2009 Conferences

Sustainability Summit '09 - Technology and Productivity for the Low Carbon Economy

July 14 - 15, 2009. Santa Clara, CA

The Summit will bring together global corporate visionaries, policy makers, environmental advocacy groups, and many others to discuss how industry can work together to meet the needs of a planet in crisis.

For more info: http://www.sustainabilitysummit2009.com

The Second Food Industry Sustainability Summit

August 17 - 19, 2009. San Francisco, CA

This FMI summit which will bring together key stakeholders in the industry – including retailers, wholesalers, suppliers, academics, NGO's, government and industry experts. The objective of the summit will be to create an opportunity for education, develop new partnerships, and help the industry move forward with innovative new sustainability strategies. Nationally recognized leaders from inside and outside the food industry, including Future 500 President and CEO, Bill Shireman will address the sustainability imperative, share their experiences and outline key challenges and opportunities. New industry research will be presented on the 'sustainable consumer' and a series of specialized sessions will focus on different sustainability best practices and opportunities – including energy, store development, sustainable purchasing, supply issues, packaging, recycling human resources, employee relations, marketing and consumer relations.

For more info: http://www.fmi.org

Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement

September 14 - 15, 2009. New York, NY

Companies are facing increasing pressure from customers, investors, communities and NGOs on a diverse range of sustainability issues including climate change, water usage, regulation, biodiversity and resource management. Smart companies realise that systematic engagement with all stakeholders is an essential prerequisite for any long-term sustainability plan. Now more than ever, forward thinking corporate leaders recognise the role of stakeholder engagement as a driver for industry leadership, competitive advantage and for future-proof, profitable businesses.

This event is part of Green Power Conferences' series of events called Action for a Sustainable America at which agenda setting companies meet to examine the opportunities and challenges facing organisations and companies who want to systematically respond to the many issues surrounding sustainability.

Drawing on real-world examples from insightful corporates and major stakeholder groups, this conference will highlight best practices in the complexities of multi-stakeholder engagement. This two-day, high-level event will chart a course for the next generation stakeholder communication necessary for a sustainable corporate America.

Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement offers the latest innovations in corporate sustainability engagement with multi-stakeholders including this ground-breaking session on using social media to build corporate green credentials. Attendees will find out what works and what doesn't work when companies engage with consumers, investors, NGOs, special interest groups, communities, and employees on sustainability issues.

Benjamin Moore, Whole Foods, SAP, Sprint, and Sharp are among the companies confirmed to participate in an event dedicated to corporate strategies for engaging stakeholders on sustainability in New York.

This event program includes two excellent keynotes from Denis Abrams, President and CEO of Benjamin Moore and Jeffrey Hollender, President and Chief Inspired Protagonist of Seventh Generation - and over 20 other experts in sustainability engagement including representatives from:

Nestle Waters * AFL-CIO * Sierra Club * Whole Foods * ITT * Sprint * SAP * Environmental Defense Fund * The Brand Architect * Virgance * MeadWestvaco * Sharp * Climate Counts * Wallace Partners * Trucost * Future500 * NFL * The Stakeholder Score * Corporate Citizenship * and more.

Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement will take place September 14-15 in NYC and will include a special interactive session on how companies are using social media to communicate on sustainability issues. Rob Reed, CEO and Founder of Max Gladwell, and Richard Seireeni, author of The Gort Cloud and founder of Brand Architect Group, are among those participating in this innovative session.

To take advantage of a special 20% discount, simply enter "FNY20" when registering.

For more info, click here or contact Adrienne Baker, 604-569-1752 or .

The October CRO Conference - CROs and Sustainability

October 6 - 7, 2009. Chicago, IL

The event will focus on the expanded role that sustainability policies, cost savings and technologies are and will have on corporate results.

For more info: http://www.thecro.com/conferences/