Creating a Sustainable Workforce

Sustainable Waterloo Region

On September 20 2017, we will hear from Kathryn Cooper, President and Chief Learning Officer at Sustainability Learning Centre. Kathryn will explain the business benefits of having employees engaged in sustainability. She will work with attendees through this workshop style event to help them create a plan of action for employee engagement in their organizations. Attendees will learn how to embed sustainability into their corporate culture, measure success, and how to move people from “Aware to Active” with sustainability. 
 
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About the speaker
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Kathryn Cooper
President &amp; Chief Learning Officer
Sustainability Learning Centre
Kathryn serves as an educator and manager to the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility &amp; Sustainability at the University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto. She also teaches Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Operations and Culture Change and Engagement for Sustainability at Conestoga College.
Kathryn is also President of the Sustainability Learning Centre; a learning and networking hub for sustainability. The Centre focuses on the development of practical Sustainability Core Competencies and Whole Employee Engagement for Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. The Centre delivers sustainability focused professional development workshops to hundreds of people each year, through public and in-house instructor-led and E-Learning programs.
She is a graduate of York University with a Master of Education on Sustainability and the Environment. She holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph. Kathryn is a Certified Trainer for ExperienceChange, a change management simulation used by Fortune 500 companies.
Kathryn is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals where she successfully completed the ISSP-Sustainability Associate exam. She is also a Board Member of eMERGE Guelph, an NGO focused on reducing the environmental footprint of Guelph residents; and an elected member of the Upper Grand District School Board including the Board’s Environmental Education and Responsibility Committee. 
What to Expect: 
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<LI>Insight into sustainability in Canadian business over the last fifty plus years</LI>
<LI>Thought-provoking content about the changes in sustainability over time</LI>
<LI>Light refreshments</LI>
<LI>Networking time before and after the event</LI>
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Who Should Attend:
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<LI>Human resources professionals that would like to integrate sustainability into their work</LI>
<LI>Individuals representing organizations in the Waterloo Region sustainability network</LI>
<LI>Students interested in environmental sustainability and policy</LI>
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Traveling to the Event:
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<LI>We encourage you to try more environmentally friendly methods of traveling to and from the event</LI>
<LI>Consider carpooling, taking public transit, biking, or walking</LI>
<LI>To find a carpool buddy and reduce your traveling impact, please visit <A HREF="https://gotravelwise.ca/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TravelWise</A></LI>
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Contributing Sponsors: 
Crawford &amp; Company Canada
Dillon Consulting Limited
Kitchener Utilities 
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