2007 ICLEI U.S.A. National Workshop

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With Gratitude

ICLEI wishes to thank the City of Fayetteville and the generous contributors who helped make this event possible.

City Host

		Fayetteville isn’t just a part of Northwest Arkansas, it IS Northwest Arkansas. Centrally located to everything the state's fastest-growing area has to offer, Fayetteville has so much to do, you may never need to leave the city limits. Discover the area's most vibrant nightlife, unique shopping, historical sites and outdoor activities that take advantage of the magnificent Ozark Mountains. And don't miss the new Clinton House Museum, it's just one reason that Fayetteville IS Northwest Arkansas.

Climate Champion

		The scope and scale of our business presents great potential to effect positive change. We see opportunities to influence our own operations, while also leading change in the business world at large. Focusing on the environment is key to our mission to improve the quality of life for people around the world. Environmental leadership is critical to our future ability to grow and thrive as a company.

Clean Initiative Leaders

		Headquartered in Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, construction, and operations for public and private clients. With $4.5 billion in revenue, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering-News Record (2006). The firm’s work is concentrated in the areas of transportation, water, energy, environment, communications, construction, and industrial facilities. The firm has been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer by business media and professional associations. CH2M HILL has more than 19,000 employees providing sustainable solutions for our clients around the world.


		Since the 1960s, when scientists first realized that detergents could have a significant impact on waterways and wastewater treatment plants, P&G has been analyzing the effects that ingredients in our products have on the environment. As one of the first companies in the world to actively study the environmental impact of high-volume ingredients in consumer products, we remain committed to improving the environmental quality of P&G products, packaging and operations around the world.

Green Innovators

		CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm dedicated to creating sustainable infrastructure and environmental improvements. We work with clients worldwide, delivering integrated solutions that improve quality of life, create economic opportunities, and provide for vital services—all while enhancing and protecting the environment. CDM is committed to sustainable business practices in our operations as well, continually improving on our environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic performance. Our environmental stewardship activities include a long-term, award-winning office recycling program that has lowered waste production rates by nearly 50 percent; a firmwide emphasis on paperless marketing; and a comprehensive in-house employee training and development program that delivers more than 18,000 hours per year of customized online education and reduces our transportation-related environmental impacts. CDM is also an active member of the U.S. EPA Methane to Markets program and Cambridge Climate Leaders, a communitywide partnership with the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts—location of CDM’s world headquarters—to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


		PB2 provides a blend of architecture, engineering, and construction services along with professional and support services for these industries. Our size, diversity, and experience enables us to ensure the success of a project, from planning and design to construction and completion. PB2 embraces the responsibility to enrich the built environment by evaluating how the design, systems, and materials of our client’s projects support sustainable practices. PB2 educates and encourages its’ staff to provide ideas and act on sustainable practices in the office and at home to insure that we and generations to come have a better place to live. PB2 challenges all to act and design responsibly, and to consider how our activities impact the environment.

In-Kind

		It is the mission of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission to promote the community’s economic growth and success by marketing Fayetteville as a premier tourist destination. Our goal is to strengthen the community’s hospitality, tourism, and convention industry and to attract individual visitors, conventions, meetings, and group tours to maximize the economic benefit of tourism on the community.


		EcoPotential is a group of building consultants (LEED Accredited Professionals) specializing in green building and sustainability services in design, construction, and operation of new or existing commercial buildings. Our mission is to enrich the quality of life through sustainability and green building practices. We help clients design, build, and operate green buildings that seek to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Additionally, we train clients such as general contractors, engineers, architects, building owners etc. that are interested in learning green building principles, practices and LEED AP exam preparation.

If you are interested in learning about the 2007 ICLEI U.S.A. National Workshop sponsorship opportunities, please contact usaworkshop@iclei.org.

Supporting Agencies

US Environmental Protection Agency
Cities for Climate Protection®

National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Climate Resilient Communities™

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