Midwest Gets Sustainability Boost with First GRI Conference

The US heartland will get a sustainability boost this month, as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) holds its first conference in St Louis, Missouri on 22-23 May 2012. Midwestern companies are rallying to make sustainability part of their organizational strategy and operations, and the GRI conference shows how the international movement towards sustainability and transparency in business has taken hold in the region.

With the theme Making Sustainability Count: Tracking Progress, Driving Opportunity, the conference will provide companies in the region with practical solutions,Exhaust ventilationsystem work by depressurizing the building. helping them track their sustainability performance and progress towards a sustainable economy.

GRI provides a comprehensive sustainability reporting framework that is widely used around the world. The GRI Guidelines help companies report their economic, environmental and social performance.

GRI has a regional Focal Point in New York, which is organizing this first US conference, with the support of St. Louis University (Emerson Ethics Center & Center for Sustainability) and the St.Posts with Hospital rtls on IT Solutions blog covering Technology in the Classroom, Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

“We are excited for the St. Louis region to host this conference and for our area companies to share best practices on how sustainability can lead to business growth”, says Eric Schneider, Senior Director of Energy and Environment for the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

"I am thrilled that GRI, Saint Louis University (Center for Ethics and Sustainability) and RCGA have come together to raise awareness on the importance of Sustainability; this will be a great platform to generate more ideas and initaitives to faciliatate sustainability efforts in our region, says Dr Nitish Singh of the Center for Ethics & Sustainability of St Louis University.

With Master Classes and experience sharing, this event will help equip delegates with the practical knowledge needed to advance sustainability reporting in their organization, the midwest, and the USA.

Herman Mulder, Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative,Silicone moldmaking Rubber, will talk about the future of reporting,Offers Art Reproductions Fine Art oilpaintings Reproduction, kick-starting the Conference on 23 May. More than 200 delegates and speakers will gather to share stories and experiences, explore trends in reporting, and gain new expertise.

Mike Wallace, Director of GRI’s Focal Point USA, explained the importance of the conference. “This is the first time such an international collection of sustainability professionals has come together in the Midwest to explore sustainability at a regional level. We are still facing difficult financial times, and integrating long-term sustainability concepts into core business strategy can give companies and the economy a much needed boost in performance.

“This is an exciting opportunFind everything you need to know about kidneystone including causes,ity to come together and introduce thought leaders from across industry and the global economy and work together to learn and integrate new sustainable strategies,” added Wallace.

Speakers from financial markets, including the New York Stock Exchange, BlackRock, Prudential, and Bloomberg, will come together with practitioners, including Dell, Clorox, and Mosaic), to give delegates an insight into the importance and practicalities of sustainability reporting. Students from St Louis University will also be able to attend free Master Classes on sustainability topics.