Upcoming Sustainability Practitioners Webinar featuring Bob Willard

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) March 23, 2011 - The Natural Step Exchange is pleased to present the March instalment of its Sustainability Practitioners Webinars Series on dynamic topics that are relevant to its members.  Sustainability Practitioners Webinars delve into the core principles and underpinnings of The Natural Step’s approach to strategic sustainable development. Attendees gain insight into a variety of sustainability topics alongside one of The Natural Step Canada’s experienced sustainability advisors.

Sustainability Practitioners Webinar  :::  Championing Sustainability In Your Organization

Date: April 14, 2011 Time:  1:30 - 2:30EST
Cost: Free for Exchange members, $30 CAD for the general public.   To Register: Please click HERE TO REGISTER. Join renowned sustainability expert Bob Willard for a 1-hour webinar as he provides insight into discovering ways to champion sustainability in your organization. Learn how to be credible and stay credible, and to advance transformational and lasting sustainble change.

Presenter: Bob Willard
Bob is a leading expert on quantifying and selling the business value of corporate sustainability strategies and has given hundreds of keynote presentations to corporate, government, university, and NGO audiences. Bob applies his business and leadership experience from his 34-year career at IBM Canada to engage the business community in proactively avoiding risks and capturing opportunities associated with environmental and social issues.

He has authored three books: The Sustainability Advantage (2002), The Next Sustainability Wave (2005), and The Sustainability Champion’s Guidebook (2009). In addition, his two DVDs, two spreadsheets, numerous webinars, and extensive Master Slide Set provide capacity-building resources for champions of sustainability. They provide quantified business justification for embracing sustainability strategies and proven guidance on how to transform organizations to sustainable enterprises.

Bob is on the advisory boards of The Natural Step Canada, Learning for a Sustainable Future, and Durham Sustain Ability, and is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), the Education Alliance for a Sustainable Ontario, and the Durham Region Roundtable on Climate Change (DRRCC). He has a BSc from McGill University (1964), and an MEd (2000) and PhD (2005) from the University of Toronto.

The Natural Step Exchange is a unique network for sustainability practitioners and leaders who want to learn, share, and connect with others to accelerate the change toward a sustainable Canada. This webinar is open to the general public for registration.

Introductory memberships are designed for the general public and graduates of The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability Learning Program courses who are interested in building their sustainability knowledge and curious about becoming more deeply engaged in the sustainability field in Canada.  For more information about how to join, please visit our website at http://www.thenaturalstep.org/exchange/.

About The Natural Step Canada
The Natural Step Canada is a dynamic non-profit organization with over a decade of experience helping organizations and individuals understand and make meaningful progress toward sustainability. We envision a sustainable world in which individuals, communities, and businesses thrive within nature’s limits. We strive to inspire, educate, and connect Canadian leaders to accelerate the transformation toward a sustainable world.
 
Through award-winning learning programs and our unique suite of advisory, coaching, training, and process facilitation services, we translate the fundamentals of sustainability into practical steps businesses and communities can take to achieve lasting change.

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