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Join the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series to learn from companies that have integrated sustainability into their corporate strategy, and discover the economic advantages of going green. Presented by Eco-Opportunity Consulting.
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Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series created to share the stories of companies that have found economic advantages by integrating sustainability into their corporate strategy Brought to you by: Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series Celebrate Success Innovate Alliances Supply Chain Metrics & Goals Values Guiding Principles Vision Sustainability Journey Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series Thursday April 2, 2009 Who are we? Name Company Title Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
A Sustainability Roadmap Tuesday May 5, 2009 Brad Zarnett, MES President and Senior Sustainability Consultant Eco-Opportunity Consulting Inc. Find the economic opportunity in “going green” Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Developing countries desperately want to mirror the lifestyle of those in the west Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
But we live in a finite world Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
With a flawedbusiness model Take-Make-Waste Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Flawed business model Use it up Process it And throw what’s left into Transport it Take stuff from the earth Landfill Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Carbon will soon be measured and taxed Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
The current business model is changing Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
a Green Economy isemerging Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Companies everywhere are desperately trying tofigure outhow to… • Reduce costs • Improve products • Attract the best talent • Build brand equity Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Sustainability Consulting Phases Awareness phase 5 Plan Execution 1 4 Baseline Sustainability Audit Strategy Implementation Action Plan 2 6 Maintenance and New Strategy Development Vision and Strategy Development 3 Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
Quote All employees were put on notice that Teknion was now going to be proactive with regard to environmental responsibility. It was embedded in our charter and became the objective of the President. Scott Deugo, Senior VP of Design, Marketing and Sustainable Development Teknion Furniture Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
The leading organizations of the future will… Be forced to make sudden and expensive changes by continuing on the same path of environmental exploitation and degradation Find the unprecedented Eco-Opportunity in reducing environmental harm and become an employer of choice Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
The Sustainability Era is here The business success stories are out there … The Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series Brought to you by: Eco-Opportunity Consulting Find the economic opportunity in “going green”
