Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government

April 9, 2010
Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
UO in Portland, White Stag Block 152
Presenter: Joshua Skov

A one-day workshop providing an overview of key issues related to selecting sustainability indicators and conducting an assessment in your municipality, agency or other government entity.

Course Description

Public-sector organizations increasingly need to measure and report on sustainability performance. This workshop provides an overview of key issues related to selecting sustainability indicators and conducting an assessment in your municipality, agency or other government entity.

Topics will include:

• Selecting indicators for both internal operations and mission-related services and activities
• Leveraging existing information streams and documents
• Scaling assessment effort and outputs to organizational capacity and resources
• Developing quantitative and qualitative indicators
• Creating appropriate short-term and long-term performance benchmarks

On the instructor: As a principal of Good Company, Joshua Skov has designed or implemented sustainability indicators and assessments for more than twenty private companies, colleges and universities, and government agencies. Clients of Good Company's sustainability assessment services include Oregon Department of Transportation, the University of California-Berkeley, Oregon University System, and Wells Fargo.

Registration and Fees

• Non-Credit Fee: $279
• Earlybird Fee: $244
• Earlybird Registration Deadline: 03/26/2010
• Register for this course

More Information

• About Joshua Skov
• Download the program brochure

Workshops

• Community Event Design and Management: A Triple Bottom Line Approach
• Public/Private Partnerships for Sustainability
• Equity and Sustainability: How to Balance Your Triple Bottom Line
• Writing Your Sustainability Plan: Process and Framework
• 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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