Sustainable Supply Chain Conference: Supplier Social and Environmental Performance

On October 25 and 26, there will be a practical conference on how to drive supplier social & environmental performance and deliver profitable efficiency through supplier buy-in and engagement. This conference will address ways of engaging suppliers on your Social, Environmental, and other Sustainability priorities. These events have a proven track record, with 900+ executives attending previous supply chain conferences.

Business Metrics at the 2011 Sustainable Brands Event

Explore the future of sustainable business metrics and measurement. This SB Issues in Focus one day event, in partnership with The Wharton School, looks at the retooling of key business metrics to optimize business for sustainable success in the 21st Century. Join other financial and non-financial managers seeking knowledge in the progression of work that measures and values both positive and negative environmental and social impacts of business activity. Industry leaders will collaborate on issues such as valuing eco-system services, moving environmental impact onto the balance sheet, and putting goals in context. October 24, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit, entitled Innovate, Generate, Integrate, is an invitation-only event for senior executives, policy-makers and investors. The goal is to identify and address key issues facing the clean energy sector, and to help decision-makers identify opportunities that will enable them to succeed. The Summit will be held on April 4-7, 2011 at the Pierre in New York City.

Topics discussed at the conference are structured around the three key challenges of the clean energy industry:

1. Technology development
2. Building a clean energy infrastructure
3. Integrating into the world’s energy system

The list of confirmed speakers include:

Dan Arvizu, Director of the National Renewable Energy Lab·

Yehudit "Dita" Bronicki, CEO/Managing Director, Ormat·

Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair of the Global Water Partnership·

Charles "Chad" O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman, Bank of America·

Michael G. Morris, Chairman/CEO, American Electric Power·

Rick Needham, Director Green Business Opportunities, Google·

Jonathan Silver, Executive Director, Loan Programs Office, US Dept. of Energy·

Marcelo Tokman, Head of Gov Relations, Vestas Latam & Former Minister of Energy, Chile

To see the full agenda click here.

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

2011 National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference

On March 8 - 10, 2011, the fourth National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference will be held in Saratoga Springs, New York. This event offers the most current information on instructional strategies, curricula development, skill standards, and best practices.

Ideal for those offering or planning training programs for the renewable energy and energy efficiency markets.Attendees will include representatives from community colleges, vocational high schools, four-year schools,industry-sponsored training programs, labor and apprenticeship programs, government agencies, workforce development boards, credentialing bodies, utilities, and others.

The two-day conference will offer over 80 presentations, 24 sessions and 10 workshops. Topics include balancing classroom and field experiences, incorporating new skills into training programs, introducing clean energy technologies and careers to high school students, instructional strategies for creative learning, labor market research results, providing new opportunities for disadvantaged workers, and much more.

The conference will be preceded by one day of technical workshops covering energy efficiency, solar, codes, geothermal, small wind, and other new and thought-inspiring topics. Plenary speakers from community colleges, workforce policy centers, government, trades, and the utility industry will share their perspectives. Over 20 concurrent sessions will address program details, lessons learned, and results.

There will also be the time for networking with other educators, trainers, course developers, and leaders in the field. For more information go to Renewable Energy World.

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