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RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Using your EMS to Move Toward Sustainability

Ms. Blaydes opened the presentation with the premise of does an EMS system lead to sustainability. The answer was yes/no, dependant upon the focus of the organization. Discussion ensued regarding the definition of sustainability; Ms. Blaydes offered the definition: The continuing protection of life support systems and biodiversity; the conservation of natural and energy resources. [...]

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Undergraduate Education for Environmental Managers

Please follow the link below for a powerpoint presentation highlighting the findings from the workshop. Undergraduate Education for Environmental Managers

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Evaluation of Natural Resources

Please follow the link below for a powerpoint presentation highlighting the findings from this workshop. Evaluation of Natural Resources

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Exploring a Unified Credential

Please follow the links below for highlights from this workshop. Unified Credential Summary Unified Credential - Experience Subgroup

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Generating Sustainability Innovation

This workshop focused upon methods and roles for stakeholders to contribute and integrate into an organization’s innovation development strategy. Integral to the process, innovation generation from four stakeholder sectors was identified as the main contributor to the process. These contributing sectors include public authorities such as the Market Arena, the Government, Universities or other Research [...]

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Paying for Sustainability

Please follow the link below for a powerpoint presentation highlighting the findings from this workshop. Paying for Sustainability

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Competencies of the EM

Please follow the link below for a powerpoint presentation highlighting the findings from this workshop. Competencies of the Environmental Manager

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Moving from Eco-Marketing to Sustainable Consumption

Moving from eco-marketing to sustainable consumption discussed several factors that are currently impeding the jump to sustainable consumption. It was generally agreed that people find consumption to be a fundamental right of the individual. It was even discussed that many people find consumption to be a fun activity. Low cost / affordability is a driver [...]

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: Multiple-Bottom-Line Thinking

Workshop objective: To address the need for a change by presenting a relational view of the corporation based on the strategic value of the linkages with stakeholders and its implication in terms of corporate performance evaluation and reporting system. Discussion: - Going beyond the traditional management tools, the triple bottom line agenda is not enough to achieve a [...]

RIT 2009 Symposium Workshop Summary: The Role of the EM in Greening Transportation

Key Discussion Points: o Discussed importance of knowing environmental footprint of the entire supply chain; however, there are many unknowns. o Important tradeoffs exist: transportation service performance and economics v. environmental impacts. o Methods and approaches identified for evaluation: 1. Third Party Contracting 2. Purchasing Decisions 3. Logistics Decisions 4. New Technologies 5. Use of Carbon Offsets if No Improvement Possible o What gets [...]