Workshops in LA and San Francisco
Building a Sustainable Grays Harbor
. Public
workshop / show about sustainable business as a foundation for sustainable
communities.
Corporate Public Reporting on
Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
Commercial course for professionals. See
details. Seattle, December 2005.
Executive Training Program on Corporate Social
Responsibility. Design and lead a
six-month program to help the 24 corporate sponsors of the group
Peru 2021 (www.peru2021.org)
to develop their internal management performance indicators for
CSR. Client: Peru 2021 and
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru. Feb 04 – August 04.
Workshop on Urban Environmental Management.
Designed, coordinated and facilitated two-day workshop for Globe
2002 conference. Client: Pacific Northwest Economic Region. Dec
2001 – March 2002.
Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner
Production. Served as strategist, author
and panelist for a three-part Internet-based colloquium series on
EMA, targeted to Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent
States. Client: US AID. June – October 2001.
Pollution Prevention for Sustainable Cities.
Conceived, designed and directed an international, four-day
intensive training workshop on pollution prevention and
environmental management systems for local governments (see
www.cleancities.net). Client: Pacific Northwest Economic Region,
May 2001.
Environmental Indicators. Designed and presented a commercial one-day course on Environmental
Performance Indicators to an audience of 70 people. Client: Oregon
Natural Step Network. Portland, February 2001.
Seminar on Cleaner Production Financing.
Presented a 90-minute video conference in partnership
with USAID Peru. Attended by about 80 senior finance and
development officials in Lima. Client: USAID Peru. August 2000.
Promoting Pollution Prevention Technology Exports.
Presented seminars explaining the difference between environmental
and pollution prevention technologies, how to identify practical
technologies that prevent pollution, and how to establish an
international technology transfer mechanism for pollution prevention
technologies. Client: DevTech Systems Inc., June 2000
Fee-Based Environmental Management.
Co-taught a one-week workshop on the use of fee
systems for environmental management for visiting Romanian
environmental and civic officials sponsored by the World Learning
Institute. Client: American Cultural Exchange. Seattle, May 2000
Environmental Indicators. Designed and presented a commercial one-day course on Environmental
Performance Indicators to an audience of 70 people. Client: Oregon
Natural Step Network. Portland, March 2000.
Train-the-Trainer in "Environmentally Sustainable
Business" for Business School Faculty.
Design and delivery of two-day training/workshops for faculty from
the Graduate Business Schools of California State University at
Hayward (USA), De la Salle University (Philippines), Tammaset
University (Thailand). Topics: Environmental management as an
evolution of traditional business theory; industry environmental
structural analysis; competitive value chain management; teaching
resources; professional networks; career opportunities; working with
local leaders. Client: California State University at Hayward.
March 1999 - ongoing.
Green Productivity Training for Consultants and
Technical Assistance Providers. Design
and delivery of a one-week Train-the-Trainers course on Green
Productivity (including waste minimization and pollution prevention)
for Philippine experts working for the Development Academy of the
Philippines. Client: Asian Productivity Organization. April 1999.
Cleaner Production Training for Government
Environmental and Economic Development Agencies.
Design and delivery of a one-week course on Cleaner
Production for environmental and economic development officials in
Sha'anxi Province, People's Republic of China. Client: Asian
Development Bank. March 1999.
Development of a Professional Course on Profitability
Analysis for Cleaner Production. Conceived and designed this project to help Philippine Institute of
Certified Public Accountants offer a Continuing Professional
Education course. Managed Philippine contacts and partnerships,
conducted company case studies, helped design course and conduct
trainers' training. Partners included Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and the Tellus Institute; funding from USAID.
August 1998 - December 1999.
Senior Executive Training for a Hotel Chain.
Conducted facility and management environmental
assessments of top hotels in Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, India;
researched environmental management of hotels and designed training
program for hotel managers and corporate executives; conducted
sustainable business training for 30 managers. June-July 1998.
Cleaner Production Training and Program Assistance.
Conducted cleaner production training in
Nepal for NGOs in environmental partnerships with local businesses.
Helped with project design and implementation. June 1997.
Design and Training for an Integrated Corporate
Environmental Management System. Led top
corporate staff of multi-billion-dollar manufacturing company in
designing a management system focused on cleaner production and
world-class competitiveness, and integrating quality and
environmental management using Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award
criteria and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System elements.
Provided training to corporate staff and top managers. June 1996 -
June 1998.
Workshop on International Quality Assurance Systems.
Facilitated an 8-day international
workshop sponsored by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization
to design a training program on Integrated Standards-Based
Management Systems for Small Business, specifically addressing the
fundamentals of ISO 9001 and 14001. Participants included 13
national experts nominated and funded by their host countries.
December 1997.
First Asian-Pacific Roundtable on Cleaner
Production. Managed the design and
facilitation of major conference sponsored by the Thailand Pollution
Control Department and the Asian Development Bank. Conference
included representatives from cleaner production and industrial
environmental management programs from all of Asia. February –
November 1997.
Seminar for CEOs on
Strategic Environmental Management.
Two-hour presentation for 50 company owners and Chief Executive
Officers. Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement Project. Manila
and Kuala Lumpur, January 1995.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention Finance and Accounting.
One-day workshop for 50 facility managers and financial officers.
Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement Project. Manila and Kuala
Lumpur, January 1995.
Development of Training
Curriculum for Industrial Environmental Management.
Program and technical consultation to a Malaysian non-governmental
organization. Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement Project.
October – December 1994.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for Industrial Facility Managers
(two-day workshop). Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement
Project. Manila, Singapore,
Jakarta. June and October, 1994.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for Consultants (two-day
workshop). Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement Project.
Manila, Singapore, Jakarta.
20-June and October, 1994.
Waste Reduction
Assessments for Industrial Facility Managers
(one-day workshop). Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement
Project. Manila, Kuala Lumpur,
Bangkok. June and October, 1994.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for International Development Banking
(one-day workshop). Client: The World Bank, Washington
D.C. Sponsored by the East Asia and Pacific Environment Unit. May
1994.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for a Local Government Task Force
(one-day workshop). Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement
Project. Cebu City, Philippines. October 1993.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for Industrial Facility Managers
(one-day workshop). Client: ASEAN Environmental Improvement
Project. Cebu City, Philippines. October 1993.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for Government Environmental Inspectors
(one-day workshop). Client: Philippine Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. Manila. March 1993.
Workshop on Waste
Minimization: An Emerging Corporate Strategy
(five-day workshop). Client: US Agency for International
Development. Manila. January 1993.
Workshop on Pollution
Prevention for an Industry Association
(one day). Client: Philippine Business for the Environment.
Manila. March 1993.
Training for the Washington
Department of Ecology. As an Environmental Planner, led
many training events for organizations affected by the state
Pollution Prevention Planning regulation. Seattle, 1991-1994.
Our experience covers a dozen
countries, and companies of every size, in many sectors. Some
interesting examples:
- Helping over 100 companies
in Washington State prepare 5-year Pollution Prevention plans
meeting state requirements, and in some cases helping transform
their entire approach to the environment
- Helping San Miguel
Corporation of the Philippines to integrate ISO 14001 into its
Baldrige Performance Criteria evaluation program
- Teaching practical clean
production methods to environmental coordinators from Nike Inc.
and the Gap Inc. in USA, Philippines and Singapore.
- Helping a USA non-profit
organization design and deliver a technical assistance program
for recycling technology in the Philippines
