Peter KorchnakSustainable marketer at Semiosis Communications, author of the Sustainable Marketing Blog, and speaker. |
Renee SpearsFounder, Rose City Mortgage Specialists |
Beyond2020 is a brainchild of Peter Korchnak and Renee Spears, both sustainable business owners in Portland, Oregon, who wanted something different from the city’s multitude of sustainability-related networking and conference events
1) to learn from and interact with other sustainable business people,
2) to build a stronger sustainability community out of the many sector- or initiative-specific ones,
3) to bridge conversation and action by discussing what sustainable businesses can do and then do it, and
4) to enjoy themselves while at it.





[...] 2020 Sustainability Unconference took place last Thursday, January 21st. Though as one of the co-organizers I’m hardly an objective observer, I must say Beyond 2020 it turned out pretty awesome. To [...]
By: Report: Beyond 2020 Sustainability Unconference — Sustainable Marketing Blog on January 26, 2010
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I’m excited to attend the January UnConference on going beyond the choir. I’m looking at how to integrate sustainable business practices in an office of 40-50 real estate brokers. We have a great group of people, but I see areas where we could make great strides. I’m anxious to gather some tools for sharing my ideas and skills in that environment.
By: David Todd on December 10, 2009
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I would definitely be there…if we weren’t teaching a class that night from 6 till 7:30! This is an exciting idea, though, and one that I’d be pleased to participate in next time. With a little more notice, I’ll even host a session. Lookin’ forward to it.
By: Karen Wolfgang on September 15, 2009
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