Making a Profit While Making a Difference: Practical Business Opportunities in a Changing World

Sustainability.  It’s a term we hear a lot these days, but what does it mean for your business?  And how can you do it?  Will it cost you money, or can it save you money?  Are there new business opportunities? 

This fast-paced, exciting conference will help you answer those questions.  You’ll hear from acknowledged leaders in the sustainability arena, along with local businesspeople from Pierce and Kitsap counties who are making a profit while making a difference by implementing sustainable practices in their businesses.  You’ll walk away with practical ideas for doing the same in your business. 

Cost to attend is $35. Continental breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee.  Space is limited!  Register today!  

For further information, contact Consuelo at 206-689-4074 or consuelof@pscleanair.org .

AGENDA:

8:00 a.m.  Registration/continental breakfast

8:30          Welcoming remarks

8:45          What is Sustainability?
                 Lorinda Rowledge, Bainbridge Graduate Institute 

9:45          Break

10:00        We Value What We Measure
                 Panel discussion with Pierce and Kitsap County business people

11:00        Buying and Acting Locally
                 Panel discussion with Pierce and Kitsap County business people

Noon         Lunch 

12:15        Sustainable Economies 
                 Michelle Long, Sustainable Connections

1:00          Practical tools session:

-- Green Fleets Guide
-- Carbon Footprint Calculator, Elaine Ott
-- Interactive exchange of resource ideas and information

2:00 p.m.  Adjourn

For driving directions and campus map, go to www.ups.edu/directions.xml .