George Washington University  -  Washington, DC

Industry and government organizations in the healthcare sector are increasingly addressing the impacts of climate change and energy on operations.  The sector is amongst the more intensive users of energy and natural resources in support of its operations.  As energy costs rise and availability of natural resources declines, the healthcare community will face significant challenges and opportunities related to procurement, facilities management and design.

Speakers:

• Howard Dean – Former Governor, State of Vermont
• Jim Sullivan – Senior Sustainability Officer and Director of Asset Management, U.S. Veterans Administration
• Clay Boenecke – Chief, Capital Planning Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs
• Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
• Linda Lee – Director of Operations, Waste Management
• Kathy Gerwig – Vice President, Workplace Safety, Kaiser Permanente
• Robin Guenther – Principal, Perkins & Will and co-author "Sustainable Healthcare Architecture"
• Gary Cohen – President, Health Care Without Harm
• Katherine O'Dea – Senior Fellow, GreenBlue / Sustainable Packaging Coalition
• Rich Tauberman – Executive Vice President, MWW Group
• Roni Neff, Ph.D. – Research and Policy Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Cary Krosinsky - Vice President, Trucost
• Clark Reed – Director, Healthcare Facilities Division, ENERGY STAR, U.S. EPA
• Corey Enck – Director, LEED Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council
• Mark Starik – Director, GW Insittute for Sustainability Research, Education & Policy
• Pete LaPuma – Professor, GW School of Public Health and Health Services
• Just Added: Jamie Harvey – Food Coordinator, Health Care Without Harm
• Just Added: Anna Gilmore Hall – Executive Director, Practice Greenhealth

Additional speakers and program agenda to be announced shortly ...

Program Highlights:

• Case studies on developing metrics related to the supply chain, establishing value chain management systems, achieving ROIs, engaging vendors and modernizing evaluation criteria
• Examination of trends and identification of best practices related to food and beverage, facilities management, building design and the value chain
• Exploration of opportunities for cross-sector working groups

For more information about this program, or to register, please visit:
http://www.ACCOonline.org/ccls/healthyhospitals-september2010.html

Oregon Convention Center  -  Portland, Oregon

Waste disposal is estimated to contribute as much as two percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. But “waste” is just the tip of the iceberg – the life cycle of materials (including waste) contribute 40 – 50% of all greenhouse gases. Waste management can impact both these smaller “downstream” emissions but also the larger “upstream” ones. As corporate campuses, municipalities, government facilities and universities are addressing environmental sustainability considerations, developing robust waste systems represents a significant opportunity to reduce operating costs, generate revenue streams, conserve energy, develop waste-to-energy infrastructure and improve human impacts on the environment and resource availability.

On October 19, 2010, the Association of Climate Change Officers and the Center for Resource Solutions invite you to a workshop featuring a series of case studies and discussions on developing a sound operational approach to addressing waste systems in industry, university campuses, municipalities and government facilities. This ACCO Climate Change Leadership Series event is being hosted in conjunction with the Renewable Energy Markets 2010 Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Speakers:

• David Allaway – Policy Analyst, Solid Waste Program, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Blaine Collison – Director, Green Power Partnership Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
• Ed Boisson – Senior Consultant, Water, Environment & Transportation, RW Beck (an SAIC Company)
• Tim Cesarek – Managing Director, Organic Growth Group, Waste Management
• Ted Michaels – President, Energy Recovery Council
• Joshua Skov – Principal, The Good Company
• Just Added: Richard W. Sprott – Immediate Past President, Air & Waste Management Association
• Susan Anderson – Director, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland (invited)
• Jim Desmond – Director, The Sustainability Center, Greater Portland Metro Regional Government (invited)
• Additional speakers and program agenda to be announced shortly ...

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Exploration of opportunities to reduce waste, leverage waste streams and develop recycling programs.
• Case studies on developing metrics related to the full life cycle of materials and waste, including waste reduction and waste-to-energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions related to transporting, recycling, and dumping waste, and engaging vendors, partners and other stakeholders.
• Examination of challenges related to public perception of common waste, as well as hazardous and sensitive materials.
• Discussion of prospective action items for ongoing collaboration amongst participants and within the ACCO community.

TOPICS ADDRESSED

• What tools are available for understanding and quantifying the life cycle impacts of materials and waste management options?
• How are communities and institutions accounting for these GHG emissions in their inventories and what are the pros and cons of alternative accounting methods, such as consumption-based inventories and material flows accounting?
• What investments are being made into waste management programs? How should returns be quantified?
• What are some of the sweet spots or low hanging fruit that large facilities and campuses can address, and what are the more significant challenges?
• How does an organization educate and train internal and external stakeholders who may be predisposed to opposing change related to waste systems?
• Is your existing infrastructure (organizational structures, information technology systems, etc.) equipped to handle this shift? If not, how should it be revamped?
• What barriers are there to modernizing waste management at large campuses and facilities and what needs to be done to overcome those barriers?
• How does life cycle assessment inform decisions related to reducing the energy and GHG emissions profile of a product, both “upstream” and as waste management options are compared?
• What opportunities are there for institutions to implement waste prevention, composting, recycling and waste-to-energy programs? How should these programs be assessed and implemented? What challenges do institutions face related to these waste programs?

SAVE THE DATE! ... Stay tuned to http://www.ACCOonline.org/ccls/managingwaste-october2010.html for more information, announcements and registration information for this event.

For 15 years, Renewable Energy Markets (REM) has defined and expanded marketplace opportunities for clean power. Bridging the interests of renewable energy generators, marketers, and utilities with those of purchasers, policymakers, and the communities that benefit from clean energy, REM is the nation's premier forum for the energy community to gather, learn from each other, and recognize best practices for promoting renewable energy.

In addition to ACCO's pre-conference workshop, "Managing Waste" (see above), ACCO will host panel discussions entitled "The Business Case for Green Power" and "Assessing Your GHG/Energy Profile and Identifying Solutions."

For more information about this conference or to register, please visit:

• http://www.renewableenergymarkets.com

The conference will take place just weeks before this year’s UN climate summit in Mexico and right as Americans go to the polls to vote in November’s pivotal mid-term elections. Join key decision makers, negotiators, business leaders and carbon market experts, who will provide you sharp insight on the major climate policy-related events that will unfold minute-by-minute as the conference is held. Will Cancun deliver any concrete results even if it does not deliver agreement on an international climate treaty? What will US Election Day results mean for the future of a US carbon market? Join us in November in New York to find out.

ACCO Executive Director Daniel Kreeger will be speaking at this event.

For more information about this conference or to register, please visit:

• http://www.pointcarbon.com/events/conferences/cmia2010

Washington, DC

The Association of Climate Change Officers is inviting climate change leadership from industry, academia, non-profit communities and government for a 2-day program designed to further establish a forum for collaboration and thought leadership.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn how Federal agencies, sub-national leaders, industry and academia are addressing climate change, from the greenhouse gas emissions related to their operations to the impacts of climate change and related business/market/political forces on their operations and jurisdictions.
• Participate in working group breakout sessions with peers covering a wide-range of topics including:
  • supply chain management,
  • monetizing energy and GHG emissions,
  • leveraging clean energy technologies,
  • fleet management and vehicle fuel sources,
  • enterprise management and governance,
  • national security,
  • developing universal standards and metrics related to emissions and offset projects,
  • workforce education and training, and
  • developing and managing modern waste systems.

ALREADY CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

• Just Added: Michelle Moore – Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council on Environmental Quality
• Just Added: Gina McCarthy – Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Just Added: AG Kawamura – Secretary of Agriculture, State of California
• Kathleen Hogan – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S. Department of Energy
• Glenn Cummings – Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
• Joseph Craver, III – Group President, SAIC
• Dr. Sylvia Earle – Former Chief Scientist of NOAA, Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
• Rep. Claudine Schneider – Former Congresswoman (R-Rhode
• James Goldstene – Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
• Steve Nicholas – Vice President of Climate & Environmental Programs, Institute for Sustainable Communities
• Floyd DesChamps – Vice President of Policy and Research, Alliance to Save Energy
• Doug Scott – Director, Illinois EPA
• Gayle Prest – Director of Sustainability, City of Minneapolis
• Arthur O'Donnell – Executive Director, Center for Resource Solutions
• Mitch Jackson – Vice President of Environmental Affairs, FedEx
• Valerie Patrick – Head of Sustainability, Bayer Corporation
• Melissa Adams – Division Head of Sustainability, Washington Gas
• James Sullivan – Strategic Advisor, Sustainability, SAP
• Cary Krosinsky – Vice President, Truc`ost

SAVE THE DATE! ... Stay tuned to http://www.ACCOonline.org/ccls/leadershipsummit-november2010.html for more information, announcements and registration information for this event.