New Practitioners

Cambridge Sustainability Practitioner Workshop

Sica’s Guest House, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

23 May 14:00 - 25 May 17:00 2010

PURPOSE

This workshop is designed for middle managers in the private or public sector who have been appointed to take responsibility for the environmental, social or corporate affairs dimensions of their organisation. Its purpose is to equip participants with a high-level understanding of sustainability as well as some of the best practical approaches to understanding critical social and environmental pressures, assessing their impact on organisations, developing systems for responding creatively to them, and integrating these systems into their organization’s operations.

As a participant you will deepen your thinking and practice with peers in this fast-developing field. You should leave feeling empowered to convey to your executive the business logic of placing sustainability at the heart of their strategy.

PROCESS

You will be exposed to cutting-edge thinking and practice from the Faculty and Guest Contributors. You will also spend valuable time in small group discussions, where you will also start to shape and refine your own strategy and sphere of influence for when you return to your company.

You will be allocated to a Syndicate Group for the duration of the workshop. This Syndicate Group is facilitated by a member of faculty and is a place where focused reflection on the ideas that emerge in the workshop can take place. It also provides an opportunity for you to start developing your own sustainability strategy.

THEMES

What is the Emerging Social and Environmental Context for Business?
Develop a deeper understanding of how interlinked global issues such as climate change, poverty, urbanisation, oil depletion, food security, demographics, water resources affect organisations and sectors.

Developing Strategy
Practical approaches for integrating sustainability into the core strategy of the organisation. Measurement systems and reporting requirements.

Engaging Stakeholders, Communicating and Reporting
Managing information flow and developing your sphere of influence with internal and external stakeholder.

Personal Change
What is the role of a sustainability practitioner as a change agent? What does it mean for you personally and the work you do?

FEES

The full cost of attendance is R 14, 950+VAT. This fee covers all seminar materials, accommodation and all meals at Sica’s Guest House. It also covers membership of the Cambridge Sustainable Development Network, which now has over 3,000+ members globally. Bursaries are available for selected non-corporate delegates.

CORE FACULTY

• Peter Willis - Southern Africa Director of CPSL
• Nicola Robins - Senior Associate, CPSL; Partner, Incite Sustainability
• Elspeth Donovan - Southern Africa Development Director, CPSL

CONTRIBUTORS - (to be confirmed)

• Dr Andrew Venter - CEO of Wildlands Trust
• Debra Roberts - Head of eThewkini Municipality Environmental Management Department and Greening Durban 2010 programme.
• Claire Janish - Environmental Engineer and co-creator of Genius Lab

WORKSHOP VENUE

The workshop will be held at Sica’s Guest House in Durban,  KwaZulu-Natal. Delegates must make their own travel arrangements to and from the venue. For a map and directions, please visit their website.

CONTACT DETAILS

Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership
PO Box 313
Cape Town
8000
South Africa

Tel +27 (0)21-469-4765
Fax 086 545 5639
Email: info.sa@cpsl.cam.ac.uk