Online events from 2degrees in June

In this look-ahead:

• Designing for Behavior Change
• Road Testing WRI’s New Collaboration Tool for Corporate Sustainability
• Reducing Your Forest Footprint to Improve Supply Chain Sustainability
• Closing the Loop on Water Use in the Beverage Industry
• Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation: Exploring the opportunity for British business
• Energy Efficiency: Identifying the hot spots in your property portfolio

For a full calendar of what’s planned for the coming weeks in 2degrees, including many more events, see the 2degrees calendar of events.

Designing for Behavior Change

Thursday 7th June 2012 3:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT): In our recent series on using behavior change to improve the energy efficiency of existing commercial buildings we have looked at ways that owners and property managers can engage with occupants. In this webinar we’ll take a look at the role the design team has in influencing behavior, discover why it’s crucial to reducing building energy consumption, find out what strategies can be employed by designers and hear case studies that have been successful. More from 2degrees…

Road Testing WRI’s New Collaboration Tool for Corporate Sustainability

Monday 11th June 2012 3:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT): The World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with members of the Next Practice Collaborative, have developed a new tool based on the original SWOT framework aimed at helping companies catalyze new sustainability insights, innovation, and collaboration and are inviting YOU to “road test” it. Join this webinar to: get it on the ground floor for a brand new CSR tool, proved your input to help and develop its purpose and learn about opportunities to benefit from the insights and experiences of several other companies. More from 2degrees…

Reducing Your Forest Footprint to Improve Supply Chain Sustainability

Wednesday 13th June 2012 3:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT): Find out how the Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) project engages companies involved in commodities associated with deforestation – such as timber, soy, palm oil, cattle and biofuels – on behalf of investors. Join James Hulse, Director of FFD for an update of 2011 results and themes; Grupo Maggi, an FFD sector leader will talk about their work on sustainable soy; and Trillium will present their corporate engagement policy. More from 2degrees…

Closing the Loop on Water Use in the Beverage Industry

Thursday 14th June 2012 4:00 p.m. (BST) / 11:00 a.m. (EDT): Clean, high-quality water is the essential ingredient for all beverage products. Accordingly, beverage companies continually focus on water use avoidance and conservation to ensure this resource is managed responsibly. Laura Nelson will describe how BIER (the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable) undertakes an annual quantitative benchmarking study to evaluate water use and efficiency in the beverage industry. Join this webinar to understand the main trends and observations encountered by the roundtable; learn best practice to drive water use avoidance and six principles of world class water stewardship. More from 2degrees…

Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation: Exploring the opportunity for British business

Tuesday 19th June 2012 10:30 a.m. (BST) / 5:30 a.m. (EDT): The Clean Energy Future legislation in Australia will provide exciting opportunities for British business. This webinar will give an overview of the Australian market for companies with environmental technologies and renewable energy products, as well as insight into legislative developments. Speakers include a representative from DRET (Department of Resources, Energy & Tourism Australia), Ernst & Young Australia, MHA Lighting Ltd and Austrade. More from 2degrees…

Energy Efficiency: Identifying the hot spots in your property portfolio

Wednesday 27th June 2012 3:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT): There is huge potential for making savings, both in cash and carbon, by improving the energy performance of existing buildings. The challenge is knowing which properties and measures to implement. Join this webinar to find out about Rapid Energy Modeling techniques and how they can be used to provide an insight into a building’s energy use; see how it can be used to identify ‘quick wins’ in energy efficiency as well as long-term interventions, and hear a practical example of how it’s being used to deliver cost savings on energy consumption. More from 2degrees…