Sustainability is a “sweetspot” for companies in the face of a $ 350 Billion employee disengage-ment problem. Sustainability projects have the ability to connect what is important to employees with the social, environmental and economic objectives of the company through shared intent. In this webinar we will discuss :

Employee Engagement - theory behind behaviour and attitude change. Why Employee Engagement efforts fail – a case in point. Social Marketing & Employee Engagement Tools.

March 27th 2012Toronto City Hall3rd Floor, East Tower100 Queen Street WestToronto, Ontario M5H 2N2

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Session one – 1:00PM – 2:30PM

The Association of Energy EngineersSouthern Ontario chapter

Cordially invites you to it’s first meeting for 2012

Speaker : Kathryn Cooper

Kathryn Cooper is a committed sustainability practitioner and educator. Over the last several years she has had the privilege to work with organizations like DuPont, Zero Footprint, WWF Canada, Green Enterprise Ontario and Partners in Project Green on sustainability issues. She is one of three Founding Members of the Eco-Business Zone Alliance of Ontario and President of the Sustainability Learning Centre. Prior to this she was VP of Training, Strategic Projects and Marketing at the Guelph Food Technology Centre. Kathryn is a graduate of York University with a Master of Education on Sustainability and the Environment. She holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph. In her spare time Kathryn is a member of the Environmental Advisory Committee for the Town of Erin and the Climate Change Action Group of Erin. She is also an elected member of the Upper Grand District School Board. Kathryn is President & Chief Learning Officer of the Sustainability Learning Centre. The Sustainabil-ity Learning Centre is a training, networking and technology transfer hub designed to mobilize people and technology for sustainability in industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. The Centre focuses on the development of practical “Green Core Competencies” and Whole employee engagement for eco-efficiency, eco-effectiveness and eco-restorative practices and technologies. The Centre delivers sustainability workshops to hundreds of people each year, through public and in-house programs focusing on sustainability and green business adoption

Engaging Employees in Sustainability Projects

Session two – 2:30PM – 4:00PM

In this presentation you will get an introduction to the life cycle concept, including

Drivers and applications

Goal and scope of a potential project looking at function, functional unit and reference flows.

System boundaries for an LCA project.

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The Association of Energy EngineersSouthern Ontario chapter

Cordially invites you to it’s first meeting for 2012

Speaker : Jean-François Menard

Jean-François Menard, InterUniversity Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG). Jean- Francois holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal. He joined CIRAIG's start-up team in 2002. He is now Senior Analyst and has participated in numerous LCA studies in various sectors including aluminium production, waste management, municipal waste treatment, electricity distribution, road pavement and oil sands exploitation. He has extensive knowledge of the most used LCA software and has worked on the development of several LCA courses including graduate student training. Since 2002, he has provided LCA training to hundreds of participants from varied backgrounds.

The Association of Energy Engineers’ mission is to promote the scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster cooperative action in advancing the common purposes of its members and to promote activities designed to enable the industry to be conducted with the greatest economy and efficiency. For more information about membership details and other events please visit www.aeecenter.org

Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis

March 27th 2012Toronto City Hall3rd Floor, East Tower100 Queen Street WestToronto, Ontario M5H 2N2

4:00 – 5:00 refreshments and light snacksFor reservations please contact Mohammad Wathaifi at mwathai@toronto.ca Or TEL : 416 397 5168 Admission: $20 for AEE Chapter members $30 for non members