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2017
Sustainability
Symposium
READY FOR ANYTHING
Welcome to the
Sustainability Symposium 2017:
Ready for Anything!
WE’RE EXCITED THAT YOU’RE
HERE to join us for what we the trail to widespread renewable energy adoption,
trust will be a day of discovery breakthrough technology development, and novel
and inspiration as we gather corporate sustainability strategies.
some of today’s brightest
sustainability advocates to Moving forward, it’s clear that the most
delve into the risks posed by a changing climate, signi?cant advances in sustainability will be made
challenge conventional development models, and by passionate individuals, committed businesses,
explore intelligent solutions for a resilient future. and dedicated communities at a grassroots and
It’s a pivotal moment in time. Some sustainability municipal level. We are encouraged by the ingenuity
professionals fear that the hard-earned progress of progressive Mayors, like the ones attending
that we have achieved in the areas of climate this event, who understand the economic and
action, resource e ciency, renewable energy and environmental bene?ts of climate action—as well as
green building is under threat. We at Green Builder the grave risks of inaction.
Media have a di erent perspective—we uphold that
sustainability has transcended politics and is now in We look forward to engaging with you to
the impartial hands of the market. determine our collective and ongoing role in the
These market forces are the same in?uences immutable force that is the sustainability movement.
that have taken renewables beyond price parity Now is the time for us to step up and ful?ll our duty
relative to fossil-fuel based energy sources, making as an ensemble of tireless change makers. Let us
solar the least expensive retail form of energy and not shy away from any kind of challenge. For, in the
wind the cheapest wholesale form of energy. famous words of Margaret Mead, we must “never
The same forces have made green buildings more doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
cost-e ective and valuable than their conventional citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only
counterparts. thing that ever has.”
The combination of enhanced accountability to
shareholders and pull from consumer demand has Sara Gutterman
roused businesses across all sectors, with those CEO, Green Builder Media
sponsoring this Symposium at the forefront, to
make bold climate action commitments, blazing
