The 2008 “Conference on Sustainability: Balancing People, Planet and Profit” is tailored to chief elected officials, board members and department heads of local and regional units of government, and senior executives, directors and business leaders.
Award-winning international sustainability experts and authors Sarah James and Torbjorn Lahti, who authored the widely cited book about how to build sustainability into communities, The Natural Step for Communities, will speak at the event. Bob Willard, author of The Sustainability Advantage, will speak about corporate strategies and how sustainability can have bottom line benefits for businesses. In addition, Foth experts will also lead workshops in their areas of practice.
Attendees will learn about sustainability and how they can incorporate sustainable practices and policies into their organizations. This hands-on, interactive conference will define what sustainability is (and is not), provide specific examples of benefits, explain how to integrate sustainability into business plans, identify market forces that could jeopardize intangible value if they don’t incorporate sustainability, and quantify seven potential financial bottom-line benefits of committing to sustainability strategies and behaviors.
“We’re proud to host this educational seminar in Wisconsin,” says Fred P. Schnook, MPA, lead planner at Foth. “Our strongest desire is to help our clients and leaders in Wisconsin on their journey toward sustainability. We know government and business leaders are facing growing pressure to be economically strong while simultaneously combating the effects of global factors beyond their control. This seminar will help attendees discover how good leadership decisions, rooted in sustainable principles, can help deliver benefits to society, the economy and the environment here in Wisconsin.”
To register, visit www.foth.com or contact Jim Loreti, (920) 496-6740.
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