Business Council for Sustainability

About this Network

The role of the cross-industry Business Council for Sustainability is to help you:

• Discover, by presentation and hands-on learning, cutting-edge practices in environmental management and corporate sustainability
• Exchange insights and experiences with peers across a diverse range of Canadian organizations
• Leverage emerging research, public policy insights and global best/next practice experiences for the benefit of your organization

Who should join?

• Operating executives—the most senior person of an operating unit, president or vice-president of a medium or large-sized organization
• Senior executives whose responsibilities include environmental management and sustainability performance

The annual membership fee is $3,925 (June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010)

To become a member of the Business Council for Sustainability, please contact:

Benefits

• Networking—through information exchange and networking with other professionals, members will enhance their capacity to capture the business benefits of sustainability
• High-Impact Learning—designed to maximize sharing, learning and exposure to leading-edge and innovative practices in environmental and sustainability management
• Research—access to Conference Board research and other key sources of information specific to current, best and next practices in corporate responsibility and sustainability

Recent Meeting Themes or Topics

• Performance measurement, management and reporting
• Integrated product design and responsible environmental stewardship
• Regulatory developments, including recent amendments to CEAA, CEPA and Species at Risk legislation
• Stakeholder relations and the relationship between sustainability management and shareholder value

Member Organizations