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What are some examples of Sustainability in action?


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The New Business Case for the Sustainability Imperative

by Bob Willard
July 24, 2014 | 94:45 | Views: 1,639 | PDUs: 1.50 | Rating: 4.18 / 5

An expert on leadership, culture change, and organizational development, Bob Willard distils lessons learned about cultural transformation that are described in his book, The Sustainability Champion’s Guidebook. He provides practical guidance on how to embed sustainability into corporate culture, even if you are not the CEO. He outlines a seven-step sustainability change process; seven leadership practices to use throughout the change process; seven paradoxes that enable successful change strategies; and seven derailers to avoid.

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Mission Zero: A Global Sustainability Trailblazer

by Nadine Gudz
December 02, 2013 | 78:47 | Views: 627 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.16 / 5

In 1994, global carpet tile manufacturer, Interface was inspired to rethink its purpose as a company and climb "Mount Sustainability." This journey, referred to as "Mission Zero" - Interface's promise to eliminate any negative impact the company might have on the environment by 2020 - drives product design, engagement and all of the company's global operations.

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Sustainability: A Common Language, A Shared Approach

by Roberta Fernandez
September 12, 2013 | 58:57 | Views: 239 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 3.90 / 5

The webinar introduces a framework and process that serve as the bridge for developing and managing a shared vision of sustainability. The Compass of Sustainability is the framework which allows teams to focus on four critical criteria for long term project success: North is Nature, South is Society, East is Economy and West is Wellbeing.

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Compass and ISIS Follow-up: Case Studies

by Roberta Fernandez
November 13, 2013 | 45:15 | Views: 116 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.08 / 5

A September webinar by Roberta Fernandez with the AtKisson Group covered the basic concepts of the Compass framework and ISIS Method (the 'what'). This followup webinar will address the 'who and when' in determining how to use them. These tools can result in better understanding, clearer decisions, a stronger consensus, more well-developed plans, more effective strategies and implementation programs, better measures of progress, and thus, a great deal of real and specific change to make our world more sustainable. ISIS and Compass are not the tools that PLAN or implement the project, but that bring the sustainability conversation front and center in the project’s beginning.

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Governments Need to Create PMOs to Achieve Results

by Dennis Bolles
September 01, 2011 | 60:27 | Views: 606 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 3.83 / 5

In his presentation, Dennis will address the following questions: Why are Government Project Management Offices (PMOs) needed ? Why is Project Business Management (PBM) the right sustainability solution? How is a sustainable PBMO created? What are the values and benefits of a PBMO?

From Green to Black: Sustainability Projects Avoid the Budget Ax

by Sarah Fister Gale

Not so long ago, sustainability was heralded as the new fixture of "business as usual". However, after an economic meltdown, investing in green projects wasn't worth the risk. This article discusses how companies that pursue sustainability projects are gaining a true edge over their rivals. In doing so, it identifies four areas that experienced a drop in interest in sustainability projects.

New Urban Landscapes: Development with a Sustainable Twist

by Sarah Fister Gale

There are now more than 7 billion people in the world and that number is expected to jump to 9.4 billion in less than 40 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As the population grows, so too does the mass migration from the countryside to cities, particularly in developing nations. This article discusses how project teams are re-imagining urban development to alleviate the massive strain on cities' infrastructure, construction, energy and IT demands.

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