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SUSTAINABILITY – THE SEVEN GENERATIONS COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP
For more information and a in-depth brochure on our 'Seven Generations Sustainability' workshop (pdf)
Our work
Peak Experiences Sustainable Communities consultation services helps towns and cities find and fix the problems that prevent them being sustainable. We also help municipal governments develop and bring to life their Intergrated Community Sustainability Plans [ICSP] and to rethink their services so they can offer the people they serve a better life without destroying the environment.
Leading communities of the future will be those that meet the demands of their citizens and the business and organizations that reside there while integrating values that protect their employees, communities and the environment in all that they do.
Developing environmentally sustainable values and activities throughout an organization is an ongoing and challenging process that must permeate the whole organization.
Our process gives license to the visionary and inspirational leader in each one of us without ever losing touch with the real world. Through our relationships with key local and international organizations, we have developed the materials and processes that allow us to provide the support, resources and inspiration for those in leadership positions who must face and manage the challenge of moving their organization or community along a path leading to environmental sustainability.
Our Seven Generations sustainability workshop will;
- outline a clear approach and definition of environmental sustainability, from it’s history to it’s current status;
- review the concept of an “Ecological Footprint” - an highly recognized approach for measuring sustainability;
- provide an overview of the current ‘state of the world’ in regards to local, national and global environmental conditions;
- introduce global trends: what future organizations will look like - including a solid business case for sustainability and a model for a sustainable enterprise of the 21st century;
- solidify connections between ‘ecosystems & human well-being’ from the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment compiled by the United Nations and the World Bank;
- identification of priority opportunities, assist in the development of sustainability plans and develop benchmarks and metrics for monitoring performance;
- explore sustainability issues from an investors’ perspective including how to make it work for stakeholders/employees;
- provide implementation assistance through a collection of inspirational stories and innovations guiding leading organizations throughout the world;
- review ‘The Natural Step’ framework for sustainability as a systems based approach for organizational change;
- introduce and outline the ‘how to’ bring environmental sustainability successfully into your marketing and/or strategic planning processes;
- provide an internationally recognized innovative and effective approach to strengthening essential leadership skills.