2013 - Sustainability and Business Forum

Description

Join the BBOT as we officially launch our Pledge for a Sustainable Community initiative with an engaging networking forum on environmental sustainability and business and a light lunch reception.

Featuring an exclusive discussion between Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman and  past Vancity Chair and sustainability expert Coro Strandberg, on the leadership role business can take in the area of sustainability and her executive experience leading Canada's largest credit union, this event will appeal to business professionals from all sectors and industries.

Engage with some of the 70+ leading businesses who have taken the BBOT Pledge at our Pledgetaker display tables and explore what tangible steps businesses of all sizes and sectors can take to increase sustainability----and why businesses should even care.

Event Details:

Date: May 1

Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm

Venue: Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre

Price: $35.00 per

Register: Call 604-412-0100 or email us to sign up.

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About Tamara Vrooman

As Chief Executive Officer of Canada's largest community credit union, Tamara Vrooman harnesses the strength of Vancity to fulfill its vision of redefining wealth for members and communities. This vision challenges us to think differently about wealth, to return to a meaning that says you can only truly prosper as an individual if you are connected to a vibrant, healthy community that is sustainable for the long term.
 
Tamara considers her role a continuation of her career in public service, putting Vancity’s $17.1 billion balance sheet in service of members to create growth with community impact. Through Vancity's involvement with the Social Finance Task Force and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), she sees this can be done on a national and global scale, recognizing that we play a key role in improving the quality of life for current and future generations through values-based banking.
 
Under Tamara's leadership, Vancity became the first carbon neutral credit union in North America, the first Canadian financial institution invited to join GABV, and the largest organization in Canada with a living wage policy (a living wage is higher than minimum wage; it is a wage that meets the needs of daily living and provides some discretionary income). In 2011, Tamara guided Vancity to its best earnings performance in its 65-year history.


About Coro Strandberg

Coro Strandberg, principal of Strandberg Consulting, is an influential sustainability strategist and thought leader.  She works with businesses, governments, non-profits and communities to inspire sustainability leadership and economic innovation that enhance quality of life and protect and restore the environment.

Coro was a director of Vancity for 12 years (three as chair of the board), where from 1988-2000 she helped position the credit union as an international leader in corporate social responsibility.

Coro is an active public speaker, facilitator and writer. She has been a finalist for the Business in Vancouver Influential Women in Business Award, the YWCA Women of Distinction Award and the Burnaby Entrepreneur of the Year. She was also recognized as one of Canada’s 2012 Clean 50 for her role in advancing corporate social responsibility in Canada.