Last Chance to Register for Regional Sustainability Conference

Ironically, nature stepped in and put last month's regional sustainability conference on hold (another casualty of volcanic ash). The good news is that if you hadn't already registered, you now have one last opportunity to RSVP for this important event.

Learn from the best at "The Next Step to Emerging Economies." Sustainability is the conference focus; enhancing economic opportunity is the ultimate goal.

“Sustainability is the fastest and most efficient way we have seen to reduce cost and increase revenue now and in the future." That's a quotation from Jaret Wieland, CEO, Transformations Furniture and Conference Steering Committee member.

The day-long session will take place next Thursday, May 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will hear ideas from the Natural Step Network, an international non-profit organization that helps integrate sustainability concepts into strategic planning. The network has trained well-known organizations including Nike, IKEA, Nissan, Starbucks, Dow Chemical, CH2M Hill and the City of Madison, Wisconsin.

David Cook, the Natural Step International’s former chief executive and now executive ambassador, will lead the workshop. Based in Stockholm, Cook has been connected to the Natural Step Network since 1997. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Advisory Council and the Sustainability External Advisory Committee of Dow Chemical.

Cost is $75 per attendee and includes lunch - from what I hear that is an excellent price for this type of forum. A limited number of spaces are still available for this prestigious conference. If you want to attend, you need to register by Noon this coming Monday, May 10 at https://www.regonline.com/emergingeconomies.

The Next Step to Emerging Economies workshop sponsors are CH2M Hill, Hilton Hotel Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech, Transformations Furniture, Ameresco, Citilink, Grand Wayne Convention Center, Kelly Box, Fort Wayne Metals, Parkview, Indiana Michigan Power, Fort Wayne Newspapers, SIRVA, NIPSCO, Kroger, Trane, the Indiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, Current Mechanical, Elk Components, Hoosier Environmental Council, Moss Construction Cost Management, Rothberg Logan & Warsco, STAR Financial, Toter Inc., Viridian Architectural Design Inc., Omnisource.