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Travel to Partner Conferences Highlights Busy Fall Season for ISSP
By Marilyn Johnson, ISSP President and Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability at IHS, Seattle WA
Autumn is just around the corner, and it's full speed ahead as we kick off this busy time of year. First, I'd like to pass along a huge thank you to all of our members who are participating in the Beta Testing of ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification. More than 150 members have now completed the Sustainability Associates (ISSP-SA) exam. We are now in the process of determining the cut score for the ISSP-SA test, and we're preparing for the Beta Testing of the Certified Sustainability Professional (ISSP-CSP) exam as well. ISSP also has a busy travel schedule coming up. Members of the ISSP Leadership Team will be attending the upcoming AASHE conference in Minneapolis later this month, and in November, we'll be at the Net Impact conference in Seattle. We look forward to meeting in person other ISSP members who will be attending these great events. Together, we are advancing the profession for sustainability practitioners around the world!
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ISSP's Sustainability Hall of Famers: What Do They Think?
Members of the ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame are the elite of the sustainability arena. In newly released footage from ISSP's conference in Denver last autumn, five Hall of Famers provide insights into the future of the sustainability profession. What are sustainability professionals overlooking? How do we make sure social equity is a part of the conversation? What's the difference between environmental issues and sustainability issues? And what does it look like when sustainability is done right? Get insights from our Sustainability Hall of Fame Wisdom Panel
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ISSP Members in the News: Sarah Beaubien Joins Dairy Cooperative
ISSP Board Member Sarah Beaubien has joined the Tillamook County Creamery Association as Director of Sustainability and Corporate Stewardship, where she develops and implements strategy, process, and systems to support sustainability and corporate responsibility-linking people, planet, and profits. The co-operative is made up of 110 dairy farms in Oregon that make and sell dairy products, including cheeses and ice cream, under the "Tillamook" brand name. Prior to her current role, Sarah served as Director of Sustainability for coffee foodservice company Farmer Bros. Co.
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ISSP Greater NYC Chapter Announces Inaugural Event
ISSP's newest chapter is hosting an inaugural event on October 14, 2015 featuring Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, President of the Green Sports Alliance and a former Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dr. Hershkowitz will discuss the strategic influence and on-the-ground accomplishments of the sports greening movement. Learn more and, if you're in the area, stop in!
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ISSP's Upcoming Course: Leadership Skills for Change Agents with Bob Willard
Starts Monday, November 2 at 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
Making change is a one of the most valuable skills a sustainability practitioner can have. Foster your ability to make change with ISSP's November course, taught by expert instructor and corporate sustainability strategist Bob Willard. In this course, participants will learn to connect the dots between timeless leadership practices and how to transform an organization to a sustainability culture. Leadership Skills for Change Agents prepares sustainability professionals at any level in the organizational hierarchy, or as an external consultant/advisor, to lead an organizational change to a sustainable enterprise. It connects the dots between timeless leadership practices and how to transform an organization to a sustainability culture.
Classes begin November 2nd. Sign up by 10/26 and get $50 off!
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Help Us Plan ISSP Webinars
Send Us Your Proposals and Volunteer to Review Topics
We've received some great feedback from ISSP members about topics for new Webinars that they would like to see, and we're looking for more! Members are invited to submit their ideas for webinar topics by visiting our webinar page. We're also recruiting members who would like to volunteer to help review and select webinar topics as they are submitted. To submit your name for the Webinar Review Committee, please contact us.
This is a chance for members to showcase what they've been working on that may be interesting to other sustainability professionals. Share with others how you do what you do!
What topic do YOU want to teach? Let us know!
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Jobs Board
A great resource for ISSP members worldwide
ISSP maintains a jobs board of open sustainability-related positions of interest to our members. A few of our most recent posts include:
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Sustainability Events Around the World
- Integrated Reporting Series, September 29, 2015, Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
- SoL North America's Foundations for Leadership Program, September 29-October 1, 2015, The Warren Center, Ashland, MA
- Emerging Best Practices for Shareholder Engagement and Communication, October 13, 2015, New York City
- BioCycle REFOR15, October 19-22, 2015, Boston, MA
- Meeting Of the Minds, October 20-22, 2015, Richmond, CA
- Landscapes 2015, October 21-23, 2015, Louisville, KY
- AASHE Conference 2015, October 25-28, 2015, Minneapolis, MN
- All In For Impact: SRI's 26th Annual Conference, November 3-5, 2015, Colorado Springs, CO
- 2015 Net Impact Conference, November 5-7, 2015, Seattle, WA
- Gender Equality in the C-Suite and Boardroom, November 10, 2015, Chicago, IL
- The 9th Annual CR Reporting and Communications Summit, November 10-11, 2015, Tower Bridge Hilton, London, UK
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The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) is the world's leading professional association for sustainability professionals. ISSP is a member-driven association committed to moving the profession of sustainability forward through building strong networks and communities of practice.
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