Sustainability Film Series – Irvine Valley College – Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7PM

Posted on May 7, 2013 | Comments Off

The Irvine Valley College Sustainability & Resource Management Program presents a 2-Part Film Series with Panel Discussions

Business, government, and community experts join us to share a local
perspective.

Film 2:  Dive!
When:   May 10, 7:00 pm
Where: Irvine Valley College
Room: BSTIC 104
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618

Panel:   Danielle Aslam, CalRecycle
Robert Flournoy, Loaves & Fishes
Dan Manassero, Manassero Farms

Register for FREE Admission: http://ivczerowaste.eventbrite.com
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“A World We Can Change” conference on March 13

Posted on February 19, 2013 | Comments Off

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) invites your students and you to attend  “A World We Can Change” conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

SCAQMD’s goal is to reach approximately 8,000 students to educate, inspire
and engage our youth in air quality and environmental issues. To this end,
SCAQMD is partnering with major environmental education organizations such
as the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) and Global Inheritance. ACE will
be presenting their awarding winning assembly to educate conference goers on
climate science and what each individual can do to make a positive
difference in our environment. The Expo Hall will be like no other,
featuring hands-on and interactive exhibits, state-of-the-art technology
displays, and information on educational, volunteer, and career
opportunities. In one exhibit, students will have the opportunity to learn
firsthand from Global Inheritance about energy and sustainability issues as
they power a live DJ booth by riding stationary bicycles.

For more conference information: http://www.aworldwecanchange.com/

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OCSC Announces Fall Leadership Dialogue “Sustainability’s Business Proposition: Making Money by Doing Good”

Posted on September 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

The Orange County Sustainability Collaborative (OCSC) has finalized the schedule for its Fall Leadership Dialogue Event, “Sustainability’s Business Proposition:  Making Money by Doing Good.”  The panel discussion and facilitated discussion afterward will be held October 19, 2012, in the Multi-Purpose Building at Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park, 15 Sweet Shade, Irvine, CA 92696, from 2 to 5 pm.   Check in will start at 1:30 pm.

The event will explore sustainability’s business proposition in depth and provide attendees opportunities to consider practical applications of sustainability principles and practices within their organizations.   It is intended for sustainability leaders from industry, academia, public agencies and non-governmental organizations and others interested in promoting more sustainable business practices.  For more detail on information planned to appeal to each of these groups, please visit the event webpage at www.ocsustainability.org/events.

The presentation portion will explore the five elements of corporate environmental sustainability and their interrelationships:

  • Systematic program management
  • Regulatory and industry-standards compliance
  • Cost-and-risk-reducing efficiencies throughout the entire lifecycles of value systems
  • Revenue-stream enhancement through green-attribute products and services, and
  • Competitive advantages through greenwash-free corporate transparency.

Panelists will include:

  • Mr. William Borges, panel discussion moderator, Interim Chairman of the Board at the Orange County Sustainability Collaborative and Former Principal  Environmental Scientist at Midwest Research Institute
  • Ms. Constanze Duke, Manager of Environment, Health, Safety + Sustainability at Bausch + Lomb and Director of the Orange County Group at the International  Society of Sustainability Professionals
  • Mrs. Teresa Nersesyan, Board Member at the Orange County Sustainability Collaborative , Principal at Tradeface Consulting LLC, and former Vice President of Global Logistics and Trade Compliance at Pacific Sunwear,
  • Ms. Lauren Gropper, Founder and CEO at Repurpose Compostables, Inc., and
  • Mr. Bill Conley, CFM, Chief Governing Officer and Board Member at the Orange County Sustainability Collaborative; Director and Fellow at the International Facilities Management Association, and a Global Reporting Initiative Certified Reporter.

The advance registration prices for online registration, available through close of business on October 18, are:

  • $40 for professionals,
  • $25 for faculty members, public agency and NGO representatives, and
  • $5 for students.

Prices at the door for these categories will be $50, $30 and $10, respectively.

To register online via PayPal™, please visit http://www.ocsustainability.org/?page_id=420 .  Free parking is available at the Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park.

For more information about OCSC and its programs, please visit:  www.ocsustainability.org.  To help transform Orange County through these programs and projects, please contact:    William Borges at wborges@ocsustainability.org.

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Introduction to Stormwater Management: Keeping up with Compliance

Posted on September 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

Saturday, October 13, 2012, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CSUF Garden Grove Center (12901 Euclid Street, Garden Grove)

State and local programs regulating municipal and industrial stormwater discharges are constantly changing.

Professionals involved with monitoring, implementing, or reporting on best management practices must be able to understand and support regulations aimed at controlling stormwater runoff. This one-day class will provide an overview of the history and development of stormwater programs and review current regulations and reporting requirements.

Participants will also learn steps required to meet Municipal Stormwater Permit (NPDES) obligations and identify funding opportunities. Cost: $150. Register online today.

For more information contact Kim Tang, ktang@fullerton.edu, 657-278-8664 or go to: http://www.csufextension.org/stormwater/

 

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DISCUSSION OF PLASTIC BAG POLICIES/INITIATIVES, August 14, 2012, City Council Chamber, Irvine

Posted on August 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
AND
ADJOURNED REGULAR
JOINT MEETING
WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE
AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED IRVINE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
August 14, 2012
5:00 PM
City Council Chamber
One Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606

For the full City Council Agenda: http://www.irvinequickrecords.com/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=4340&doctype=Agenda

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THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABILITY FORUM, HOSTED BY THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY (LARC)

Posted on July 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABILITY FORUM 

HOSTED BY

THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY (LARC) 

RENAISSANCE LONG BEACH HOTEL

AUGUST 15 AND 16, 2012

ABOUT THE EVENT

The annual Southern California Sustainability Forum is a premiere event for organizations at the front lines of sustainability.   As such, it is your opportunity to access the broad expertise in the region and learn how to respond to sustainability’s many opportunities and demands.   It brings together government officials, academics, business leaders and other experts to share knowledge, identify priorities, and develop strategies to build a sustainable southern California.

Highlighting various clean technology sectors, this year’s panelists include executives from leading organizations in industries ranging from electric vehicle suppliers to clean energy producers.  The forum also features sessions on regional-climate-change impacts and response strategies.

New this year is a panel discussion examining:

“Sustainability’s Business Proposition:  Making Money by Doing Good”.

With participation by the Orange County Sustainability Collaborative (OCSC), CleanTech OC (CTOC), and Orange County members of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), this presentation will case study the five elements of corporate environmental sustainability:

  • Systematic program management
  • Regulatory and industry-standards compliance
  • Cost-and-risk-reducing efficiencies throughout the entire lifecycles of value systems
  • Revenue-stream enhancement through green-attribute products and services, and
  • Competitive advantages through greenwash-free corporate transparency.

For more information on the forum and to register, please visit:  http://socalsustainabilityforum.com/index.html .

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

LARC is offering corporate sponsorship opportunities to help your organization get its message out to a diverse group of sustainability leaders in southern California and beyond.  For details on becoming a sponsor, please visit:   http://socalsustainabilityforum.com/sponsors.html .

ABOUT THE FORUM’S HOST AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

LARC is a network created by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability to encourage greater coordination and cooperation among all of the regional players that are responding to global climate change by implementing local sustainability strategies.  The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability serves as a nonpartisan mediator and facilitator for cooperation.

For more information on LARC, please visit:  http://www.environment.ucla.edu/larc/ .  For information on OCSC, CTOC and ISSP, please visit:  www.cleantechoc.org, www.ocsustainability.org, and www.sustainabilityprofessionals.org .

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO FILL OPEN SEATS ON THE ORANGE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY COLLABORATIVE’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Posted on July 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

  • Contact Person:                 Ms. Kirsten Anderson, Board Member and Secretary
  • Organization Name:         The Orange County Sustainability Collaborative
  • Voice Phone Number:     949-910-6848
  • Email Address:                  kanderson@ocsustainability.org
  • Website URL:                      www.ocsustainability.org 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO FILL OPEN SEATS ON THE ORANGE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY COLLABORATIVE’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Newport Beach, CA, July 17, 2012
The not-for-profit Orange County Sustainability Collaborative (OCSC) announced today that after expanding its board of directors from five seats to seven this month, it is seeking well-qualified candidates to fill three uncompensated volunteer positions for 2-year terms.  Further, once the board is fully expanded to seven members, it will select its new chairperson.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Monday, August 20, 2012.  To be considered, candidates should carefully review the evaluation criteria and then email the following documents to OCSC’s Board Member and Secretary, Ms. Kirsten Anderson, at kanderson@ocsustainability.org:

  • A cover letter of no more than two pages concisely:
    • Stating candidacy
    • Expressing motivation for serving as a board member, and
    • Briefly summarizing significant professional and personal qualifications
  • A curriculum vitae, and
  • Three professional references with professional titles, organizational affiliations, telephone numbers and email addresses.

After the close of the application period, the OCSC Board of Directors will evaluate the applications and announce its selections by August 31, 2012.

About the OCSC – Focusing on business, academia, government, non-governmental organizations and communities, OCSC brings leaders, organizations and individuals together to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.   The organization’s mission is to take concerted and practical action to improve the quality of life in Orange County and the entire southern California region through awareness, education, outreach and community involvement.
OCSC’s programs and projects for 2012 through 2014 include:  a quarterly dialogue series on sustainability topics important to Orange County’s leaders, an instructional series on sustainable business methods, a stakeholder mapping and database project, publication of educational primers, development of cooperative sustainability projects with municipal governments, and creation of a sustainability best-practices library.

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LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE ORANGE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY COLLABORATIVE

Posted on July 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   

Contact Person:                Ms. Kirsten Anderson, Board Member and Secretary

Organization Name:       The Orange County Sustainability Collaborative

Voice Phone Number:   949-910-6848

Email Address:                  kanderson@ocsustainability.org

Website URL:                    www.ocsustainability.org

LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE ORANGE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY COLLABORATIVE

Trabuco Canyon, CA, July 6, 2012

The not-for-profit Orange County Sustainability Collaborative (OCSC) announced today that its co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. John W. Grosskopf, will resign effective July 10, 2012.  Mr. Grosskopf has accepted the position of Director of Environment, Health, Safety, Social Responsibility and Sustainability with a major producer of electrical control systems in the Pacific Northwest.   Despite his physical move, he will continue with OCSC as a senior advisor.

While the Board of Directors completes its search for a new chairman, Mr. Grosskopf’s responsibilities will be transferred to Mr. William Borges, OCSC Board Member and Treasurer.  In a joint statement, the two leaders said “the planning and delivery of OCSC’s ambitious sustainability programs and projects will actually accelerate during this leadership transition”.

The interim chairman went on to say:  “John’s dedication and energy are inspirations for all of OCSC’s volunteers, interns and stakeholders.  We will continue to work hard – and smart – to make his generously shared vision of a “Greener Orange” a reality.”

Focusing on business, academia, government, non-governmental organizations and communities, OCSC brings leaders, organizations and individuals together to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.   The organization’s mission is to take concerted and practical action to improve the quality of life in Orange County and the entire southern California region through awareness, education, outreach and community involvement.

OCSC’s programs and projects for 2012 through 2014 include:  a quarterly dialogue series on sustainability topics important to Orange County’s leaders, an instructional series on sustainable business methods, a stakeholder mapping and database project, publication of educational primers, development of cooperative sustainability projects with municipal governments, and creation of a sustainability best-practices library.

For more information about OCSC and its programs, please visit:  www.ocsustainability.org.  To help transform Orange County through these programs and projects, please contact:   Ms. Kirsten Anderson at kanderson@ocsustainability.org .

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Great Park to train veterans to be farmers

Posted on June 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

IRVINE – Orange County Great Park will conduct an eight-month, $145,000 internship program to train six veterans for employment in the agricultural industry.

The pilot project, unanimously approved by the park board Thursday, will include 800 hours of classroom and fieldwork instruction and 480 hours of employment with Irvine Ranch Conservancy. The Great Park has a 105-acre farm that will be utilized.  To read full article:  http://www.ocregister.com/news/park-360054-great-veterans.html

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Furniture to Philanthropy: Short Documentary Addressing Sustainability

Posted on June 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

ANEW (Full Film) from Change For Balance Productions on Vimeo.

Soon after meeting Rose Tourje and hearing her story, we knew it needed to be made into a documentary. We hit the ground running and began production immediately. Utilizing Roseʼs network of non-profit and for profit businesses, we put together a 10-minute documentary that aims to positively change how waste is viewed in the Architecture, Design and Building industries.  To read full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-steel/furniture-to-philanthropy_b_1615124.html

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