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Feature: Hunter Lovins (May 24th, 2012)
 It’s always an honor to be invited to join a head of state to tackle global problems.
But it’s rare that anything comes of it.
Last February I was surprised to receive an invitation from the Royal Government of Bhutan to join His Excellency, Jigmi Thinley, the Bhutanese Prime Minister and more than 600 leaders from civil society, business, governments, academic institutions and global experts for a High Level Meeting at the United Nations on Happiness and Well Being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm.
Many of you have heard my rants against the bloated UN bureaucracy, but for some reason this invitation caught my attention.
And rightly so.
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 With just over a month left till Rio+20, the Future We Want is running hard taking submissions from all over the world and turning them into engaging visuals. As we mentioned in December, our Future We Want project was chosen by the UN as the campaign to promote its global gathering on sustainability this June in Rio. While the project will continue well beyond the conference, we would like to invite you to share your ideas, your voice, and your solutions in front of the world. Tell us what future you envision and we will take the best submissions and present them at Rio+20 using state of the art visual software.
Share your vision of the future >>
See other visions from around the world >>
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Sustainable Brands: Mike Hower (May 8th, 2012)
In Sustanable Brands first piece from their "Run up to SB'12" series, Hunter answers questions around the economic implications of climate change, how organizations can use sustainability as an innovation platform, and how the business community can collaborate to create positive change.
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Sustainable Industries: Hunter Lovins & Steve Wilton (March 23rd, 2012)
Sustainability is knocking at the door of every business, but why do so many small and mid-size American business owners deadbolt their minds to more sustainable practices? Has it ever crossed your mind that they’re just naïve or stubborn or even ignorant? Or is it we green advocates who are at fault?
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Sustainable Industries: Hunter Lovins (February 14th, 2012)
How do you build an effective engagement strategy and implement it across often disparate networks? The answer can be drawn from six leading principals.
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Rachel Carson Awards
New York, NY (May 22nd, 2012)
National Audubon and the Rachel Carson Awards Council seek each year to recognize a small group of women who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and environmental movement. Hunter is a 2012 Honoree and will be in New York accepting the award.
Sustainable Brands Conference
San Diego, CA (June 4th, 2012)
Hunter is giving a keynote speech on employee engagement at the Sustainable Brands Conference. This yearly event is where sustainability, brand and innovation leaders from around the world gather to learn, share and take action together to shape the future. Feel free to use our speaker code (NWSPKSB12) if you want a 20% discount on tickets to the conference.
LOHAS Forum
Boulder, CO (June 12th, 2012)
Hunter and the Natural Capitalism team will run an interactive workshop that will demonstrate how leading companies are making their sustainability training programs “sticky” by creating a personal connection to their employees’ values. Use our code (LOHASSPKR) for $200 discount to the 2012 forum.
For a full list of upcoming events and to download past presentations visit our calendar. |
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 The next two months will be a time of going down the road. I'll be speaking at two of the largest sustainability conferences, Sustainable Brands and LOHAS. The focus at both will be the pragmatics of how you can increase the engagement of your employees to achieve greater sustainability in your organization AND greater profitability. This topic is crucial. If organizations are going to embrace sustainability or even if all they want to do is retain competitive advantage in this tough economy, they need an engaged workforce. I'll explain why a corporate commitment to behave more sustainably IS the key to an engaged workforce, and how to do it. If you are near anywhere I am speaking feel free to let us know as it would be great to see you.
Keep an eye out for our next e-alert which will feature some of the exciting educational programs we are running. Consider joining us either at Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, or at Bard in New York City, if you want an MBA. Or join us at the University of Denver if you want a certificate in Sustainable Implementation and Leadership. Or come join us this summer for the Change Agent Academy if you want to change the world.
Thank you for all of your support. It makes all that we do possible.
Warmest regards, Hunter
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