Fashion, as an industry, is a powerful tool for global growth and development, but the prevailing paradigm is pushing the earth beyond its planetary limits and challenging social justice. Join Amy Hall, Vice President of Social Consciousness at EILEEN FISHER, Anthea Kelsick, CMO at B Labs, and...
Connect the dots between timeless leadership practices and how to transform an organization to a sustainable enterprise. The “Leadership Skills for Change Agents“ course prepares sustainability professionals at any level in the organizational hierarchy, and external consultants / advisors, to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), has awarded a $650,000 cooperative agreement to the civics education group iCivics to lead a coalition of experts in assessing the state of, and best practices in, the teaching of American...
Welcome to join Frankfurt School GCCW Webinars 14-18 October! When it comes to climate change the financial industry plays a key role. Sustainable finance is more relevant than ever and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management has been focusing on this topic for some time now. The...
The next Elevating Impact Summit will be held February 7, 2020 at The Portland Armory. Early Bird tickets are now available! Experience social innovation, collide with a community of changemakers, and discover how business tools are used to address social and environmental issues in brilliant new...
Funding urban and community development is complex. With equitable and sustainable neighborhood investments becoming a priority, impact investors are reshaping the project financing landscape. This webinar explores emerging financing options available to project leaders dedicated to comprehensive...
It is with great pleasure that GIZ, SEB and PAGE launch the e-learning course “Introduction to Sustainable Finance” available free-of-charge through UN CC:e-Learn. The course is a tool to learn about the basics of Sustainable Finance while providing several opportunities to dive...
The Northwest Economic Research Center at Portland State University will be releasing its biannual regional economic forecast on May 30th at the Multnomah Athletic Club, in a breakfast event featuring a presentation by nationally renowned U.S Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley Ellen Zentner, whose...
Have you heard the hype about “smart cities” and secretly wondered what makes them smart? Thought about whether the proliferation of technology to make a city smart is also sustainable? Realized that a city focused on smart technology might become one not focused on its people? Are you worried...
This webinar continues GEC’s ongoing series exploring sustainable procurement through the public and private sector lenses. The webinar brings together professionals from the public and private sectors to share their unique sector-specific experience in advancing sustainable purchasing in their...
2019 Conservation Finance Boot Camp Monday, June 24, 2019 from 12:00PM until Friday, June 28, 2019 at 2:00PM CFN is pleased to announce our 13th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp will be held June 24-28th, 2019, at Portland State University in Portland, OR. The Boot Camp is a week-long,...
In January, the Green Electronics Council is launching a new Environmental Benefits Calculator that measures the environmental and cost benefits of purchasing sustainable EPEAT-registered products. The new calculator features modules for mobile phones, computers and displays (meeting the updated...