Sustainable Operations Training Opportunities List
Training Name
Location
(city/state or
online)
Instructor
Organization
Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC)
Sacramento,
California
American Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), California Institute for
Energy and Environment (CIEE), University
of California, and the Precourt Energy
Efficiency Center (PEEC), Stanford
University.
BioCycle West Coast 2012
Portland, Oregon
BioCycle
Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) Introductory
Webinar
Varies
Corporate Sustainability Manager Training
Portland, Oregon
Ecobuild America Conference
Doug McKenzie-Mohr,
Ph.D.
Tucson, AZ
Cost
Brief Description
Dates
N/A
The Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference focus on
understanding the nature of individual and organizational
behavior and decision making, and using that knowledge to
accelerate our transition to an energy-efficient and low carbon
economy. It will build on the overwhelming success of previous
BECC conferences, at which more than 650 participants
discussed successful policy and program strategies, shared
important research findings, and built dynamic new networks
and collaborations
11/11/2012 11/14/2012.
http://www.beccconference.org/
Learn about sustainable waste management solutions
04/16/2012 04/19/2012
https://www.jgpress.com/westcoast/2012/index.html
This 90 minute webinar provides an overview of communitybased social marketing and how it is being applied throughout
the world to foster sustainable behavior. The webinar
introduces the five steps of community-based social marketing
(selecting behaviors, identifying barriers and benefits,
developing strategies, conducting a pilot, and broad scale
implementation). This overview can be utilized to introduce
colleagues or community partners to the process of communitybased social marketing. Alternatively, it can be used as an
executive briefing for senior staff. Pricing for up to 60
participants is $1750 US, while over 60 participants is $1950
US. There is 10% discount on these prices if the date for the
webinar is arranged prior to the end of 2011. Upon Request
http://www.cbsm.com
McKenzie-Mohr & Associates
Pricing for up
to 60
participants is
$1750, while
over 60
participants is
$1950
Everblue - Training Institute
Varies
Conference/ Seminar
Nicholas School of the
Environment, Duke
University
Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL)
Program
Offers various courses
Ongoing
Website
Held in conjunction with Ecobuild America at the Washington
Convention Center, this conference offers a wonderful
opportunity to learn about eco-building design, as well as to
catch up on the latest innovations in sustainable practices,
building information modeling (BIM) and high-performance
building design. The week will include information-packed
conferences; technology demonstrations; networking
opportunities; exhibits and other co-located events.
12/3/201212/7/2012
This course will provide resources and methods for using
effective communication strategies to accomplish behavior
change and solve environmental problems. This course will
also: 1) Demonstrate how to use social marketing to address
problems at a community level; 2) Address how social
marketing and behavior change can be applied to
environmental problems and used to create solutions; 3)
Provide participants with a hands-on opportunity to design
their own environmental campaign; 4) Introduce techniques for
enacting and implementing environmental policy as a means of
behavior change.
This online course
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/executiveed/cours
will be held weekly
es/environmental-communication-for-behaviorVirtual
from January 16change
February 24, 2012
http://www.aececobuild.com/
Online
ESW Annual National Conference - visit website
Varies
Engineers for a Sustainable World
Future Energy Conference + Northwest Solar Expo
Portland, Oregon
Future Energy Conference
The business of renewable energy and efficiency
04/25/2012 04/28/2012
http://www.eswusa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&s
ubarticlenbr=20
http://www.futureenergyconference.com/cities/portla
nd/
Future Energy Conference
The business of renewable energy and efficiency
11/13/2012 11/14/2012
http://www.futureenergyconference.com/cities/seattl
e/
The GovEnergy workshop and trade show serves to provide
effective energy management training to federal employees
and their associated stakeholders. In doing so, it fosters
opportunities to further educate and encourage the best
application of practices, products, and services as they relate to
energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, and
greenhouse gas management within the federal sector.
8/19/2012 8/22/2012
http://www.govenergy.com/Index.aspx
Future Energy Conference + Washington State Energy Summit Seattle, Washington
GovEnergy 2012
St. Louis, MO
N/A
DOE, GSA, VA, DoD, Dept of Homeland
Security, EPA, USDA
Ongoing
$425
Virtual
http://www.everblue.edu/locations?location=Portland
%2C+OR
Environmental Communication for Behavior Change
$1,225
In-Person, Virtual, or Both
In Person Attendance
In-Person
Sustainable Operations Training Opportunities List
Training Name
Location
(city/state or
online)
Green Business Conference
Tucson, AZ
Green California Summit & Exposition
Sacramento,
California
Green Gov
Green Purchasing Toolkit
Green Purchasing Toolkit
Green Purchasing Toolkit
Washington, D.C.
Webinar
Webinar
Webinar
Instructor
Organization
N/A
N/A
Western Collective
Green Purchasing Team
Western Collective
Green Purchasing Team
Western Collective
Green Purchasing Team
Green Technology
The White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ)
USFS
USFS
USFS
Oakland, CA
Conference/ Seminar
Offers various workshops - visit website
Varies
The Midwest Regional Collaborative For
Sustainability Education
Sustainable Built Environment: Green Building Planning +
Operations Strategies
Online
Portland, Oregon
N/A
Chris Forney
USDA
University of Oregon - Portland
Brief Description
Dates
Website
In-Person, Virtual, or Both
The conference provides introduction and insight to innovative,
new technologies and strategies through contact and
Nov. 8 - 9, 2012
collaboration with industry leaders in sustainable business
practices.
http://www.opportunitygreen.com/
In Person Attendance
Free
Largest annual gathering of public sector decision makers - and
their partners in the private sector - who are working to ensure
a green future for California.
4/26/2012 4/27/2012
http://www.greentechnology.org/gcsummit/index2012.html
Both
N/A
GreenGov Symposium represents the second time the White
House Council on Environmental Quality will bring together
leaders from Federal, state, local and tribal governments,
nonprofit and academic communities and the private sector to
identify opportunities around greening the Federal
Government. During the 3-day educational event, participants
will share challenges and best practices, and discuss cuttingedge approaches for the future.
TBA
http://www.whitehouse.gov/greengov/symposium
Free
Audience: Contracting Officers. This webinar will cover the
USDA SPP, contracting sustainable legal requirements, what
clauses/provisions to use and where to insert them in
solicitations, where to find templates, how to report awards
properly in FPDS and IAS, and view complete solicitation
examples.
TBA
Insert Green Purchasing Toolkit website when it
becomes operational.
Free
Audience: Micro-purchasers and others who may request a
purchase. This webinar will review how to identify common
green products, sources to purchase, legal requirements, USDA
SPP and more.
TBA
Insert Green Purchasing Toolkit website when it
becomes operational.
Free
Audience: Non-purchasing employees. This webinar will
discuss the role of non-purchasing employees in green
purchasing, legal requriements, searching for common green
products, sources of products, USDA SPP, measuring success,
and more.
TBA
Insert Green Purchasing Toolkit website when it
becomes operational.
Conference/ Seminar
North American Association for Environmental Education
Sustainable Acquisition Training
Cost
Conference Title: "Community Involvement in Sustainability:
Using Green Buildings ans teaching Tools" - Many EE facilities
are being built to green/LEED standards. Though they have the
potential to be utilized as educational tools, many are not being
utilized in this way. The workshop will address this gap,
Oct. 10-13, 2012
highlight existing best practices, develop new curriculum, and
develop an online resource site for green building EE. Sustainability Indicators will address using resources
responsibly, increasing energy efficiency in buildings, and
reducing pollutants through green building EE.
Free
http://www.naaee.net/conference
Ongoing
http://www.mrcse.org/
Sustainable Acquisition Training helps procurement and
program officials meet the requirements of Executive Orders
and the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding the purchase
of "green" products.
Topics covered:
- Awareness of Federal sustainable acquisition requirements
- Awareness of the eight categories of sustainable products and
services
- Ability to incorporate sustainable products into contracts
Ongoing
http://www.aglearn.usda.gov/ (once in AgLearn
search on "Sustainable Acquisition" to be taken to
training module)
This workshop will provide the business, environmental, and
practical rationale for pursuing green strategies on all types of
building projects, from tenant remodel to new construction.
The course will also address practical strategies for maintaining
the performance of those green features and integrating
greener operational practices into existing buildings not
originally constructed under a green framework.
2/27/2012
http://sustain.uoregon.edu/workshops/course_desc.p
hp?CourseKey=633650
In Person Attendance
Virtual
Sustainable Operations Training Opportunities List
Training Name
Location
(city/state or
online)
Sustainable Enterprise Certificate: Beyond The conversation:
Coordinated Action for Sustainability.
Portland, Oregon
Sustainable Operations - Our Environmental Footprint & The
Climate Change Connection
Online Presentation
Instructor
Organization
Anna J. Jones-Crabtree
USFS
Sacramento,
California
USFS
Sustainable Oregon 2012
Bend, Oregon
Association of Oregon Recyclers
Sustainable Practices Video
Online
N/A
Greater Yellowstone Coordinating
Committee
Sustainable Solutions Conference
Chicago, Illonis
Harry Kohal
Engineered Systems
The Sustainable Operations Summit
New York, New York
Bill Clinton + Others
The Sustainable Operations Summit
Portland, Oregon
Brief Description
Dates
Willamette University’s Sustainable Enterprise Certificate
program takes a unique approach to presenting the
interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental
well-being. This is done in a way that will integrate all areas of
sustainability by first focusing on the dynamics of complex
systems, followed by a practical look at social systems and how
the expansion of social well-being ties directly to economic and
environmental well-being. The session includes: Systems
Dynamics: Seeing the Interconnections of our Social, Economic,
and Environmental Worlds and Understanding Where Are the
Greatest Opportunities for Overall Sustainable Well Being.
Sustainable Operations Summit - Region 5 & PSW
University of Oregon Sustainability Leadership Workshops and
Certificate Program
Cost
Short Course
Free
Online
Free
The annual event is intended to highlight sustainable
operations taking place agency-wide. Participants will learn
about tools and information to establish green practices as
part of existing business. Presentations will explore innovative
sustainability projects and new technologies used across the
country to implement sustainable operations initiatives.
Free
The Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee and its
sustainable operations subcommittee created a video for
employees of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to encourage
sustainable practices in the workplace.
Tools for measurement and management in high performance
buildings
Three workshops including 1) Overcoming Barriers to
Sustainability: Strategies for Leading the Change; 2)
Collaborative Approaches to Achieving Zero Waste; and 3)
Carbon Footprints, Step by Step: Tools & Methods for Business
& Government.
Website
In-Person, Virtual, or Both
http://www.willamette.edu/agsm/executive/sustainab
le_enterprise/
Ongoing
http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/video/crabtree_conserve.sh
Virtual
tml
02/14/2012 02/16/2012
http://www.fs.fed.us/sustainableoperations/sustainab
Both
le-summit-2012
06/07/2012 06/09/2012
http://www.aorr.org/conference.html
Ongoing
06/08/2012 06/09/2012
04/17/2012 04/19/2012
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Virtual
Video
http://www.eaglecmms.com/News/Web_Education.ht
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http://www.sustainableoperationssummit.com/
http://sustain.uoregon.edu/
In Person Attendance