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Join Andrew Winston, co-author of the critically acclaimed "Green to Gold," for a summit of leading innovators who are leveraging sustainability to drive new operating efficiencies, reduce risks and costs, and build stronger ties to shareholders, employees and the communities in which they work.
Welcome to Sustainable Brands International!
Over 100 sustainable brand leaders are already registered and 300 are
expected to convene at Sustainable Brands International, December 9-11
in Miami Beach, FL.
What is Sustainable Brands International (SBi)?
At SBi you'll find the antidote to negative world news. A place where change makers gather to share their latest learning and ideas about how to create new business value in today's rapidly changing landscape.
SBi convenes a dynamic mix of big global brands and innovative start ups. Of product designers, sustainability thought leaders and brand communications experts. This mash up people from different market sectors, geographic regions, company sizes and business responsibilities creates one high energy, thought provoking, personally challenging experience that past participants say goes down as among their best conference experiences ever. Its no wonder that past speakers become the first to return as registrants to the next event.www.sustainablebrandsinternational.com
A key lesson is that companies seeking to develop their strategies
should first analyse their value-at-stake under a variety of
scenarios. Among the objectives that matter most in preserving
natural resources for raw materials and support of human life (and
other species) are strategies such as:
- Energy performance of buildings
- More efficient use of electricity and natural lighting and ventilation
- More efficient use of materials in buildings and furnishings
- More environmentally effective use of chemicals in maintenance, production and packaging
- Vehicle fleet and transport reduction of miles traveled and emissions produced
- Reduce total number of miles traveled by staff, goods movement and consumers
- Muse of more efficient vehicles and more sustainable modes of transport
- Replace non-renewable sources of energy and raw materials with renewable sources that are sustainable produced.
To increase understanding and awareness of our impacts upon the
environment and how we can all reduce those impacts for long term and
distributed social responsbility.
The rapid emergence of the carbon market has significant commercial and
reputation impacts for companies. It provides a strong rationale for
taking a proactive approach to designing and implementing strategies to
manage their emissions of GHGs. Over the past decade, ICF Consulting
has worked with approximately 50 companies among the Global Fortune 500
to help develop climate change strategies that are aligned with broader
commercial and corporate responsibility strategy.
ICF is an International, professional services firm that partners with government and
commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology
solutions in energy, climate change, environment, transportation,
social programs, health, defense, and emergency management.
RESOURCE:
www.icfi.com
"Congress is seriously considering taking insurance coverage for wind
damage away from private insurers. Lobbyists for the industry are battling
to keep the business where it is. The tug of war began in 2005 with
Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed the homes of Rep. Gene Taylor (D) and
some of his relatives and friends in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Taylor was and
remains irate that he and others were compensated only for flood damage and
not -- until they sued -- for the ravages of wind. ... Taylor wrote
legislation that would add wind damage to the flood coverage that is
already underwritten by the federal government. His proposal passed the
House of Representatives last year as part of a broad renewal of the
soon-to-expire National Flood Insurance Program. The plan, which is backed
by Gulf-state lawmakers and House Democratic leaders, is pending in the
Senate."
Columnist Jeffrey H. Birnbaum writes for the Washington Post
March 25, 2008.
