Overview
The Lowell Center’s Sustainability Action Summer Institute is an opportunity to learn about concepts, tools, and techniques that can lead us to the kind of world we want — a world in which we can meet our material needs globally without endangering the environment, human health, or the well-being of all people.
With the current program theme of “Beyond Green,” we recognize that green is in and green is good. Yet traditional notions of green usually consider only a limited number of options and leave out issues such as worker health, social impacts, and public accountability. The health and well-being of future generations depends on governments, businesses, and organizations identifying long-term strategies and accounting for the larger systems in which they operate. This year’s Sustainability Action Summer Institute includes important concepts and tools for promoting safer chemicals, materials, and products. In addition, it will address topics such as systems thinking, generational goal-setting, sustainable product design, and alternatives assessment — concepts and tools that move us beyond green toward a larger conception of sustainability.
The Sustainability Action Summer Institute offers interactive training led and facilitated by experts and strategic thinkers from the Lowell Center and its partnering organizations. The subjects and discussions will be stimulating and practical, while providing an opportunity to step back from daily work to share knowledge and think about the larger issues guiding actions towards sustainability. The Summer Institute will incorporate real-world case studies, hands-on learning of tools, and practical exercises.
Benefits of Attending
- Learn practical tools, concepts, and resources that can be applied to accomplish your sustainability goals.
- Strengthen your understanding and capacity for making change.
- Network with others who share your passion for making change.
Who Should Attend?
The Sustainability Action Summer Institute is for people who seek to advance more sustainable forms of production and consumption. It is designed for environment, health, and sustainability advocates in government, non-government organizations, corporations, private foundations, labor unions, health care institutions, and universities. The five-day Institute assumes participants have a working knowledge of sustainability issues.
