Join this hands-on workshop to learn how to advance the maturity of sustainability integration into your core business development and product innovation processes. During the workshop, you will have the opportunity to perform a diagnosis of your company business practices and understand how to systematically develop and deploy a clear vision for sustainability action, translated into an actionable roadmap. You will be inspired - as well as learn how companies like Steelcase, Philips, the LEGO Group, Michelin and Natura are systematically enhancing their sustainability performance through Sustainability Maturity.

GreenBiz 18 In-Depth Tutorials are intensive half-day sessions held prior to the start of the conference. These are designed to offer participants an opportunity to dive deeper into a topic of interest and develop tangible knowledge and skills. In addition, attendees will have a greater opportunity to network with their peers in these interactive sessions. Concurrent tutorials will be held the morning of Tuesday, February 6, and are available only to those who purchase an All Access Pass.

The RISN Incubator is a niche business accelerator for entrepreneurs in the early stages of waste-to-product innovation with the goal of moving a Circular Economy in the Phoenix area forward further and faster. Launched by ASU and the City of Phoenix in 2017, the RISN Incubator currently is working with nine ventures.

bites is a farm-to-table mobile app that connects foodies with local chefs who support local farms by sourcing ingredients from those farms and taking those fresh, seasonal ingredients into the home of the foodie to create a complete dining experience in the foodie’s own kitchen. bites seeks to create experiences that impact people and the planet in beneficial ways, at three levels: 1) by offering culinary adventures at all budgetary levels, in celebration of diversity and community building; 2) by economically empowering professional chefs, culinary students, and homemaker cooks; and 3) by giving visibility and support to local growers, increasing their profits, decreasing their waste, and diverting waste from landfills. 

Today, carbon dioxide is most commonly associated with emissions that pollute our atmosphere and oceans -- an expensive liability that must be mitigated. At the same time, a number of pioneering companies are turning this paradigm on its head by developing strategies for turning waste carbon into a valuable and sustainable asset throughout their supply chains. Come learn how companies across industries (including agriculture, energy, retail, manufacturing, and beyond) are working to harness waste carbon as a resource to improve their bottom line while tackling climate change. 

Circular economy principles can be applied at the design phase, in direct operations, in product use and across the entire value chain to improve outcomes for businesses and consumers. This session provides hands-on insights into identifying the value at stake in "going circular" in the consumer sector. Doing so requires action on many functional fronts and from a system-level perspective, which can be overwhelming for even the most motivated companies. We'll discuss practical ways of breaking down the circularity transformation into smaller steps that are easier to digest, enabling companies to start reaping benefits early on.

Between 2016 and 2017, the City of Phoenix in collaboration with Arizona State University conducted a series of economic impact studies to quantify the potential economic impact of waste diversion. Join Phoenix and ASU officials as they share findings and recommendations of this report by the ASU Seidman Research Institute in cooperation with the ASU Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives.

WBCSD has launched a project to develop a consensus-based framework for measuring circularity within companies. This discussion will share and discuss insights on what the circular metrics landscape looks like, how and why companies are measuring circularity, what links there are with emerging policy, and discuss options for the path forward.

Join like-minded attendees for interactive moderated lunch discussions around a particular topic. Each table discussion will be led by an expert or thought leader, held at roundtables of up to 10 participants. These are freeform discussions, so bring your own challenges, questions, and ideas to talk through and get to know your fellow conference participants.

Circular Economy is increasingly seen as a key approach to supporting the transition to a sustainable society by enhancing competitiveness and economic growth. Unlike the traditional linear ‘take-make-consume-dispose’ approach, Circular Economy enhances value creation by multiple product life cycles, through systemic changes in the business model, product innovation, services and delivery, and closed loop value chains. In this interactive session, you will learn about an approach to diagnose your business practices, develop a clear vision, and establish an actionable roadmap.