Webinar: The Earth Day 50 Challenge and Bridging the Divide

The Webinar: The Earth Day 50 Challenge and Bridging the Divide will take place on March 15th, 2018 online. Join Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) for its Sustainability Essentials Webinar. SFC offers this free monthly webinar series to call attention to a variety of sustainability issues pertinent to the home furnishings industry. We provide information that you can put to immediate use in growing your business.

Guest speaker Bill Shireman of Future500 will discuss ‘The Earth Day 50 Challenge 2018: How Business and Civil Society are Uniting to Address Global Ocean, Forest, and Climate Challenges.” The challenge includes a framework for action on the most vexing challenges facing global ecosystems and the climate today. It details dozens of proposals for how market forces can be harnessed to address deforestation, oceanborne plastic debris, and greenhouse gas pollution.

The webinar content also includes a synopsis of GREENleaders, the industry’s first certified sustainability training course. This webinar is intended to give participants useful information you can begin using in your business immediately as well as answer any questions you may have about getting the most out of SFC membership.