ENGO Capacity Building: Engaging Companies for Corporate Environmental Responsibility, New Approaches and Lessons Learned

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Kananaskis </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>This fall, join the <a href="http://www.pembina.org">Pembina Institute</a> in the Rockies to discuss how Canadian ENGOs can best engage companies for corporate environmental responsibility, whether as adversaries or allies.</p><p>From November 13-15th, Pembina will host a training workshop designed to help the Canadian ENGO community build the skills and knowledge necessary to more effectively engage companies operating in Canada. Highlights of the session include: Presentations by leading industry thinkers and practitioners on what makes companies tick and what ticks companies off; Pembina Institute lessons from 20 years of engaging companies for increased environmental responsibility, both as good cop and bad cop; Shared lessons from the experiences of 20-25 Canadian ENGOs and; A concluding “Thought Leader” forum, during which workshop attendees and industry/government representatives will collaboratively discuss approaches and solutions to a hot-button environmental issue.</p><p>Further information, speaker list, and online applications are available on <a href="http://www.pembina.org/environmental-education/engo-workshop.php">http://www.pembina.org/environmental-education/engo-workshop.php</a><a href="http://www.pembina.org/environmental-education/engo-workshop.php.">.</a></p> </div> </div></div>