Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’

Tools of the Trade – Go Green Series

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Summer Sustainability Series at FIT - NYC

Summer Sustainability Series at FIT - NYC

A dynamic seminar series as FIT hosts some of the preeminent thought leaders in sustainability, entrepreneurship and design. Scheduled speakers include Danny Bitran, founder and president of EthixPeople; Neil Chambers, founder of Green Ground Zero; Holly Henderson, president of Holly Henderson Consulting; Georgia Kalivas, USA representative for the Institute for Marketecology; Beto Lopez, sustainability thought leader and IDEO designer; Susan Power, principal and publisher of About Sources, and sustainability expert and marketer Jane Tabachnick.

Whether you are a designer, entrepreneur, business owner, manufacturer, blogger, or interested in exploring a green career, Tools of the Trade: Go Green Series promises to
inform, inspire and educate. Come learn, interact, and network with other like-minded individuals on the path to a greener, more sustainable world.

For more info and to register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=186308

Companies are looking at job candidates in terms of what they know about the environment and sustainability

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

More and more companies are looking at job candidates in terms of what they know about the environment and sustainability, according to “The Engaged Organization,” a new report from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), which looked at environmental education at Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and others.neef-study