Green Tier Advantage
March 3-4, 2009

The third annual Green Tier Advantage conference, held March 3rd and 4th at the UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education in downtown Milwaukee, focused on the whys and hows of sustainability for businesses. The keynote speech by Bob Willard, author and former IBM senior manager, set the tone of the two day session with the suggestion that environmental and social responsibilities can be managed as company assets, reaping huge rewards in increased efficiency, brand image, and customer and employee loyalty. Other speakers focused on energy efficiency, business-community partnerships, and environmental management systems as a tool to green your business.

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Presentations

Phillips Plastics Corporation [PDF 2.35MB] - Dan Andersen, Corporate Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager, Phillips Plastics Corporation
Shedding Light on Energy Efficiency [PDF 1.67MB] - Kris Euclide, Vice President and General Counsel, Madison Gas and Electric Company
Eco-Industrial Parks and Conservation Communities [PDF 120KB] - Arthur J. Harrington, Environmental Lawyer and Shareholder, Godfrey and Kahn
Wisconsin Legacy Communities Charter [PDF991KB] - Steve Hiniker, Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Conservation Communities [PDF 1.37MB] - Carolynn Leaman, President, Celadon, LLC
21st Century Management:Does a Sustainable Approach Matter? [PDF 1.11MB] - Paul Linzmeyer, General Partner, Innovative Sustainability for Organizations Inc.
3M’s Approach to Sustainability: Sustaining Our Future [PDF 2.26MB] - Keith Miller, Manager, Environmental Initiatives and Sustainability, 3M
Gathering Waters Conservancy [PDF 743KB] - Mike Strigel, Executive Director, Gathering Water Conservancy
EMS – And Auditing [PDF186KB] - Lyman Wible, Principal and Senior Consultant, Kestrel Management Services, LLC, Kevin Lehner, President, Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc., and Tom Eggert, Environmental Assistance Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The BUSINESS CA$E for Sustainability [PDF 789KB] - Bob Willard, Ph.D, Author