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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Climate Change - Positioning Your Business</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2009-09-24T08:00:00" datetime="2009-09-24T08:00:00">Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 8am</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2009-09-24T17:00:00" datetime="2009-09-24T17:00:00">5pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202390263'><span class='fn org p-name'>DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">1000 Ne Multnomah St</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97232</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1000%20Ne%20Multnomah%20St,%20Portland%20OR%2097232%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Presented By</p> <p>Northwest Environmental Business Council Associated Oregon Industries Oregon Business Association</p> <p>This is serious business. The competitive equation is changing once again. Given current policy and market dynamics, organizations need to decide why, if, and how to act. This conference will help business decision makers understand how to integrate greenhouse gas management issues into a strategic framework for planning and action – and how to stay ahead of the curve.</p> <p>Year three of this event takes place in a shifting landscape, with major uncertainties regarding the direction and timing of government policy being met by a growing movement towards voluntary action. What does seem certain is that long term trends are leading to a new competitive landscape. Join Northwest business managers, service professionals, and policy makers in a discussion of the practical business issues tied to whether and how a company acts to manage its carbon footprint. This strategic, business-oriented focus distinguishes Climate Change: Positioning Your Business from other conferences on this topic .</p> <p>Sessions include offerings for those new to the topic, as well as those wanting to go to the next level: • Regulation and the context for action • Should you act now? • The ROI of carbon management • Are offsets for you? • Including carbon in your business strategy • Transforming strategy into practice • New business opportunities • A carbon-managed future</p> <p>Why Attend - Understand how your organization can turn this potentially disruptive force into a strategic advantage.</p> <ul> <li><p>Learn about tools and resources for developing internal strategies and action plans.</p></li> <li><p>Meet and network with colleagues and potential partners.</p></li> </ul> <p>Who Should Attend - Business managers & decision makers in all types of organizations and industries who need to know what changes are coming, and how to plan for them.</p> <ul> <li><p>Professional and technical service providers who want to understand and assist organizations in addressing carbon issues.</p></li> <li><p>Policy makers and advocates who want to craft effective policies and regulations that respond to the needs of businesses.</p></li> </ul> <p>If you are in business, you will be affected -- make this challenge an opportunity.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.nebc.org/content.aspx?pageid=50">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>