reThink Waterloo 2012
A Business Sustainability Forum
and
Fundraiser for All Our Relations
Friday, May 11, 2012 8AM to 3PM
***Tuesday, May 1st: NEW LOWER PRICE***
Join us to learn how to succeed in the new world of greener operations, climate change risk mitigation, and business sustainability. Leading experts and experienced local, national and global organizations will share their stories and answer your questions.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andrew Heintzman, CEO Investeco
Chair of the Premier’s Climate Change Advisory Council for Ontario,
Board Member of Lotek Wireless, Triton Logging, and Rowe Farms Inc.
Board of Advisors for the Munk School of Global Affairs.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
The conference will also include two interactive panel discussions:
The implications of climate change on your business - This panel focuses on the specific issue of climate change through the perspective on an accountant, a lawyer, and an insurer. Their insights will include how to reduce an organizations contributions towards climate change and how to mitigate the subsequent effects.
Embedding sustainability into your business – This panel will focus on the “triple bottom line” – the challenge of effectively directing an organization with profit, the planet and people all in mind – and this challenge’s increasing involvement at the forefront of modern business practice.
FOCUS
The focus of this years’ conference is on sustainable business action. reThink Waterloo has assembled an exciting group of highly effective business entrepreneurs and professionals to explore proven sustainable business strategies and practices. Hear from leading professionals on how they have built a stronger and greener economy, how they have embedded sustainability into their organizations and how they have reaped the resulting rewards and business advantages.
MOTIVATION
Risk and uncertainty associated with climate change continues to have a growing influence over the economic stability of many local businesses and global markets. Also, “93% of CEO’s see sustainability as important to their company’s future success. Yet most do not know how to embed sustainability into their company.” (Bertels, 2010)
Delegates will have the opportunity to share their own stories, engage in dialogue to find solutions to overcome their organizational challenges and network with local business professionals. Successful organizations have learned to think and act strategically and proactively. This conference will help you and your organization to connect with these successful business leaders and learn from their experiences.
CALL TO ACTION
Our professional, business, and personal choices impact our future, the future of our employees, our shareholders, our neighbours and our families. Lets work together to move towards a more viable and rewarding community by making informed, conscious, and sustainable choices in our businesses.
Join the discussion at reThink Waterloo 2012.
reThink Your Future. reThink Sustainability. reThink Success.
