Net Impact Seattle :: Professional Chapter

When: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 6:45 – 8:30 PM
Where: The Grand Illusion Theater in the U District, 1403 NE 50th St., Seattle, WA 98105
Cost: $5 for paid Net Impact members, $10 for everyone else
RSVP: Please reserve your spot here

Join us to hear a discussion on Creating Shared Value and Corporate Social Responsibility with Fay Hanleybrown, Managing Director of FSG and Henk Campher, Senior Vice President, CSR & Sustainability at Edelman.

Book: Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet
When: Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Cost: Free to Net Impact members; Limit of 8 attendees
RSVP: Email Jeremie
Location: Fremont. Address will be provided when you RSVP.
Details: Dinner will be potluck style, with a Mexican theme. Please bring a fitting appetizer/side/dessert dish, or drinks.

Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson, a top sustainability adviser to the UK government, makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But, in the advanced economies, there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. More urgently, it is now clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impacts of rising consumption. Unless we can radically lower the environmental impact of economic activity – and there is no evidence to suggest that we can – we will have to devise a path to prosperity that does not rely on continued growth.

When: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm
Where: The Pike Brewing Company, 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: Free
RSVP: Reserve your spot on our Facebook event page here. Open to members and non-members.
Parking: Parking is available at the Chase Center Garage at 1st and Union. For attendees dining at Pike Brewing Co., parking will be validated after 5pm making the ticket $5.

Join us for a networking happy hour event to welcome summer interns and new graduates in the Seattle area. The Pike Brewing Company features local, sustainable and seasonal pub fare. Handcrafted ales are made in the brew house from quality ingredients, including organic malts. This is an opportunity to engage with others who are passionate about corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship.

Book: The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
When: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Cost: Free to Net Impact members; Limit of 8 attendees
RSVP: Email Lisa
Location: TBD.  Address will be provided when you RSVP.

The Blue Sweater is the inspiring personal memoir of a woman who has spent her life on a quest to understand global poverty and to find powerful new ways of tackling it. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creation of the trailblazing organization she runs today, Jacqueline Novogratz brings us a series of insightful stories and unforgettable characters — from women dancing in a Nairobi slum, to unwed mothers starting a bakery, to courageous survivors of the Rwandan genocide, to entrepreneurs building services for the poor against impossible odds.
She shows, in both hilarious and heartbreaking ways, how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form of philanthropic investing called “patient capital” can help make people self-sufficient and change millions of lives. More than just an autobiography or a how-to guide to tackling poverty, this book challenges us to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink our engagement with the world.

The Green Sports Alliance Summit is a three-day executive summit designed for leaders from the sports community. The summit uses a mix of insightful stories, case studies, lectures, panels, breakout groups, and site visits to introduce participants to a range of thinking and best practices around sustainability that produce bottom line benefits, while demonstrating responsible corporate and community citizenship.

When: September 5-7th, 2012
Where: The Conference Center, Seattle, WA
Details: Check out the summit’s website for more information.

Net Impact Seattle members receive $50 off registration. Use the discount code: NETISEA to register here!

Managing and Integrating Sustainability Metrics
When: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 6:00-8:00PM
Where: Lutron Downtown Showroom:  720 Olive Way Seattle
Cost: $25.00 non-members; $17.00 NBIS Members
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Presenting Speakers:
Stephanie Ausen, CSR Manager at PMI
Alex Michalko,  CSR Analyst at REI
David Kemp, Sustainability Analyst at Brooks Sports

NBIS is excited to feature these speakers and the outstanding work they are doing in establishing and using sustainability metrics to support their companies’ commitments to customers, communities and stakeholders.

Each panelist will present the approach their company is taking to measuring, managing and reporting sustainability metrics and discuss some of the challenges, outcomes and benefits of integrating sustainability metrics management into company operations.