Events


GIN Conferences and Workshops:
The GIN conferences, 32 events in 15 countries around the world since 1991, comprise a unique record and experience of bringing people and the issues together for a big perspective on sustainability, forging productive connections among research, policy, and practice.

Next GIN Events:

International Symposium on Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Development
April 22-24, 2009, Mexico City, Mexico. Co-organized by CICA Tec de Monterrey, CSTM University of Twente, and the Greening of Industry Network. Special attention will be paid to water management.
Abstract deadline March 15, 2009:
Call for Presentation Proposals

GIN2009 Conference:
Joint Actions on Climate Change

June 8-10, 2009, Aalborg, Denmark.
Co-organized by Aalborg University, Business Link North Network, and the Greening of Industry Network.
Conference chair, Prof. Arne Remmen.
Upload Your Presentation Abstract Here
Abstract deadline February 15, 2009
Call for Papers, Presentations, & Posters (pdf)


Completed in 2008:

International Conference on Sustainable Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid, September 26-27, 2008, Helsinki, Finland. Co-organized by the Greening of Industry Network and the Helsinki School of Economics. More ...

GIN2008 Conference:
Facilitating Sustainable Innovations,
June 26-28, 2008, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Co-organized by the Greening of Industry Network, the Cartesius Institute, and the Province of Fryslan. Conference BrochureMore ...


Completed in 2007:

SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL--
EL AGUA Y EL CAMBIO CLIMATICO: Investigación y Política para la Transformación Industrial.

Water and Climate Change: Research and Policy for Industrial Transformation
, November 7-8, 2007. Symposium Co-organized by ITESM and the Greening of Industry Network. Location: International Competitiveness Center (Centro de Competitividad Internacional) (CCI), Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus of Mexico State (Campus Estado de México). Program & Registration. More ...

Sustainable Social and Ecosystem Stewardship: June 15-17, 2007. GIN2007 hosted by The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Professor Sanjay Sharma, Conference Chair. Go to Conference Home Page at Wilfrid Laurier University. More information ...
2007 Conference Publications:
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN
- Special journal issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley v17n5, July 2008). Go to wiley.com
- Special journal issue of Management Research News (Emerald, forthcoming in 2008).



Previous Events:

GIN2006 Conference:
Integration and Communication: A Clear Route to Sustainability? 13th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network. Hosted by the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, and Sustainability, BRASS, Cardiff University, UK.
July 2-5, 2007, Cardiff City Hall, hosted byCardiff University, BRASS Centre.
2006 Conference Publications:
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (July 2007 v16n5). Go to wiley.com
More ...

Related Event in Cardiff:
April 3, 2006: Seminar on Rethinking the BOP - Models for New Economies. In the run-up to GIN2006, the BRASS Centre at Cardiff University took up Bottom of the Pyramid Business Models in this half-day seminar. Then at the GIN2006 conference in July, GIN will convene a workshop on The Bottom of the Pyramid Debate.

GIN Workshop: Sustainable Regions and Global Trade. February 17-18, 2006. A workshop on international supply chains and their relation to regional development that is socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable. Hosted by the School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. More ...

GIN2005-2: Global Shifts and Regional Development: Innovating for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Finance. October 20-22, 2005 at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hosted by Acadia's Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment.
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN

GIN2005-1: Critical Issues in Sustainable Development: Agenda for Research and Action. April 28-29, 2005. The first of two parts for 2005, GIN2005-1, was held April 28-29, 2005 at the home of GIN-Europe, The University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN

GIN2004: Hong Kong
- Partnerships for Sustainable Development. 12th International Network Conference. Recently completed: GIN2004, the 12th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network. Opening remarks by Kurt Fischer, GIN Co-founder and GIN-Americas Coordinator. Closing remarks by Theo de Bruijn, GIN-Europe Coordinator.
Dates: November 7-10, 2004
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Host: The University of Hong Kong
2004 Conference Publications:
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (July-August 2005 v14n4). Go to wiley.com

GIN2003: San Francisco - Innovating for Sustainability. 11th International Network Conference. October 12-15, 2003. Organized in cooperation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track Program, and Environment Canada/Government of Canada; and co-sponsored by Baker Petrolite Corporation and Clark University. Local host: San Francisco State University. Venue: Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, California. More ...
2003 Conference Publications:
- Full Proceedings: Members LOGIN
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (July-August 2004 v13n4). Go to wiley.com

- Special journal issue "Technological Change and Regulation in the Car Industry", Greener Management International (Issue 47). Go to Greenleaf Publishing.
- Edited volume: The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality, Greenleaf Publishing, ISBN 1 874719 80 2. Go to Greenleaf Publishing. Edited by Paul Nieuwenhuis and Peter Wells, Cardiff University, UK; Philip J. Vergragt, Tellus Institute, USA.

International Conference on Sustainable Development of Chelyabinsk and Region: From Dialogue to Partnership. Organized jointly with Women in Europe for a Common Future, and a Local Organizing Committee (with representatives from Russian NGOs, regional authorities, business and Chelyabinsk State University). October 9-13, 2002 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Go to Summary Report.

Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance for Sustainability. 10th International Network Conference. Organized jointly with the School of Economics and Commercial Law at Göteborg University, and the Centre for Environment and Sustainability at Chalmers University of Technology. June 23-26, 2002 in Göteborg, Sweden
Opening remarks by Kurt Fischer.
2002 Conference Publications:
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- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (July-August 2003 v12n4). Go to wiley.com

Sustainability at the Millenium: Globalization, Competitiveness and the Public Trust
Ninth International Network Conference

Hosted by GIN-Asia, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, January 21-25, 2001 GIN-Asia@chula.ac.th
2001 Conference Publications:
- Proceedings on CD: order from GIN-Asia@chula.ac.th
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- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (March-April 2002 v11n2). Go to wiley.com

Envisioning the Future Global Environment
General Motors - Greening of Industry Network Workshop. Warren, Michigan, November 13-14, 2000. Workshop summary and related publications.

GIN1999: Chapel Hill - Sustainability: Ways of Knowing/Ways of Acting.
Eighth International Network Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A., November 14-17, 1999.
1999 Conference Publications:
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- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (September-October 2000 v9n5). Go to wiley.com

Partnership and Leadership: Building Alliances for a Sustainable Future.
Seventh International Network Conference, Rome, Italy, November 15-18, 1998
1998 Conference Publications:
- Proceedings on CD: order from greening@cstm.utwente.nl
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- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment
(September-October 1999 v8n5). Go to wiley.com

Economic Recovery and Environmentally Sustainable Industry in Asia: Compatible Goals?
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, July 28-30, 1998

Greening in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
Manchester, UK, May 11, 1998, Summary Report

Developing Sustainability: New Dialogue, New Approaches.
Sixth International Network Conference
University of California Santa Barbara, U.S.A., November 16-19, 1997
1997 Conference Publications:
- Abstract Book: order from GIN-Americas
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (September 1998 v7n 4). Go to wiley.com

Sustainable Development: Meaning, Strategies and Collaboration Among Industry, Government, Academia and Communities.
Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico, May 8, 1997

Global Restructuring: A Place for Ecology?
Fifth International Network Conference, Heidelberg, Germany, November 24-27, 1996
1996 Conference Publications:
- Abstract Book: order from GIN-Americas office.
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (September 1997 v6n4). Go to wiley.com

Regional Sustainability: From Pilot Projects to an Environmental Culture.
Milano, Italy, May 9-10, 1996

Research and Policy: Learning to Build Sustainable Industries for Sustainable Societies.
Fourth International Network Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 12-14, 1995
1995 Conference Publications:
Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (September 1996 v5n3).Go to wiley.com

Research Needs of the Future.
Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 17-19, 1995

Building a Research Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Workshop, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1995

Effective Technology Policy for Sustainable Development.
Workshop, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1995

From Greening to Sustaining: Transformational Challenges for the Firm.
Third International Network Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 13-15, 1994
1994 Conference Publications:
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (October-December 1995 v4n4, ERP)

What Role for Industry in a Sustainable World?
Public Forum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 28, 1994

Designing the Sustainable Enterprise.
Second International Network Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 14-16, 1993
1993 Conference Publications:
- Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (Summer 1994 v3n4, ERP)

Research Needs and Policy Implications for a Sustainable Future.
First International Network Conference, Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, November 13-15, 1991
1991 Conference Publications:
Environmental Strategies for Industry: International Perspectives in Research Needs and Policy Implications (Island Press 1993)
Go to Island Press



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