ISSP's monthly, for-credit webinars connect sustainability professionals with the people, tools, methods, and competencies they need to succeed in their careers. ISSP members have full access to an extensive webinar catalog of recorded presentations.

Nonmembers—including those seeking continuing education credits to maintain their Sustainability Excellence professional credential—purchase webinars for $25.

Offered along two tracks—a Career Series and a Technical Series—our webinars provide regular opportunities for professionals to build technical skills, expand their leadership capabilities, and connect with experts. These 1-hour, for-credit events are offered for and by our ISSP community, and we welcome your proposal to present your expertise during an upcoming webinar.

Bringing Circularity to the Built Environment and Real Estate
September 2022
A circular built environment embeds the principles of a circular economy across all its functions — establishing an urban system that is regenerative, accessible, and abundant by design. Dr. Duygu Erten, P.E., ENVISION VP, CEEQUAL Assessor, LEED AP BD+C, BREEAM AP, DGNB Auditor, joins ISSP to show all those with a stake in their organization's built environment the financial opportunity associated with applying circular economy business models to built assets.

How Low-Energy Load Buildings Support Energy Security and Net-Zero Goals
October 2022
Passive, ultra-low energy buildings are the smartest path to a zero-carbon built environment and a way not only to mitigate but also to adapt to climate change. Katrin Klingenberg, Executive Director of Phius, joins ISSP to discuss specifics of the design methodology and underlying strategies leading to the best zero energy and carbon results for buildings.

How Sustainability Professionals can Advance Global Decarbonization
November 2022
Sustainability professionals play a critical role in the just transition to Net-Zero. Daniele Horton, Founder and CEO of Verdani Partners, and Dana Weiss, the ESG Director, join ISSP to discuss and share important and enabling skills and knowledge for practitioners to support their organizations in decarbonization.

The Future of Transportation with Robin Chase
June 2022
“Infrastructure is destiny,” explains Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar, Veniam, and the nonprofit New Urban Mobility alliance (NUMO). Chase joins ISSP to unpack how cities can prepare for a future where our roads (and lanes, paths and sidewalks) offer shared space for cars alongside public and shared transport.

Sustainable Business Playbook: Launch a Successful Program in 10 Steps
May 2022
Purpose-driven businesses are well positioned to tackle the world’s biggest problems with some grit and determination. Julia Craighill, LEED AP, BD+C, BREEAM In-Use Licensed Assessor, Founder of Ensight Consulting, and Bill Zujewski, CMO and COO of Green Business Bureau, outline a playbook that any business can use to become more sustainable and socially responsible.

Secrets of Success in Driving Sustainability: Turning Passion Into Effective Practice
April 2022
Despite a range of job titles that reflect different areas of focus, the rise of dedicated sustainability professionals has created a sector carrying the weight of the world's major social, environmental and economic challenges. Lesley Stone, PhD, MSc, SEP, reports on the key findings from interviews conducted with a range of sustainability professionals.

ISSP’s New Leadership: Empowering the Profession
March 2022
Michelle Benavides, LEED AP BD+C, ISSP Executive Director, joins Denise DeLuca, PE, SEA, ISSP Governing Board President, for a conversation about our expanded programs for professional development, exploring strategic partnerships that leverage the best of our community’s offerings, and how we are working to evolve ISSP to maximize the impact of our network.

Cultivating Champions: Build a Base of Advocates Throughout Your Organization to Accelerate Climate Goals
November/December 2021
Want to create a climate plan for your organization but feeling alone and overwhelmed? Daniel Poynter offers a different way to create and implement a climate plan, enabling you to build a community of internal advocates, change the culture of your organization, and increase momentum month by month.

Sustainability in Accounting: Manage Financially Material Metrics in Your Organization
October 2021
Sustainability Accounting (SA) is not traditional accounting: SA is about finding, measuring, and managing the material metrics for sustainability in an organization. Burt Hamner, MBA, MMA breaks it down for ISSP. 0.5 continuing education units available. Free to members.

Leverage Your Career Influence For Sustainability and Net-Zero Goals
September 2021
Sabrina S. Watkins shares ideas about accelerating profitable sustainability in companies which are moving towards net zero goals and results. This session will include some career insights and stories of building influence in the C-suite, the “clay layer” and throughout the company.

Circular Economy Principles in Practice
August 2021
The circular economy incorporates new business models, collaboration across supply chains, and using waste as a resource—but also a great deal of complexity. Join ISSP with industry circularity experts from Metabolic to explore how seven pillars of circularity can unlock value for your company, business or organization.

Science-Based Targets for Nature
July 2021
Expanding the scope of science-based targets from tackling only climate change to both climate and nature can help companies get ahead of regulation, increase the confidence of investors, catalyze innovation and more. Jess McGlyn, SEA, Corporate Engagement Lead at Science Based Targets Network, will walk you through the emerging methods.

Creating Systems Change for Nature in the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
June 2021
At its core, the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration is about systems change, something sustainability professionals are well positioned to deliver on. Join ISSP June 8 for a technical panel discussion on how systemic processes in government, youth and social activism, and business can align with the Decade on Ecosystem restoration, ultimately moving us toward preserving our natural world.

Position Your Career in Sustainability—or Shift to One—for Maximum Impact
May 2021
Impact career coach Shannon Houde, MBA, ACC, has a question for you: What is your day-to-day impact? The fourth installment of our Sustainability Professionals Career Series aims to impart some practical steps you can take to develop within your career and shape scalable change across your company and industry.

Renewable Energy Driving Social Change and SDG Progress
April 2021
Despite challenges presented by COVID-19, renewables continue to grow as an essential industry with a bright outlook for 2021 and beyond. Chelsea Stone, Head of Service Sales, North America, at global wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, talks about the forecast for large-scale renewables in 2021 and how renewables are driving progress on social change while battling climate change.

Fighting Climate Change by Reducing Food Waste
March 2021
ReFED’s Dana Gunders walks through the organization's Roadmap to 2030, outlining seven action areas where the food system must focus its efforts over the next ten years—plus how you can put the just-launched ReFED Insights Engine data to use reducing food loss.

Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Urban Poverty: Harlem Children Zone’s ‘Cradle-to-Career’ Approach to Comprehensive Social Change
February 2021
Across its 30-year history tackling community poverty, the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) has addressed “the fire, not the smoke” of interconnected, systemic social change. HCZ Co-Founder George Khaldun is in conversation with ISSP Governing Board Vice President Trisha Bauman to show how combining high-quality education, cradle-to-career youth programming, affordable housing, and community leadership, has enabled HCZ to achieve its bold vision for combating urban poverty.

The Legal Profession Driving Climate Action and Sustainability
November/December 2020
Increasingly, the legal profession is advancing sustainability through its influence on clients as well as on local and regional legislation and legal structures. Pam Cone, SEA, Founder & CEO of Amity Advising and Jeffrey Gracer, Principal at Sive, Paget, & Riesel join ISSP Governing Board VP Trisha Bauman, CEO & Founder of TJ Bauman to share case histories, best practices, and insights as to how law firms can accelerate sustainability across markets while furthering their long-term business strategy.

Emerging Sustainability Professionals Tell Their Stories
October 2020
Hear from three young professionals who are passionate about driving sustainability goals in their organizations: Natalie Walker, SEA, LEED Green Associate, Sustainability Manager for University of Pennsylvania; Kevin Corbusier, Project Specialist, Sustainability for Comcast NBCUniversal; and Jennifer Baugher, MBA Candidate at Copenhagen Business School and former Sustainability Manager at Coca-Cola Beverages Florida; moderated by Tad Radzinski, PE, SEP, LEED AP, SFP President of Sustainable Solutions Corporation.

Driving Organization Performance through the SDGs
September 2020
While a 2018 PwC study on the 2030 Agenda finds that 72% of companies referred to the SDGs in their annual reports, only 19% of their CEOs mentioned them in Chair reports and companies have yet to formulate a concrete plan to incorporate the SDGs into strategies and actions. Nitesh Dullabh, CEO of 2POD Ventures and ISSP Governing Board Treasurer explains that it is imperative that we accelerate our organizational sustainability agenda to integrate goals and targets outlined by the 2030 agenda.

Sustainability Careers in a COVID-19 Economy
August 2020
Are you looking to break into sustainability/CSR but are uncertain about how to navigate today’s economy? A few insider tips will help you refine your strategy and prepare you for your next move. Kevin Wilhelm, SEP, CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting and Katie Secrist, a Consultant at Sustainable Business Consulting, help you navigate your career in today’s environment.

How Small Town Cooperation Led to Big Statewide Change
May 2020
Dr. Rosemarie Russo, Sustainability and Impact Director, Environmental Law and Sustainability Professor, explains how local governments are utilizing diverse approaches to drive sustainable development strategies while addressing the complex challenges facing society. See how small communities in Utah draw on business, community, and state partnerships to support shared goals.

Focus in the Midst of Chaos
April 2020
Jess McGlyn, SEP, President of Catalynics, helps us emerge from a global health crisis by learning how focus on shaping a shared future.

How Local Government is Impacting Change on the Ground in City of Orlando
March 2020
Launched in 2007 by Mayor Buddy Dyer, Green Works Orlando is transforming the city into one of the most environmentally-friendly, economically and socially vibrant communities in the nation. Orlando Director of Sustainability and Resilience, Chris Castro, shares how his city is adopting the SDGs as an organizing framework to deliver global goals locally.

Influencing Without Formal Authority
February 2020
Sustainability professionals persuade and collaborate with others to get the results we want. But those we wish to influence juggle many competing priorities, are overworked, and have lots of distractions. Those we wish to influence often report to different parts of the organization or are in other organizations entirely. Jess McGlyn, President of Catalynics, shows the foundational personal leadership traits and assets that will make you more influential.

Innovation in Food Rescue Today Leads to Food Security Tomorrow
January 2020
The impact of food waste is undeniable. Halley Aldeen, Director of Impact Assessment and Research at the Global FoodBanking Network and Liz Baldridge, Director of Sustainability and Food Waste Initiatives at Feeding America join Sarah Lewis, Senior Director, Innovation for The Sustainability Consortium to discuss innovative ways organizations around the globe are ensuring food is used for its highest and best purpose.