this and other openings at

ISSP Job Postings

 

 BOOK REVIEWS
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Maczulak, Anne (2010) Sustainability: Building Eco-Friendly Communities. New York, NY: Facts on File.

The title doesn't reflect what the book is about. This is more of a textbook covering various practices like biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, alternative materials, and finally the last chapter on sustainable communities.

More....

 

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McAllister, Judy, Erik van Praag and Jan Paul van Soest (2010) Earth Fever: Living Consciously with Climate Change. Cosimo: New York, NY.

This book takes a steel-eyed look at the likelihood that we'll stop GHG's at 450 ppm. Perhaps realistic but pretty depressing. After reviewing the state of affairs, the second half of the book attempts to provide tools for living with this reality. More...

  SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCES & EVENTS

See details on the ISSP site under Education & Events - Non ISSP events  Special discounts for ISSP members.