Sustainability

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>Despite increasing economic prosperity over the past 50 years, many conditions of well-being are in decline and rates of happiness are largely unchanged since the 1950s. Why do our measures of economic progress not reflect the values that make us happy: supportive relationships, meaningful work, a healthy environment, and spiritual well-being? Economist <a href="http://www.anielski.com/">Mark Anielski</a> has developed a new and practical economic model called Genuine Wealth that measures the real determinants of well-being and helps to redefine progress. </p> </div> </div></div>

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://www.sierraclubchinook.org/">Sierra Club of Canada - Chinook Group</a> </p><p>Greg Powell, an eco-efficiency analyst with the <a href="http://www.pembina.org">Pembina Institute</a>, will present Life Cycle Value Assessment (LCVA). LCVA is a methodology that Pembina&#39;s corporate clients employ to determine the best project option based on the triple bottom-line (financial, social and environmental). Greg will provide an overview of the methodology and provide case studies of how oil &amp; gas companies have gained financially while reducing environmental impacts and generating social benefit.</p> </div> </div></div>

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><strong>Where:</strong> Municipal Building Atrium<br /><strong>When:</strong> June 5-7, 2007<br /><strong>Time:</strong> 9:00am-3:00pm<strong><br />Who:</strong> Focus is on Calgary students but also something for everyone<br /><strong>Cost:</strong> Free </p> </div> </div></div>