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Speaker Profile: Auden Schendler
An expert in sustainability, named a global warming innovator by TIME magazine, reflects on renewable energy, climate policy, green buildings and how to implement sustainable business.
Travels From: Aspen, CO
Areas of expertise: Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Renewable Energy, Environmental Policy, Green Building
Author of:
Getting Green DoneGetting Green Done
PublicAffairs
2009

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About the speaker:

Auden Schendler is Executive Director of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company. ASC has led the industry in use of renewable energy, climate policy, certified green buildings, onsite renewables, biodiesel in vehicles, sustainability reporting, ISO 14001 certification and political activism at the Supreme Court and Congressional level. A LEED (green building) certified professional, Auden was previously research associate in corporate sustainability at Rocky Mountain Institute. His writing has been published in Harvard Business Review, the L.A. Times, Salon.com, Orion, and many other journals. Auden has testified to Congress about climate change and lectured internationally. His work has been featured in Outside, Fast Company, Travel and Leisure and Businessweek. Auden was named a global warming innovator in TIME magazine's 2006 climate change special issue. His book Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution, was published in February 2009.

Schendler Speech Topics:
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List of Past Speech Topics

  • ASC Green Business Presentations

    1. Sustainable Business in Aspen
       1999 European Tourism Summit. December, 1999. Chamonix, France.
    2. Deconstructing and Recycling Buildings at Aspen Skiing Company
      Recycling Council of British Columbia Conference on Solid Waste Management in Resort Towns. April, 2000. Whistler, BC.
    3. Sustainable Design in the Ski Industry
      Harvard Graduate School of Design, May, 2000. Cambridge, MA.
    4. Sustainable Slopes
      National Ski Areas Assn. Annual Conference, March, 2000. Vail, CO.
    5. Greening Ski Resorts
      Crested Butte Sustainability Symposium, September 1999, 2000, 2001. Crested Butte, CO.
    6. Riparian Impacts of Ski Resorts
      Colorado Riparian Association 14th Annual Conference. October, 2001. Glenwood Springs, CO.
    7. Greening the Ski Industry
      Sheep Mountain Alliance Annual Meeting, December, 2001. Telluride, CO.
    8. What Are the Major Issues in Ski Slope Sustainability?
      EPA/National Wildlife Federation Climate Change and Winter Tourism in the Great Lakes Region Workshop, 11/9/02, Traverse City, MI. More information
    9. Greening Ski Resorts
      Mountain Resort Planning and Development in an Era of Globalization conference, Steamboat Springs, CO, 9/26/2003 More information
    10. Green Building in the Real World
      At Building Green: Gaining Resources to meet Economic and Environmental Needs. Fort Collins, CO, 9/19/03. More information
    11. Implementing Green Power Options in Businesses
      Green Power Options Seminar, Denver, CO. 10/22/03. More information
    12. Colorado Renewable Energy Society Annual Conference. Keynote/Plenary. 6/28/03, Montrose, CO. More information
    13. Green Business
      Environmental Studies Seminar, and Public Seminar. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. November 2003.
    14. Trench Warfare, Not Surgery: Implementing Sustainable Business Practices
      Yale Graduate School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. November 13, 2003. New Haven, CT.
    15. Green Building in the Real World
      U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild 2003 Conference & Exposition. 11/12/03. Pittsburgh, PA.
    16. Trench Warfare, Not Surgery: Implementing Sustainability
      Keynote. Environmental Practices for Mountain Resort Industries Conference. 9/9/03. Salt Lake City, UT.
    17. Renewable Energy at Aspen Skiing Company
      National Ski Areas Association Winter Conference. Vail, CO. February 3, 2004.
    18. Aspen Skiing Company's Environmental Management System
      Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance Regional Meeting. Golden, CO. January 15, 2004. More information
    19. A Business Plan for Addressing Climate Change in the West
      To Club 20, a consortium of western Colorado businesspeople. With Stephen Saunders, of Rocky Mountain Climate Organization. Montrose, CO. February 5, 2004.
    20. Impacts of Climate Change on Business
      With Wolfgang Ortloff, Swiss Re. Oregon Environmental Council, Sustainable Economy Program Business Breakfast Meeting. March 31 and April 1, 2004. Portland and Bend, OR.
    21. Implementing Sustainable Business Practices in the Real World
      Ball Corporation Environmental Managers semi-annual meeting, April 7, 2004. Denver, CO.
    22. The Snowmass Microhydroelectric Project
      Colorado Wind and Distributed Energy Conference. Colorado, Springs, CO. April 14, 2004.
    23. Green Building Design at ASC and The Snowmass Hydroelectricity Project
      Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council. April 22-23, 2004. Snowmass, CO.
    24. Green Building Practices in Aspen and Building Community Environmental Partnerships
      1st Annual Teton Green Building Conference. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. June 2-4, 2004.
    25. Aspen Skiing Company's Environmental Programs
      Colorado Directors of Environmental Health Annual Meeting. Aspen, CO. July 8, 2004.
    26. Aspen Skiing Company's Big Picture Environmental Vision
      Aspen Green Building Conference. Aspen, Colorado. October 6, 2004.
    27. Implementing Sustainable Business Practices
      Sun Valley Sustainability Conference. October 21-21. Sun Valley, Idaho.
    28. Sustainable Skiing
      Keynote. First Australian Ski Industry Sustainability Forum. Melbourne, Australia. April 29, 2005.
    29. Incorporating Sustainability in Trust Asset Management Goals
      Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Meeting, Breckenridge, CO. July 27, 2005.
    30. Who's Afraid of Climate Action? A Corporate Perspective
      World Wildlife Fund 2005 Business Models for Climate Action Summit in Annapolis, MD. Oct. 4th, 2005.
    31. Corporate Motivations for Using Renewable Energy
      Tenth National Green Power Marketing Conference, Austin, TX. October 24-26, 2005.
    32. Protecting the Climate: What Ski Resorts Can Do
      Presented to the 9 ski resorts in New Mexico. Santa Fe, NM. January 18, 2006.
    33. Road to Sustainability
      Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference. Keynote. Februrary 23, 2006. Salt Lake City, Utah.
    34. Ski Area Climate Action
      Colorado College State of the Rockies Conference. Colorado Springs, CO. April 13, 2006.
    35. Sustainable Tourism in the Real World
      Keynote. First Minnesota Conference on Sustainable Tourism. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. April 20, 2006.
    36. Implementing Sustainable Business in the Real World
      Keynote. State of Colorado Dept. of Health and Environment first Greening Government Conference. Golden, CO. May 22, 2006.
    37. Can the World End Its Addiction to Oil?
      Panel Discussion with Dan Arvizu, Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Peter Dea, President and CEO, Western Gas Resources, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Economist Energy and Environment Correspondent. A forum sponsored by the Economist Magazine. Denver, CO. June, 2006.
    38. Climate Change, You, and Sustainable Business
      Keynote. Western Insulation Contractor's Association. Steamboat Springs, CO. June 26, 2006.
    39. How the Business Community is Responding to Global Warming Threats
      With Charles Christopher of BP. Strengthening Our Cities: Mayors Responding to Global Climate Change. Girdwood, AK. Sept. 18, 2006.
    40. What Are Corporations Doing to Address Climate Change?
      The Keystone Center, Teacher Training on Climate Change. Keystone, CO. October 6, 2006.
    41. Climate Change and Business Responses
      Keynote. Western Regional Realtor'Conference. Sun Valley, ID.January 19, 2007.
    42. Reducing Climate Change Impacts at Aspen Skiing Company
      Wintersports Resorts for a Better World, Avoriaz, France. January 19, 2007. Panel Presentation. (Matt Hamilton.)
    43. Implementing Sustainable Business Practices
      Keynote. Minnesota Air, Water, Waste Environmental Conference, Bloomington, MN. February 28, 2007.
    44. Climate Change on Public Lands
      Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing: "Towards a Clean Energy Future: Energy Policy and Climate Change on Public Lands." 110th Congress. Washington, D.C. March 20, 2007.
    45. Climate Change and the Business Community
      Keynote. Juneau Business Roundtable on Climate Change. Juneau, AK.; April 21, 2007.
    46. Implementing Sustainable Business Practices in the Real World
      Keynote. The Economics of Sustainability Economic Summit 2007. Steamboat Springs, CO. May 9th, 2007.
    47. Making Sustainable Business Happen
      Keynote. Scottish Enterprise Sustainable Tourism Conference 2007. Edinburgh, Scotland. October 2, 2007.
    48. Implementing Climate Solutions
      Keynote. 2007 Colorado Chapter of the American Landscape Architects Association Design Conference. October 19, 2007. Estes Park, CO.
    49. Trench Warfare, Not Surgery: Implementing Sustainability in the Real World
      Keynote. Australian Accountants & Lawyers Conference. Aspen, CO January 5-12.
    50. Sustainable Business in the Real World
      Green Your Scene Environmental Symposium Climate Change and the Mountain Lifestyle. Sun Valley, ID. March 11, 2008.
    51. Professional Athletes and Climate Change: Making a Difference
      Cover Girl Snow Angels Invitational. An educational seminar presented to the best female snowboarders in the world, including Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, and Kelly Clark. Aspen, CO. April 4, 2008. More information
    52. Presentations for Humanscale Corporation, in major US Cities, over next six months. ( Boston, DC, LA, NY.) More information
    53. Sustainability and the Hotel Sector
      A presentation to GM's of 15 hotels owned by Providence Hospitality Partners. Glenwood Springs, CO. June 9, 2008.
    54. Sustainability, Climate, and the Travel Industry
      Keynote. Travel Industry Association Board Meeting. July 25, 2008. Vail, CO.
    55. Getting Green Done
      American Express Green Travel Summit. Keynote. Newport Beach, CA. March 23, 2009.
    56. Getting Green Done
      University of Colorado, Boulder. LEEDS School of Business. Lecture. March 31, 2009. Boulder, CO.
    57. Getting Green Done
      Denver University. Daniels College of Business. Lecture. April 1, 2009. Denver, CO.
    58. Getting Green Done
      Seattle University, Albers School of Business and Economics. Confernc Keynote. Seattle, WA. April 2, 2009.
    59. Getting Green Done
      Commonwealth Club, San Francisco. April 7,2009.
    60. Getting Green Done
      Addresses to headquarters of Starbucks, (WA) Yahoo, (CA) Saatchi and Saatchi S, (CA) and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce (WA) over several days. April 7-9, 2009.
    61. Getting Green Done
      Governor's Tourism Conference. Keynote, with introduction by Gov. Bill Richardson. Farmington, New Mexico. May 6, 2009.
    62. The Building Retrofit Climate Revolution
      Living Cities Green Boot Camp: Scaling Cup Building Energy Retrofitting in U.S. Cities. Keynote. Harvard University Kennedy School, Ash Institute for Governance and Innovation. June 1, 2009.

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Testimonials

  • "Auden's presentation to our group of nearly 100 senior local and state government officials was absolutely perfect: equal parts empathy, education, and inspiration — with just the right dash of comic relief. His reflections, grounded in real-world experience and delivered with a sense of both urgency and humor, resonates with other people who are toiling in the trenches of sustainable development in a unique and powerful way."
    — Steve Nicholas, Vice President of Climate & Environmental Programs institute for Sustainable Communities

    "Auden uses attention-grabbing, factual evidence to expose the magnitude and urgency of climate change as the most important and consequential problem of our lifetime. With his audience captured, he shares humorous stories and inspiring words of encouragement to convince the audience that they can successfully battle this issue, that 'Trend is not destiny'."
    — Hunter Fleshood, LEED AP Bank of America Corporate Workplace Senior Vice President, Portfolio Executive U.S. & Canada

    "The first night brought forth Aspen Ski Corp's remarkable Auden Schendler, who advises the ski corp on greenness and goodness and keeping it all in perspective. He narrated his PowerPoint extemporaneously for half an hour, to a standing ovation."
    — Sun Valley Online

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