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 <title>A brief overview of the Framework</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/a_framework_for_guiding_innovation</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and why it is perfect for guiding product and service innovation towards sustainability and market success&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our approach is collectively called &amp;ldquo;The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development&amp;rdquo; (or simply &amp;ldquo;the Framework&amp;rdquo;) &amp;ndash; it is a comprehensive model for planning in complex systems. It is openly published and free for all to use. The Framework has helped hundreds of different organisations around the world integrate sustainable development into their strategic planning and create long lasting transformative change. It is constantly being used, tested, refined and developed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the years, it has proved especially useful in guiding product development towards sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sustainability: critical for success &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Framework is based on &lt;strong&gt;systems thinking&lt;/strong&gt;; recognizing that what happens in one part of a system affects every other part. Think of a soccer team. We can&amp;rsquo;t understand why the team lost the game until we look at how each player &amp;ndash; the goal keeper, defenders and forwards - all worked together on the field. We won&amp;rsquo;t learn much if we just study one member of the team. The Framework gives an organisation the tools to look at the whole team, understand the rules of the game, define success, and move towards it together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Any successful team must have a &lt;strong&gt;common language &lt;/strong&gt;and understanding in order to facilitate cooperation. The Framework provides this shared mental model of sustainability by helping people across organisations, disciplines and cultures to communicate effectively, build consensus and ultimately move toward their vision. We use an &lt;strong&gt;upstream approach &lt;/strong&gt;that anticipates and avoids problems before they occur, rather than reacting to their downstream effects.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This scientifically rigorous Framework gives organisations the tools to perform a gap analysis using the lens of sustainability, and then work toward closing the gap. Furthermore, The Framework complements other sustainability tools and methodologies, such as life cycle analysis or environmental management systems, by providing the context and strategic vision that makes them more effective.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Framework has been used in strategic decision-making by hundreds of organisations, in multiple sectors, across supply chains and in various scales, offering concrete and simple ways to accelerate change toward sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefits of using this holistic approach in product development:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Framework helps handle the complexity of sustainability without being complicated&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It helps create tangible understanding around what it means to achieve sustainable product or service systems and provides methods for planning how to get there.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It does not only highlight known environmental problems, but helps identify the full gap towards sustainability, including both social and environmental challenges and opportunities across the entire life cycle of the system in focus.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It helps set the rules for what it means to &amp;ldquo;win&amp;rdquo; in terms of sustainability. This frees creativity and enables collaboration across professional boundaries to become a great team that plays to win &amp;ndash; i.e. that develops products and services that simultaneously helps bridge the gap towards sustainability while achieving other goals and aspirations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It provides methods for coming up with creative ideas and strategic development pathways towards sustainable products AND market success. This increases the innovation potential.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It provides a process that helps you discover what you don&amp;rsquo;t know.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Its&amp;rsquo; core methods are very much aligned with the design process and concept of design thinking.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It helps with the selection of tools and methods to aid the sustainable innovation process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/innovation_case_examples &quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;for some inspiring examples of The Natural Step&amp;rsquo;s work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read here for a brief outline of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/abcd_for_product_innovation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the ABCD Method&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;which is used as a primary method of the Framework.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:58:49 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kristoffer Lundholm</dc:creator>
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 <title>A Conversation with the new Executive Director of The Natural Step Canada, Chad Park (Sustainability Dialogue)</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/conversation-new-executive-director-natural-step-canada-chad-park-sustainability-dialogue</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Dec 13 2011 - 1:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Dec 13 2011 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/exchange/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/images/exchange-logo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Natural Step Exchange&#039;s December instalment of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/sustainability-webinars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sustainability Dialogue Series&lt;/a&gt; features a special session with Chad Park, The Natural Step  Canada&amp;rsquo;s new Executive Director (effective January 1, 2012). Under Chad&amp;rsquo;s leadership, we will  increase our work with businesses and municipalities, expand our  sustainability learning programs, and scale up our work with emerging  leaders across Canada. Chad will also provide guidance for the  development of our newest initiative, &lt;a href=&quot;../../../../../../en/canada/message-canadian-executive-director-new-approach-natural-step-canada-sustainability-transitio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Sustainability Transition Lab&lt;/a&gt;, an innovative model for multi-stakeholder collaboration in strategic sectors of Canadian society.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come and join us as Chad provides an overview of what 2012 promises  to look like. This is your chance to provide ideas, ask questions,  provide input and learn about the future of The Natural Step Canada.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on the leadership change at The Natural Step Canada &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/special-announcement-the-natural-step-canada-announces-new-executive-director-chad-park&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/sustainability-webinars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sustainability Dialogues&lt;/a&gt; are exclusive to Premium Members of &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/exchange/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Natural Step Exchange&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. For information about The Natural Step Exchange and how you or your organization can join, please check out our &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/exchange/node/517&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Membership Package&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/exchange/node/497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;today!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/canada&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:53:41 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Neil McCallum</dc:creator>
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 <title>Applying the ABCD method on product systems innovation</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/ABCD_for_product_innovation</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The A-B-C-D method to applying the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/a_framework_for_guiding_innovation &quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development &lt;/a&gt;consists of four steps which can be used to guide product innovation, or entire organizations, towards sustainability. It is a strategic planning process that frees creativity and aligns short and long term innovation efforts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This method is based on backcasting from sustainability principles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&#039;ll find a short outline of the process below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;530&quot; height=&quot;307&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/Innovators_abcd.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;A = Awareness and Visioning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This first step aligns the innovation team or organization around a common understanding of sustainability and identifies a &#039;whole-systems&#039; context for their product system; building a common language around sustainability as well as creating a vision of what that product or service system would look like in a sustainable future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Natural Step principles of sustainability, basic science and whole-systems approach are presented to develop strategies for living in balance with nature and our global community. Participants review details of the state of the earth&#039;s systems, including the ecological, social and economic trends that are undermining our ability to create and manage healthy and prosperous ecosystems, businesses and communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the visioning process, people are encouraged to set ambitious goals which may require radical changes in the product or service system. Some goals may take many years to achieve.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is where businesses often begin to identify the service they provide independent of any one product (for example, providing energy services versus oil). Incorporating this awareness into the visioning process unleashes innovation and releases the innovation team from preconceived limitations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B = Baseline Mapping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This step uses the four sustainability principles to conduct a sustainability &amp;lsquo;gap analysis&amp;rsquo; of the major flows and impacts of the product across its&amp;rsquo; life cycle to see how its activities are running counter to sustainability principles. The analysis usually includes an evaluation of products and services, energy, capital and human resources from &#039;cradle to cradle&#039;. The assessment also often looks at the social context and organisational culture in order to understand how to positively introduce change. This allows the innovation team to identify critical sustainability issues, their business implications, any assets they may have and opportunities for change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C = Creative Solutions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this step, people are asked to brainstorm potential solutions to the issues highlighted in the baseline analysis without any constraints.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Armed with their vision of success and potential actions, organisations look backwards from the vision to develop strategies toward sustainability. This is called backcasting and it prevents people from developing strategies that just solve the problems of today. Instead, they begin with the end in mind, moving towards a shared vision of sustainability (and product success), with each action providing a platform for further improvement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D = Decide on Priorities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After identifying the opportunities and potential solutions in the &amp;lsquo;C&amp;rsquo; step, the group prioritises the measures that move the product or service system toward sustainability fastest, while optimising flexibility as well as maximising social, ecological and economic returns. This step supports effective, step-by-step implementation and action planning. At this stage, innovation teams can pick the &#039;low-hanging fruit&#039; &amp;ndash; actions that are fairly easy to implement and offer a rapid return on investment in order to build internal support and excitement for the journey towards a fully sustainable product.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <group domain="http://www.naturalstep.org/en/sweden">Sweden</group>
 <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:11:49 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kristoffer Lundholm</dc:creator>
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 <title>Building CSR Commitment Through Stakeholder Engagement Panels (Webinar)</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/building-csr-commitment-through-stakeholder-engagement-panels-webinar</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 22 2011 - 1:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 22 2011 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;200&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; height=&quot;48&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/event_30aug2011_cbsr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;External CSR Advisory Council or Stakeholder Engagement Panel can be a vital business strategy component. These groups can help companies identify new opportunities, promote innovation, and mitigate risks. Join &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsr.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CBSR&lt;/a&gt; for a look at some leading practises in optimizing your use of Stakeholder Engagement Panels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participants will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hear how Stakeholder Engagement Panels can further a company&#039;s CSR commitment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn about the type and functions of Stakeholder Engagement Panels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand the benefits and challenges of Stakeholder Engagement Panels for project planning and operations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gain some strategies companies have used to build trust and foster better relationships with their stakeholders&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn what to include when determining terms of reference and the logistics to manage an Stakeholder Engagement Panel&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who should attend this webinar?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CSR practioners&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Communications Managers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stakeholder Relations Directors&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speakers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsr.ca/about-cbsr/our-team/marie-jurcevic&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marie Jurcevic&lt;/a&gt;, CSR Advisor, CBSR&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/chad-park&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chad Park&lt;/a&gt;, Director Programs and Strategies, The Natural Step&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsr.ca/cbsrftp/Webinars%202011/J%20Russell%202011%20Speaker.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jayne Russell&lt;/a&gt;, CRMP, Manager, Public Relations, The Co-operators Group&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This webinar is free for CBSR members. Non members may join for $75.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Closes:&lt;/strong&gt; Sep 22, 2011 01:15 PM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1948&amp;amp;EID=10007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sites/all/files/registercommunity2.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/canada&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:31:09 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Neil McCallum</dc:creator>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/business-beyond-tomorrow-conference-montreal-sustainable-weekend-march-11-montreal-quebec</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Mar 11 2011 - 9:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Mar 11 2011 - 9:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Natural Step Canada is pleased to be involved with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com/conference/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Business Beyond Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;, a sustainability conference taking place March 11, 2011.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/anouk-bertner&quot;&gt;Anouk Bertner&lt;/a&gt;, the Emerging Leaders Manager of The Natural Step Canada, will be speaking on Friday and board members &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/claude-ouimet&quot;&gt;Claude Ouimet&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/bob-willard&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bob Willard&lt;/a&gt; will be keynote speakers. For more information and to see a list of those speaking, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com/speakers/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Conference:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the last decade, many businesses began looking at the ecological impacts of their operations, as well as considering their responsibility towards society. Companies have started to incorporate sustainable development in their daily business decisions and, thus, have adopted a long-term vision in lieu of the traditional emphasis of short-term shareholder value.&lt;br /&gt;
Inspired by this increase in corporate and public interest in sustainable development, and the subsequent need to educate business leaders, For the first time Concordia University, HEC Montreal and McGill University are joining forces for their annual conference on sustainability; Business Beyond Tomorrow. The conference is a unique initiative that brings together the Montreal student community, corporate leaders, and sustainable leaders to discuss sustainable business practices. Business Beyond Tomorrow explores the sustainable strategies and practices of businesses today, the obstacles faced by the industry in becoming sustainable and common goals for the future. The conference exists to educate and inspire the business leaders of today and the student community, the business leaders of tomorrow. This year&amp;rsquo;s conference, taking place on March 11th 2010, will explore sustainability thoroughly, in terms of social, economical and ecological factors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Overview:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to achieve a greater level of depth, the conference will cover the 3 pillars of sustainability; ecology, economy and social issues. On March 11th 2010, Business Beyond Tomorrow will discuss on a diversity of subjects, from sustainable energy, to environmental law and sustainable building.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mission&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The mission of the Sustainable Business Conferences is to increase the sustainability literacy of the student community and to highlight businesses that have incorporated sustainability into their practices. Furthermore, Business Beyond Tomorrow is an opportunity for them to see that sustainability and economic prosperity need not be mutually exclusive. It is a chance for them to learn beyond the scope of the classroom, through exposure to tangible examples of ingenuity, determination, and success.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, March 11th 2011&lt;br /&gt;
From 9am to 9pm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Where:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BMO amphitheatre,&lt;br /&gt;
John Molson School of Business, Concordia University&lt;br /&gt;
Room MB 1.210&lt;br /&gt;
1450 Guy street&lt;br /&gt;
Montreal, Quebec&lt;br /&gt;
Canada H3H 2L5&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For a schedule of events please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com/schedule/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/canada&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:34:40 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Stephanie Mindorff</dc:creator>
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 <title>Canadian Business for Social Responsibility - CSR Reflections:  Best of 2011 and What to Expect in 2012? (Webinar)</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/csr-reflections-best-2011-and-what-expect-2012-webinar</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Nov 17 2011 - 1:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Nov 17 2011 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsr.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;200&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; height=&quot;59&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/event_17nov2011_cbsr.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Natural Step Canada is proud to support the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsr.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Canadian Business for Social Responsibility&lt;/a&gt; (CBSR) and their upcoming webinar on CSR&amp;nbsp;reflections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;***&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Plan to join this webinar to hear Toby Webb, Founder and Chairman of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ethicalcorp.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ethical Corporation&lt;/a&gt;, share his perspectives on the best practices and highlights of CSR in 2011 as well as his thoughts on the CSR Trends to watch for in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ethical Corporation has been providing business intelligence on sustainability since 2001.&amp;nbsp; Through online and print publications, leading-edge research and world-recognized events, Ethical Corporation delivers timely and valuable insights into how large companies are responding to the sustainable business agenda.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Toby brings a global perspective on a wide range of CSR issues, delivered in his own unique style.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;rsquo;t miss this opportunity to learn and interact with a leading international CSR expert.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1948&amp;amp;EID=10566&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sites/all/files/registercommunity2.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/canada&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:02:21 -0500</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/usa/powerful-messages-unnatural-times-webinars-change-world</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Feb 17 2011 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Feb 17 2011 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Behind every successful endeavor, there is a well-planned process.  And like every other initiative your organization will undertake, from  supply chain processes to marketing efforts, good sustainability  practices require good planning, a powerful message and skills to create  motivated teams to effect change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainability champions, we&#039;ve listened to you. Join us for our 2011  webinar series - interact with six amazing and motivational leaders in  the industry. You will learn from their successes (and failures) on  topics like pwerful messaging tactics, community transformation  catalysts and ways to build group commitment and energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Change We Can&amp;rsquo;t Live Without&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Doppelt &lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group&lt;br /&gt;
February 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Global  climate disruption threatens to undermine the conditions that allowed  civilization to thrive on Earth. Little else matters if this problem is  not resolved. In this presentation Bob will share information from his  most recent book The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A  Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your  Life (Earthscan Publishing, 2008) and explain how change leaders can  motivate others to alter the way they think and behave in ways that  produce sustainable outcomes and address global climate disruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
Going for the Gut: Sustainability Framing and Messaging Strategies&lt;br /&gt;
Anna Fahey&lt;br /&gt;
Communications Strategist, Sightline Institute&lt;br /&gt;
March 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Sustainability  policy solutions aren&amp;rsquo;t always easy to understand or to talk  about&amp;mdash;advocates often get bogged down in the details, the data, or the  politics, sometimes at the risk of losing momentum, interest, and  engagement. But, by articulating the core values that inform our policy  work and affirming our communities&amp;rsquo; shared aspirations, our words take  on weight, transcending issues, partisanship, geography, and social  background. This webinar gives sustainability advocates memorable and  effective messaging tools to make the case for policy solutions and  community action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enlisting Others: Bringing About Participation in Sustainable Community Planning&lt;br /&gt;
Sarah James&lt;br /&gt;
Co-Director, The Institute for Ecomunicipality Education &amp;amp; Assistance&lt;br /&gt;
May 26, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Without  broad community and municipal participation, sustainable  development  initiatives can become the project of a few dedicated  individuals that  have value in themselves, but do not bring about  widespread community  and municipal change toward community  sustainability.&amp;nbsp; This webinar will  introduce particular approaches to  designing a participation strategy  that can involve citizens from all  walks of life as well as the  diversity of perspectives in community  sustainability planning. It will  also introduce an overall approach to  sustainable community planning  that has been shown to bring about  successful systematic and  institutionalized change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Respecting the Principles of Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
John Ikerd&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri&lt;br /&gt;
July 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Today&amp;rsquo;s  challenges of sustainability are consequences of persistent conflicts  with the laws of nature - including human nature. If we ignore the basic  laws of nature, sooner or later we will suffer negative consequences.  This webinar will explore the basic ecological, social and economic  principals of sustainability, and link these principles with the Natural  Step Framework and process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Hidden Assets in Plain Sight for Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Pavlik&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, High Wind Foundation and Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University&lt;br /&gt;
September 15, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The  Sustainability Movement is growing because citizens are making strong  connections among their internal and external assets.&amp;nbsp; The session opens  with an invitation to consider your internal and external assets for  your various roles to promote sustainable living.&amp;nbsp; Participants are then  introduced to strategies for making connections among their assets that  lead beyond effects and consequences to results of significance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Why Storytelling is the &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; Factor in Harnessing Your Sustainability Efforts&lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Leinaweaver&lt;br /&gt;
Natural Step Associate and Founder of Global Zen&lt;br /&gt;
November 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
In  the worlds of corporate social responsibility and strategic  sustainability, more and more attention is being focused on the  importance of storytelling as a key component on one&amp;rsquo;s toolkit for  change. Storytelling has turned into game play, and whoever tells the  best story wins. Yet, despite the spin and corporate wordsmithing, the  art of storytelling remains an elusive and critical factor in&amp;nbsp; your  success, and the conduit for global social innovation and change. In  this webinar, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how storytelling shows up as a systems  dynamic that shapes social worlds, and how the principles and  methodologies of The Natural Step can aid the cultivation of your own  &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please note: This offering is a series of six webinars to take  place in 2011. After each webinar, the remainder of the series will be  available for purchase at a reduced rate. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnswebseries2011.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;26&quot; width=&quot;107&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/image/register-now.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Additional participants from an already registered organization  may register for $15 each. Please contact  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
This webinar series also sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tacrcd.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Town and County RC&amp;amp;D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;68&quot; width=&quot;251&quot; src=&quot;https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/310683/tcrd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;How, given the current situation, do we manage and allocate, today, the Earth&amp;rsquo;s resources for the survival of a projected global population of 9 to 10 billion people in 2050 - and for their offspring indefinitely?&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;So states the over-riding research question for a new and exciting project &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;involving &lt;/span&gt;9 organisations from the European Union old and new, from the developing world and from neighboring Iceland. &lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Rethinking globalisation in the light of Contraction and CONVERGEnce &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;is the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;full project title for this interdisciplinary research project, which is &lt;span&gt;the first EU FP7 funded research to extend the concept of contraction and convergence beyond emissions trading. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Awarded close to 1.4 million Euros for 4 years research, &lt;/span&gt;CONVERGE aims to re-think globalisation by developing our understanding of convergence beyond emissions-trading across wider social, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The principle of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_and_convergence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Contraction and Convergence&lt;/a&gt; (C&amp;amp;C) (Meyer, 2002) developed in the early 1990&amp;rsquo;s currently provides a framework for a smooth transition to a low level of greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic activity. As originally conceived C&amp;amp;C is based on the principle that every global citizen has the right to emit an equal per-capita share of &amp;lsquo;carbon&amp;rsquo;. It suggests that those levels of global emissions that are acceptable to the Earth be estimated, and that this be used to determine how much each country needs to cut back its emissions.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Taken out of the frame of greenhouse gas emissions, C&amp;amp;C unites a simple ethical principle of basic human equality with the need for sustainability and suggests the broad outlines of a programme to guide positive future change. CONVERGE proposes to extend the concept of C&amp;amp;C and its political applications to embrace the sustainability of trade, economics, society, the natural environment, energy, food, governance, wellbeing and consciousness &amp;ndash; a new visionary concept for Sustainable Globalisation in the 21st century. To differentiate between meanings of C&amp;amp;C, this project&amp;rsquo;s extended version of C&amp;amp;C will be referred to as &amp;lsquo;convergence&amp;rsquo;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;CONVERGE has a significant role to play in achieving the strategic objective of the EU&amp;rsquo;s global partnership: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;to promote sustainable development actively worldwide and ensure that the European Union&#039;s internal and external policies are consistent with global sustainable development and its international commitments.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Key to the success of this study is the interdisciplinary approach and working with stakeholders from civil society, government and business. CONVERGE seeks to explore convergent sustainability relationships across different scales from local, national, global-regional to global. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Partners in the project include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bristol.ac.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The University of Bristol&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.schumacher.org.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Schumacher Society&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Schumacher Centre&lt;/a&gt; from the UK; from Sweden comes the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lu.se/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;University of Lund&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Natural Step International&lt;/a&gt;; from Hungary &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greendependent.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;GreenDependent&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.szie.hu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Szent Istvan University&lt;/a&gt;; from Tamil Nadu, India comes regional development agency &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scad.org.in/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SCAD&lt;/a&gt; and from Iceland, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hi.is/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;University of Iceland&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Natural Step is proud to participate in this exciting project and looks forward to keeping you informed of its progress over the coming years.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Visit the CONVERGE Project webpage to stay up to date with the latest project news: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.convergeproject.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.convergeproject.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;For more information on The Natural Step&amp;rsquo;s involvement, contact: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:josefin.nystrom@thenaturalstep.org?subject=Hemsida%20-%20Converge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Josefin Nystr&amp;ouml;m&lt;/a&gt; at The Natural Step International. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:42:05 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Feb 17 2011 - 12:30am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Feb 17 2011 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;This one-day program is designed to introduce public agency planners, planning commissioners and other interested agency staff, council members and citizens to the concept of how to use The Natural Step Framework as a foundation for creating a sustainable community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;In  the morning, a presentation will define sustainability and present the basic principles of The  Natural Step Framework including the science behind the framework model  and case studies. Attendees will participate in small group exercises around the  four principles and learn how to apply the framework in the creation of  sustainable services for a community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;In the afternoon, a senior planner from the City of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lake Oswego&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; will share how &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lake   Oswego&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; is using the Natural Step as the foundation for a revision of the city&amp;rsquo;s comprehensive plan. Later, participants will learn how to use the four principles of sustainability as a strategic planning tool in developing a long term community plan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Participants will receive Certification Maintenance Credits from the American Planning Association. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;Subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Who Should Participate?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;City and county planners &amp;amp; engineers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Planning commission members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Any other agency staff, council members or citizens      who express interest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;Subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Content&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sustainability overview and driving factors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Basic science underlying the TNS framework&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Four principles of the TNS framework and their      application&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Case studies of communities using the Natural      Step&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Guest speaker: Sidaro Sin, senior planner from      the City of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lake        Oswego&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Strategic planning exercise &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Close &amp;ndash; How      to take these concepts back to your communities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;Subheading&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Outcomes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Understanding of how to bring a sustainability      perspective to the community planning process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Understanding of the Natural Step framework and      its usage in community planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Examples of organizations and communities using      the Natural Step Framework&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Opportunity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; to experience how to use the &amp;ldquo;backcasting&amp;rdquo;      process in a planning exercise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ideas on how to take this material back into a      community organization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Certification Maintenance Credits with APA&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Workshop Leader&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duke Castle  is one of the original organizers of the Oregon Natural Step Network. He  has delivered hundreds of Natural Step presentations, including  training Oregon state leaders on sustainability as part of Governor  Kitzhaber&#039;s sustainability executive order, and has traveled to Sweden  to study how Swedish companies have successfully applied The Natural  Step principles. Duke is a former marketing executive with Hewlett  Packard and has a BSEE from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnsplannersfeb11.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Registration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please note: Lunch is not provided.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:10:06 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Domande Frequenti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Le risposte alle domande riportate di seguito hanno lo scopo di chiarire eventuali dubbi che potrebbero emergere circa il concetto di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; e il Framework di The Natural Step. Esse non hanno la pretesa di essere esaustive, ma forniscono la base essenziale per comprendere la metodologia di TNS.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#Framework_di_The_Natural_Step&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cos&amp;rsquo;&amp;egrave; il Framework di The Natural Step?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#differenza_Framework&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cosa differenzia il Framework di The Natural Step dagli altri?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#organizzazione&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; l&amp;rsquo;organizzazione di The Natural Step?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;4.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cosa significa &amp;ldquo;sostenibilit&amp;agrave;&amp;rdquo;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#diventare_sostenibili&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Di che cosa abbiamo bisogno per essere sostenibili?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#essere_sostenibile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come potrei iniziare a essere sostenibile?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#servizio_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Potete descrivere un tipico servizio di TNS?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;8.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#servizi_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quanto costano i servizi di TNS?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;9.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#esperti_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come posso fare in modo che un relatore di TNS partecipi a un evento da me organizzato?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;10.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#aumento_popolazione_mondiale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; la vostra posizione circa l&amp;rsquo;aumento della popolazione?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;11.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#impegno_verso_sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;L&amp;rsquo;impegno verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave; non perde di significato nel momento in cui nelle nuove economie emergenti, come la Cina, stanno aumentando vertiginosamente la produzione industriale, l&amp;rsquo;emissione di gas serra e il numero della popolazione?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;12.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#principi_di_non_sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Se non eliminiamo il nostro contributo ai principi di non sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, l&amp;rsquo;intera societ&amp;agrave; potrebbe implodere su se stessa; questo significa che l&amp;rsquo;approccio verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave; implica di cessare tutta la produzione di beni e servizi nella nostra comunit&amp;agrave;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;13.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#TNS_decisione_ogni_giorno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come pu&amp;ograve; il Framework di TNS aiutarmi con le scelte che devo prendere ogni giorno?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;14.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#opzioni_salvaguardia_ambiente&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Le opzioni legate alla salvaguardia dell&amp;rsquo;ambiente solitamente sono pi&amp;ugrave; costose. &amp;Egrave; realistico aspettarsi che le imprese possano assumere soluzioni pi&amp;ugrave; costose per diventare pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;15.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#processo_backasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Il processo di Backcasting, che &amp;egrave; al centro della metodologia, non sembra troppo radicale. Quali sono gli aspetti che lo differenziano dagli altri processi di pianificazione strategica?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;16.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#strumenti_e_metodologie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quali sono le relazioni tra TNS e gli altri strumenti e concetti?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;17.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#cambiamenti_climatici&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come si relaziona The Natural Step con i cambiamenti climatici? Voi lavorate sulla sostenibilit&amp;agrave;- perch&amp;eacute; dovrei avere bisogno di The Natural Step se voglio solo trattare dei cambiamenti climatici?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;18.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#approccio_sistemico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Perch&amp;eacute; adottare un approccio sistemico risulta cos&amp;igrave; importante?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;19.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#bisogni_sociali_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come veicola TNS i bisogni sociali all&amp;rsquo;interno della sua metodologia?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;20.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#crisi_energia_nucleare&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Il Framework di The Natural Step non dovrebbe fornire risposte chiare sui problemi che affliggono la nostra societ&amp;agrave; odierna, come l&amp;rsquo;energia nucleare e la crisi di approvvigionamento di cibo di una parte della popolazione?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;21.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#differenza_condizioni_e_principi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; la differenza tra le Condizioni di Sistema e i Principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;1. &lt;a name=&quot;Framework_di_The_Natural_Step&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Che cos&amp;rsquo;&amp;egrave; il Framework di The Natural Step?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il Framework di The Natural Step rappresenta un modello organico e coerente tra le sue diverse parti che consente la pianificazione di sistemi complessi. &amp;Egrave; fruibile all&amp;rsquo;interno del sito e il suo utilizzo &amp;egrave; libero. Il Framework consente di avere un ausilio fondamentale per organizzare i vari strumenti necessari per uno sviluppo sostenibile in modo da uniformare la teoria strategica alla sua implementazione pratica. &amp;Egrave; continuamente usato, testato, ridefinito sulla base dell&amp;rsquo;esperienza e sviluppato. Il Framework di TNS &amp;egrave; stato utilizzato da centinaia di organizzazioni in tutto il mondo per integrare lo sviluppo sostenibile alla pianificazione strategica delle attivit&amp;agrave; delle organizzazioni stesse con il fine di attuare cambiamenti profittevoli nel lungo periodo. Per una descrizione pi&amp;ugrave; completa si veda &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/il-nostro-approccio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;il nostro Approccio&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;2. &lt;a name=&quot;differenza_Framework&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Che cosa differenzia il Framework di The Natural Step?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il Framework di The Natural Step &amp;egrave; stato ideato per aiutare le organizzazioni e le comunit&amp;agrave; a pianificare le strategie nell&amp;rsquo;ottica della sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, utilizzando il modello di Backcasting e le &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/a&gt;. In particolare, il modello di Backcasting consiste nel definire obiettivi futuri ambiziosi e, in un secondo momento, intraprendere i provvedimenti necessari per raggiungere tali obiettivi (si tratta di un processo opposto al Forecasting, che si basa sulla situazione attuale per costruire le dinamiche future). All&amp;rsquo;interno dell&amp;rsquo;approccio di Backcasting, i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; sono usati per definire un futuro traguardo che rappresenta il successo della strategia implementata. All&amp;rsquo;interno del modello di Backcasting, i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, detti anche Condizioni di Sistema, hanno il ruolo fondamentale di coadiuvare l&amp;rsquo;intera strategia, che deve condurre agli obiettivi prefissati ed essere coerente con le leggi fisiche di base, come le leggi della Termodinamica. L&amp;rsquo;approccio di TNS &amp;egrave; innovativo, poich&amp;eacute; permette di non ancorarsi al presente, di per s&amp;eacute; effimero e soggetto al cambiamento, ma di pensare fin dall&amp;rsquo;inizio agli scenari futuri, in modo tale da avvantaggiarsi di tali nuovi scenari, operando, cio&amp;egrave;, da &amp;ldquo;First Mover&amp;rdquo;. Per maggiori informazioni si veda la sezione dedicata al &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/backcasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Backcasting&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;3. &lt;a name=&quot;organizzazione&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; l&amp;rsquo;organizzazione di The Natural Step?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Natural Step &amp;egrave; una organizzazione no-profit fondata con l&amp;rsquo;esplicito obiettivo di creare una societ&amp;agrave; pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibile nel suo modo di agire. La nostra missione consiste nel promuovere la comprensione, la competenza, la pianificazione e, soprattutto, le azioni concrete riguardo la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Crediamo di poter realizzare questi obiettivi grazie alla nostra consolidata metodologia che aiuta le comunit&amp;agrave; e le organizzazioni a comprendere in maniera pi&amp;ugrave; efficace e completa il tema della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; e di integrare gli aspetti ambientali, economici e sociali all&amp;rsquo;interno della pianificazione strategica orientata alla sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Poniamo particolare attenzione all&amp;rsquo;educazione, alla consulenza e alla ricerca legata allo sviluppo sostenibile. Siamo una realt&amp;agrave; diffusa in tutto il mondo, con 11 uffici e il quartier generale in Svezia. Visita la sezione &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/la-nostra-storia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chi siamo&lt;/a&gt; per maggiori informazioni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;4. &lt;a name=&quot;sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Che cosa intendiamo per sostenibilit&amp;agrave;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Garantire i bisogni attuali senza compromettere la possibilit&amp;agrave; che le generazioni future riescano a soddisfare i propri&amp;rdquo; **; cos&amp;igrave;, nei primi anni Ottanta, Gro Harlem Brundtland, primo ministro norvegese, si &amp;egrave; espresso sul tema della Responsabilit&amp;agrave; Sociale d&amp;rsquo;Impresa per richiamare il problema della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; della attivit&amp;agrave; economica in relazione allo sfruttamento indiscriminato delle risorse del pianeta Terra. Negli ultimi venti anni moltissime organizzazioni hanno intrapreso percorsi virtuosi in materia di trasparenza e correttezza gestionale nei confronti di fornitori, stakeholders e clienti finali e cittadini per migliorare il loro impatto ambientale ed etico nelle loro zone di attivit&amp;agrave;. Tuttavia, si &amp;egrave; ritenuto per troppo tempo che il tema della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; riguardasse semplicemente il campo astratto della reputazione delle organizzazione fosse, quindi, estraneo al core business dell&amp;rsquo;impresa stessa. Si pensava, infatti, che le imprese e le comunit&amp;agrave; avessero il dovere morale di comportarsi come dei &amp;ldquo;buoni cittadini&amp;rdquo;, limitando il campo d&amp;rsquo;azione a iniziative generiche, piuttosto che adottare la visione pi&amp;ugrave; appropriata alla loro specifica strategia, con l&amp;rsquo;ovvia conseguenza di avviare progetti che si rivelavano solamente un costo per le stesse. Nel contesto attuale appare evidente come tutte le organizzazioni, aziendali o meno, debbano operare all&amp;rsquo;interno del tessuto sociale in cui si trovano, utilizzando le proprie risorse per decisioni strategiche intelligenti, al di l&amp;agrave; dei benefici apportati all&amp;rsquo;ambiente. The Natural Step, attraverso le quattro &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Condizioni di sistema&lt;/a&gt; pu&amp;ograve; ovviare a tutto questo, fondando il suo operato su una definizione ben chiara si sostenibilit&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;** World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;5. &lt;a name=&quot;diventare_sostenibili&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Di cosa abbiamo bisogno per diventare sostenibili?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Se vogliamo capire come creare una societ&amp;agrave; sostenibile, dobbiamo, innanzitutto comprendere i motivi che hanno portato alla situazione attuale, caratterizzata da comportamenti non sostenibili. Sono quattro le condotte umane che stanno compromettendo l&amp;rsquo;ecosistema naturale, causando problemi per la nostra e le future generazioni. The Natural step &amp;egrave; arrivata a identificare questi quattro fattori, attraverso un meticoloso studio condiviso da un panel di studiosi, mediante un processo condiviso. I quattro principi prevedono di:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo accumulo di sostanze estratte dalla crosta terrestre (es. metalli pesanti, combustibili fossili);&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo accumulo di sostanze chimiche prodotte dalla societ&amp;agrave; (es. diossine, PCB e DDT);&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo degrado e distruzione della natura e dei processi naturali (es. sovra sfruttamento delle foreste, cementificazione di habitat naturali); e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo a condizioni che compromettano la capacit&amp;agrave; delle persone di soddisfare i propri bisogni fondamentali (es. condizioni di lavoro prive di sicurezza e paga insufficiente per vivere).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Per maggiori informazioni sui Principi di sostenibiit&amp;agrave; si veda la pagina sulle &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;6. &lt;a name=&quot;essere_sostenibile&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come potrei iniziare a essere sostenibile?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il filosofo cinese Lao-Tzu diceva che &amp;ldquo;un viaggio di migliaia di chilometri inizia sempre con il primo passo&amp;rdquo;; allo stesso modo, il percorso verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, sebbene sia un processo lungo e complicato, pu&amp;ograve; incominciare con piccoli accorgimenti che, sommati a quelli futuri, possono contribuire in maniera decisiva a un reale cambiamento. Il primo passo &amp;egrave; sicuramente quello di renderti consapevole dell&amp;rsquo;importanza del concetto di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; in modo che tu stesso possa diventare protagonista del cambiamento. Ci sono molte risorse che sono disponibili sul nostro sito (vedi le voci &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/il-nostro-approccio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;il nostro approccio&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; e &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/case-study&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Risorse&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo;, oltre alla sezione &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/elearning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;E-learning&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo;). Successivamente devi crearti un obiettivo che abbia come fine il raggiungimento di stili di vita pi&amp;ugrave; coerenti con l&amp;rsquo;ecosistema naturale; esistono molte societ&amp;agrave; che possono aiutare te e l&amp;rsquo;attivit&amp;agrave; che stai facendo, sia essa di natura aziendale o meno, e The Natural Step &amp;egrave; una di queste. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;7. &lt;a name=&quot;servizio_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come si esplicita il servizio di TNS?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Oltre ad usare il &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/backcasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Backcasting&lt;/a&gt; come modello strategico, la nostra metodologia mira a:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Creare consapevolezza e interesse nei confronti della sostenibilit&amp;agrave;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Coinvolgere i membri dell&amp;rsquo;organizzazione nel processo di pianificazione;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sviluppare l&amp;rsquo;innovazione e la creativit&amp;agrave; nel tentativo di riportare l&amp;rsquo;armonia tra l&amp;rsquo;agire dell&amp;rsquo;uomo e i fenomeni della natura;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Realizzare nuove iniziative, incoraggiando nuove idee e rimuovendo le barriere che aiutano a coprire il gap tra la situazione attuale e quella futura desiderata.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;L&amp;rsquo;impegno che ci contraddistingue trascende le differenze locali e le diversit&amp;agrave; culturali dei diversi Paesi dove operiamo con la stessa metodologia. Il fattore distintivo del Framework di TNS &amp;egrave; proprio la flessibilit&amp;agrave;, che permette, attraverso un impianto di valori e sistemi comuni, di applicarlo a realt&amp;agrave; anche molto diverse sia per dimensione sia per settore di appartenenza. Se sei interessato alla nostra proposta e desideri lavorare con noi, contattaci alla sezione dedicata, per sapere dove si trova l&amp;rsquo;ufficio di TNS pi&amp;ugrave; vicino a te. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;8. &lt;a name=&quot;servizi_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quanto costano i servizi di TNS?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;I costi dei nostri servizi sono proporzionali al tempo richiesto per implementare la strategia pi&amp;ugrave; adatta alle tue esigenze. Alcuni dei fattori che maggiormente incidono sul prezzo finale comprendono:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il tempo necessario per preparare il report iniziale su cui fondare la strategia;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il tempo necessario per raggiungere gli obiettivi stabiliti nel report;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il numero di persone che verranno coinvolte sia nella tua organizzazione che in TNS;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il livello delle competenze necessarie per portare a termine il progetto, dal momento in cui i progetti pi&amp;ugrave; complessi richiederanno l&amp;rsquo;apporto di personale senior pi&amp;ugrave; esperto.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il numero degli spostamenti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dopo un primo incontro conoscitivo, dove cercheremo di capire le tue esigenze e le tue pratiche riguardo alla sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, anche con riguardo ai consumi energetici, ti proporremo un report con informazioni anche riguardo al compenso nel caso in cui la nostra proposta dovesse riscontrare il tuo interesse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;9. &lt;a name=&quot;esperti_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come posso far partecipare gli esperti di The Natural Step ai miei eventi?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;I nostri membri partecipano regolarmente a meeting aziendali e noi stessi organizziamo numerosi seminari ed eventi per diffondere la metodologia TNS ed aggiornare i nostri modelli. Se sei interessato ad avere un relatore di TNS a un tuo evento, ti preghiamo di visitare la sezione specializzata, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/richiedi-un-relatore&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Richiedi un Relatore&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;10. &lt;a name=&quot;aumento_popolazione_mondiale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; la posizione di The Natural Step riguardo all&amp;rsquo;aumento della popolazione mondiale?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Natural Step non ha una posizione ufficiale sull&amp;rsquo;aumento della popolazione mondiale, poich&amp;eacute; il nostro modello non &amp;egrave; prescrittivo al riguardo. Il problema emerge dato che ad un aumento della popolazione mondiale corrisponde un incremento delle risorse della Terra che vengono consumate, minacciando l&amp;rsquo;equilibrio dell&amp;rsquo;ecosistema naturale. La sfida odierna risiede nel ricercare un nuovo equilibrio con il sistema naturale, affinch&amp;eacute; possa continuare a svolgere il compito di mantenere la vita sul nostro pianeta. Questa &amp;egrave; la nostra pi&amp;ugrave; grande responsabilit&amp;agrave;. Il Framework di TNS aiuta le organizzazioni a compiere progressi rilevanti verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, consentendo alle stesse di ottenere ritorni economici sugli investimenti effettuati. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;11.&lt;a name=&quot;impegno_verso_sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; L&amp;rsquo;impegno verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave; non perde di significato nel momento in cui nelle nuove economie emergenti, come la Cina, stanno aumentando vertiginosamente la produzione industriale, l&amp;rsquo;emissione di gas serra e il numero della popolazione?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Questa domanda rappresenta senza dubbio una questione di grande interesse. Molti Leader politici preferiscono accusare di negligenza i Paesi industrializzati in termini di politiche indirizzate verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, piuttosto che intraprendere percorsi virtuosi in questa direzione. In realt&amp;agrave;, la Cina, come molti Paesi in via di sviluppo, sta adottando le stesse pratiche delle nazioni occidentali pi&amp;ugrave; evolute. Tuttavia, in un simile contesto appare logico e razionale intervenire risolutamente per eliminare i difetti di un sistema che, oramai, non solo presenta poche prospettive di ulteriori sviluppi, ma anche minaccia l&amp;rsquo;intera societ&amp;agrave; globale di implodere su s&amp;eacute; stessa. L&amp;rsquo;aspetto pi&amp;ugrave; significativo &amp;egrave; rappresentato dall&amp;rsquo;opportunit&amp;agrave; di mettere in pratica i precetti della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; &amp;quot;sul mercato&amp;quot;, consentendo di acquisire notevoli vantaggi competitivi in termini di nuove possibilit&amp;agrave; di business e di contenimento dei costi. Il successo di un simile cambiamento &amp;egrave; testimoniato dai numerosissimi esempi che di organizzazioni che si sono conformate a pratiche produttive pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili, tutte comunque ancorate alle regole della razionalit&amp;agrave; economica, un fattore critico di successo anche in puri termini di business. Cos&amp;igrave; anche le politiche dei Paesi industrializzati e in via di sviluppo dovrebbero al pi&amp;ugrave; presto intraprendere e incoraggiare comportamenti pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;12. &lt;a name=&quot;principi_di_non_sostenibilit_&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Se non eliminiamo il nostro contributo ai principi di non sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, l&amp;rsquo;intera societ&amp;agrave; potrebbe implodere su se stessa; questo significa che l&amp;rsquo;approccio verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave; implica di cessare tutta la produzione di beni e servizi nella nostra comunit&amp;agrave;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Assolutamente NO! il Framework di The Natural Step, attraverso le &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/a&gt;, offre una metodologia che propone di adattare le strategie di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; con il pensiero economico attuale, senza stravolgimenti e rivoluzioni che risulterebbero controproducenti. La sua flessibilit&amp;agrave;, inoltre, consente a coloro che lo utilizzano di poter cogliere ogni contributo e opportunit&amp;agrave; che pu&amp;ograve; migliorare la sua concreta applicazione. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;13. &lt;a name=&quot;TNS_decisione_ogni_giorno&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come pu&amp;ograve; il Framework di TNS aiutarmi con le scelte che devo prendere ogni giorno?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Le decisioni riguardo la sostenibilit&amp;agrave; che devono essere prese ogni giorno presentano sempre pro e contro. Tuttavia, pu&amp;ograve; essere riduttivo e fuorviante considerare tali decisioni come trade-off. Se, infatti, abbiamo degli obiettivi ben precisi da raggiungere e una metodologia chiara ed efficace come quella proposta da TNS il problema non si dovrebbe nemmeno porre. Non &amp;egrave; corretto porre la questione in questa forma. Il Framework di The Natural Step e l&amp;rsquo;approccio di Backcasting aiuta a valutare le varie scelte che ci si pongono quotidianamente, superando un&amp;rsquo;ottica di breve periodo per valutare se un&amp;rsquo;azione ci pu&amp;ograve; condurre in una direzione coerente con i nostri obiettivi. Non sar&amp;agrave; mai una singola azione a condurci verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, ma un loro insieme integrato e coerente. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;14. &lt;a name=&quot;opzioni_salvaguardia_ambiente&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Le opzioni legate alla salvaguardia dell&amp;rsquo;ambiente solitamente sono pi&amp;ugrave; costose. &amp;Egrave; realistico aspettarsi che le imprese possano assumere soluzioni pi&amp;ugrave; costose per diventare pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Anche questa domanda appare del tutto legittima, ma la risposta in questo caso risulta decisamente pi&amp;ugrave; univoca della precedente. Infatti, innovare in nuove tecnologie pi&amp;ugrave; rispettose dell&amp;rsquo;ambiente, pu&amp;ograve; avere ripercussioni molto interessanti anche nel campo della convenienza economica. Appare naturale che il tema del risparmio energetico assuma oggi una importanza fondamentale per coniugare l&amp;rsquo;aspetto della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; ambientale con l&amp;rsquo;imprescindibile assunto della teoria economica della profittabilit&amp;agrave; dell&amp;rsquo;investimento effettuato. Infatti, solo se le imprese avranno una convenienza sostanziale nell&amp;rsquo;implementazione di nuove forme di soluzioni in termini di risparmio sui costi dei consumi, queste saranno disposte a investire nel lungo periodo per la loro realizzazione e, in questo caso, l&amp;rsquo;aspetto ambientale non rappresenta che una scontata esternalit&amp;agrave; positiva per la societ&amp;agrave; intera.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Facciamo l&amp;rsquo;esempio dell&amp;rsquo;illuminazione negli ambienti degli edifici industriali. L&amp;rsquo;illuminazione artificiale &amp;egrave; presente in tutti gli ambienti dove si svolge l&amp;rsquo;attivit&amp;agrave; di impresa, siano essi all&amp;rsquo;interno dei luoghi di produzione e degli uffici, oppure all&amp;rsquo;aperto, come nel caso dei magazzini e dei piazzali. Tuttavia, nonostante il suo ampio utilizzo, generalmente l&amp;rsquo;illuminazione non viene considerata quale leva strategica essenziale sia per quanto riguarda la gestione degli impianti, sia con riferimento alla progettazione degli ambienti, generando, in tal modo, perdite tanto ingenti quanto facilmente eliminabili. In realt&amp;agrave;, come &amp;egrave; gi&amp;agrave; stato accennato, il sistema di illuminazione contribuisce mediamente per quasi un terzo delle spese in energia elettrica, e un suo utilizzo pi&amp;ugrave; razionale pu&amp;ograve; comportare un risparmio compreso tra il 30 e il 50% dei suoi costi, grazie allo sviluppo di nuove apparecchi illuminanti e sistemi di controllo pi&amp;ugrave; efficienti. La tabella sottostante sintetizza le caratteristiche esposte, fornendo un esempio concreto di risparmio ottenibile utilizzando lampade pi&amp;ugrave; innovative.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tipi di lampade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Efficienza (lm/W)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Potenza Lampada (W)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Durata (Ore)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Costo (&amp;euro;/unit&amp;agrave;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Risparmio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;(&amp;euro;/anno)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Incandescenza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1.000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Alogeni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;15,5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1500-2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;161&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Alogeni Irc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;15-25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;2000-2500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;220&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fluorescenti compatte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;10000-15000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;524&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fluorescenti tubolari (T5)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;100&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;10000-20000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;598&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;86&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lampada a LED&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;117&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;50-60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;95&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;50000-100000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;55&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td nowrap=&quot;nowrap&quot; width=&quot;92&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;750&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fonte: Rapporto Enea &amp;ldquo;Sistemi di illuminazione ad alta efficienza&amp;rdquo;, 2007.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;15. &lt;a name=&quot;processo_backasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Il processo di Backcasting, che &amp;egrave; al centro della metodologia, non sembra troppo radicale. Quali sono gli aspetti che lo differenziano dagli altri processi di pianificazione strategica?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Si tratta di una modalit&amp;agrave; differente rispetto al solito approccio di previsione che viene generalmente utilizzato per la pianificazione imprenditoriale. Agire sulla base delle previsioni, sistema noto con il nome di Forecasting, pu&amp;ograve; essere utile, tuttavia la strategia sviluppata in questo modo rischia di amplificare e replicare i problemi del passato. Il Backcasting consiste nell&amp;rsquo;identificare un percorso che parte da un obiettivo desiderabile e ripercorrere a ritroso tutti gli step che conducono alla situazione iniziale. Inoltre, propone &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-3-domande-strategiche&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3 domande strategiche&lt;/a&gt; che ogni organizzazione deve porsi per ogni azione per applicare con successo la metodologia TNS; in particolare quando devi prendere una decisione implementativa, chiediti se:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Questa azione si muove verso una Visione di successo strategica ed innovativa?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Questa azione rappresenta una piattaforma aperta flessibile verso la tua Visione?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Questa azione ti garantir&amp;agrave; un adeguato ritorno economico nel breve periodo?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/backcasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Backcasting&lt;/a&gt; risulta cos&amp;igrave; uno strumento fondamentale per sviluppare le proprie strategie nei confronti della sostenibilit&amp;agrave;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;16. &lt;a name=&quot;strumenti_e_metodologie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come si relaziona TNS con gli altri strumenti e metodologie?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;N.B. Questa sezione &amp;egrave; rivolta a coloro che conoscono la metodologia di TNS. Per maggiori informazioni a riguardo si veda la pagina sul Nostro Approccio. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Una componente fondamentale del Framework di TNS &amp;egrave; rappresentata dal &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/5-livelli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;modello dei 5 &amp;ldquo;livelli mentali&amp;rdquo;&lt;/a&gt; che schematizza vari strumenti e concetti inerenti alla sua strategia. Questi livelli sono:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il sistema&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il successo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Le strategie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Le azioni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Strumenti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Questi 5 livelli possono e dovrebbero essere usati insieme per colmare le lacune evidenziate nell&amp;rsquo;implementazione della strategia. Il modello dei 5 livelli costituisce una modalit&amp;agrave; molto efficace per impostare nel modo pi&amp;ugrave; appropriato la tua strategia vincente. Inoltre, la metodologia di TNS pu&amp;ograve; integrarsi con altri strumenti che non fanno strettamente parte del mondo di The Natural Step. Si pensi ad esempio alla certificazione ISO 14001 i cui vantaggi sono sia di tipo ambientale, grazie alla riduzione degli impatti produttivi, la riduzione del rischio di incidenti e la maggiore certezza rispetto alla normativa ambientale, sia di tipo economico, attraverso il risparmio di materie prime, di energia e la riduzione dei rifiuti, che hanno notevoli effetti positivi sui costi di fornitura e di smaltimento. Le due metodologie sono similari ma non identiche, poich&amp;eacute; mentre l&amp;rsquo;ISO 14001 stabilisce quali procedure devono essere fatte per rendere l&amp;rsquo;organizzazione pi&amp;ugrave; efficiente e sensibile sugli impatti ambientali, il Framework di TNS focalizza la propria attenzione sulla ricerca di obiettivi e valori, fornendo gli strumenti per raggiungerli. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;17. &lt;a name=&quot;cambiamenti_climatici&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come si relaziona The Natural Step con i cambiamenti climatici? Voi lavorate sulla sostenibilit&amp;agrave;- perch&amp;eacute; dovrei avere bisogno di The Natural Step se mi voglio solo occupare dei cambiamenti climatici?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;L&amp;rsquo;obiettivo di &amp;ldquo;Garantire i bisogni attuali senza compromettere la possibilit&amp;agrave; che le generazioni future riescano a soddisfare i propri&amp;rdquo; risulta quanto mai attuale e impellente. Il problema dei cambiamenti climatici rappresenta solo la conseguenza pi&amp;ugrave; evidente dell&amp;rsquo;azione dell&amp;rsquo;uomo, dato che negli ultimi anni si &amp;egrave; venuto delineando uno scenario che sembra inevitabilmente condurre a pesanti condizionamenti sui sistemi aziendali e sociali sia in termini produttivi, per la crescente scarsit&amp;agrave; dei beni primari (acqua, fonti fossili, pesci, foreste&amp;hellip;), sia il progressivo incremento dei costi dovuto anche alle maggiori spese legate ai danni provocati dal cambiamento climatico. Occorre, perci&amp;ograve;, avere una maggiore coscienza critica incominciando ad aumentare gli investimenti nelle risorse naturali. Investire nel capitale naturale consentir&amp;agrave;, inoltre, un modo pi&amp;ugrave; efficace di raggiungere l&amp;rsquo;obiettivo di un&amp;rsquo;economia fondata sui servizi per una popolazione in continuo aumento, rispettando il ciclo biologico dell&amp;rsquo;ecosistema, attraverso una riduzione degli sprechi e un&amp;lsquo;intensificazione della produttivit&amp;agrave; delle risorse stesse. Insomma, per fermare questo pericolosa tendenza occorre adoperarsi non in singoli aspetti dell&amp;rsquo;agire umano, ma con interventi a 360 gradi. In questo senso, The Natural Step rappresenta il compagno ideale per accompagnarti in questo percorso.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;18. &lt;a name=&quot;approccio_sistemico&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Perch&amp;eacute; adottare un approccio sistemico risulta cos&amp;igrave; importante?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Albert Einstein sosteneva che &amp;ldquo;i problemi pi&amp;ugrave; grandi non possono essere risolti con gli stessi strumenti con i quali sono stati creati&amp;rdquo;. Affrontare i problemi dei sistemi complessi con un pensiero sistemico integrato, che li analizzi in maniera coerente con tutte le implicazioni che possono comportare, rappresenta l&amp;rsquo;unica maniera per risolverli in maniera definitiva. Spesso, pur con le migliori intenzioni, per risolvere un problema ne creiamo degli altri. Il &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/system-thinking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;System Thinking&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; permette di poter controllare tutti gli aspetti del sistema che stiamo analizzando, consentendo sia di risolvere il problema alla base, si di prevenire eventuali ripercussioni negative sulle altre parti che compongono il sistema stesso. Il Framework di The Natural Step adotta un approccio sistemico, attraverso i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, garantendo una continua attenzione al focalizzazione al cuore dei problemi, piuttosto che agli aspetti a loro complementari.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;19. &lt;a name=&quot;bisogni_sociali_TNS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Come veicola TNS i bisogni sociali all&amp;rsquo;interno della sua metodologia?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;L&amp;rsquo;argomento della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; ambientale sta assumendo una crescente rilevanza non solo all&amp;rsquo;interno dell&amp;rsquo;opinione pubblica internazionale, ma anche quale leva strategica per nuove opportunit&amp;agrave; di comportamenti sostenibili e di nuovi business. Tuttavia, allo stato attuale, i continui richiami a una maggiore sensibilit&amp;agrave; nei confronti dello sfruttamento delle risorse naturali vengono sostanzialmente disattesi, non tanto per la mancanza di politiche rivolte a tale scopo, ma in quanto queste ultime difettano drammaticamente di una prospettiva di lungo periodo. In una societ&amp;agrave; dove la questione ambientale ed energetica &amp;egrave; abusata perlopi&amp;ugrave; per finalit&amp;agrave; che esauriscono la loro portata in un&amp;rsquo;ottica di breve periodo, la possibilit&amp;agrave; di valutare l&amp;rsquo;impatto concreto di misure volte alla riduzione dei costi dell&amp;rsquo;energia nella prospettiva della continuit&amp;agrave; aziendale risulta di primaria importanza. Nonostante le teorie e le riflessioni a riguardo siano sempre pi&amp;ugrave; numerose, la questione ambientale tende a replicare gli stessi difetti e lacune che caratterizzano le miopi e parziali politiche di salvaguardia ambientale, trascurando una visione di pi&amp;ugrave; ampio respiro e di lungo periodo. La metodologia di The Natural Step &amp;egrave; particolarmente attenta alle questioni sociali della sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, ma, data la sua strategia omnicomprensiva, non tralascia gli aspetti economici degli interventi che propone alle organizzazioni, dato che un investimento nella sostenibilit&amp;agrave; deve anche avere le caratteristiche idonee per essere congruamente remunerato.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;crisi_energia_nucleare&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;20. Il Framework di The Natural Step non dovrebbe fornire risposte chiare sui problemi che affliggono la nostra societ&amp;agrave; odierna, come l&amp;rsquo;energia nucleare e la crisi di approvvigionamento di cibo di una parte della popolazione?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Il Framework di TNS non &amp;egrave; specificatamente inteso per fornire riposte precise in specifici settori, poich&amp;eacute; vuole porsi come una guida al di sopra delle parti. In ogni settore abbiamo esperti che possono individuare di volta in volta le corrette risposte per farvi ottenere il risultato desiderato, facendovi ridurre progressivamente il gap che separa la vostra situazione attuale con il futuro che vi immaginate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;21. &lt;a name=&quot;differenza_condizioni_e_principi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qual &amp;egrave; la differenza tra le Condizioni di Sistema e i Principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;La tabella sottostante evidenzia la differenza che intercorre tra le &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/a&gt; e i Principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. In particolare, mentre i principi rappresentano le linee guida per costruire una societ&amp;agrave; sostenibile a partire dalla condizioni ideali in cui l&amp;rsquo;ecosistema naturale dovrebbe essere, i principi di base costituiscono le modalit&amp;agrave; che le imprese e le organizzazioni dovrebbero adottare per diventare sostenibili.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table width=&quot;541&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalTable&quot;&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;541&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Per   diventare sostenibili, tutte le organizzazioni devono progettare prodotti,   servizi e processi aziendali che eliminino la loro intrinseca dipendenza   dalla violazione delle quattro condizioni di sistema definite da The Natural   Step.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Le Quattro Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;. . . e i   corrispondenti Principi di Sostenibilit&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;In una   societ&amp;agrave; sostenibile, la natura non &amp;egrave; soggetta a:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Per diventare   un&amp;rsquo;azienda sostenibile dovremo...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1. concentrazioni sistematicamente   crescenti di sostanze estratte dalla crosta terrestre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1. eliminare il nostro contributo al   progressivo accumulo di sostanze estratte dalla crosta terrestre (es. metalli   pesanti, combustibili fossili)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;2. concentrazioni sistematicamente   crescenti di sostanze prodotte dalla societ&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;2. eliminare il nostro contributo al   progressivo accumulo di sostanze chimiche prodotte dalla societ&amp;agrave; (es.   diossine, PCB e DDT)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;3. degradazione sistematicamente crescente per mezzi   fisici&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;3. eliminare il nostro contributo al   progressivo degrado e distruzione della natura e dei processi naturali (es.   sovra sfruttamento delle foreste, cementificazione di habitat naturali); e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;239&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;4. e, in tale societ&amp;agrave;, le persone non   sono soggette a condizioni che compromettano sistematicamente la loro   capacit&amp;agrave; di soddisfare i propri bisogni .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;302&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;bodynoindent&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;4. eliminare il nostro contributo a   condizioni che compromettano la capacit&amp;agrave; delle persone di soddisfare i propri   bisogni fondamentali (es. condizioni di lavoro prive di sicurezza e paga   insufficiente per vivere).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/italy&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:07:51 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Eric Ezechieli</dc:creator>
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 <title>Down to Earth - Commercializing Space Technologies for a Sustainable Earth</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/downtoearth</link>
 <description>&lt;strong&gt;Overview&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Down to Earth &lt;/em&gt;is a Swedish ten-year initiative involving space agencies, companies and universities. Conceived by Umbilical Design and J&amp;ouml;nk&amp;ouml;ping International Business School, the &lt;em&gt;Down to Earth &lt;/em&gt;concept aims to help businesses develop sustainable innovations inspired by space solutions. The Natural Step is pleased to be part of the team, which brings together experts from the space, business and sustainability sectors and uses a cross-over innovation process based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/our-approach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development&lt;/a&gt; (a.k.a TNS&amp;nbsp;Framework).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;A link between Space, Innovation&amp;nbsp;and Sustainability?&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you think of the space sector&amp;rsquo;s contribution to sustainability, your first thought might be enormous fossil fuel use and resource impacts from putting man-made objects into space. Yet it is one of those paradoxes that the sector also has a lot of positive things to contribute, as the participating organizations in the &lt;em&gt;Down to Earth&lt;/em&gt; initiative are discovering. Here&amp;rsquo;s some of the insight to be found at the intersection of space, innovation and sustainability:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technology transfer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Being a well-funded and technically sophisticated sector, the space industry has dramatically pushed the boundaries of what we know and has lead to numerous innovative concepts, technologies and materials. It attracts problem-solvers who need to design for extreme environments, confined spaces, with weight carrying a price premium (in Space, every 10 kg of weight means $1 million in extra costs), and all this with zero margin for error. It&amp;rsquo;s highly likely that every competitive business has something to learn from technology innovations in the space sector.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creativity and imagination &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; You don&amp;rsquo;t need to agree that &amp;lsquo;technology will save us&amp;rsquo; to acknowledge that space has always captured the imagination and encouraged creative thinking. From religion, to astrology, to 2001 &amp;ndash; A Space Odyssey, Star-Trek, Star Wars and the Jetsons, even the very concept of space can stimulate the imagination. Consider how powerful a carefully crafted idea generation process can be for teams stuck looking at organizational challenges from the same perspective.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translating bold goals to action &lt;/strong&gt;- Space exploration (specifically, NASA&#039;s Apollo mission) has given us one of the most compelling examples of backcasting from a desired outcome, one previously considered impossible. J.F Kennedy&amp;rsquo;s call to the American nation to put man on the moon and return safely in under a decade, with its necessary sub-goals (Gemini and Mercury), challenges us to be bold when setting sustainability goals. The &lt;em&gt;Down to Earth &lt;/em&gt;team can help you think big - to define your organisations&amp;rsquo;s Apollo mission and align it with the goal of sustainability - as well as get down to action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teamwork enabled by clear criteria for success &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; The chances of achieving a bold goal can be increased if there is shared understanding and clarity on the principles of success - in the case of the Apollo mission (1) go to the moon and (2) return safely. Principles provide the clarity to path-find and mid-course correct, even when its not clear what lies ahead. Principles help to manage complexity, provide a shared language for collaboration, and boost productivity by allowing specialist skills to be applied to shared goals using approaches like Concurrent Design. The &lt;em&gt;Down to Earth &lt;/em&gt;team can help your organization make use of sustainability principles to frame your vision and foster teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fresh perspectives &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; the 1968 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Earthrise image&lt;/a&gt; is arguably one of the most powerful environmental pictures of all time and is credited with forever altering the way we view the Earth and our impact upon it. To draw a parallel, the &lt;em&gt;Down to Earth &lt;/em&gt;team brings a wide range of different experiences and offers a way to inject a fresh dose of &amp;lsquo;outside in perspectives&amp;rsquo; into your business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost savings &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; A calculation by the European Space Agency, ESA, shows that for every Euro invested in Space, a return of 20 Euros is generated as spin-offs in other businesses (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.cnet.com/How-NASA-helped-invent-Silicon-Valley/2009-11397_3-6211034.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rise of Silicon Valley &lt;/a&gt;is an example of this, and there are many more). Are you curious to know what pay-back your organization could get from ESA&amp;rsquo;s taxpayer-funded space exploration?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Learn more&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;For the latest news, read our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/sweden/down-earth-space-and-innovation-sustainability&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt; - we&#039;re seeking interest from companies to participate in the next phase.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enquiries can be directed to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:richard.blume@thenaturalstep.org?subject=Re%3A%20Down%20to%20Earth%20enquiry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Richard Blume&lt;/a&gt; at The Natural Step in Sweden (+46 768 432 196).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;For more inforation&amp;nbsp;please&amp;nbsp;visit the website:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downtoearth.se/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://downtoearth.se&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 8 2011 - 4:30pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 8 2011 - 6:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;140&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; height=&quot;156&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/page_emerging_leaders_students_resized.png&quot; /&gt;Five young professionals in sustainability from coast to coast of Canada will be sharing their experience working for municipalities, industry and university. What would be your ideal sustainability career? Emerging Leaders participants will share their challenges and ask questions to the young professionals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lea Thout, Sustainability Commission Manager, City of Rossland, BC&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Marie Jurcevic, CSR Advisor working with the extractive industries, Calgary, AB&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Antoine Beliof, Director of Innovation, Metrolinx, Toronto, ON&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Laura Rhodes, McGill University, past Food Systems Administrator, moving on to a Law degree, Montreal, QC&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Laura MacPherson, ICSP Implementation Coordinator, City of Charlottetown, PE&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For more information and to participate, please contact&amp;nbsp;Kara Stonehouse at kstonehouse(at)naturalstep.ca.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Emerging Leaders Exchange (Elex) is for young people who have had training in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/our-approach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development&lt;/a&gt;, to connect and learn from each other about being a sustainability champion in Canada. This year is a pilot year of five dialogues up to November 2011 with continued membership in the The Natural Step Exchange up to April 2012. The 2011 funding is provided by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trilliumfoundation.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Trillium Foundation&lt;/a&gt; to offer this amazing growth opportunity for free to the Emerging Leaders. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Would you like to fund The Emerging Leaders Exchange 2012? If so contact Colin Baril cbaril(at)naturalstep.ca. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Would you like to be in the Emerging Leader&amp;rsquo;s Exchange starting April 2012?&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/emerging-leaders-updates-sign-up-form&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fill in this form&lt;/a&gt; to get on the Emerging Leaders mailing list for updates.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emerging Leaders Exchange Pilot 2011&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;July 14, 2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;Meet and greet, share our experiences, identify shared challenges and learning opportunities&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#e1e1e1&quot;&gt;August 11, 2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#e1e1e1&quot;&gt;Sustainability Metrics : How do we measure our social impact?&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;September 8, 2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;Day in the life of a sustainability practitioner - hear five speakers from across Canada share their experiences as professional sustainability practitioners.  (Municipal, business, and academic examples)&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#e1e1e1&quot;&gt;October 13, 2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#e1e1e1&quot;&gt;Inspirational webinar and discussion with a young Canadian entrepreneur, Tatiana Glad, cofounder of Waterlution and The social innovation HUB Amsterdam.&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;November 10, 2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;Work on articulating and drawing your personal vision as a sustainability champion&lt;/td&gt;
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 <dc:creator>Neil McCallum</dc:creator>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;May 26 2011 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;May 26 2011 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Behind every successful endeavor, there is a well-planned process.  And like every other initiative your organization will undertake, from  supply chain processes to marketing efforts, good sustainability  practices require good planning, a powerful message and skills to create  motivated teams to effect change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainability champions, we&#039;ve listened to you. Join us for our 2011  webinar series - interact with six amazing and motivational leaders in  the industry. You will learn from their successes (and failures) on  topics like powerful messaging tactics, community transformation  catalysts and ways to build group commitment and energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Change We Can&amp;rsquo;t Live Without&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Doppelt &lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
February 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Global  climate disruption threatens to undermine the conditions that allowed  civilization to thrive on Earth. Little else matters if this problem is  not resolved. In this presentation Bob will share information from his  most recent book The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A  Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your  Life (Earthscan Publishing, 2008) and explain how change leaders can  motivate others to alter the way they think and behave in ways that  produce sustainable outcomes and address global climate disruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going for the Gut: Sustainability Framing and Messaging Strategies&lt;br /&gt;
Anna Fahey&lt;br /&gt;
Communications Strategist, Sightline Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
March 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Sustainability  policy solutions aren&amp;rsquo;t always easy to understand or to talk  about&amp;mdash;advocates often get bogged down in the details, the data, or the  politics, sometimes at the risk of losing momentum, interest, and  engagement. But, by articulating the core values that inform our policy  work and affirming our communities&amp;rsquo; shared aspirations, our words take  on weight, transcending issues, partisanship, geography, and social  background. This webinar gives sustainability advocates memorable and  effective messaging tools to make the case for policy solutions and  community action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enlisting Others: Bringing About Participation in Sustainable Community Planning&lt;br /&gt;
Sarah James&lt;br /&gt;
Co-Director, The Institute for Ecomunicipality Education &amp;amp; Assistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
May 26, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Without  broad community and municipal participation, sustainable development  initiatives can become the project of a few dedicated individuals that  have value in themselves, but do not bring about widespread community  and municipal change toward community sustainability.&amp;nbsp; This webinar will  introduce particular approaches to designing a participation strategy  that can involve citizens from all walks of life as well as the  diversity of perspectives in community sustainability planning. It will  also introduce an overall approach to sustainable community planning  that has been shown to bring about successful systematic and  institutionalized change.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Respecting the Principles of Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
John Ikerd&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
July 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Today&amp;rsquo;s  challenges of sustainability are consequences of persistent conflicts  with the laws of nature - including human nature. If we ignore the basic  laws of nature, sooner or later we will suffer negative consequences.  This webinar will explore the basic ecological, social and economic  principals of sustainability, and link these principles with the Natural  Step Framework and process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hidden Assets in Plain Sight for Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Pavlik&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, High Wind Foundation and Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
September 15, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The  Sustainability Movement is growing because citizens are making strong  connections among their internal and external assets.&amp;nbsp; The session opens  with an invitation to consider your internal and external assets for  your various roles to promote sustainable living.&amp;nbsp; Participants are then  introduced to strategies for making connections among their assets that  lead beyond effects and consequences to results of significance.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Why Storytelling is the &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; Factor in Harnessing Your Sustainability Efforts&lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Leinaweaver&lt;br /&gt;
Natural Step Associate and Founder of Global Zen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
November 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
In  the worlds of corporate social responsibility and strategic  sustainability, more and more attention is being focused on the  importance of storytelling as a key component on one&amp;rsquo;s toolkit for  change. Storytelling has turned into game play, and whoever tells the  best story wins. Yet, despite the spin and corporate wordsmithing, the  art of storytelling remains an elusive and critical factor in&amp;nbsp; your  success, and the conduit for global social innovation and change. In  this webinar, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how storytelling shows up as a systems  dynamic that shapes social worlds, and how the principles and  methodologies of The Natural Step can aid the cultivation of your own  &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note: This offering is a series of six webinars to  take place in 2011. After each webinar, the remainder of the series will  be available for purchase at a reduced rate. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional participants from an already registered  organization may register for $15 each. Please contact  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnswebseries2011.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;This webinar series also sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tacrcd.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Town and County RC&amp;amp;D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 20 2011 - 11:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://fashionondisplay.com/wrap-up-bash/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;200&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; height=&quot;116&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/event_20oct2011_FashionOnDisplay.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Natural Step Canada is excited to be part of &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://fashionondisplay.com/wrap-up-bash/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fashion on Display&#039;s Wrap-Up Bash&lt;/a&gt;, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/anouk-bertner&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anouk Bertner&lt;/a&gt;, Emerging Leaders Manager, will be helping host a conversation on sustainable fashion preceding the bash. Special thanks &lt;a href=&quot;http://slowfashionforward.tumblr.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maureen Dickson, MSLS alumni, Slow Fashion guru&lt;/a&gt; and co-organizer of the Wrap-Up Bash for selecting The Natural Step Canada as the beneficiary of the event!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ottawa&#039;s best locally-owned boutiques are displaying the benefits of supporting sustainable fashion in their storefronts for two weeks only. See and feel fashion, art and sustainability merge, in our Ottawa.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://cubegallery.ca/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cube Gallery&lt;/a&gt;, 1285 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, Ontario&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tickets:&lt;/strong&gt; $15. Can be purchased &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://fashionondisplay.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Natural Step Canada-a charitable organization)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussion:&lt;/strong&gt; 7-8pm. All event participants are welcome to join us for a lively discussion on &amp;lsquo;Sustainable Fashion&amp;rsquo;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Party:&lt;/strong&gt; 8-11pm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food:&lt;/strong&gt; Nothing but the best&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drink:&lt;/strong&gt; But of course!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fun:&lt;/strong&gt; Yup. That&amp;rsquo;s a no brainer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prizes:&lt;/strong&gt; All FOD tour participants will be placed in a draw for fabulous door prizes. The prizes have been donated by our gracious &amp;lsquo;Gift Sponsors&amp;rsquo;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/canada&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.naturalstep.org/en/category/site-documents/events">Events</category>
 <category domain="http://www.naturalstep.org/en/category/topic/sustainability">Sustainability</category>
 <group domain="http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada">Canada</group>
 <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:18:46 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Neil McCallum</dc:creator>
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 <title>Future Energy Conference, Portland, OR US</title>
 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/usa/future-energy-conferece-portland-or-us</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Apr 12 2011 - 12:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Apr 13 2011 - 3:59pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;US/Pacific&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;265&quot; height=&quot;100&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/fec1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An Unmatched Forum for Learning, Networking and Business Development&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;This conference brings together members of the energy industry, energy end-users, policy makers, economic development professionals, and others involved in building the new energy economy. Returning for its fifth year, NEBC&amp;rsquo;s energy conference is the Northwest event addressing the business side of energy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;With content covering:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Business of Renewable Energy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Business of Energy Efficiency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Energy Policy &amp;amp; Economic Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Energy Sector Updates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plus Keynote Speakers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;John Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jon Welinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Judith Heerwagen, U.S. GSA Office of Federal High Performance Buildings&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TNS and Cascadia members receive a special registration price: use discount code NTRSTPDX11&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Full information &amp;amp; Registration at:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futureenergyconference.com/cities/portland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;www.FutureEnergyConference.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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 <group domain="http://www.naturalstep.org/en/usa">USA</group>
 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:39:53 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Chas Martin</dc:creator>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/italy/glossario</link>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height:24.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
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none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
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font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#3E4A75&quot;&gt;Glossario&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Backcasting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: &amp;egrave; un metodo di studio ed analisi che, basandosi principalmente su variabili qualitative, prefigura i risultati attesi in un tempo futuro (visione) e, da essi, torna al presente per individuare i percorsi pi&amp;ugrave; plausibili per raggiungerli. Per maggiori informazioni &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/backcasting&quot;&gt;clicca qui&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Biosfera&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: La Biosfera pu&amp;ograve; essere definita come l&#039;insieme delle zone del pianeta Terra in cui le condizioni ambientali permettono lo sviluppo della vita. .&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Capacity-building&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: rappresenta il processo di trasferimento delle conoscenze da parte di esperti nei confronti di praticanti con la finalit&amp;agrave; di rafforzare le abilit&amp;agrave; di questi ultimi per operare con autonomia. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: The Natural step &amp;egrave; arrivata a identificare quattro fattori, attraverso un meticoloso studio condiviso da un panel di studiosi, mediante un processo condiviso, che possono contribuire a concretizzare le strategie per un sistema pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili. I quattro principi prevedono di:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot; style=&quot;margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:21.3pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-21.3pt;
line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;1.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo accumulo di sostanze estratte dalla crosta terrestre (es. metalli pesanti, combustibili fossili);&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:21.3pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-21.3pt;
line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;2.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo accumulo di sostanze chimiche prodotte dalla societ&amp;agrave; (es. diossine, PCB e DDT);&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:21.3pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-21.3pt;
line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;3.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo al progressivo degrado e distruzione della natura e dei processi naturali (es. sovra sfruttamento delle foreste, cementificazione di habitat naturali); e&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;4.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;eliminare il nostro contributo a condizioni che compromettano la capacit&amp;agrave; delle persone di soddisfare i propri bisogni fondamentali (es. condizioni di lavoro prive di sicurezza e paga insufficiente per vivere).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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color:#535353&quot;&gt;Per maggiori informazioni sui Principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; si veda la pagina sulle &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/le-4-condizioni-di-sistema&quot;&gt;Condizioni di Sistema&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Costo pieno (Full Costing): &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&amp;egrave; una definizione di costo che tiene conto di tutte le componenti di spesa che devono essere sostenute per realizzare quanto pianificato (costi generali, costi diretti e indiretti, esternalit&amp;agrave;). Tale fattispecie permette di non trascurare alcuna componente di costo, ma necessita di un processo di attribuzione degli stessi molto dettagliato e complesso.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Decision-Maker&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: una persona che possiede l&amp;rsquo;autorit&amp;agrave; di prendere decisioni. Il &amp;ldquo;Decision Maker&amp;rdquo; non sempre gode dell&amp;rsquo;autorit&amp;agrave; formale, ma spesso &amp;egrave; investita del potere decisionale indipendentemente dalla posizione che riveste all&amp;rsquo;interno della organizzazione. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Domande di priorit&amp;agrave; strategica&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: sono tre domande fondamentali per realizzare efficacemente il processo di Backcasting, il passaggio fondamentale per realizzare la strategia progettata.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Downstream Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: sono quelle soluzioni che si occupano degli aspetti pi&amp;ugrave; evidenti dei problemi che riguardano i sistemi complessi. Tuttavia, queste soluzioni sono spesso sviluppate per tamponare solamente i sintomi dei problemi, tralasciando di analizzare le cause che hanno fatto emergere tali situazioni critiche.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Eco-municipalit&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: una eco-municipalit&amp;agrave; aspira a sviluppare una coscienza critica all&amp;rsquo;interno della sua comunit&amp;agrave; sugli aspetti economici e sociali della sostenibilit&amp;agrave; nel lungo periodo, attraverso l&amp;rsquo;uso del Framework di The Natural Step, quale guida nell&amp;rsquo;applicazione di strategie rivolte a una maggiore sensibilit&amp;agrave; nei confronti dell&amp;rsquo;ambiente da parte dell&amp;rsquo;intera comunit&amp;agrave;. Quando pi&amp;ugrave; municipalit&amp;agrave; si fanno portatrici di queste politiche, possono trovare nuove sinergie le une con le altre, mediante una collaborazione che pu&amp;ograve; trascendere anche i confini regionali o nazionali. Network di eco-municiplit&amp;agrave; sono presenti in Svezia, Canada e stati Uniti.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Fotosintesi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: La fotosintesi &amp;egrave; l&amp;rsquo;insieme delle reazioni durante le quali le piante producono sostanze organiche a partire dall&amp;rsquo;anidride carbonica e dall&amp;rsquo;acqua in presenza di luce.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Framework di The Natural Step&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: rappresenta una guida e un piano di azione che permette agli individui di capire le cause di un comportamento non sostenibile e di trovare le soluzioni pi&amp;ugrave; appropriate per muoversi strategicamente verso la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Per maggiori informazioni, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/applicare-il-modello-di-natural-step&quot;&gt;clicca qui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; descrive un Framework a 5&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/5-livelli&quot;&gt; &amp;ldquo;livelli mentali&amp;rdquo;&lt;/a&gt; che viene utilizzato per comprendere e pianificare una strategia rivolta all&amp;rsquo;implementazione di modelli sostenibili all&amp;rsquo;interno di organizzazioni e comunit&amp;agrave;. Il processo di Backcasting e I principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; sono elementi imprescindibili per attuare tale strategia in maniera efficace ed efficiente. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Gas serra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: sono i gas atmosferici che assorbono la radiazione infrarossa e che per questo causano l&amp;rsquo;effetto serra. I gas serra naturali comprendono il vapor d&amp;rsquo;acqua, l&amp;rsquo;anidride carbonica, il metano, l&amp;rsquo;ossido nitrico e l&amp;rsquo;ozono. Certe attivit&amp;agrave; dell&amp;rsquo;uomo aumentano il livello di tutti questi gas, causando l&amp;rsquo;aumento della temperature del Pianeta e I cambiamenti climatici.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Guide all&amp;rsquo;approvvigionamento&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: coerenti con i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, tali guide descrivono una serie di azioni pratiche per assicurare che le fasi acquisto, controllo dell&amp;rsquo;inventario, trasporto, ispezione e immagazzinaggio si allineino ai principi della sostenibilit&amp;agrave;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Indicatori&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: misure usate per valutare se un&amp;rsquo;organizzazione si sta muovendo nella stessa direzione disciplinata dalla visione e dagli obiettivi. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Metodo ABCD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: uno strumento indispensabile per il modello di Backcasting, a partire dai principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Le lettere rappresentano le fasi riportate di seguito:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Symbol;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;A &amp;ndash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; Acquisisci consapevolezza (Awareness) dei sistemi naturali e sociali, basati sulla comprensione dei principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Successivamente, crea una visione di quello che la tua organizzazione vorrebbe diventare operando con tali principi;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Symbol;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;B &amp;ndash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; Analizza la situazione attuale in cui si trova la tua organizzazione ed evidenzia dove i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; non sono rispettati negli Asset dell&amp;rsquo;organizzazione;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Symbol;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;C &amp;ndash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; Trova le soluzioni, attraverso un processo di brainstorming, ai punti evidenziati nel punto &amp;ldquo;B&amp;rdquo; senza specificare i mezzi tecnologici e le risorse tecnologiche per realizzare tali miglioramenti. Devi essere creativo!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Symbol;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;D &amp;ndash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; Decidi le priorit&amp;agrave;. Ordina le azioni scelte nella fase &amp;ldquo;C&amp;rdquo; in base alla loro priorit&amp;agrave;. Per capire come ordinarle chiediti se:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Questa azione si muove verso una Visione di successo strategica ed innovativa?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;2.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Questa azione rappresenta una piattaforma aperta flessibile verso la tua Visione?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;3.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Questa azione ti garantir&amp;agrave; un adeguato ritorno economico nel breve periodo?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; color=&quot;#535353&quot; face=&quot;Verdana&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;Per maggiori informazioni &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/il-metodo-b-c-d&quot;&gt;clicca qui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Metafora dell&amp;rsquo;imbuto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: &amp;egrave; una metafora che dimostra quali possono essere le conseguenze di proseguire sul percorso della non sostenibilit&amp;agrave;. Per maggiori informazioni, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/limbuto&quot;&gt;clicca qui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Miglioramento continuo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: rappresenta l&amp;rsquo;obiettivo tendenziale verso la creazione di una cultura incentrata sul concetto giapponese di Kaizen, cio&amp;egrave; sul miglioramento continuo e incrementale fatto per piccoli passi quotidiani, per migliorare i risultati delle proprie prestazioni.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Modello a 5 livelli&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: Una componente fondamentale del Framework di TNS &amp;egrave; rappresentata dal modello dei &lt;a href=&quot;http://thenaturalstep.org/it/italy/5-livelli&quot;&gt;5 &amp;ldquo;livelli mentali&amp;rdquo;&lt;/a&gt; che schematizza vari strumenti e concetti inerenti alla sua strategia. Questi livelli sono:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;1.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Il sistema&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;2.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Il successo&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list:Ignore&quot;&gt;3.&lt;span style=&quot;font:7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Le strategie&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Le azioni, e&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Strumenti.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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color:#535353&quot;&gt;Questi 5 livelli possono e dovrebbero essere usati insieme per colmare le lacune evidenziate nell&amp;rsquo;implementazione della strategia. il modello dei 5 livelli costituisce una modalit&amp;agrave; molto efficace per impostare nel modo pi&amp;ugrave; appropriato la tua strategia vincente.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Pianificazione per le Comunit&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: ogni attivit&amp;agrave; che viene proposta alle comunit&amp;agrave;, che possono includere, indicativamente, Regioni, Enti Locali, Comuni. L&amp;rsquo;attivit&amp;agrave; svolta per queste tipologie di Comunit&amp;agrave; pu&amp;ograve; ricomprendere diversi aspetti, come la pianificazione strategica per la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, l&amp;rsquo;utilizzo di acqua o di terreno e il suo sviluppo economico e produttivo.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: &amp;egrave; quel processo con il quale si fissano gli obiettivi e si indicano i mezzi, gli strumenti e le azioni per raggiungerli in una prospettiva di medio/lungo periodo. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Piano di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: comprende obiettivi integrati e complementari che includono aspetti economici, sociali e ambientali volti al raggiungimento di pratiche di comportamento pi&amp;ugrave; sostenibili. Un piano di sostenibilit&amp;agrave; focalizza la propria attenzione, innanzitutto, sullo sforzo comune di integrare tutti questi aspetti in un sistema coerente tra le sue parti, affinch&amp;eacute; sia possibile conseguire gli scopi che sono stati prefissati. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: &amp;egrave; colui che detiene una quota del capitale, ovvero un azionista.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: con riferimento alla societ&amp;agrave; indica un &amp;quot;equilibrio fra il soddisfacimento delle esigenze presenti senza compromettere la possibilit&amp;agrave; delle future generazioni di sopperire alle proprie&amp;quot; (Rapporto Brundtrand del 1987). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;:&amp;nbsp;qualunque altro soggetto che &amp;egrave; portatore di interessi nei confronti del successo dell&#039;azienda (fornitori, clienti, finanziatori esterni come le banche, la societ&amp;agrave; in generale)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;System Thinking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: metodologia che permette di poter controllare tutti gli aspetti del sistema che stiamo analizzando, consentendo sia di risolvere il problema alla base, si di prevenire eventuali ripercussioni negative sulle altre parti che compongono il sistema stesso. Il Framework di The Natural Step adotta un approccio sistemico, attraverso i principi di sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, garantendo una continua attenzione al focalizzazione al cuore dei problemi, piuttosto che agli aspetti a loro complementari. Per maggiori informazioni &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/it/italy/system-thinking&quot;&gt;clicca qui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;The Natural Step (Organization):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt; The Natural Step &amp;egrave; una rete internazionale di ricerca scientifica e consulenza specializzata nell&amp;rsquo;innovazione strategica per la sostenibilit&amp;agrave;, grazie alla nostra consolidata metodologia. Dal 1989 sviluppa e diffonde metodologie e strumenti per passare dalla teoria alla pratica dello sviluppo sostenibile. Aiutiamo le aziende in tutto il mondo a diventare leader nell&amp;rsquo;innovare per risolvere i problemi di oggi, senza causare quelli di domani, il che migliora la loro competitivit&amp;agrave; e i risultati economici.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Upstream Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: soluzioni proattive che risolvono il problema originario alla fonte, andando a ricercare la causa che lo ha originato, piuttosto che i suoi effetti.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;Visioning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;color:#535353&quot;&gt;: il processo che consiste nell&amp;rsquo;immaginare come si vorrebbe far diventare la propria organizzazione in futuro.  &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Mar 17 2011 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Behind every successful endeavor, there is a well-planned process.  And like every other initiative your organization will undertake, from  supply chain processes to marketing efforts, good sustainability  practices require good planning, a powerful message and skills to create  motivated teams to effect change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainability champions, we&#039;ve listened to you. Join us for our 2011  webinar series - interact with six amazing and motivational leaders in  the industry. You will learn from their successes (and failures) on  topics like powerful messaging tactics, community transformation  catalysts and ways to build group commitment and energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Change We Can&amp;rsquo;t Live Without&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Doppelt &lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
February 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Global  climate disruption threatens to undermine the conditions that allowed  civilization to thrive on Earth. Little else matters if this problem is  not resolved. In this presentation Bob will share information from his  most recent book The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A  Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your  Life (Earthscan Publishing, 2008) and explain how change leaders can  motivate others to alter the way they think and behave in ways that  produce sustainable outcomes and address global climate disruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going for the Gut: Sustainability Framing and Messaging Strategies&lt;br /&gt;
Anna Fahey&lt;br /&gt;
Communications Strategist, Sightline Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
March 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Sustainability  policy solutions aren&amp;rsquo;t always easy to understand or to talk  about&amp;mdash;advocates often get bogged down in the details, the data, or the  politics, sometimes at the risk of losing momentum, interest, and  engagement. But, by articulating the core values that inform our policy  work and affirming our communities&amp;rsquo; shared aspirations, our words take  on weight, transcending issues, partisanship, geography, and social  background. This webinar gives sustainability advocates memorable and  effective messaging tools to make the case for policy solutions and  community action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enlisting Others: Bringing About Participation in Sustainable Community Planning&lt;br /&gt;
Sarah James&lt;br /&gt;
Co-Director, The Institute for Ecomunicipality Education &amp;amp; Assistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
May 26, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Without  broad community and municipal participation, sustainable development  initiatives can become the project of a few dedicated individuals that  have value in themselves, but do not bring about widespread community  and municipal change toward community sustainability.&amp;nbsp; This webinar will  introduce particular approaches to designing a participation strategy  that can involve citizens from all walks of life as well as the  diversity of perspectives in community sustainability planning. It will  also introduce an overall approach to sustainable community planning  that has been shown to bring about successful systematic and  institutionalized change.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Respecting the Principles of Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
John Ikerd&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
July 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Today&amp;rsquo;s  challenges of sustainability are consequences of persistent conflicts  with the laws of nature - including human nature. If we ignore the basic  laws of nature, sooner or later we will suffer negative consequences.  This webinar will explore the basic ecological, social and economic  principals of sustainability, and link these principles with the Natural  Step Framework and process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hidden Assets in Plain Sight for Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Pavlik&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, High Wind Foundation and Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
September 15, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The  Sustainability Movement is growing because citizens are making strong  connections among their internal and external assets.&amp;nbsp; The session opens  with an invitation to consider your internal and external assets for  your various roles to promote sustainable living.&amp;nbsp; Participants are then  introduced to strategies for making connections among their assets that  lead beyond effects and consequences to results of significance.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Why Storytelling is the &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; Factor in Harnessing Your Sustainability Efforts&lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Leinaweaver&lt;br /&gt;
Natural Step Associate and Founder of Global Zen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
November 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
In  the worlds of corporate social responsibility and strategic  sustainability, more and more attention is being focused on the  importance of storytelling as a key component on one&amp;rsquo;s toolkit for  change. Storytelling has turned into game play, and whoever tells the  best story wins. Yet, despite the spin and corporate wordsmithing, the  art of storytelling remains an elusive and critical factor in&amp;nbsp; your  success, and the conduit for global social innovation and change. In  this webinar, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how storytelling shows up as a systems  dynamic that shapes social worlds, and how the principles and  methodologies of The Natural Step can aid the cultivation of your own  &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note: This offering is a series of six webinars to  take place in 2011. After each webinar, the remainder of the series will  be available for purchase at a reduced rate. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional participants from an already registered  organization may register for $15 each. Please contact  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;This webinar series also sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tacrcd.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Town and County RC&amp;amp;D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Jan 26 2011 - 8:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Jan 26 2011 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Green Professionals Conference is an annual event held in Portland Oregon and is produced by &lt;a title=&quot;Fluid Market Strategies&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.fluidms.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fluid Market Strategies&lt;/a&gt;  (Fluid). Fluid is a management, marketing, and consulting firm that  specializes in energy efficiency, sustainability consulting, and  consumer and workforce education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MISSION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Green Professionals Conference provides job-seekers, Green  Professionals and industry experts with vital networking, educational  resources and employment opportunities.&amp;nbsp; By uniting individuals and  organizations with a common vision, this event cultivates a community  dedicated to a more sustainable world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VISION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The purpose of the Green Professionals Conference is to bring  together people and organizations that are committed to an economically  and environmentally sustainable future.&amp;nbsp; This event seeks to drive  innovation and progress by providing talented individuals with the  knowledge and networking they need to succeed within the industry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recruiting  qualified candidates is critical to the success of the green business  community.&amp;nbsp; The Green Professionals Conference introduces job-seekers  and students to the fundamentals of sustainability and energy efficiency  while providing them access to companies with immediate jobs to fill.&amp;nbsp;  In turn, companies will be able to position themselves firmly within the  sustainability industry, increase their visibility and reach out to  talented applicants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Green Professionals Conference goes  beyond outreach and networking by creating a forum for companies and  educational organizations to connect with the next generation of Green  Professionals.&amp;nbsp; Together, conference attendees will transform the  environment and the economy with jobs that make a difference.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: TNS Members receive a 15% discount off registration - use discount code &amp;quot;TNS11&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event brought to you by&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 15 2011 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 15 2011 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Behind every successful endeavor, there is a well-planned process.  And like every other initiative your organization will undertake, from  supply chain processes to marketing efforts, good sustainability  practices require good planning, a powerful message and skills to create  motivated teams to effect change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainability champions, we&#039;ve listened to you. Join us for our 2011  webinar series - interact with six amazing and motivational leaders in  the industry. You will learn from their successes (and failures) on  topics like powerful messaging tactics, community transformation  catalysts and ways to build group commitment and energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Change We Can&amp;rsquo;t Live Without&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Doppelt &lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
February 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Global  climate disruption threatens to undermine the conditions that allowed  civilization to thrive on Earth. Little else matters if this problem is  not resolved. In this presentation Bob will share information from his  most recent book The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A  Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your  Life (Earthscan Publishing, 2008) and explain how change leaders can  motivate others to alter the way they think and behave in ways that  produce sustainable outcomes and address global climate disruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going for the Gut: Sustainability Framing and Messaging Strategies&lt;br /&gt;
Anna Fahey&lt;br /&gt;
Communications Strategist, Sightline Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
March 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Sustainability  policy solutions aren&amp;rsquo;t always easy to understand or to talk  about&amp;mdash;advocates often get bogged down in the details, the data, or the  politics, sometimes at the risk of losing momentum, interest, and  engagement. But, by articulating the core values that inform our policy  work and affirming our communities&amp;rsquo; shared aspirations, our words take  on weight, transcending issues, partisanship, geography, and social  background. This webinar gives sustainability advocates memorable and  effective messaging tools to make the case for policy solutions and  community action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enlisting Others: Bringing About Participation in Sustainable Community Planning&lt;br /&gt;
Sarah James&lt;br /&gt;
Co-Director, The Institute for Ecomunicipality Education &amp;amp; Assistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
May 26, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Without  broad community and municipal participation, sustainable development  initiatives can become the project of a few dedicated individuals that  have value in themselves, but do not bring about widespread community  and municipal change toward community sustainability.&amp;nbsp; This webinar will  introduce particular approaches to designing a participation strategy  that can involve citizens from all walks of life as well as the  diversity of perspectives in community sustainability planning. It will  also introduce an overall approach to sustainable community planning  that has been shown to bring about successful systematic and  institutionalized change.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Respecting the Principles of Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
John Ikerd&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
July 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Today&amp;rsquo;s  challenges of sustainability are consequences of persistent conflicts  with the laws of nature - including human nature. If we ignore the basic  laws of nature, sooner or later we will suffer negative consequences.  This webinar will explore the basic ecological, social and economic  principals of sustainability, and link these principles with the Natural  Step Framework and process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hidden Assets in Plain Sight for Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Pavlik&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, High Wind Foundation and Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
September 15, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The  Sustainability Movement is growing because citizens are making strong  connections among their internal and external assets.&amp;nbsp; The session opens  with an invitation to consider your internal and external assets for  your various roles to promote sustainable living.&amp;nbsp; Participants are then  introduced to strategies for making connections among their assets that  lead beyond effects and consequences to results of significance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Why Storytelling is the &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; Factor in Harnessing Your Sustainability Efforts&lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Leinaweaver&lt;br /&gt;
Natural Step Associate and Founder of Global Zen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
November 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
In  the worlds of corporate social responsibility and strategic  sustainability, more and more attention is being focused on the  importance of storytelling as a key component on one&amp;rsquo;s toolkit for  change. Storytelling has turned into game play, and whoever tells the  best story wins. Yet, despite the spin and corporate wordsmithing, the  art of storytelling remains an elusive and critical factor in&amp;nbsp; your  success, and the conduit for global social innovation and change. In  this webinar, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how storytelling shows up as a systems  dynamic that shapes social worlds, and how the principles and  methodologies of The Natural Step can aid the cultivation of your own  &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note: This offering is a series of six webinars to  take place in 2011. After each webinar, the remainder of the series will  be available for purchase at a reduced rate. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional participants from an already registered  organization may register for $15 each. Please contact  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This webinar series also sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tacrcd.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Town and County RC&amp;amp;D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;68&quot; width=&quot;251&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/310683/tcrd.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/canada/ottawa-sustainabili-tea-2011</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 16 2011 - 2:30pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 16 2011 - 3:30pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Canada/Eastern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;200&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/blog_20July2011_ottawa_sustainabilitea.jpg&quot; /&gt;You are invited to be inspired at The Natural Step Canada&amp;rsquo;s Sustainabili-TEA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enjoy a fall afternoon in our Nation&amp;rsquo;s Capital by sampling a variety of organic teas and scones, and meeting Ottawa residents who care about the future. We will tell stories of how The Natural Step is helping young people transform into emerging leaders, and leading organizations across Canada to become sustainability champions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the end of the afternoon, we will ask you to consider making a donation to support our work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; You, fellow Ottawa area residents, and The Natural Step Canada.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What:&lt;/strong&gt; Tea and scones, networking and storytelling.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Sunday, October 16 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt; Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place, 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking:&lt;/strong&gt; Ottawa City Hall Garage (access from Laurier or Elgin) for $1.00/hr, or free parking on side streets where available.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why:&lt;/strong&gt; To enjoy an afternoon while supporting a good cause, and raise support for The Natural Step Canada through ideas and donations, and to mingle with others interested in sustainability.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you plan to attend &lt;strong&gt;please RSVP to Erika Aruja&lt;/strong&gt; at earuja(at)naturalstep.ca or 613.748.3001 x. 236 and if you have any questions, please contact Erika.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s83962&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&amp;nbsp;will not be able to attend, but would like to donate!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to our Ottawa Sustainabiliti-tea sponsors &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidstea.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;DavidsTea&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fairtrade.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;FairTrade Canada&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:13:36 -0400</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/sweden/leading-change-sustainable-chemical-industy-2-day-workshop-zurich</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 28 2011 - 12:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Sep 29 2011 - 11:59pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leading Change for a Sustainable Chemical Industry:&amp;nbsp;The second workshop in this year&amp;rsquo;s customized course for professionals in the chemical industry and related value chains will take place on 27-28th September, 2011. Participants are convening to report on sustainable business projects conducted over the last few months, and to explore value chain collaboration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The workshop is being kindly hosted by The Dow Chemical Company near Zurich Switzerland.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Richard.Blume@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Richard.Blume@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; to learn how you can get involved in &lt;a href=&quot;../../../../../../en/chemical-industry-distance-learning-courses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;next year&amp;rsquo;s programme&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:31:26 -0400</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/SLCA_seminar_oct2011</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 29 2011 - 8:30am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 29 2011 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;109&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/image/SLCA/SLCA_matrix.jpg&quot; /&gt;Join this exciting 1-day seminar for an in-depth introduction to the processes and tools of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Strategic Life Cycle Assessment &lt;/a&gt;(SLCA).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seminar aims &amp;amp; objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn about the &lt;a name=&quot;http:__www.thenaturalstep.org_en_sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ten Steps of SLCA &lt;/a&gt;processes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn how to develop a tailored set of questions for SLCA assessments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get useful tips and tricks for facilitating SLCA processes from our experienced SLCA facilitators&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Access and test &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca/generic-tool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a generic SLCA tool &lt;/a&gt;&amp;ndash; You will get this tool following the seminar!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participation will give you:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All participants will get an SLCA process guide, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca/generic-tool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;generic version of the SLCA tool&lt;/a&gt; and the right to use it freely within your or your client&amp;rsquo;s operations. The generic SLCA tool will be shared under a license that allows you to use the tool in your own organization or commercially, but with the restriction that you are not allowed to distribute the tool further, sell it onwards or make derivatives of the tool.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Required prior knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to participate in the seminar you have to have foundational knowledge of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. You can get this through participating in a foundations level course if you don&amp;rsquo;t have done so before. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns around your knowledge level.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Level 1 course tailored towards product developer, innovators and designers will be held in Stockholm the days before the seminar, October 27-28th. Read more about that course &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/ifs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;29 October: &lt;em&gt;Strategic Life Cycle Assessment&lt;/em&gt; (seminar, level 2)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Last date for registration: October 10 2011&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stockholm - exact location will be announced later.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seminar fees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3 000 SEK excl. VAT for the SLCA seminar, 29 October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A discount is given to participants who also join the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/ifh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Innovation for Sustainability &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;course on October 27-28th, the days before the SLCA seminar. Read more about the course and the discount here.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seminar materials and lunch is included in the fee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cancellations: no refund will be given after October 20th 2011.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seminar language&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;English&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register to the seminar &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.svid.se/sv/For-designer/Kurser/Kurs-Innovation-for-hallbarhet/Anmalan-till-kursen-Innovation-for-hallbarhet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Register to the course here&lt;/a&gt;. The link will take you to the website of SVID, who are our course partner for this seminar and the &lt;em&gt;Innovation for Sustainability&lt;/em&gt; course.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions about the seminar or the SLCA process, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:kristoffer.lundholm@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kristoffer.lundholm@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more about the SLCA here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;176&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/image/SLCA/SLCA_matrix_structure.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Apr 27 2011 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Apr 29 2011 - 4:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;US/Pacific&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;314&quot; height=&quot;101&quot; src=&quot;/sites/all/files/image/Chas/living-future-11.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As stewards of our children&amp;rsquo;s planet, we are faced with an incredible  challenge. We must lay the groundwork for a built environment that  thrives within the reality of increasingly limited resources and foster  an economy that serves the triple bottom line.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A tall order to be sure, but not impossible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When the green building movement&amp;rsquo;s leading thinkers and  practitioners come together to share their deep expertise and dearest  hopes, we can leap ahead as a movement and as a society.&amp;nbsp; Living Future,  Cascadia&amp;rsquo;s annual &lt;em&gt;un&lt;/em&gt;conference, offers a unique forum for exactly this kind of gathering. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Living Future 2011:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s where cutting-edge practice meets inspiration.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It&#039;s where visionaries get down to brass tacks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It&#039;s just around the corner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TNS Members are eligible for Cascadia member pricing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://cascadiagbc.org/living-future/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Aug 24 2011 - 8:30am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Aug 25 2011 - 4:30pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Unique training opportunity - Wellington&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By attending this two-day masterclass you&#039;ll learn how to use the world&#039;s most renowned sustainability framework.&amp;nbsp; You&#039;ll join other leaders on a fast-track to the best knowledge based on 20 years of research and practical experience; and learn how to integrate a more strategic approach to sustainable practice that makes good financial sense. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Based on rigorous science and systems-thinking, the Natural Step framework enables you to accelerate designed solutions towards eliminating problems, rather than simply recycling and reducing waste. &amp;nbsp;It will excite you about the innovative possibilities and opportunities that sustainability presents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnsnz.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more details and register for this course.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;This 2 day course will enable you understand and grapple with sustainability in a way that delivers quick financial returns whilst laying the platforms for longer-term strategic initiatives.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;It is ideal for:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leaders and decision-makers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Strategy development staff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Procurement managers and staff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Sustainability / environmental managers and staff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Anyone with an interest in a more strategic response to sustainability issues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;What will I learn from this course?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Why sustainability is the biggest strategic opportunity of our time, and how to measure your performance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;How to identify long-term value creating strategies that will deliver prosperity for your organisation whilst others are doomed to failure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;How to integrate sustainable practices at a whole-of-organisation level to drive more sustainable value creation whilst improving innovation and productivity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;How to evaluate the many different measurement and certification tools available, and identify those best suited to your needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;How has The Natural Step training worked for others?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;The Natural Step&amp;rsquo;s four system conditions for sustainability were the key element of the course for me. &amp;nbsp;These four conditions&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;made sense both practically and intuitively, and provide an essentially simple concept for defining sustainability.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Ed Kiddie, Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;ldquo;This course provided an exceptionally stimulating and motivating learning environment. &amp;nbsp;It perfectly complemented the TNS model which provides a very clear and practical understanding of sustainability for implementation in the real world.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sean Barnes, Senior Manager, Aurecon (formerly Connell Wagner)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;This course highlighted logical thinking with an emphasis on business or organisational success rather than feeling too green. The tools are useful and with experience will be relatively simple to use. I would recommend this course to any business or organisation who wishes to compete and be successful in today&#039;s market&amp;rdquo;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;Michelle Elborn, Sustainability Coordinator, Tauranga City Council&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnsnz.eventbrite.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Register for this course.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Otago Polytechnic is a leading tertiary education institution  based in the Otago region of New Zealand.&amp;nbsp; It is committed to educating  for&amp;nbsp;sustainable practice and has&amp;nbsp;four strategic goals for  2011-2013.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;To lead our sector in the achievement of educational  excellence.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;To be financially sustainable.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;To achieve the highest level of confidence from our communities,  anticipating and exceeding expectations, including our commitments to Kai  Tahu.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;To lead our sector as a socially responsible and sustainable  organisation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;All work is underpinned by&amp;nbsp;the Natural Step&#039;s framework for strategic sustainable development to  ensure integration through a systems approach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Otago Polytechnic is the inaugural corporate partner of the  Natural Step in New Zealand and has used the Natural Step Framework to underpin  its drive to educate graduates who are sustainable practitioners across the 160  degree, diploma and certificate courses&amp;nbsp;delivered.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Centre for Sustainable Practice within the Otago  Polytechnic offers specific qualifications in sustainable practice &amp;ndash; &lt;a title=&quot;http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/centre-for-sustainable-practice/qualifications-courses.html&quot; href=&quot;http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/centre-for-sustainable-practice/qualifications-courses.html&quot;&gt;click  here for details&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/centre-for-sustainable-practice/publications-tools/framework-for-strategic-sustainable-development.html&quot; href=&quot;http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/centre-for-sustainable-practice/publications-tools/framework-for-strategic-sustainable-development.html&quot;&gt;Visit  Otago Polytechnic&#039;s website for more information&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/new-zealand&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;New Zealand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/sweden/probe-facilitator-training-course-geneva</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 14 2011 - 12:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 15 2011 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1,5 -day Certificate Course in Geneva,&amp;nbsp;14-15 October&amp;nbsp;2011. This course will run together with 1,5 day &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/sweden/sustainability-leaders-transformative-approach-sustainability-thinking-strategy-and-results--2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sustainability for Leaders&lt;/a&gt; training 13-14 October.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PROBE for Sustainable&amp;nbsp;Business is a valuable aid for any&amp;nbsp; organization that wishes to review its progress towards the goal of sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ldquo;We really appreciate the structured and rigorous assessment that PROBE has provided. It has helped us to &amp;bdquo;hold up a mirror‟ to our own performance and progress, and deepened our awareness of the complex interplay between the economic, social and environmental effects of our business.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
John Twigg, Group Planning Director,&amp;nbsp; Manchester Airports Group (UK) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a trained PROBE facilitator you will be able to &lt;br /&gt;
help the organization(s) you work with to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;achieve a complete, rounded assessment of all aspects of sustainability, in a way that is practical, fast and cost-&lt;br /&gt;
    efficient&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;obtain fresh insights and perspectives about strengths and &lt;br /&gt;
    weaknesses in an industry, a sector, a supply chain &amp;ndash; in &lt;br /&gt;
    fact any coherent grouping of organizations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;position themselves in comparison to other organizations in the growing international PROBE database&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Course size:&amp;nbsp; To allow for diversity while ensuring a quality learning &lt;br /&gt;
experience, each course is limited to 20 participants.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
Registration: To secure your spot in the course, send your interest to:&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:stanley.nyoni@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stanley.nyoni@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; +41 79 410 48 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:peter@realtimeadvisors.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;peter@realtimeadvisors.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; +41 78 944 8057&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Course Fees*: &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;1300 CHF or 2000CHF including the Sustainability for Leaders course ex. VAT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
*Course fees include course materials and installation of PROBE &amp;bdquo;Site&amp;nbsp;Tool‟ software, plus one pre-paid PROBE use worth 270 CHF. Further PROBE uses available under inexpensive pay-as-you-go or corporate licence arrangements. Break-time snacks and lunches are included. Additional travel or meal costs are the responsibility of participants.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Course Language: All program and course materials are in English.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See below flyer more more details:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Jul 21 2011 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Jul 21 2011 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Behind every successful endeavor, there is a well-planned process.  And like every other initiative your organization will undertake, from  supply chain processes to marketing efforts, good sustainability  practices require good planning, a powerful message and skills to create  motivated teams to effect change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainability champions, we&#039;ve listened to you. Join us for our 2011  webinar series - interact with six amazing and motivational leaders in  the industry. You will learn from their successes (and failures) on  topics like powerful messaging tactics, community transformation  catalysts and ways to build group commitment and energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Change We Can&amp;rsquo;t Live Without&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Doppelt &lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, The Resource Innovation Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
February 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Global  climate disruption threatens to undermine the conditions that allowed  civilization to thrive on Earth. Little else matters if this problem is  not resolved. In this presentation Bob will share information from his  most recent book The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A  Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your  Life (Earthscan Publishing, 2008) and explain how change leaders can  motivate others to alter the way they think and behave in ways that  produce sustainable outcomes and address global climate disruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going for the Gut: Sustainability Framing and Messaging Strategies&lt;br /&gt;
Anna Fahey&lt;br /&gt;
Communications Strategist, Sightline Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
March 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Sustainability  policy solutions aren&amp;rsquo;t always easy to understand or to talk  about&amp;mdash;advocates often get bogged down in the details, the data, or the  politics, sometimes at the risk of losing momentum, interest, and  engagement. But, by articulating the core values that inform our policy  work and affirming our communities&amp;rsquo; shared aspirations, our words take  on weight, transcending issues, partisanship, geography, and social  background. This webinar gives sustainability advocates memorable and  effective messaging tools to make the case for policy solutions and  community action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enlisting Others: Bringing About Participation in Sustainable Community Planning&lt;br /&gt;
Sarah James&lt;br /&gt;
Co-Director, The Institute for Ecomunicipality Education &amp;amp; Assistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
May 26, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Without  broad community and municipal participation, sustainable development  initiatives can become the project of a few dedicated individuals that  have value in themselves, but do not bring about widespread community  and municipal change toward community sustainability.&amp;nbsp; This webinar will  introduce particular approaches to designing a participation strategy  that can involve citizens from all walks of life as well as the  diversity of perspectives in community sustainability planning. It will  also introduce an overall approach to sustainable community planning  that has been shown to bring about successful systematic and  institutionalized change.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Respecting the Principles of Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
John Ikerd&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
July 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Today&amp;rsquo;s  challenges of sustainability are consequences of persistent conflicts  with the laws of nature - including human nature. If we ignore the basic  laws of nature, sooner or later we will suffer negative consequences.  This webinar will explore the basic ecological, social and economic  principals of sustainability, and link these principles with the Natural  Step Framework and process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hidden Assets in Plain Sight for Sustainability&lt;br /&gt;
Bob Pavlik&lt;br /&gt;
Executive Director, High Wind Foundation and Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
September 15, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The  Sustainability Movement is growing because citizens are making strong  connections among their internal and external assets.&amp;nbsp; The session opens  with an invitation to consider your internal and external assets for  your various roles to promote sustainable living.&amp;nbsp; Participants are then  introduced to strategies for making connections among their assets that  lead beyond effects and consequences to results of significance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Why Storytelling is the &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; Factor in Harnessing Your Sustainability Efforts&lt;br /&gt;
Jeff Leinaweaver&lt;br /&gt;
Natural Step Associate and Founder of Global Zen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
November 17, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
In  the worlds of corporate social responsibility and strategic  sustainability, more and more attention is being focused on the  importance of storytelling as a key component on one&amp;rsquo;s toolkit for  change. Storytelling has turned into game play, and whoever tells the  best story wins. Yet, despite the spin and corporate wordsmithing, the  art of storytelling remains an elusive and critical factor in&amp;nbsp; your  success, and the conduit for global social innovation and change. In  this webinar, you&amp;rsquo;ll learn how storytelling shows up as a systems  dynamic that shapes social worlds, and how the principles and  methodologies of The Natural Step can aid the cultivation of your own  &amp;ldquo;X&amp;rdquo; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note: This offering is a series of six webinars to  take place in 2011. After each webinar, the remainder of the series will  be available for purchase at a reduced rate. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional participants from an already registered  organization may register for $15 each. Please contact  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;april.knudsen@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;This webinar series also sponsored by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tacrcd.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Town and County RC&amp;amp;D&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/usa&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Below is a list of some of our inspiring projects and partnerhsips that we&#039;ll be sharing insights from during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/ifs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;training in Stockholm&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interface &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Interface is one of the worlds largest carpet manufacturers and a sustainability pioneer that has shown that sustainability and sustainability focused innovation is good for business. We&amp;rsquo;ve been involved from the start. Read&amp;nbsp;more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/sv/sweden/430-miljoner-dollar-i-h-llbarhetsbesparingar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;(in&amp;nbsp;Swedish).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nike &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; The Natural Step worked with Nike ten years ago to jump-start their earlier sustainability work and in 2008 we began helping them create a new set of innovation goals for their product lines. Lately we&amp;rsquo;ve been helping them with refining their tools for material selection and decision making in the innovation process. Read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/usa/nike-inc-beaverton-oregon-usa-0+&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalstep.org/en/nike&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Max Burger &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Our favourite fast food chain that recently was listed by Fast Company as one of the top ten most innovative companies in food for their work with sustainability. They&amp;rsquo;ve become especially famous for putting the carbon footprint of their products on their menus, but they are leading the way in many other ways as well. Read about Max in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/welcome.html?destination=http://www.fastcompany.com/1738541/the-10-most-innovative-companies-in-food&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fast Company&lt;/a&gt; and in our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/max-hamburgers-sweden-revolutionize-fast-food-industry-new-case-study-released&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;case study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ICI Paints&lt;/strong&gt; (now AkzoNobel) &amp;ndash; Our UK colleagues have worked for several years to help ICI Paints, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest paint manufacturer, to innovate towards sustainable paint systems. Read an innovation report &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forumforthefuture.org/sites/default/files/project/downloads/paintthetowngreenhires.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;and a case study &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/ici-paints&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scandic Hotels &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; In the early nineties, Scandic was a hotel chain in deep financial trouble. Through their sustainability work they turned the ship around as they reinvented their brand, reduced costs, improved customer experience and motivated their workforce. Experience Scandic&#039;s story &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scandic-campaign.com/betterworld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SLCA (Strategic Life Cycle Assessment) &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; This approach helps organisations define, assess and communicate product sustainability. It can be described as a tool and an accompanying process that gives you a strategic overview of the full scope of social and ecological sustainability at the product level. Read more about the SLCA &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/sustainability-life-cycle-assessment-slca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenatrualstep.org/en/case_studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;case studies &lt;/a&gt;in our resource section on the international website.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:36:23 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 13 2011 - 12:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Oct 14 2011 - 12:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1,5 -day Certificate Course in Geneva, 13-14 October&amp;nbsp;2011. This course will run together with 1,5 day PROBE training 14-15.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;You can tell somebody the rules of chess, but that doesn&amp;rsquo;t make them a chess player and certainly not a master. They need to play in order to develop a full understanding of the strategies that can be deployed.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Karl-Henrik Robert, TNS Founder and Blue Planet Prize Winner&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gain a clear understanding of sustainability based on sound science and systems thinking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Achieve a solid foundation in The Natural Step Framework, its rational and how to apply it to organizations and complex sustainability issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Attain confidence in communicating core concepts of strategic sustainable development.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn to plan for success in complex systems by use of backcasting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;While this course provides a solid grounding in core concepts,the focus of the workshop is on&lt;/span&gt; p&lt;span&gt;articipation and practical experience with plenty of opportunities for dialogue and hands-on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The workshop is open to anyone who wants to be a leader in the change toward a sustainable society. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Past participants include:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Internal company and SME champions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Entrepreneurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Municipal employees and elected officials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Professors and researchers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Consultants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;We encourage participation from a wide range of sectors and perspectives, leading to a richer dialogue and peer learning, simulating the cross-sectoral approach needed to take a systems approach to sustainable development.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Fees and Registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course size:&amp;nbsp;To allow for diversity while ensuring a quality learning experience, each course is limited to&amp;nbsp;20 participants. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Registration: To secure your spot in the course, send your interest to:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:stanley.nyoni@thenaturalstep.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stanley.nyoni@thenaturalstep.org&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;+41 79&amp;nbsp;410 48 75 &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:peter@realtimeadvisors.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;peter@realtimeadvisors.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;%2B41%20%280%2978%20944%208057&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;+41 78 944 8057&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Course Fees*: 1200&amp;nbsp;CHF or 2000 CHF&amp;nbsp;including the PROBE tool training and the tool, &amp;nbsp;ex. VAT &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;*Course fees include course materials, break-time snacks and lunches. Additional travel or meal costs are the responsibility of participants. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Language: The course will be held in English.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding the courser&amp;nbsp;see flyer below:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:59:49 -0400</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.naturalstep.org/en/sweden/sustainability-leaders-transformative-approach-sustainability-thinking-strategy-and-results-s</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-start&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Start: &lt;/label&gt;Jan 17 2012 - 9:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-end&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;End: &lt;/label&gt;Jan 18 2012 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;event-nodeapi&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;event-tz&quot;&gt;&lt;label&gt;Timezone: &lt;/label&gt;Etc/GMT-4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Welcome to a 2 day Learning Journey around strategic sustainability planning!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;You can tell somebody the rules of chess, but that doesn&amp;rsquo;t make them a chess player and certainly not a master. They need to play in order to develop a full understanding of the strategies that can be deployed.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Karl-Henrik Robert, TNS Founder and Blue Planet Prize Winner&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gain a clear understanding of sustainability based on sound science and systems thinking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Achieve a solid foundation in The Natural Step Framework, its rational and how to apply it to organizations and complex sustainability issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Attain confidence in communicating core concepts of strategic sustainable development.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Learn to plan for success in complex systems by use of backcasting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;While this course provides a solid grounding in core concepts,the focus of the workshop is on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;p&lt;span&gt;articipation and practical experience with plenty of opportunities for dialogue and hands-on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Participants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The workshop is open to anyone who wants to be a leader in the change toward a sustainable society.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Past participants include:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Internal company and SME champions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Entrepreneurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Municipal employees and elected officials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Professors and researchers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Consultants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;We encourage participation from a wide range of sectors and perspectives, leading to a richer dialogue and peer learning, simulating the cross-sectoral approach needed to take a systems approach to sustainable development.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Fees and Registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course size:&amp;nbsp;To allow for diversity while ensuring a quality learning experience, each course is limited to 20 participants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Registration: To secure your spot in the course, send your interest to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;josefin.nystrom@thenaturalstep.org +46 761 997710&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Course Fees*: 8000 SEK ex. VAT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;*Course fees include course materials, break-time snacks and lunches. Additional travel or meal costs are the responsibility of participants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Course Language: The course will be held in English.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Course Venue: Will be finalished later on (depending on size of the group etc)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/sweden&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:35:33 -0400</pubDate>
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