I heard about the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future from an email list or a LinkedIn group - I can't quite remember. Their events are a little pricey for recent college graduates like myself, but I just thought I should share the info in case any of you, dear readers, are interested.
Happy networking!
Katharine
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Who they are:
Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF), a 501 (c) 3 corporation, is the premier sustainability organization for women in business. Its substantive and highly practical programs featuring responsible, high-performance business practices, help businesswomen assume major roles championing sustainability.
WNSF works to achieve an important outcome -more businesswomen providing strong sustainability leadership in more organizations, demonstrably advancing companies’ progress in applying sustainable practices.
Our programs engage businesswomen in sustainability; advance women’s knowledge of sustainability principles and practices; and advance women’s skills in developing and leading sustainability initiatives in their companies. They are highly effective because they promote learning from best practices, including the formal sharing of how companies have achieved high performance by applying sustainability principles, as well as through creative collaboration and on-going peer-to-peer support.
WNSF reaches more than 5000 executive women annually who want to make a difference in their companies and the world - through regional in-person programs and increasingly, through web-based programming and communications. Anyone is welcome to attend WNSF programs - fees are charged for most events.
EVENTS
WNSF’s Annual NY Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit
By now, business and the public alike have all heard a lot about sustainability–and how business can help us achieve it. We all get it! But do we? Are we walking the talk?
Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit
Date:October 5, 2010
Time:12 noon to 6pm (Registration at 11:30, Lunch at noon,Reception at 5pm)
Location:
The Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
between 45 and 46 Streets on First Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Join 200 women leaders from the world’s premier companies, as we enter a critical phase in sustainability momentum, to co-create a picture of success for the next phase of sustainability development, preparing women executives to take the helm!
By now, business and the public alike have all heard a lot about sustainability and how business can help us achieve it. We all get it! But do we? Are we walking the talk? (See more below)
Speakers include:
Ray Anderson : Founder and Chair, Interface
Frances Hesselbein: Chair, Leader to Leader Institute; Chair, Study of Leadership, West Point Military Academy; former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA
Wendolyn Holland: Senior Advisor, Commercialization and Deployment, US Department of Energy
Roelfien Kuijpers: Managing Director, Global Head, DB Advisors, Deutsche Asset Management
Teresa Tritch (Moderator): Member, Editorial Board, New York Times
Charlene Wall-Warren: North American Sustainability Manager, BASF Corporation
Alicin Williamson: SVP, Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs, MTV Networks
Special registration rate of $225 until September 17 ($325 thereafter)
Register here!
FWA NJ:
Financial Institutions, The Economy and Regulatory Reform: The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 5pm to 8pm
Location: McCarter & English, LLP - Four Gateway Center, Newark, NJ
The FWA presents a timely and interesting event with Mike Horn, Partner at McCarter & English, LLP, discussing the reasons for the downturn, the structure of regulation of financial institutions, the role of government, and what reforms would help prevent future crises.
Click here for more info.
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