Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government Leadership

November 4, 2008
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-noon
Willamette University Alumni Lounge, 3rd Floor University Center
Presenter: Joshua Skov

Salem Sustainability Series

Executive-Style Morning Sessions for Government Managers and Vendors.
The workshops are designed to teach the essential elements of sustainability to inform future decision-making and leadership efforts.

Hosted by Willamette University Center for Sustainable Communities, Moderated by Good Company.

Continuing Education units (CEU) available and applicable towards the UO Sustainability Leadership certificate.

Course Description

This workshop provides an overview of key issues related to selecting sustainability indicators and leading an assessment in your organization. Topics include: selecting indicators for both internal operations and mission-related services and activities; leveraging information streams and documents; scaling assessment effort and outputs to organizational capacity and resources; developing quantitative and qualitative indicators; and creating appropriate short-term and long- term performance benchmarks.

Registration and Fees

• Non-Credit Fee: $
• Earlybird Fee: $175
• Earlybird Registration Deadline: 10/21/2008
• Online registration not currently available for this course

More Information

• About Joshua Skov
• Download the program brochure

Workshops

• Forming and Facilitating Sustainability Teams: Engaging and Training Employees
• Power of Purchasing: Sustainable Procurement
• Accounting for Sustainability: Reporting Principles and Concepts
• Green Building Design and Operations: Benefits, Strategies and Resources
• Investment in Natural Infrastr.: Ecosystem Services as an Emerging Asset Class
• Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk: Tools for Business and Government
• Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government
• Sustainable Economic Development through Public Sector Investment
• Sustainability by Design: Retrofitting our Cities, Communities and Neighborhoods
• Energy Efficiency First: A Map to Reducing Costs and Carbon Footprint
• Land Use Planning: an Ecosystem Approach to Achieving Sustainability
• Sustainable Transportation Strategies: Processes, Indicators, and Measurements
• Writing Your Sustainability Plan: Process and Framework
• Climate Policy, Carbon Credits and Business Risk
• Energy and Climate Action Planning

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