(Art from the Center for Sustainable Communities)

From CSR-News.net, word that the third Tremblant Forum on corporate responsibility and sustainability will be held at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, on September 21, 2006.

A sustainable community meets its residents' economic, social and environmental needs without compromising the ability of future generations to enjoy the same quality of life. The creation and maintenance of sustainable communities is only possible through the concerted efforts of companies, citizens, and governments.

"With climate change, significant increases in energy demand and a widening gap in the distribution of wealth, people in modern society are inevitably coming face to face with new challenges," explains M. Petersen. "Companies are now at the forefront of sustainable solutions."

Citizens must be able to rely on clean air and drinking water and the opportunity to live in a convivial community that meets their cultural and spiritual needs." The vast scope of needs observed worldwide prompted me to ask myself about what social actions I could take in my own community," affirms Daniel Germain, president and founder of the Quebec Breakfast club and Breakfast Clubs of Canada and speaker at the event. "Today, I can ensure that every effort we make in our immediate environment generates long-term benefits."

In other sustainable community news:

*Hillary Benn, UK secretary of state for international development, on building bridges in lebanon - building peace in the Mideast.

*Pope Benedict XVI Urges Better Care for the Environment.

*Organic farming practices might not be all they're cracked up to be for the workers who do the farming, says The Nation.

*If you're in the Bay Area, a group is meeting tomorrow night at Medjool in the Mission in San Francisco to talk about the Digital Village Fund.

*And one just for laughs ... I think she means social engineer ... but I'm not so sure!