Corporate Sustainability Course

Who should attend?• Office managers and operations personnel• Procurement and purchasing officers• HR professionals and environmental officers• Consultants, accountants, lawyers, architects, engineers• Aspiring green business champions or leaders• Students or people looking to enhance their environmental knowledge and skills• Anyone looking to embark on a career or shift into corporate sustainability.Why you should attend:Gain an understanding of:• The latest environmental issues, trends, regulations and solutions• Establish core knowledge to lead your organisation’s sustainability actions• Learn the latest in change management techniques to ensure organisational engagementHave an opportunity to:• Apply several proven models and tools• Discuss ideas with world leading presenters Dr Badin Gibbes and Dr James Carlopio• Network with other sustainability professionalsTake away:• A professional certificate of attainment• New diagnostic tools and environmental resourcesCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER COURSEA comprehensive two (2) day course covering environmental issues, trends, regulations, green change management and critical implementation. 5–6 December 2011BRISBANEPrice: $1,100 inc GST – Full Two Day seminar $990 inc GST – Students or 2 or more attendees from the same organisation Price includes world class presenters, materials, certificate of attainmentWhere: Action Coach, 1/44 Borthwick Avenue, Murarrie QLD 4172When: Monday 5 December and Tuesday 6 December 2011 9am to 5pmContact us to arrange in-house training – minimum 10 people.To register visit: sustainabilityofficercoursebrisbane.eventbrite.comFor more information email: info@greenbizcheck.comProudly presented by:DAY 1: MONDAY 5 DECEMBER DAY 2: TUESDAY 6 DECEMBERPresented by:Dr Badin Gibbes B.Eng, M.Eng.Sci, Ph.DLecturer, Environmental Engineering, University Of QueenslandBadin is an environmental engineer with over 15 years of experience in the environmental management field. He has held positions across a range of sectors from local and State Government organisations to private engineering consulting companies and more recently in research and higher education. In his current role with The University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering he is actively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programs, with a particular focus on the development and delivery of courses in environmental management, sustainable design and water resources engineering.Presented by:Dr James R. Carlopio B.A., M.A., Ph.D.Professor at Bond University and formerly AGSMJames has worked on projects for numerous Australian, European and U.S.-based organisations, most recently in the areas of strategy design and implementation, ‘green’ change, the implementation of innovation and new technology, organisational change, applying design principles and creativity to strategy design and development, personal change and influence, organisational and management development and strategy implementation and planning.GREEN CHANGE MANAGEMENT Learn the secrets to making change happen.Explore the psychological and social sides of how individuals, groups, teams and systems must change in order to make “green” change happen successfully.• The psychosocial model of behaviour and change: the person and the social environment – the real secret of change• The environment at work – looking at the office environment, health and sustainability implementation• The power of the situation – demand characteristics and how we use elements of our social environments to communicate expectations of behavioural norms and changes• Stakeholder analysis tool – Diagnosing key stakeholders' perceptions of change, areas of resistance and leverage• Structural and cultural analysis tools – diagnosing facilitating structures and critical aspects of the social environment and aligning them with desired changesSUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES FOR YOUR BUSINESSLearn about what current business environmental issues, attitudes and actions are being taken.Topics covered include:• Corporate action to date • Case studies• Government regulation • Overseas trends• Carbon Taxes • Carbon offsetting• Emissions trading • Tools to take action• Certifications and standards • Steps for immediate action• Commercial benefit of green business• Emerging sustainable technologiesGreenBizCheck is a global technology-based environmental certification program for business. We offer certification for offices, retail, IT, hotels, clubs and recruitment. Our program helps companies to quickly implement sustainable environmental practices which save money, conserve energy, water, resources and minimise waste.www.greenbizcheck.comOUTLINECORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY TWO DAY OFFICER COURSE OUTLINEBRISBANE“The best sustainability course I have come across to date. Covered so much that I can't wait to go back and start using the tools and ideas.” Katrina Brooks, Sustainability Communications Manager, Mirvac“Fantastic, Badin did an amazing job distilling a huge amount of current information on sustainability issues and James' presentation was highly interactive and thought provoking. Highly Recommended.” Mark Ireland, Sustainability Manager, Sydney Ports Corporation“Excellent summary of complex sustainability challenges and history. Great tips to understand how to set up a system and organisational change for the better.” Christa Sams, Environment Operations Manager, Sydney Ports CorporationTo register visit: sustainabilityofficercoursebrisbane.eventbrite.comFor more information email: info@greenbizcheck.comThis event will be carbon compensated by Greenfleet