ABSTRACT
Besides being one of the best sustainability conferences around, it features mentoring opportunities, a large career expo, and panels on career development topics specifically for an MBA audience. Greenbuild is the biggest event for anyone interested in the green building industry and its supply chain partners. The 2008 conference drew nearly 30,000 attendees. The conference typically occurs in the fall and offers a substantial discount on registration for students and young professionals. Sustainable Brands draws about 500 attendees and focuses on the topics of green marketing, consumer attitudes, and brand management. Many of the speakers and attendees are from consumer products companies and retailers. Ethical Corporation convenes several conferences each year on topics including sustainable supply chain management, corporate responsibility reporting, anti-corruption, and an annual responsible business summit. Bioneers draws about 3,000 attendees from academia, industry, and NGOs to discuss leading-edge sustainability topics.
