WMEP sponsors a range of events, including the premier manufacturing conference in Wisconsin, Manufacturing Matters!, plus a range of free webinars on specific subjects of interest. Scroll down to find a calendar of events. All times listed are central time unless otherwise noted.
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21st Century Pathways, Virtual Offering for 2022
Monday through Friday from 1:00 – 3:30 PM central time daily
Week 1: October 3-7, 2022
Week 2: October 31 – November 4, 2022
Week 3: January 9-13, 2023
$5,500 per company. $5,000 for WSBC Member companies
Leverage WEDC Global Trade Ventures for Export Growth Webinar
In this session, you will hear directly from companies that have participated in a trade venture about the value and the results each company received from their experience.
Wednesday, May 25, @ 9-10:30 A.M.
Comprehensive Water Stewardship Training
These sessions will train sustainability professionals in everything from enterprise-level water stewardship strategy to operational best practices. Trainees will gain the knowledge and confidence to develop and implement water stewardship in their own organization or in the support of others.
Module 1: Principles and Foundations of Water Stewardship
Cost: $499.00
June 15th : 9 AM – 1 PM CT
June 16th : 9 AM – 11 AM CT
Module 2: Water Stewardship in Practice
Cost: $699.00
June 16th : 11 AM – 1 PM CT
June 17th : 9 AM – 1 PM CT
Taking Your Supervisor Skills to the Next Level – Green Bay
Good leadership is not just characterized by the ability to motivate a group toward a common goal-it’s the ability to cross over from being a person employees HAVE to follow, to a person employees WANT to follow. Our Supervisor Skills course will help develop and refresh your skills as a leader and offer a renewed outlook on true relational leadership.
Once per week, every Thursday beginning June 23, 2022
Dates are: June 23, June 30, July 7 and July 14, 2022
Cost: $975 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch provided daily.
Special Offer! Second attendee from the same company receives half-price admission with the purchase of a full-price admission.
Grow Your Company’s Exports with ExporTech™
Start growing your business through exporting with a customized, action-oriented export expansion strategy. ExporTech is a proven path to exporting success. Graduates have achieved sales increases averaging $900,000 within six to nine months after completing the program. This is a 12 week virtual program with group and customized personal coaching between sessions.
Contact Roxanne Baumann for Summer/Fall ExporTech™ information starting August 22nd, 2022.
Group Sessions 1: Week of August 22nd, 2022 – Monday-Friday 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Group Sessions 2: Week of September 26th, 2022 – Monday-Friday 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Group Sessions 3: Week of November 8th, 2022 – Monday – Friday 1:00 – 3:30 pm
21st Century Pathways – Virtual Offering
Note: The dates have changed for this event
The 21st Century Pathways virtual offering program takes place with weekly sessions from 1-3:30pm daily – one week in October, one week in November and one week in January. The schedule is as follows:
Session One – Week of October 11th, 2021, Monday through Friday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm Daily
Session Two – Week of November 8th, 2021, Monday through Friday 1:00pm – 3:30pm Daily
Session Three – Week of January 10th, 2022, Monday through Friday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm Daily
What is 21st Century Pathways? 21st Century Pathways is a hands-on workshop to develop a customized Sustainability Plan with ROIs. The program is designed to strategically elevate sustainability in your organization by better aligning organizational and sustainability objectives.
What does the program do for my business? The program leads you through a customizable process to better understand what your priorities should be and what metrics matter most, helping you develop a roadmap for sustainable integration. The process helps identify and prioritize the key steps your company can take to advance your objectives and desired business outcomes.
Why 21st Century Pathways? 21st Century businesses need 21st Century leadership. Pathways participants leave the program with an enhanced understanding of the priorities they need to focus on to reduce risk, increase growth potential, engage your workforce, and build long-term business success.
Specifically, by completing this program your organization will:
Integrate credible sustainable practice in your business to create new and additional business value.
Engage your workforce in sustainability-driven innovation and value creation.
Have a library of resources and references for continued growth and development
Identify new opportunities for cost reduction and increased resource efficiency.
Have a sustainability program that is the right size for your business and relevant to your industry.
Have credible sustainability credentials that build competency in your organization.
Understand the sustainable opportunities for your business.
Be ready for Green Masters Program recognition.
Who Should Participate? 21st Century Pathways leadership strategy requires business integration of sustainability, which requires participation of senior leaders. The program requires participation of two individuals from each business including one member from the executive team and an individual designated to lead your initiative. Program fees include participation of two individuals per organization.
Download the full information sheet HERE
For more information, contact:
Mark McDermid, Sustainability Consultant
608.512.3378
OR
Jessy Servi-Oritz
Managing Director, WSBC
414.861.1177
21st Century Pathways Information Session
This FREE information session is offered to learn about the 21st Century Pathways program and how it can help your organization take sustainability to the next level. There will be a short presentation followed by an active discussion and opportunity for Questions & Answers. We welcome you to prepare question in advance.
Learn more about the upcoming 21st Century Pathways Virtual Offering Program HERE
Register NOW!
21st Century Pathways Information Session
This FREE information session is offered to learn about the 21st Century Pathways program and how it can help your organization take sustainability to the next level. There will be a short presentation followed by an active discussion and opportunity for Questions & Answers. We welcome you to prepare question in advance.
Learn more about the upcoming 21st Century Pathways Virtual Offering Program HERE
Register NOW!
21st Century Pathways Information Session
This FREE information session is offered to learn about the 21st Century Pathways program and how it can help your organization take sustainability to the next level. There will be a short presentation followed by an active discussion and opportunity for Questions & Answers. We welcome you to prepare question in advance.
Learn more about the upcoming 21st Century Pathways Virtual Offering Program HERE
Register NOW!
Women In Sustainability Leadership Event
Our 2022 “Women in Sustainability Leadership Event” collaborators and co-hosts, USGBC Wisconsin, WSBC’s Women in Sustainability, Evolution Marketing, Kohler, and Appvion Operations, Inc invite YOU to join us on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD)!
In 2022 we focus on being effective female leaders and #changemakers in the green building and sustainability professions. Our goal for the 2022 event is to educate and empower attendees’ about multidisciplinary work, interdisciplinary thinking, and how to apply both to the adoption of holistic sustainability strategies/ United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our work.
In 2022 we are focused on being effective female leaders and #changemakers in the green building and sustainability professions. This year’s programming reflects the complex times we live in (i.e. ecological disasters/climate change, global pandemic, #blacklivesmatters, #metoo, and economic recession). The speakers will showcase tools and tips to help us all to move holistic sustainability and equity forward in the workplace by recognizing the interconnected and intersectional nature of the SDGs.
“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be achieved without collaboration between all, and an intersectional approach that accounts for complex identities, communities and experiences.” – UNITED NATIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
Click HERE to Register Now!
Green House Gas Strategy And Reduction
~ How to Reduce Emissions in Your Operations ~
Are you tracking your Green House Gases(GHG), but not sure what to do next? Or achieved some traction and looking to develop a strategy? Perhaps, you’re looking for some inspiration? In this webinar, we will take a close look at one company, Sherwin William’s, journey over time to reduce GHG and how they plan to achieve new ambitious reduction goals.
Sherwin Williams GHG Strategy grows: Since 2009, SW has had a climate strategy focused on reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including emissions from our operations (Scope 1) and from the generation of purchased energy (Scope 2). In 2019, they added emissions data related to our upstream and downstream value chain (Scope 3).
In 2020, SW began aligning their climate strategy to reflect a science-based target approach, influenced by global efforts to limit global warming to well below 2.0 degrees Celsius. They adopted a new approach to better reflect and align with certain global efforts, including setting new GHG emissions reduction targets. Their goal is to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 30% by 2030, compared with a 2019 baseline.
Cost: Free to members, $25 for non members
Please join us to learn ideas and inspiration on creating a GHG strategy – click HERE to Register Now!
Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Tracking Q&A Session – Free Webinar
Are you struggling to understand how to track and measure carbon emissions or other Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)? Want some tips on data collection, CO2 conversions, tools, or best practices? Come to this session with your carbon management questions for our GHG specialists, Mark McDermid, and Greg Gasper. This session is driven by your questions and needs.
Join this free session presented by Mark McDermid, WMEP, Senior Sustainability Consultant and Greg Gasper, Program Director – Sustainability Systems Integration and Water Stewardship Services.
Bring your questions about measuring Greenhouse Gases.
The WHY and HOW of the Green Masters Program
Learn how the Green Masters Program can help you get ahead of the ESG wave.
This webinar will take a deep dive into the Green Masters Program. We will discuss why now, more than ever, it’s important to pay attention to Environmental, Social, and Governance metrics, as well as what value the program has to your business. You will learn pro tips for users on how to best leverage the program.
Register HERE!
Making Sense of ESG
At the 2021 Annual Conference, we heard from Hillary Vedvig about the rise in interest in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics. Her session led to a great deal of reflection on the overlap between ESG and sustainability. This webinar will investigate the overlap and highlight a number of companies’ incorporation of ESG into their sustainability work. Specifically, we’ll target the evolution of risk and the role of investors, examine best-in-class processes for tracking ESG metrics and risk and look at some real examples of how an interest in ESG affects reporting and disclosure. In a moderated discussion, we will hear how companies are adjusting to the rising trend of ESG.
WSBC founder Tom Eggert will moderate the conversation. Our Speakers include:
Lindsay Motl, Senior Manager, Sustainability and Compliance at Kohls
Jeanne Burns Frank, Environmental and Sustainability Program Manager at MG&E
Brenda Sargent, Environmental and Sustainability Program Manager at MG&E
Roxanne Sharif, Account Manager, Datamarn
Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings – Free Webinar
Want to learn about energy efficiency in commercial sites? Looking to reduce your energy spend with efficiency? This webinar will discuss Focus on Energy grant options for commercial buildings and walk through a success story on how the program has helped increase efficiency for commercial sites.
This webinar will be presented in partnership with Focus on Energy.
