1. Sustainable Business Practices Program Bellevue College Marika Reinke NEW PROGRAM

2. Agenda Employment Trends Sustainable Business 101 Sustainable Business Practices Program Offerings @ Bellevue College

3. EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

4. A Growing Trend “Over the past decade, sustainability has moved from the fringes of the business world to the top of shareholders' agenda….” PriceWaterHouseCooper 2009

5. % Growth of Jobs requiring Business AND Sustainability

6. Greenbiz.com Survey Demand for Sustainability Knowledge

7. Washington State Seattle Climate Partnership – Over 100 businesses – Eastside Partnership in works 2 nd Annual Green Washington Awards. – The 147 entries in every industry sector 2008 Green Economy Jobs in Washington State. – 47,000 people in green jobs, with approximately 87 % full-time workers

8. System in Crisis Climate Change Energy Resources Consumption Financial Crisis & Recession Access to Water Food Crisis Poverty

9. Why Business? “Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task.” Richard Branson

10. What is sustainable business? Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 1987 Bruntland Commission UN

11. People Profit Planet – The Triple Bottom Line

12. Shareholder vs Stakeholder

13. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently” Warren Edward Buffet (US stock broker, US representative, self- made billionaire and philanthropist)

14. Sustainable Business Best Practices Certificate UnderstandMeasureTranslateRecommendLeverageReportIntegrate

15. Sustainable Business Practices Degree (2 Years) UnderstandMeasureTranslateRecommendLeverageReportIntegrate Strategy & Implementation Economics of Sustainability Marketing & PR Triple Bottom Line Accounting Energy Systems Practicum Ethics & Legal Regulations Green Supply Chain Business Skills Social Equity & Capitalism Environment & Resources