Sustainable Pittsburgh

Maximizing Your Handprint: Education Session on Setting “Net Positive” Sustainability Goals
2018-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Green Building Alliance, 33 Terminal Way, Suite 331, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Today’s sustainability commitments typically focus on calculating one’s negative environmental “footprint” and taking actions to reduce it. While this is a critical first step, it leaves out of the equation all our positive impacts, or “Handprints.” Instead of aiming for zero environmental impact, which is almost never feasible, Dr. Greg Norris, Chief Scientist for the International Living Future Institute, will explore how the Handprint framework allows individuals or organizations to set a more inspiring goal to be Net Positive, where your Handprints are greater than your footprints. Greg will review existing Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tools and discuss how they can be adapted to evaluate Handprints. Learn how organizations have started bringing Handprinting ideas to their companies and employees, creating a culture of positive good. For more information, view the event flyer here.
This session will be valuable for organizations that are being asked to demonstrate their social and environmental impact, but the content will be relevant to all manufacturers, architects, designers, building owners and sustainability professionals. This is the second workshop in our three-part series, The Building Blocks of Living Products, which is also exploring ingredient transparency and social equity.
Presenters:
Gregory Norris, Chief Scientist, International Living Future Institute
Benson Gabler, Pittsburgh Living Product Hub Manager, International Living Future Institute
Hosted by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 611 William Penn Place, Suite 1300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
The event will be followed by a happy hour from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

Pittsburgh, Let's Talk About Race, presented by PublicSource
2018-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Repair the World: Pittsburgh, 6022 Broad St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States
“Let’s Talk About Race” face to face at Repair the World in East Liberty on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. There will be a guided discussion with a panel featuring Pittsburghers who have been leading the conversation. Join us; it’s free and light refreshments will be served.
**PublicSource has reached capacity on this event and is looking for an alternate space. Please continue to indicate your interest and they will provide an update if tickets are reactivated. **
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Workshop: Lowering Flood Risk and the Cost of Flood Insurance
2018-02-20 07:30 - 11:00 | Cranberry Township Municipal Building, 2525 Rochester Rd., STE 300, Cranberry Township, PA, United States
More frequent and intense storm events have led to a greater flood risk in our region. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) flood insurance policy holders throughout the SPC region collectively pay millions of dollars in flood insurance premiums every year. Municipal officials have the opportunity to put hundreds of thousands of dollars back into their residents’ and business owners’ pockets. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS) Program promotes strong floodplain management practices and provides discounts on NFIP flood insurance premiums throughout participating jurisdictions. This session will discuss the CRS Program, how to determine if participation is right for a municipality, municipal activities that would earn CRS Program credit, and how to enter and succeed in the CRS Program.

Sustainable Pittsburgh event: Getting Started with Supply Chain Sustainability. REGISTER TODAY!
2018-02-21 06:30 - 11:00 | Cumberland Woods Village Conference Center, 700 Cumberland Woods Dr., Allison Park, PA, United States
Supply chain management is one of the most impactful opportunities for business sustainability – from reducing expenses to ensuring needed raw materials, fair labor practices, and supplier diversity. What are opportunities and best practices for incorporating sustainability into supply chain decisions and processes?
Join UPMC and Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Champions for Sustainability to explore sustainable supply chain basics, how your business can get started, and how it stands to benefit.
What You Will Learn:

How does incorporating environmental, social equity, and governance considerations into the supply chain benefit your bottom line?
What is purchasing vs. supply chain?

What are advantages of working with local suppliers that might include veteran-, women- and minority-owned businesses?

How can supply chain management help you mitigate risks like security breaches, gaps in product supply, labor and other reputational disruptions, and distribution challenges?

Featured Presenters:

Valarie Cofield, Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council
Patrick Flaherty, UPMC
Benson Gabler, Pittsburgh Living Product Hub at International Living Future Institute
Tim Nedley, UPMC
Richard Price, Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
Toni Silva, UPMC
Justin Stockdale, Pennsylvania Resources Council
Sara Walfoort, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Bart Wyss, UPMC

Plus: Featured Panel Discussion Moderated by Doris Carson Williams, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
Who Should Attend:

Executives in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Fleet Management, Waste Management, O&M
Leaders in Strategy, Business Development, and Marketing
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Professionals

REGISTER HERE!

Program runs from 8:00 am until Noon. Breakfast and registration begin at 7:30 am.

Workshop: Lowering Cost of Flood Insurance
2018-02-21 07:30 - 11:00 | Peters Township Police Department, 200 Municipal Drive, McMurray, PA, United States

Mitigating Climate Change by Transitioning to a Renewable Resource-Based Economy
2018-02-26 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Pittsburgh William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
A lecture by:
Dr. Steven Cohen
Executive Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Climate change is the first widely recognized global crisis of environmental sustainability. Its solution requires the implementation of a transition from a fossil-fuel based energy economy to one built on renewable resources. This transition requires the development and diffusion of new technologies. The technological challenges of this transition will require significant political, organizational and financial resources and capacities. This talk will discuss the challenges of this transition and outline a path for meeting these challenges by the middle of the 21st century.
This lecture is free and open to the public but space is limited.
Monday, February 26th
2:00 PM
William Pitt Union, Assembly Room
University of Pittsburgh, Oakland Campus

2018 One Health One Planet Symposium: Opening Reception and Keynote
2018-03-07 16:00 - 20:00 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
The theme of the 2018 One Health One Planet symposium will be Health Impacts: Chemicals of Concern in the Environment, with a special focus on endocrine disruptors.
Opening Reception and Keynote Wed., March 7; 5 – 9 p.m.
Symposium Thurs., March 8; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
We are seeing unprecedented changes in the earth’s environmental and physical processes. Climate change, air pollution, reduced availability of clean water, and persistent toxic chemicals threaten human, animal, and environmental health and well-being.
To build a shared interdisciplinary vision of “health” and serve as a catalyst for positive change, Phipps Conservatory brings together leaders to explore global and local environmental issues and their effects on human, animal and environmental health through the One Health Initiative. One Health is a movement that is forging a new level of collaboration among physicians, veterinarians, scientific-health and environmentally-related disciplines. Thought leaders from disparate fields promote strategies to expand interdisciplinary understanding and communication in all aspects of healthcare for humans, animals and the environment.
For a full list of speakers and additional details, please visit the event webpage.

2018 One Health One Planet Symposium Health Impacts: Chemicals of Concern in the Environment
2018-03-08 07:00 - 16:00 | Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, PA, United States
Opening Reception and Keynote Wed., March 7; 5 – 9 p.m.
Symposium Thurs., March 8; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Pittsburgh, PA
We are seeing unprecedented changes in the earth’s environmental and physical processes. Climate change, air pollution, reduced availability of clean water, and persistent toxic chemicals threaten human, animal, and environmental health and well-being.
To build a shared interdisciplinary vision of “health” and serve as a catalyst for positive change, Phipps Conservatory brings together leaders to explore global and local environmental issues and their effects on human, animal and environmental health through the One Health Initiative. One Health is a movement that is forging a new level of collaboration among physicians, veterinarians, scientific-health and environmentally-related disciplines. Thought leaders from disparate fields promote strategies to expand interdisciplinary understanding and communication in all aspects of healthcare for humans, animals and the environment.
Keynote Speaker: Pete Myers, Ph.D.
Speakers
Jennifer Adibi, M.P.H., Sc.D. — Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Val Beasley, D.V.M., Ph.D. — Professor of Veterinary, Wildlife, and Ecological Toxicology, Pennsylvania State University
Vicki Blazer, Ph.D. — Research Fish Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Bruce Blumberg, Ph.D. — Professor, Developmental and Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Aly Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.R., FABoIM — Founder and Medical Director, The Smart Human™
Matthew DeNardo, Ph.D. — Postdoctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University
Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D. — Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Martineau, D.M.V., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dipl. A.C.V.P. — Professor (retired), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal
Pete Myers, Ph.D. — Founder and Chief Scientist, Environmental Health Sciences, Publisher of EHN.org and DailyClimate.org
Richard Piacentini, WELL AP — Executive Director, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Shanna Swan, Ph.D. — Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alexis Temkin, Ph.D. — Toxicologist, Environmental Working Group
Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P. — Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine and Population Health, NYU School of Medicine
Moderators
Terrence J. Collins, Ph.D. — Teresa Heinz Professor of Green Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Patricia DeMarco, Ph.D. — Visiting Researcher and Writer, Institute for Green Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Sarah States, Ph.D. — Director of Research and Science Education, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
