Save $15 with our discount code! Sustainable Business Oregon honors organizations that are exploring new ways to align business with sustainability. This fall, in addition to honoring true innovators, we are offering an exciting keynote panel on Branding for Sustainability. Panel features Wieden+Kennedy’s Global Creative Director, Alberto Ponte and Nike’s Global Brand Director on Sustainable Business & Innovation, Tom Kelley.
The NetImpact11 "Welcome to Oregon" Launch Party will kick off the 19th annual Net Impact Conference. Join 1,000 local and national leaders and future leaders from businesses and graduate schools across the country who believe in a sustainable future. Local businesses and organizations will be showcased. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Save $5 with this discount code: GreenDrinks. Register here: http://nilaunchparty.eventbrite.com/
Have an interesting business question? Submit a quick application (1
page!) and get assistance from top business school students and
professionals from around the country. It is a special part of the 2011 Net Impact Conference which will be in Portland, OR in October 2011!
The 2011 Net Impact Conference will bring together more than 2,600 professionals and students interested in sustainability and corporate
responsibility.
The conference provides a unique opportunity to feature Portland businesses and organizations before these current and emerging business leaders.
Please join us on Tuesday May 3rd for our next Green Drinks Event featuring Franklin Jones, Founder and CEO of B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery who discussing how businesses might better integrate the three P's of a triple-bottom-line organization.
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, the speaker starts promptly at 7:00. Announcements will follow the speaker and networking will continue until 8:45.
Food / Drinks: Hot Lips will be selling beer and wine upstairs. You'll still need to go downstairs for any food but are welcome to bring it upstairs.
About the Speaker:
Location
EcoTrust Building, BFJCC 2nd Floor
721 NW Ninth Ave 2nd Floor - Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center
Keynote Speaker Jeff Harvey, President and CEO of Burgerville, will share how Burgerville integrated sustainability practices into a successful business model. Interactive break-out sessions will give tools for turning sustainability ideas into action. Darcy Winslow, former Nike executive and founder of Designs for a Sustainable World Collective, LLC, will facilitate and tie together lessons learned. Light breakfast and lunch provided. To register, please visit our website. For additional questions, please contact Mirabai at 503-552-6772. Thank you!
Sustainable Business Oregon, in partnership with The Natural Step Network, hosts a quarterly series to ignite discussion around sustainable business initiatives.
On Thursday, January 27th, the first Network mixer of 2011 will be held at the Mercy Corps Headquarters building (by Skidmore Fountain) from 5 – 7 PM. This edition will focus on open networking, allowing a diverse group of green team leaders, small business owners, sustainability managers and change agents to share challenges and opportunities that the new year will present.
The purpose of the Green Professionals Conference is to bring together people and organizations that are committed to an economically and environmentally sustainable future. This event seeks to drive innovation and progress by providing talented individuals with the knowledge and networking they need to succeed within the industry.
With four simultaneous sessions categorized by: Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Sustainability and Featured Exhibits, this conference is sure to be overflowing with new ideas and resources.
The VOIS Policy Team invites you to join State Senator Diane Rosenbaum (Senate Majority Leader) and State Representative Jefferson Smith for a fun and educational overview of the upcoming legislative session in Salem, including a pitch as to why the voices of business people are needed, and how to get involved. The VOIS happy hour networking will take place from 5-6pm and then the main event will run from 6-8pm. Drinks and light fare will be provided.
Join the excitement of Sustainable Business Oregon 2010! November's luncheon features the presentation of our innovation in sustainability awards, as well as a keynote address by Kevin Skillern, Managing Director, Venture Capital, GE Energy Financial Services.
Join university researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and small businesses developing new renewable energy and sustainable built environment products and services for an all-day networking event and research expo at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. This year’s theme is the collaborative commercialization pipeline – from the research funding that generates breakthroughs to the creation and funding of new companies, products, and services that result from this research.
