If footprinting has allowed us to quantify personal or corporate environmental damage, then handprinting finally provides a way to account for the good we do as well. Handprinting introduces to the environmental movement a framework that accounts for the effects of our positive actions, from planting trees to inspiring sustainability in others. A footprint is a burden, but your handprint is a call to action. And this call is an important one, pushing conversations from conservation in the face of daunting problems to how to build a truly regenerative society. 

As a tool, handpriting allows companies to commit to being a net positive force for society, and to prove it. The Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE) is hosting its annual SHINE Summit this June 4th-5th to bring together experts and industry leaders. Learn more at this years unConference, or online at http://www.chgeharvard.org/register-now

The Sustainability unConference aims to break down industry barriers and to start discussions between different collaborators. 

With our goal of starting dialogues and breaking down these silos, the participants are as diverse as the sessions that are proposed. There are students, entrepreneurs, government workers, company representatives, and everyone in between. We stress to everyone involved at this event that the idea is to create new connections that wouldn't be made otherwise more than to pitch what their individual companies/initiatives are focused on. 


This means that if you would like to table, we  ask you to bring materials that are engaging and conversation starters instead of the normal marketing materials present at booths for most conferences. We also ask that session facilitators brainstorm ways to create an impact driven and participatory discussion instead of a formal presentation. 

We look forward to driving forward lasting impact together through this innovative format and can't wait to collaborate with each and every one of you. 

This year's unConference will be preceded by the first ever Sustainability unWorkshop on Sunday, April 19th from 4-6pm at Venture Café. This unWorkshop is designed for Sustainability trailblazers and session facilitators to come together and deepen connection, share engagement strategies, and chart out a shared vision for the Sustainability unConference on Earth Day, April 22nd. Led by the talented Caleb Dean and Julia Frost from Owl, Fox, and Dean, the Sustainability unWorkshop will set the tone for the entire unConference. If this is something you are interested in being apart of, please email Sierra at sflanigan@ecomotion.us