New & Upcoming Sustainability Training:

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 Top CSR Research Findings of 2011

Announcements:

Sustainability Learning Centre a Partner in ECOexecutive's Program at Toronto Zoo

The Sustainability Learning Centre is proud to announce that we are part of the highly regarded ECOexecutives program at the Toronto Zoo.  We are offering a Employee Engagement for Sustainability Workshop as part of the Integrating Sustainability module offered February 9th, February 22 and March 7th.  See ECOexecutives for more information.

New Associates Join the Sustainability Learning Centre

Conall Bolger, BA(Hons), IPMA, MSc (Environmental Sustainability)
Researcher, Sustainability Learning Centre

Conall Bolger recently joined the Sustainability Learning Centre as Research Associate.  Conall has over four years’ experience in the renewable energy sector ranging from business development activities in Poland, and regulatory lobbying in Ireland, to project managing an offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.  A certified project manager, he graduated from Edinburgh University with an MSc in Environmental Sustainability.  He researched embedding sustainable practices meaningfully into people’s daily lives.  He is passionate about the Canadian environmental sector: volunteering with the Toronto Environmental Alliance; preparing research for Corporate Knights; and contributing to Alternatives Journal.

 Katelyn has a strong passion for sustainable development, specifically within the social environmental sphere. Katelyn has experience in environmental education through creating programs to engage youth regarding environmental issues. As a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, she focused her research on strategies to assist communities in benefitting from Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy goals. Specifically, she explored both the barriers and incentives for communities to become involved in the renewable energy sector in Scotland through communal owned wind farms. Katelyn has a strong dedication to the environmental sector, working as a field researcher regarding sustainable consumption for My Sustainable Canada and other advocacy within her community.

Deepa S Kumar, Certified Energy Auditor, B.Tech. in Electrical & Electronics, Diploma Business Administration,

Deepa, has been part of the energy efficiency professional community for the past 7 years. Having a strong passion for clean energy technologies she has worked with private, leading NGOs as well as provincial (state) government agencies in India. Her professional forte includes management of energy efficiency projects, energy audits  in buildings, knowledge of renewable energy technologies (with special focus on solar PV and solar thermal systems), providing technical training on energy efficiency and renewable energy  to a fairly diverse group and developing innovative projects and programmes for mass adaptation of clean energy technologies. Along with the technical interest in energy technologies she has dedicated time for aiding and supporting clean energy technology accessibility in rural India. She is a electrical and electronics engineering graduate and a certified energy auditor.  She is also pursuing a master degree in business administration.

Sustainability Learning Centre signs Green Marketing & Sustainable Brands training agreement with J. Ottman Consulting.

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SUSTAINABILITY THE KEY DRIVER OF INNOVATION 

Sustainability delivers an abundance of organizational and technical innovations that yields both bottom-line and top-line returns. Less waste generates more profit. New “green” and “greener” products open new markets and drive market share

The Sustainability Learning Centre is a training, networking and technology transfer hub designed to unlock sustainability innovations and “green” profits by:

• reducing energy, water, waste and emissions
• creating competitive advantage through sustainability
• launching authentic “green” products
• attracting loyal “green” customers
• activating meaningful “whole” employee engagement
• decreasing climate change, energy and resource scarcity risks

The Centre drives innovation and develops practical Green Core Competencies® through the eco-efficiency, eco-effectiveness and eco-restorative practices of sustainability and sustainability training.

"Sustainability isn’t the burden on bottom lines that many executives believe it is, in fact becoming environment-friendly can lower your costs and increase your revenues. That’s why sustainability should be a touchstone for all innovation."

Why Sustainability is now the Key Driver of Innovation.

Harvard Business Review, September, 2009

SIMPLIFYING SUSTAINABILITY - Sustainability Training

The Sustainability Learning Centre is a hub for sustainability with:

• Sustainability Training through publically available, customized and on-line programs
• Transfer of knowledge and skills grounded in practical, hands-on experiential, dialogical learning, mentoring and communities of practice
• “Sustainability” best practices and case studies
• Practical tips, checklists and toolkits
• “Green” technologies and resources
• Processes for effective, “whole” employee engagement in sustainability
• Strategy development for sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises