The AEBN 2001 Business Seminar Series Now open for registration.
Posted 20th February 2001

Please refer to the list of topics below. You may register now for the seminar series. Registering for all 8 seminars will only cost $245 (which means you get to go to one for free!) This year our sponsors (to date) include: North Shore City Council, Auckland City Council, The EMA and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. More details on AEBN website

Seminar Topics

20th March 2001 (Tuesday)

Cleaner Production ~ A Solution To Reducing Costs, Improving Health & Safety, and Preventing Pollution. Demonstrating how Cleaner Production has benefited a number of companies in New Zealand. Learn from the experiences of one of New Zealand's Cleaner Production experts, and her involvement in a number of programmes run throughout the country. Also hear first hand experience from two local, innovative businesses.

· Lesley Stone - Programme Manager, University of Auckland

· Conway Lewis - Managing Director, Rocon Print · Kevin Wilson

- Environmental Manager, Carter Holt Harvey.

3rd April 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar

Zero Waste by Design - How redesigning products saves resources and respects the environment. What's being done in Australia and what business can do in NZ.

· John Gerksakis - Acting Director RMIT Centre for Design, Melbourne, Australia.

· With presenters from organizations promoting sustainable design in New Zealand.

15th May 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar

A guide to establishing systems to minimise waste in any business and practical solutions to reuse and recycling waste provided by industry. + Duncan Wilson - Waste Not Ltd.

· Peter Thorne - Paper Reclaim and Paul Brown - VCU (Composting)

12th June 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar

A guide to energy efficient and economical fleet/business transport management ~ save costs on fuel and help the environment - an update on vehicle choice and fuels, green commuting for staff + Andrew Campbell & Bernadine Walsh - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

24th July 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar -

Sustainability reporting. What companies are now doing to incorporate the triple bottom line (environment management, social equity and economic prosperity) in company reporting. · Leanne Holdsworth - Landcare Research

21st August 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar - Energy Efficiency options at work. A practical guide to energy efficient offices. · Russell Baillie - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

16th October 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar - Life cycle assessment tools for products & services. How companies are taking responsibility for their products through all stages of their life cycle? Case studies on 3M and Xerox · Rob Dean - Fuji Xerox

20th November 2001 (Tuesday) - Breakfast Seminar - New Zealand Pathfinder companies' progress sustainability. Progress with The Natural Step framework ~ Results from the Pathfinder programme run out of Christchurch. · Dennis Parker - CE Macpac

TIME: 7:30 to 9:00am (please confirm attendance at least two working days prior to the event)

VENUE: EMA training room, Level 2, 181 Khyber Pass Road, corner of Auburn St and Khyber Pass Rd. (The Telecom Mobile Building.) COST: $35 including GST (for members), $60 including GST (for non-members). Breakfast will be provided.

PARKING: Parking available in surrounding streets and at EMA offices on Khyber Pass Road.

Yes, please register me for the following seminars: ¨ Cleaner Production ¨ Zero Waste By Design ¨ Waste Minimisation ¨ Fleet Management ¨ Sustainability Reporting ¨ Energy Efficient Offices ¨ Life Cycle Assessment ¨ The Natural Step (Register for all (only $245) & attend 1 for free)

$35 for members $60 for non members per seminar, please make cheque out to AEBN)

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Cheque enclosed for $______ AEBN Sustainable Business 2001 Seminar Series, PO Box 60-575, Titirangi, Auckland For more information contact Rachel Brown or Caroline Peacock (09) 817 2622/ email office@aebn.pl.net

AUCKLAND BASED CONFERENCES proudly promoted by the AEBN

*** 6th April 2001 (Friday) 'Sustainable Development Conference ' · John Elkington - Director SustainAbility UK.

· With presenters from international organizations promoting sustainability. (Held at the Stamford Plaza) Small businesses can apply for a 50% discount through the AEBN.

please contact us ASAP if you wish to apply for this discount.

*** 18th September 2001 (Tuesday) - Sustainable Auckland Congress - 4-day conference and workshop programme to progress sustainability in the Auckland Region. .