Our Symposium series theme – “A Call for Action” –

celebrates everyone who is making a difference in our communities!

 

“Business as a Force for Good”

Monday, July 13, 2020

View Zoom Recording

 

 

We continue to highlight cutting-edge sustainability work in our region, the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with lessons in environmental, economic, and social justice, plus conversations on how to create resilience in our communities. 

 

In this installment of our Sustainability Symposium Series, regional leaders explored the power of businesses as forces for good and how they are connecting purpose with profit in meaningful ways:

 

• Jami Haaning, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Lam Research
• Kymm Nelsen, Conscious Capitalism
• Holly Braun, Corporate Sustainability Collaborative (CSC) and NW Natural
• Mike Mercer, B Local PDX and MMercer Consulting
• Forest Resener, Communications Director, StoveTeam International
• Tabatha Rood, Executive Director/ Founder, BamCashea

Check out the details and enjoy our:

• Business as a Force for Good webinar recording
• Speakers Resource List 

 

Be a part of the change for good!

 

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Our “Arts and Activism” speakers, on May 29, 2020, featured:

• Emily Miller, Emily Miller Fine Art
• Shelby Silver, Salt of Earth and Sea Studio
• David Lichtenstein, Clowns Without Borders
• Amy Livingstone, Sacred Art Studio

Explore how art and artists are changing our world through artistic creations and performance art.

Check out the details and enjoy our:

• Arts and Activism recording
• Speakers Resource List 
• Poetic Reflection 

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Our “A Call for Action: Permaculture and Power” speakers, on April 17, 2020, featured:

• Serena Dressel, GPSEN Board President and Portland State University, Welcome and Celebration of Sustainability Leadership Award Winners
• Neeraja Havaligi, GPSEN Executive Director, “A Dialogue on Action and Resilience”
• Joe Culhane, GPSEN Outreach, “A Call for Action”
• Kim Smith, GPSEN and Portland Community College, “ESD for 2030: The Future Depends on Us!”
• Marisha Auerbach, Portland Community College and Oregon State University, “Permaculture and Food Forests as a Tool for Climate Stability and Community Resilience”
• Jolie Donohue, Learning Garden Coordinator, PCC Cascade , “Social Justice Through Gardening”
• Sherrie Villmark, Program Director, Community Energy Project, “Community Solar and Equity”
• S. Nicki Youngsma, Artist & Editor, Home Orchard Society, “Agrobiodiversity in Context of Food Security”

Check out the details and enjoy our:

• Sustainability Symposium recording
• Community Dialogue – Pulse from Our Participants
• Speakers Resource List 

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What a joy it was to share our amazing Symposium speakers with you and celebrate our Sustainability Leadership Award Winners:

• Staff Award:  Makerusa “Mak” Porotesano, PCC
• Student Award:  Billy Fish, Reed College, and Michele Bates, PSU
• Non-Profit Award:  Lara Andenoro, Sunrise Movement
• Business Award:  Caitlin Horsley, PGE
• Community Member Award: Jose Mikalauskas, Verde/OPAL

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More Symposium speakers will be featured in coming events, so keep an eye out for those offerings.  Be sure to check out the incredible original full line-up of our 2020 Sustainability Symposium speakers, workshops, and award-winners. 

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Note that the Symposium is our signature event and a key fundraiser for our programs.  We offered our Virtual Sustainability Symposium for free, and took a financial hit.  So, please consider donating to support our efforts, if you can.  

Plus, learn how you and your organization can become a sponsor and help achieve a sustainable future.