FELLOW PROFILE: RYN LONGMAID

A Desire to Give Back

When Ryn Longmaid first heard about the Leadership Training for a Sustainable Future, she knew she was interested in the program. At the time, she was working as the Economic Development Specialist for the city of Sebastopol, and Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce CEO Teresa Ramondo supported her application. | More

Sustainable Enterprise Conference held May 7

Fifth annual gathering of sustainability leaders

Now in its fifth year, the Sustainable Enterprise Conference has become the preeminent regional gathering of leaders in the sustainability movement. “One of the best things we do is bring together a balance of academic, business and policy people,” says Oren Wool, the Organizational Director of the conference. | MORE

FELLOW PROFILE: KEVIN JONES

The intersection of money and meaning

Kevin Jones is the founder of Good Capital (www.goodcap.net), a venture capital firm that invests in enterprises that promote a public good. He was also a co-founder and producer of Social CapitalMarkets 2009, a September event that attracted more than 1,000 people from 34 countries to come together and talk about socially responsible investing. Kevin started out as a journalist and found himself attracted to business reporting. He has been a columnist for Forbes and Business 2.0 magazines, and owned business and community newspapers and publications in his native Missouri, before coming to California in 1996. | MORE

THE SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCE WEB

Educational pages of Leadership Institute website filled with information

A core principle of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy is a compelling motivation to educate the community about the importance of the environmental,economic and social aspects of sustainability. And, we aren’t alone in that desire — hundreds of organizations, all over the world, are educating people on sustainability issues. When the Leadership Institute website was redesigned last year, the website team wanted to place a strong emphasis on providing links to reliable and useful educational resources. Thus, the Sustainability Resource Web — a continually evolving section of our website that provides valuable links to the best organizations, ideas and activities that promote social justice, sustainable economic vitality and ecological health. | MORE