The Trust for Sustainable Development has been actively engaged, since its inception in 1994, in the business of planning and creating sustainable buildings and towns.
Committed to the principles of sustainability, the Trust’s objective is to develop land in a sustainable way according to the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission definition: “meeting the needs of the present generation without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” more→
Gaining Ground Summit in Victoria
June 4-6, 2007
The 2nd Gaining Ground: Sustainable Urban Development Leadership Summit will take place in Victoria, BC, June 4-6, 2007. The conference is a crossroads for remarkable North American sustainability leaders, practitioners and thought influencers in such fields as real estate development and its many related professions; governance and policy; land use planning and science; and education.
David Butterfield will be a keynote speaker, focusing on the imperatives for sustainability leadership and the enormous emergent business opportunities for sustainable development. Paul Hawken, known to many for his book, Natural Capitalism, will open the conference with a talk about the profound sustainability shift taking place globally.learn more→