Innovative Business Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions! Be part of the Climate Solution. Tracy Carroll: Eco-entrepreneur, co-founder of FlexCar and NetGreen. Passionate, creative, informed --his team offers experience and vision to empower individuals, companies, communities to become Carbon Neutral and achieve NetGreen. You'll learn how you and your company can join the ranks of the nation's leading large and small companies choosing to be part of the Climate Solution -- and why it makes good business sense! Kevin Hagen: Corporate Responsibility Program Manager for REI, formerly President and founder of Shuksan Energy, member Seattle Climate Partnership -- in-depth knowledge of business approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saving money, and building positive market presence. Learn how REI lives out its mission of stewardship of the environment within its highly successful business model, including: ~ Green power supplies 100 percent of the energy for 20 of REI's retail stores. ~ In 2007, REI Adventures will purchase BEF Green Tags, or renewable energy credits, to offset the greenhouse gas impacts of air, water and ground travel associated with all its excursions -- at no cost to participants. James Hanley: Genie Industries - Environmental Compliance Manager - During Jim’s tenure Genie has developed and deployed an Environmental Management System that utilizes environmental cost accounting to capture the economic impacts associated with Waste, Water, Energy, Air Emissions and Hazardous Substances. While production has increased by more than 150%, decreased use of material, water and energy per unit of production have continually built savings for the company. Commuter reduction program prevented the emission of 2.2 million pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere -- double the quantity Genie Industries emitted through the combustion of natural gas in manufacturing operations across all buildings in 2005. NBIS Business Leaders Forum: 7:30-9 am Extended Learning Workshop: 9:30am-Noon Come for the Forum only, or register for the Workshop and Forum to extend your learning. Workshop leaders include Tracy Carroll and Tim Newcomb of NetGreen, James Hanley of Genie Industries and Burt Hamner, Cleaner Production International. Learn: 1) How to develop your greenhouse gas inventory. 2) How to discover the opportunities for savings through energy conservation in your business. 3) How to use open-source software to calculate pollution prevention investments that increase profitability. 4) Best values and opportunities for purchasing green power & CO2 offsets. Be proactive -- find out how your company can benefit and create far-reaching change through greenhouse gas reduction. Brown Paper Tickets - 425 828-0982