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WELCOME STUDENTS! PRESIDENT’S SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM 2013 NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.

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1 WELCOME STUDENTS! PRESIDENT’S SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM 2013 NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

2 Chris Dixon, Academic Advisor, Environmental Science University of Idaho Darin Saul, Associate Director, Office of Community Partnerships University of Idaho Darin Saul, Associate Director, Office of Community Partnerships University of Idaho

3 HOW TO INCREASE YOUR MARKETABILITY IN A SUSTAINABLE WORLD Technical Skills SustainabilityVolunteeringInternships

4 “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Brundtland Commission of the United Nations, March, 1987 “Sustainability requires the reconciliation of environmental, social equity and economic demands - the "three pillars" of sustainability... This view has indicates that the three pillars of sustainability are not mutually exclusive and can be mutually reinforcing.” 2005 World Summit of UN General Assembly

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7 DRIVERS OF CHANGE Resource scarcity Regulatory change U.S. military & supply chain economics Changing cultural perceptions

8 METAL SCARCITY MaterialYears leftUses Copper25-61 Piping, electrical applications, element in aluminum alloys Zinc10 to 46 Galvanization, alloying element, batteries

9 ECO-EFFICIENCY Produce more goods & services using fewer resources & creating less impacts Reduce consumption of resources Reduce impacts Increase product or service value

10 CRADLE TO CRADLE Biological & technical metabolisms Waste equals food Waste equals economic opportunity

11 JOBS FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE Hewlett-Packard: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage Why Wells Fargo is banking on sustaina bility

12 Community outreach Educator Grant writer, volunteer coordinator Project management

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14 OUR SPEAKERS! PRESIDENT’S SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM 2013 Sid Frederickson Rachele Klein Shawn Moffitt


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