Sustainability at Work Forum: Embedding and mainstreaming sustainability

Sustainability at Work forumHeld at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 4 August 2010.

This forum explored the role of education in effectively embedding sustainability into mainstream education, business and community practice. It showcased current best practice examples of what is happening in education and how it impacts on business and community sustainability, and to foreshadow future innovative developments.

download Sustainability at Work Forum brochure (1.09MB pdf)

Presentations

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John Purcell, Policy Adviser Corporate Regulation, CPA Australia—An assessment of key internal and external drivers shaping professional accounting bodies sustainability agendas (450KB pdf)

Frank Staebe, General Manager, Finance & Operations, and Donald Munro Sustainability Manager, The Salvation Army—Sustainability at Salvo Stores: An Example of Sustainability Education Triggering Change (279KB pdf)

Francis Grey, Research Director, Sustainable Asset Management—Sustainable Business: What makes a sustainable organisation? (836KB pdf)

Garry McDonald, National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology—Education for sustainability and the green economy (1.2MB pdf)

John Thwaites, Chairman, ClimateWorks Australia—If sustainability is so good, why aren't all businesses doing it? (877KB pdf)

Linda Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Director TAFE, Swinburne University of Technology—Embedding Sustainability in Education (1.2MB pdf)

Patricia Neden, CEO, Innovation & Business Skills Australia—Addressing the Green Skills Agenda (86KB pdf)

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