Sustainable Pittsburgh

Sustainable Pittsburgh Workshop: Leading the Culture Shift for Sustainable Business Practices
2017-01-26 07:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, 305 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Registration: 8am-8:30am
Changing habits. It’s a common theme this time of year, with many of us making New Year’s resolutions: eat healthier; start exercising. Yet it’s one thing to focus on changing oneself. How do you approach changing an organization?
Join Sustainable Pittsburgh for this January 26 workshop to learn how to transform organizational culture into one that embraces sustainability. Presenters will discuss how individuals are influenced by their work environment and how to successfully manage the change process. Hear from previous and current Green Workplace Challenge participants on how they utilized the GWC to introduce new initiatives, maintain engagement among employees throughout the year, and celebrate their achievements. Learn about what worked and what didn’t and how you can apply lessons learned in your workplace.
All are invited. Participation in the Green Workplace Challenge is not required.
Featured Presenters

Julie Downs, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social and Decision Sciences, Dietrich College at Carnegie Mellon University
Kathy Hrabovsky, Sustainability Manager, Allegheny County
David Lassman, Distinguished Service Professor of Organizational Management, Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University
JoAnn Rizzo, ECO-Chair, Associate, AE Works
Jennifer Stockdale, Local Marketing Specialist, IKEA Pittsburgh

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Four Mile Run Watershed Community Meeting
2017-01-24 17:00 - 19:00 | University of Pittsburgh, The Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
In 2016, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy began work on a plan for green infrastructure improvements in the Four Mile Run watershed. Neighborhoods in the Four Mile Run watershed include Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, and Hazelwood.
This project aims to reduce the frequent flooding in the Run, restore the local ecology, and improve park connectivity. In the coming months, our consultants, led by the landscape architecture firm Phronesis, will be working to refine this concept plan through on-the-ground technical surveys, cost analysis, and continuing community engagement.
We will be holding a series of public community meetings in 2017, the first being January 24th from 6-8pm. At this initial multi-community meeting, the design team will be presenting conceptual designs and seeking input from residents in and around the watershed (Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, Hazelwood).
Representatives from Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Phronesis, and partners like Councilman O’Connor’s office, PWSA, the City of Pittsburgh, ALCOSAN, and the URA will be available to take your questions, comments and concerns.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Please be sure to register, and to share with neighbors and friends!

Making the Invisible Visible, An EnvironMENTAL Challenge, Public Workshop
2017-01-23 17:00 - 19:30 | Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, 810 Penn Avenue, 7th floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Artist Andrea Polli will share insights and her process in creating Energy Flow, a large-scale light artwork and wind power nano-grid installed on the Rachel Carson Bridge for Light-Up Night 2016. Polli and her team will guide participants through investigations of sensing and visualization strategies to imagine inventive, aesthetic, and informative lighting design concepts for downtown structures.

19th Annual Summit Against Racism
2017-01-21 07:00 - 16:00 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Attend the 19th Summit Against Racism, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary hosted this year by the Metro-Urban Institute and is a multicultural initiative of Black and White Reunion. The conference will provide a forum for discussion about the current state of race relations in the U.S., what we have learned so far, and pathways to deeper understanding, healing and social action.
This year’s theme: “Polarization to Cooperation: HOW DO We Get There?”
*** Online Registration will close on Thursday, January 19th, at 11:59 pm. However, registration will still be available in person from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on the day of the event, Saturday, January 21st.***

Smart Cities and Sustainability
2017-01-20 11:00 - 12:15 | University of Pittsburgh Posvar Hall, 3911 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Please join the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) for this Brown Bag lunch featuring Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Pittsburgh.
Developing “smart cities” is a hot topic in the area of urban development and municipal management, but what is it? City of Pittsburgh was selected in 2016 as a U.S. Department of Transportation finalist for the department’s Smart Cities Challenge. Representatives from the City of Pittsburgh will discuss highlights of the proposal, lessons learned and opportunities for integration of smart city approaches to enhancing the sustainability and delivery of services within the City.

Grant Ervin serves as the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Pittsburgh where he oversees the integration of sustainability and resilience into City services, programs and policy. Prior to joining the City of Pittsburgh, Grant served as the Regional Director for 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, a statewide smart growth and sustainable development policy organization; and as Public Policy Manager for Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG).
Grant brings fifteen years of experience, intersecting the worlds of environmental, community & economic development and infrastructure policy to create innovative and sustainable solutions for local governments, community development organizations and state agencies. Grant has helped lead the development of a variety of innovative programs including Pittsburgh’s inclusion in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative; the creation of the Uptown Eco-Innovation District, District Energy Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh and Neighborhood Community Information System and the Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative.

MS4 Program Management: Introduction to Pollutant Reduction Plans (PRPs)
2017-01-18 08:00 - 11:00 | North Huntingdon Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 11279 Center Hwy, Irwin, PA, United States
The 2018 PADEP General MS4 Permit outlines requirements associated with development and implementation of Pollutant Reduction Plans (PRPs) varying from pathogens to sediment. This workshop was developed to outline considerations and processes for development of PRPs applicable to the southwest Pennsylvania region; including, but not limited to, plan development process, estimating loadings, implementation schedules & tasks, and “right-sizing” BMPs and control measures.

WEBINAR: Triple Bottom Line
2017-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Pennsylvania
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) is an accounting framework with three parts: social, environmental and financial. Many organizations have adopted the TBL framework to evaluate their performance in a broader perspective to create greater business value. Join us in a conversation with Dr. Steven Dunn to learn more about TBL, how your company can get started implementing a TBL framework, and how you can improve your existing system.
Presenter: Dr. Steven Dunn teaches in the University of Wisconsin Osh Kosh’s innovative Sustainability Management Minor degree program and serves as Chair of the Finance and Business Law Department in the College of Business. He is also the campus director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management degree, a fully online program. In addition, he teaches the supply chain management portion of the Executive MBA program, where he introduces risk assessment from both an operational and sustainability perspective. Dr. Dunn also serves as Director of Corporate Engagement at the University of Wisconsin Extension in Madison, where he is working with a team to develop short course competency and badging programs.
REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION
Registration Questions: Alana Berthold, 517-284-6854 || bertholda@michigan.gov
The MDEQ Pollution Prevention and Stewardship Unit proudly presents this series of webinars produced in partnership with our voluntary partners. This series is intended to promote meaningful engagement with our current and future customers around the topic of business sustainability.

Women & Transformational Leadership Symposium
2017-01-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Robert Morris University, Sewall Center, 6001 University Blvd, Moon Township, PA, United States
In January 2017, Robert Morris University’s Women’s Leadership Mentorship Program will host its 2nd annual Women & Transformational Leadership Symposium. The Symposium consists of two events: a public lecture and reception held on Wednesday, January 11th, and a day of workshops for WLMP students and faculty/staff mentors held on Saturday, January 14th. Together, these events will allow WLMP students, faculty, staff, and the greater Pittsburgh community to consider the questions pivotal to issues in the field of gender and leadership. This year’s keynote speaker is Candi Castleberry Singleton , Founder & CEO of Dignity & Respect, Inc. Her talk is entitled “The Power of And: The Possibilities of Collaboration & Their Implications for Leadership.” Stay tuned for more information!
