Local or Organic Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
Lunch time can be a healthy time - right at your desk! Eat locally or organicly and learn from our sustainability experts! Pick up your lunch, grab your healthy water and take notes...All webinars are free unless otherwise noted.
Feb 14, 2012 - Getting to the Heart of Securing and Hiring a Sustainability Professional
Presenter: Eryn Emrich
CEO, Foot Print Talent
Time:12:15 - Join us for a (virtual) lunch and learn!
Sustainability is evolving and becoming more mainstream. Small cap to large cap corporations and other institutions are increasing investment in and management of sustainability, and see it as a means of gaining the competitive edge. More companies are incorporating environmental concerns into their business and career practices and they know, in order to attract the brightest and best talent, they must have a strong corporate social responsibility program, including an emphasis on the environment.
All these trends are driving many organizations to hire sustainability professionals or increase the number of sustainability professionals working in their organizations.
Join us and learn about who is hiring, what positions companies are filling, how you can be an attractive candidate or, as an employer, what to look for in hiring a sustainability professional.
Who Should Attend? (virtual session - V)
- Hiring managers from companies considering/interested in hiring a sustainability officer or manager
- Professionals interested in being hired as a sustainability officer or manager
- Consultants working with companies ’going green’
Register to (V) Attend
Dial: (559)546-1200
and enter the Meeting ID: 558-728-536 followed by the # key.
Sustainability Leadership Series - Begins March 15, 2012
The Sustainability Leadership Series is a program offered by GreenBusiness WORKS in partnership with Sustainable Atlanta who share a mission to 
motivate, educate and inspire organizations to adopt or accelerate sustainable business practices.
The 2012 Sustainability Leadership Series will be the second year for the course and is focused on advancing the understanding and integration of sustainable business practices within an organization, with the goal of developing sustainability leaders in this region.
To learn more about this important Series, click Sustainability Leadership to be taken to the overview, registration and agenda for the course.
GRI Training
Leading businesses recognize that corporate social responsibility is good business and that well-structured CSR and environmental practices deliver triple bottom line benefits to people, planet and profits. A critical characteristic of a sustainable organization is having the ability to measure and report the environmental performance of the organization.
Organizations need the ability to provide both internal and external stakeholders with accurate and verifiable measures of an organization's practices that prove they are environmentally compliant and sustainable.
And they need knowledgeable, trained professionals to assist them.
GreenBusiness WORKS is collaborating with BrownFlynn, the first US Certified Training Partner to present GRI Certified Training, hosted by Edelman in partnership with the City of Atlanta.
Who Should Attend?
• Professionals charged with reporting on sustainability for their organization
• Professionals from reporting organizations interested in supporting their organizations’ internal reporting team
• Consultants, agencies and service firms interested in expanding their resources to their ‘green’ clients
Save the Date - Registration open soon! Click to receive an e mail when registration opens.
Recurring Atlanta Meetings and Events
Green Wednesday- Green Chamber of the South monthly meeting
First Wed of the Month
11:45am - 1:30am
5 Seasons Westside - 1000 Marietta St, Atlanta, GA 30318
PAST EVENTS
Making Green in 60 Minutes Webinar Series
Thriving in Difficult Times - Georgia Small Businesses Discuss Strategies for Success
December 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Click here to register
A panel of green businesses will discuss opportunities and trends in this new and exciting sector. The panelists will be Alexandra Holowaty with Dolphin Blue, Cecie Herrington with Rainwater Pillow and Antoinette Nue, The Green Living Goddess.
If you were unable to attend past webinars, click the title below of the one you missed and you will be directed to the archived webinar.
Communicating Sustainability Successfully - City of Atlanta Sustainability Roundtable Discussion
Dec 6, 6-8 PM
Emory Conference Center
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence, in partnership with the City of Atlanta's Office of Sustainability will host a Sustainability Roundtable Discussion on the topic of Communicating Sustainability Successfully. Confirmed speakers include Mike Wallace (Global Reporting Initiative), Natalie Pawelski (Cater Communications and former CNN environment correspondent), Suzanne Burnes (Sustainable Atlanta), and Nikos Avlonas (CSE).
CSR Training Workshop
Dec 6-7, 2011
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence, in partnership with the City of Atlanta's Office of Sustainability is conducting an IEMA-certified CSR training workshop. Upon completion of the workshop, participants are able to effectively develop sustainability strategies, implement CSR programs, and communicate performances through sustainability/CSR Reports. Emory Conference Center.
The Changing ESG Landscape
Dec 8, 2011
The landscape of corporate reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance is changing. With more than 100 sustainability-related ranking systems around the world, it is no surprise corporate sustainability professionals are challenged by the volume, frequency and lack of comparability of data requests. And more change is coming – new releases from GRI, CDP and WRI Scope 3 for supply chain analysis – all as precursors to a near future when fully integrated reporting is not an option, but required.
The Quarterly Analyst Calls will address the rapid evolution of sustainability indexes, ratings and ESG investing. They will provide clarity of specific areas to focus as sustainability professionals navigate The Changing ESG Landscape. Learn from independent analyst firm, CRD Analytics, whose SmartView® 360 Platform powers the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index, Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders, Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings and Buy-side Investment Research on Bloomberg.
Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction, 1st Edition
Atlanta's own Carl Sevillle, has launched his first book. Carl has honed his expertise in sustainable construction through over 30 years as a remodeling contractor, educator, and consultant in the residential construction industry. His groundbreaking work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Excellence Award for Green Homes from Residential Design Build Magazine (2008), the Energy Value Housing Award (2009), two Green Remodeling Advocate of the Year Awards (2005, 2007), two National Green Building Awards (2004, 2006), the Southface Energy Institute Award of Excellence for Environmental Stewardship (2003), and the EarthCraft House Leadership award (2006). Mr. Seville is a Building Performance Institute (BPI) building analyst, a National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) certified trainer, and a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rater, and he holds the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) AP Homes and Green Rater designations.
Click here. to learn more and purchase his textbook.
Growth, Innovation, and the Future of Responsible Business
Why CSR is More Important than Ever and How to Achieve it
Overlook III
2859 Paces Ferry Road
Suite 410
Atlanta, GA 30339
June 17, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Fee: $30.00 until June 15
Late registration - $35.00
Discounts apply to partner organizations
Customer, investor, and employee expectations around corporate social responsibility are increasing, and effective CSR implementation is gaining more importance than ever. CSR is beginning to play a vital role in differentiating an enterprise as stakeholders coalesce around organizations’ CSR profiles, increasingly demanding socially and environmentally responsible products, services, and even supply chains. In response, organizations are making changes that strengthen social, environmental, and economic performance; deliver market leadership; recruit and retain employees; and enhance reputation and brand.
Join GreenBusiness WORKS and the Center for Innovation and Leadership for our CSR PODS™ - (Professional Open Dialogue and Support) sessions. Each session will host a featured subject matter expert, followed by PODS, our small group sessions, with peer-to-peer dialogue and discussion designed for learning integration.
Join us March 25th, CSR and learn from sustainability expert Michelle Bernhart, President of True Blue Communications, a and learn why CSR is more valuable to business now than ever before and how to implement best practices in your organization.
Register early. Class size is limited.
Click here to register
REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations may be made until March 18, 2011, with a $5 processing fee. Substitutions may be made at any time with no charge. No refunds after March 18, 2011.
Sustainability Leadership Series
April 16- Nov 2011
(Partner discounts apply - check here to see if you qualify)
GreenBusiness WORKS, in Partnership with Sustainable Atlanta
Become the leader in your organization and drive innovation for business growth.
Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings
Join us - see who are the leaders and who are the laggards!
May 3, 2011
W HOTEL MIDTOWN
Click here to register for the breakfast. Please visit the RANKINGS website for additional information
C-Suite and Sustainability Series
Aug 24, 2010, 7:00 am - 9:00 am
The Buckhead Club
For reservations call: 404 552 6910
Participation is by invitation only. Please call Stephanie to discuss if you hav not received your invitation. 404 668 3616. Ssenior executives from publicly traded or privately held companies with revenues over fifty million responsible for driving sustainbility in their organization are invited to join GreenBusiness WORKS and its partners and sponsors.
Join The Callaway Boone Group at Morgan S Stanley Smith Barney and Reznick Group, ERS Global, Strategic Imperatives and The Sustainability Division of DNR for this high-level exchange of insights and best practices in a setting where trusted relationships develop and thrive.
