Upcoming Workshops
2013 SFTA Workshop Schedule
Sustainability 201 – Creative Leadership, Collaboration and Co-creation for Sustainability – August 8, 2013 - San Francisco, CA. Hosted by Annie’s
For more information about the workshop content and details click here
Sustainability 101 Prior to Expo East September 24, 2013 – Rockville, MD. Hosted by MoM’s Natural Markets.
Sustainability 201 – Hard skills Intensive – November 7, 2013 – Portland OR
SFTA Sustainability Workshops
Are designed to deliver skills and information for sustainability practioners in the organic food trade. The core of our work is rooted in the Natural Step Framework and then each workshop delivers fun, interactive learning opportunities to help attendees further their sustainability programs.
Sustainability 101
Workshop overview: Building the capacity for sustainability within the organic food trade through understanding, implementation, and reporting.
Who should attend: This hands-on workshop is designed for professionals who are newly developing a formal sustainability program as well as those who want deepen their skills in sustainability and report writing.
What attendees will come away with: This workshop is aimed at providing attendees the ability to apply The Natural Step Framework, presenting the business case for sustainability, sustainability report writing skills as well as the opportunity to network with peers in the industry focused on sustainability and reporting.
Sustainability 201
Creative Leadership, Collaboration and Co-creation for Sustainability: For many sustainability practitioners your job requires skills beyond scientific knowledge, analysis, data management and reporting. In fact, what most practitioners face is a need to manage people, tell a story, cast a vision and drive change within their organization.
In this workshop we will address the following questions: How do we transfer ideas, co-create expectations, spread vision, and inspire action, effectively and exponentially? How do we get other people to do what we want or need them to do? We don’t and we can’t. However, we can help people do what they want to do, and invite them to share, participate, and contribute in the sustainability work of your organization.
The soft skills workshop is a blend of key offerings from change management and creative leadership, which is an important framework for understanding your role as a sustainability practitioner and how to inspire and excite those you work with to share in the work around sustainability.
Hard Skills – There is a lot of technical expertise required for understanding and managing sustainability. This workshop brings together experts in various fields to share some practical advice and a sharpening of skills we need daily. Be it excel for managing data, carbon and energy calculations, waste management, and even public speaking or presentation skills.
If you are interested in receiving information about our workshops and other training please feel free to email us at info@sustainablefoodtrade.org
For more educational programs, please visit the Sustainable Food Trade Association Webinar Series.
