Friday, January 16, 2009

1/28 Sustainable Workplaces - The Workplace of the Future

Webinar LIVE SESSION: Sustainable Workplaces - The Workplace of the Future

Major corporations and government agencies are beginning to discover the strategic value of their workplaces as tools for maintaining a competitive edge and achieving strategic goals. However, many small organizations have long known that by building a "sustainable workplace," they can more effectively meet business, environmental and socioeconomic goals. Hear how these two organizations – one a 70-year-old organic rice farming operation, the other an international non-profit conservation group (both 2008 Top Small Workplace recipients) – define and have intentionally created humane, sustainable workplaces where passion for mission is always front and center.

All participants receive a copy of the slides and an Executive Summary of our 2008 Top Small Workplaces Benchmarking and Best Practices Report.

CSBA Members receive a $25 discount; enter code csbajan09.



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Friday, January 09, 2009

2/12 Business Sustainability in a World in Crisis


Business Sustainability in a World in Crisis: A Half-Day Sustainability Conference

Presented by The Executive's Club of Chicago. The Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance is a an organizational co-sponsor.

With panels on "Energy Supply - A Critical Component of the Sustainability Challenge", "A World at Risk: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You" and "The Sustainable Advantage: Who Will Survive and Why". Concludes with a luncheon on "Sustainability Leadership: More Than Just a Responsibility".

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Smart Energy Design Assistance Grant

Smart Energy Design Assistance Program

Apply for free technical services that will identify opportunities to save energy and money by reducing overhead and operational costs. Read more about these free services here.

Apply here.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Apply to be an Energy Service Provider for the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center

Apply to be a Pre-Qualified Energy Service Provider for the Illinois Smart Energy Design Assistance Center

The SEDAC Smart Energy team maintains the list to provide information on qualified professionals whose services may be available for the planning, design, construction and operation of energy cost reduction measures in Illinois.

Business owners can use the list to select professionals to conduct studies, design systems, install equipment, or provide technical assistance.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

1/20/09 Sustainable Schools Symposium: Exhibition Opportunity

A Conference on How To Make Your School District More Sustainable

Speakers and workshops will cover topics such as sustainable school facility planning and siting, green facilities management, sustainable renovation and construction, energy efficiency and conservation, environmental education and service learning, water conservation, waste reduction, and sustainable school transportation.

Participants include school and district administrators, regional superintendents, school board members, facilities managers and custodial staff, teachers, school health practitioners, facility planners and architects, school-related non-profits and agencies, and high school student environmental leaders. Projected attendance is 250.

E-mail Jonathon.Zirkle@Illinois.gov no later than January 20, 2009 to reserve your exhibition space.

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Monday, January 05, 2009

Green Festival Update

Based on feedback, The Green Festival will now have a space JUST for Chicago area exhibitors. The area will be located near the City of Chicago Pavilion.

If you have already reserved your booth for the Green Festival, but wish to be located in this area instead of in your industry grouping, let the exhibit sales department know that you would like to be switched to the Chicago Business' section.

If you have not already reserved your booth, you can contact our exhibit sales department at exhibit@greenfestivals.org or call 877-727-2179.

Would you like to share a booth with another CSBA Member to save money? E-mail csba@foresightdesign.org with you contact information and we will circulate the list to the other interested CSBA companies so that you can find a partner for your booth.

Learn more here.

1/28 Free Business Workshop with Dept. of Business Affairs

How to Do Business With the City of Chicago
3:15-4:30pm
Are you interested in doing business with or being a certified vendor with the City of Chicago? You don’t want to miss this workshop. Come learn about the different types of procurement opportunities as well as the City’s contract monitoring and compliance standards.


Learn more and see more January workshops at:
www.cityofchicago.org/businessaffairs