Workshops & Events
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation
- Green Energy
- Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction
- Green tourism
- Local agricultural products
- Sustainable transportation systems
You may provide workshop ideas to:
Patty O'Donnell, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
Phone: (231) 929-5039
Email: pattyodonnell@nwm.cog.mi.us
Energy: Demand Side Management
The Northwest Michigan Sustainable Business Forum put on a workshop focusing on demand side energy management. One of the speakers at the workshop was David Konkle from ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability. Watch the video to hear what Konkle said about demand side management and the role municipal energy offices can play in reducing energy use.
Click here to view presentation materials from this workshop.
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Business and the Sustainable Development Landscape
Monday, March 22, 2010, 1:00 PM
Michigan State University
MSU Union, Parlor C
Speaker: Dr. Bjorn Stigson, World Council for Sustainable Development
Bjorn Stigson is President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He serves on the boards of or on committees advising the Chinese government, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Clinton Global Initiative and the Global Reporting Initiative. He is a graduate of the Gothenburg School of Business Administration, the Swedish Management Institute and Harvard Business School.
For more information, contact the Environmental Science Policy Program at Michigan State University.
Phone: 517-432-8296
Email: espp@msu.edu
13th Annual
Sustainable Business Conference of Michigan
April 28-30, 2010
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
Acme, Michigan (outside Traverse City)
Click here for registration information or contact Patty O'Donnell, Regional Planner, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments:
Phone: 231-929-5039
Email: pattyodonnell@nwm.cog.mi.us