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Monday, April 27, 2009
Sustainability in Business
I just got back from an very interesting conference: The Women Presidents' Organization annual conference in San Diego. The theme this year was Sustainability and we heard a variety of speakers on this important topic. It has triggered many thoughts about how we're doing in our own sustainable business practices.
My husband and I have become very involved with the Transition movement in the US. Never heard of it? Well, that's probably about to change. There have been articles about this grass-roots phenomenon in the Christian Science Monitor, the NY Times (just last week), and, even, Elle magazine. Basically, Transition is a grass-roots movement which originated three years ago in England, led by a permaculturist, Rob Hopkins. He and his colleagues have written a book called The Transition Handbook and trained trainers around the world to lead these initiatives in their communities.
Transition is a positive, solutions-focused response to the challenges of peak oil, global climate change, and the growing economic crisis. It's all about building resilient, thriving local communities that can withstand the shocks ahead. NetSpeed Learning Solutions is co-sponsoring (with Sustainable NE Seattle) the first Transition Training in Washington State, coming up this weekend. We have 35 participants lined up and ready to learn more about how to be part of the solution in Washington State.
As I listened to Nancy Ramsey, a futurist, describe the potential cultural shocks we can expect, and marveled at T. Boone Pickens' plan for the growth of wind energy, I realized that, indeed, we are all in this together. I encourage you to find out how you can contribute constructively to help your community build it's capacity to thrive in the challenging times ahead.
Here's a video introduction on You Tube with Rob Hopkins.
Posted by Cynthia Clay at 3:27 pm