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peoplebringnewideasanddesiresintobeingbusinessesshouldexplicitlythe <br />ratherthanproblemsolving,whichaimslocalcommunityandthelocaleconomy.? <br />atmakingproblemsgoaway.TheSBI?sAIConcernwasalsoexpressed,however,?about <br />processincluded:businesscommitmenttosustainability <br />andtheachievementofsocialequity.?An <br /> a. <br />DiscoveryPhase:Information gathering <br />executivesummaryofthestudyisfoundin <br />?June2005through <br /> from community <br />theappendixofthisreport. <br /> February2006 <br /> b. <br />DreamPhase:Vision development <br />AsoutlinedinPartIIofthereport,the <br /> ?FebruarythroughMarch2006 <br />TaskForcefoundtheeconomicof <br /> c. <br />DesignPhase:Clarify the changes <br />sustainablepractices,productsandservices <br />? <br /> needed to achieve the vision <br />fairlyeasytounderstandandpromote.They <br /> April2006 <br />helppositioncompaniestorespondmore <br /> d. <br />DestinyPhase: <br />effectivelytoexternalpressuresandthey <br />?Maythrough <br /> recommendations <br />providenumerousinternalorganizational <br /> June2006 <br />Increasedrevenues,andjobs <br />canresult. <br />Similarly,theenvironmental <br />ThroughouteachphaseoftheSBI,the <br />ofsustainabilitywererelativelyeasyto <br />TaskForceusedSystemsThinkingasa <br />recognize.Increasedreuseandrecycling,for <br />fundamentalguidingprinciple.Systems <br />example,canreducewaste.Reducedenergy <br />Thinkingisawaytounderstandand <br />consumptionandashifttorenewableenergy <br />resolvecomplexproblems.Ithelpspeople <br />suchaswindorsolarpowercanreduce <br />lookcloselytounderstandthethinking, <br />greenhousegasemissions. <br />assumptions,andbeliefsthatmaybeat <br />therootofunsustainableactivities.Italso <br />However,aspreviouslydiscussed,theTask <br />helpspeopleexaminecause-and-effect <br />Forcefounditmuchmoretoidentify <br />relationships. <br />mechanismstopromotethesocialequity <br />aspectsofsustainablebusiness.LERC?sfocus <br />groupresearchfoundthat?health <br />TheTaskForceevaluatedbusinessandjob <br />workscheduling,livingwage,and <br />optionsbasedontheirabilitytoproduce <br />opportunitiesforcareeradvancementwere <br />economic,socialandenvironmental <br />seenasthemostimportantsocialequity <br />FocusgroupsorganizedbySBITaskForce <br />indicatorsintheworkplace.?Althoughthere <br />membersLynnFeekinandClaireSyrettand <br />wasunanimousagreementamongTask <br />theUOLaborEducationResearchCenter <br />Forcemembersoftheimportanceofthese <br />(LERC)found?considerableawarenessof <br />issues,itcouldnotcometoagreementon <br />andsupportfortheconceptofsustainable <br />howbesttopromotethem.Asaresult,one <br />businessdevelopment,alongwithadeep <br />oftherecommendationsmadeinPartIII <br />senseofpridethatEugeneisacommunity <br />ofthisreportistoestablishaprivate-public <br />withmanybusinessesalreadycommitted <br />taskforcetocontinuethedialogueonhow <br />tosustainablepractices.?Theresearch <br />toincorporatesocialequityissuesinto <br />alsofound?strongbeliefthatsustainable <br />sustainablebusinessandjobdevelopment. <br /> <br />