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MAY 2013                                                                     VOLUME 7 NO. 5  

In This Issue
Board of Directors Corner: Bast To Speak At Yale
Board of Directors Corner: Bast To Speak At Yale
May Workshop: Practical Tools and Methods for Change Agents
May Workshop: Practical Tools and Methods for Change Agents
May Workshop: Practical Tools and Methods for Change Agents
Self-Paced Workshop: Sustainability 101
2013-2014 Certificate Workshops
Sustainability Conferences and Events
 
 

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ISSP Conference 2013 in Chicago This Week!
 
The big event is upon us!  ISSP Conference 2013 gets underway this week in Chicago. Almost 200 people are registered to attend. A great group of speakers and expo exhibitors are ready to meet with them May 8-10 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago. Last minute registrations are being accepted right up until the start of the conference.  Click here to register.

  

Top Flight Speakers Ready To Inspire and Challenge Conference Participants

 

We have lined up some outstanding conference speakers that are sure to inspire conference participants. Karen Weigert, Chief Sustainability Officer of The City of Chicago, will welcome attendees to help kick off the event. Bob Massie, the President and CEO of the New Economics Institute, will also be on hand to keynote. Rob Dietz, co-author of Enough Is Enough, will lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of more - an economy where the goal is enough. Mike Wallace, the Director of GRI Focal Point USA will talk about trends in sustainability reporting.  Check out the full two-day line-up of speakers and presentations here.

  

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ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame: 

New Inductees And Wisdom Panel On Tap

 

A new round of inductees into the ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame(TM) will be honored at our event in Chicago. Attend and be inspired by the work of Alan AtKisson, president and CEO of AtKisson Group; John Elkington, founding partner and executive chairman of Volans; Hazel Henderson, founder of Ethical Markets Media, LLC, and Hunter Lovins, president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions. Immediately after the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, ISSP executive director Marsha Willard will moderate a Wisdom Panel of ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame members that will peer into the future of the profession. The panel will include ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame members Alan AkKisson, Gil Friend, Hunter Lovins and Bob Willard. Don't miss it! 

  

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Can't Make It To Chicago?  Here Are a Couple of Ways To Share in the Learnings From the Event 

 

Even if you can't make it to Chicago to participate directly in ISSP Conference 2013, over the next several weeks you can sample some of the great content that is sure to result.  

  

Join ISSP Board and Management Team Members in

May  22 Webinar To Talk About Conference Highlights

 

ISSP Board Members and members of the ISSP management team will host a Webinar on Wednesday May 22 at 11:00 a.m. PT to discuss highlights of ISSP Conference 2013. This is your chance to contribute to the rich conversations that are sure to begin in Chicago this week. Read more about the Webinar in the article below

  

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Enough Is Enough  Author Rob Dietz Is Offering Autographed Copies to ISSP Members and Friends

  

Here's a special offer for ISSP members, especially those who are unable to attend the conference in Chicago ...

  

Among our conference keynoters this year is Rob Dietz, coauthor with Dan O'Neill of Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. Noam Chomsky calls the book "lucid, informed, and highly constructive." With plenty of stories, humor, and an engaging style, Enough Is Enough offers practical and comprehensive solutions to our most pressing environmental and social problems. 

 

You can order a signed copy directly from Rob and help him continue spreading the word about how to build a sustainable economy. The price is $19.95, and shipping is free via U.S. priority mail (in the U.S. only). To get your copy, send an email with the subject line "Enough Is Enough" to [email protected]. Be sure to provide your mailing address. You can pay by personal check.

 

Read a review of Enough Is Enough at the article below.   

  

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Enough Is Enough Book Discussion Group To Be Formed By ISSP Members Around the World

 
Join ISSP members around the world as we read and discuss the book, Enough is Enough by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill. The book explores how to move from our current "required" growth economic model to a steady state economy. The idea is to read the book concurrently and discuss the knotty questions on-line and in periodic Webinars (details on platform(s) coming). Local face-to-face groups are encouraged, and they can then weigh into the larger group discussion. New questions will be posted several times a month along with additional suggested reading to supplement and add different perspectives to the conversation. As an extra special treat, both Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill will join the group via Webinars. The general timeline is:
  • May: Identify interested members and workout platform details
  • June: Promote and organize local groups
  • July: Launch book group
  • July - September: Read and Discuss with at least two webinars
  • Post-September: Consider follow on activities if discussion group members are interested

If you'd like to join the group or receive more information about it, please email Dorothy Atwood at [email protected] with your contact information and where you live.

 

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Sponsor and Vendor Showcase:

These Organizations Help Make

Our Conference Possible

 

A great group of organizations and individuals have signed up as sponsors of our conference, where they'll be a part of our vendor exposition. Our event could not happen without them! Stop by when in Chicago to thank them for their support.  Meanwhile, you can get to know a bit more about them by clicking on this link

  

A Big Thank You To Our 

ISSP Conference 2013 Sponsors and Exposition Vendors

  

  

Speaker Sponsor:

Ernst & Young

  

Meal and Break-Out Sponsors

Bainbridge Graduate Institute

Bard MBA In Sustainability

Chatham University

eco-officiency, LLC

Emissions Information, Inc

ISOS Group, LLC

Presidio Graduate School

Rick Woodward, ISSP Board Member

  

Exhibition Vendors

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals - Chicago Chapter

PalletWrapz

Preton

S-CORE

Sustainable Plant

USGBC-Illinois Chapter/Greening the Heartland 

Vathier Ferguson

viz*spark

  

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Member News
Newport Consulting Group Conducts Sustainability Engagement Survey
Across Entire C-Suite
 
Numerous CXO positions have been evaluated in terms ofsustainability leadership over the years. Newport Consulting Group, along with Sustainable Industries Magazine and University of Oregon's Sustainability Leadership Program, recently undertook a study to look at the engagement levels of the entire C-Suite along with engagement tools used to engage C-Level executives. The results will be discussed via a webinar on May 23, 2013 at 1pm Eastern. More details and registration can be found at http://bit.ly/1181bBy.

 

A full study report will be distributed in early June 2013. Both William Newman, Managing Principal and Cindy Jennings, Sustainability Principal will be in attendance at the upcoming ISSP Conference and available to discuss the survey findings. Look us up or contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Members, Send Us Your News !!! 

Have you or your company done something interesting lately? Did you recently publish an article, win an award or make a presentation to a large group?  Let us know what you've been up to so we may share it with your fellow members here in our newsletter.NewsLogo Send your news items to [email protected] 
with the phrase Newsletter Item in the subject line. 

See you on-line! 
   

Book Review
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Enough Is Enough: Building A Sustainable Economy In A World of Finite Resources 

Dietz, R. & O'Neill, D. (2013). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

 

Reviewed by Dorothy Atwood, ISSP Secretary and Resource Manager

  

Enough is Enough is a must read for anyone who has ever wondered how we can sustain continued economic growth in a world of finite resources. The genesis of the title comes from asking the fundamental question of how we move from an economy that continues to demand 'more' to one where consumption can stop when we have 'enough' - a steady-state economy. Authors Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill thoughtfully lay out the problem, go on to identifying key strategies, and finally provide direction for action. The book is divided into three sections along those lines:

 

Part 1: Questions of Enough

Part 2: Strategies of Enough

Part 3: Advancing the Economy of Enough

 

Part 1 is an overview of why a continuously growing economy is unsustainable. It includes a review and update on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how it relates to quality of life metrics. Herman Daly, in his forward gives the definition of enough as "sufficient for a good life." One of my favorite graphs is the Life satisfaction versus GDP per capita (page 27), which clearly shows satisfaction is not dependent on a high GDP. Even if you understand and want to skip the 'whys', you will want to read Chapter 4, which describes just what a steady-state economy is.

 

To read the entire review, click here.


Upcoming Events
 
MAY WORKSHOP 
Practical Tools and Methods  
for Change Agents 
with Alan AtKisson  

 

This workshop meets on-line on Mondays (May 6, 13, 20, 27) 2013 12pm Pacific Time-USA (7PM GMT) for 60-90 minutes  Time Zone Converter 

 

This workshop will guide practitioners through the jungle of sustainability techniques and change processes, and help you learn when and how to apply them successfully. Using the ISIS Method (Indicators | Systems | Innovation | Strategy) as a guiding structure and sequence, you will deepen your understanding of these general methodological categories, as well as specific sustainability tools, with AtKisson's ISIS Accelerator tools in focus.  

 

Participants will:

  • Apply systems thinking
  • Use sustainability tools
  • Demonstrate communication skills written and verbal; use vocabulary of sustainability
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Apply strategic thinking
  • Change Management/Leadership

On completion of the workshop, participants will have received a thorough orientation to the art of Sustainability Change Agentry and be eligible to apply for recognition as a Certified Practitioner of the ISIS Method and ISIS Accelerator tools.

 

INSTRUCTOR
Alan AtKisson has been working at the forefront of sustainability for over twenty years; and he has helped to initiate, guide, train, or strategically develop sustainability initiatives in many different countries. As a consultant, he has worked with clients in many different sectors as well, from small businesses to global corporations, from large cities to small islands, from UN and World Bank funded programs in Africa to US military bases. He is the author of two books, Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World (Chelsea Green, 1999); and The Sustainability Transformation: How to Accelerate Positive Change in Challenging Times (Earthscan 2011) - which is the required text for this workshop.

Price: $450
Member Price: $325*
*Early Bird Discount available to ALL and ends 04/02/13 $50 off

 

 

              

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Highlights 
MAY WEBINAR  
ISSP 2013 Conference Highlights
 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
at 11:00 am Pacific Time-US    

 

Whether you are making the trip to Chicago or not for the ISSP 2013 Conference, this webinar is a chance to hear ISSP Board members and ISSP staff summarize the highlights and reflect on the themes that emerged.   Most importantly you will learn how to weigh-in and stay involved in the fast moving profession of the sustainability practitioner.  

Some of the important themes at the conference include:
  • Economics: steady-state economy and sustainability accounting; 
  • Reporting: trends and integrated reporting
  • Moving sustainability forward from 'guerrilla tactics' to spirituality and collaboration
  • Sustainability perspectives from the C-Suite, industry, and architects 

How do these affect the sustainability practitioner?  What tools and techniques can be readily applied?  And how can you stay involved?  You will learn several ways to stay active including how to:

  • Start a local chapter
  • Weigh-in on Professional Certification for Sustainability Practitioners
  • Join the ISSP Consultant cohort  
  • Start a discussion group on steady-state economy topic
  • Participate in other ISSP events
The webinar will include a chance for participants to ask questions and comment.

Price: $10
Member Price: Free

 

              

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JUNE WORKSHOP 
Life Cycle Assessment 101 | A Simulated Approach  
with Tom Gloria   

 

Gain an understanding of the scope, challenges and possibilities in applying life cycle assessment to decision-making processes.

 

This workshop meets on-line on Tuesdays (June 4, 11, 18, 25) 2013 at 12:00pm Pacific Time for 60-90 minutes. Time Zone Converter   

 

Participants will learn the steps involved and complete a simple life cycle assessment in a business simulation and gain an understanding of the scope, challenges and possibilities in applying life cycle assessment to decision-making processes.

This is a great introductory workshop for sustainability professionals:
  • wondering if LCA would be a good field to get into
  • who may need to hire a firm to do a detailed LCA and need to know enough about the process to manage the project
  • who need an introduction to LCA before taking the 'deep dive' into the certification training.
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.

 

INSTRUCTOR
Thomas P. Gloria, Ph.D.is Managing Director of Industrial Ecology Consultants. He has more than 19 years of professional experience in sustainability management consulting and information technology engineering design. His work encompasses product innovation; LCA; LCM; methods and policy implications GHG inventories; and energy efficiency feasibility analysis.

Price: $450
Member Price: $325*
*Early Bird Discount available to ALL and ends 05/26/13 $50 off

 

 

              

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SELF-STUDY WORKSHOP:  SUSTAINABILITY 101
Instructor:
  Darcy Hitchcock, co-founder of ISSP and
co-founder of Axis Performance Advisors

   

on-line learningAre you well-versed on all the essential sustainability concepts? To be a credible sustainability professional, there are certain key concepts you should know. Use this self-study workshop to test your knowledge and fill in any gaps. The course has four modules (read more HERE).  

 

The prerecorded webinars are taught by ISSP co-founder and sustainability consultant/author, Darcy Hitchcock.  

 

Dates: Open Enrollment. Register at any time.  

Take up to 8 weeks to complete.  

 REGISTER NOW>>                        

 

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2013 - 2014  
CERTIFICATE WORKSHOPS

 Sustainability 101 + 5 CORE + 3 ELECTIVE+ 4 WEBINARS 

= 1 ISSP Sustainability Professionals Certificate  

 

Purchase the entire certificate program for $2600 and receive the prerequisite Sustainability 101 for free, a $250 value  

More info on the ISSP Certificate program HERE

  

 

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SeptEventsSUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCES
 AND EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD

 

See details about these events on the Other Sustainability Events  page of the ISSP Website.      

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