Sustainable Development and Music Festival, Opole 2010

                          Signal of the Festival ZR/SD-M               

The co-organizers:          

The goals:

The creation of the platform of reflections, new ideas and education.

The promotion of the Polish end the others business representatives and communes which are on sustainable development road.

The strengthening of cooperation between different actors of sustainable development implementation process.

The creation of education platform, international exchange of experience, expertise, culture.

The holistic process of education for sustainable development as lifelong learning process.

The promotion of music as a tool for imagination, creativity, innovation development, tool supporting changes of our consciousness,

The promotion of practices and techniques for human development.

The promotion of Opole Region.

The inauguration of yearly Festival is 7th September 2010.

“Sustainable Development - vision and practice in XXI century” workshops will be one of the form of realization of the Festival.

Programme of the Festival you can see in category programme.

The Festival is under the auspices  of:      

The media patronage: 

Manager of the Festival: Wanda Pazdan

Artistic Manager: Weronika Schreiber-Kadłubkiewicz

EMI manage the Festival office.

We   cordially invite SPONSORS. There are three packages of services:

1. Maecenas pack                                    

2. Friend pack

3. Guardian pack.

You can help us to build a powerful network through a series of meetings, discussions, concerts, trainings and events where participants will have opportunities to enrich creativity and  to help generate new possibilities for everybody.

Economical recession it is a danger and an area of new possibilities.

The implementation of sustainable development, new technologies, new organizational solutions, as well changes of our awarness - it is an area of new possibilities.

Creativity, energy efficiency, material efficiency of production and consumption, climate change, new energy, health care, psychology and music, as tools for creativity development, it is a thematic framework of ZR/SD-M Festival .

“Biznes i Ekologia”  and EMI company convinced that a commune [in Polish: gmina, in other countries also called a municipality or township], as a basic self-government unit, has a huge impact on saving Our Planet and development of the human species,

 announce the Competition for the title of:

“SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNE”

 ZR/SD Commune 2010, for short

under auspices of:                                         

Marszałka Województwa Opolskiego     Prezydenta Miasta Opola

Polski Komitet ds UNESCO          Business Centre Club 

 Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza              

  COMMITMENT TO EUROPE            BEING WORLD

The goal is to promote system solutions adopted in communes, as well as communes themselves which:

- chose to start out on the sustainable development course,

- are known for their superior management culture,

- in management take into account capital in the classical meaning of the word but also global human capital and natural capital of the globe,

- stimulate development of innovative products/services which deserve to be called sustainable development products/services.

Assessment criteria for the “ZR/SD Commune 2010″ title stem from the definition of ZR/SD Commune specified by EMI.

The results of the Competition will be announced in 2010 during one of the events of the Festival of Sustainable Development and Music in Opole (ZR/SD-M Festival). The winners will receive diplomas and throughout 2010 will be entitled to use the Winner of ZR/SD Commune 2010- Competition (Sustainable Development Commune) graphic symbol.

The Registration Form for Candidates for the title “ZR/SD Commune 2009″ is published on EMI’s website. Registration will be accepted till April 30, 2010. The Application Form for 2010 will be accepted till June 30, 2010.

Apart from experts from EMI and Partners also a group of invited specialists and interested Internet users will participate in the assessment process, and they will be provided with a special form at EMI’s website for selecting the winners in October and November 2010.

All COMMUNES OF EUROPE are cordially invited to participate in the Competition!

All Internet users are cordially invited to select their candidates for winning! 

Some Rules for the Edition of  ZR/SD Commune 2010 Competition

Patronat medialny:                 

Organizers:

 “Biznes i Ekologia” [”Business and Ecology”] together with EMI company, convinced that people and business are leaders in saving Our Planet and development of the human species,

 announce the Competition for the title of:

“SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER”

 ZR/SD Manager 2010, for short

under auspices of:                                         

Marszałka Województwa Opolskiego     Prezydenta Miasta Opola

Polski Komitet ds UNESCO          Business Centre Club 

 Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza              

  COMMITMENT TO EUROPE            BEING WORLD

The goal is to promote individuals and companies who:

- chose to start out on the sustainable development course,

- are known for their superior management culture,

- in management take into account capital in the classical meaning of the word but also global human capital and natural capital of the globe,

- stimulate development of innovative products/services which deserve to be called sustainable development products/services.

Assessment criteria for the “ZR/SD Manager 2010″ title stem from the definition of ZR/SD Manager specified by EMI.

The competition is an amended edition of the Competition/Popularity Contest EKOBIZNESMEN ROKU [ECO-BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR], announced several years ago by the magazine “Biznes i Ekologia.”

The results of the Competition will be announced in 2010 during one of the events of the International Festival of Sustainable Development and Music in Opole ( Festival ZR/SD-M). The winners will receive diplomas and throughout 2011 will be entitled to use the Winner of ZR/SD Manager 2010 Competition (Sustainable Development Manager) graphic symbol.

Honorable Titles “ZR/SD Manager 2010″ will also be granted, also to people who are not businesspersons, but contribute to implementation of principles of sustainable development.

The application form for Candidates for the title “ZR/SD Manager 2010″ is published on EMI’s website. Registration will be accepted till April 30, 2010. Applications for 2010 will be accepted till 30 June, 2010.

Apart from experts from EMI and “Biznes i Ekologia” also a group of invited experts and interested Internet users will participate in the assessment process, and they will be provided with a special form for selecting the winners in October and November 2010.

Huge Companies and MSP  from all Europe are cordially invited to participate in the Competition!

All Internet users are cordially invited to select their candidates for winning.

Rules for the Edition of ZR/SD Manager 2010 Competition

Patronat medialny:                 

Organizers:

konkurs konkurs menedzer zr sd konkurs menedzer zrownowazonego rozwoju SD ZR zrownowazony rozwoj

“Firma ZR/SD” (in English: ZR/SD Firm) stands for “Firma Zrównoważonego Rozwoju,” or “Przedsiębiorstwo Zrównoważonego Rozwoju” (sustainable development company/enterprise). 

A firm can be called a sustainable development company/enterprise if:

- in its vision statement it has included assurance of its existence and development in the specified remote future, along with respect to the environment and needs of local communities,

- and has transformed such a vision into a strategy of sustainable development in a manner which ensures control of its implementation,

- while its planning and operation management system has been adapted to reporting progress in pursuit of sustainable development,

- the strategy has been harmonized with EU, national and local strategies of sustainable development

- it has developed and announced a declaration of sustainable development culture.

Yearly Report in GRI format or a similar one is audited by independent organization and publicly available.

THE DECLARATION OF FIRM CULTURE IN THE SPIRIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT should include the following declarations:

- declaration to implement a progress management system in pursuit of sustainable development;

- declaration to implement public domain annual reports pursuant to GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) recommendations or in a similar form and to have them audited by an independent entity (university, institute, consulting company, etc.);

- declaration to manufacture products or to provide services to the market which are gradually more energy-saving, water-saving, less material consumptive, with lower direct and indirect emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, with decreasing direct or indirect emission of all process pollutants, with growing share of green energy consumption from local materials, with minimization of waste and involvement of modern methods of waste disposal, with increasing role of recycling services of the sold products, commodities and services which do not have a negative impact on ecosystems (biodiversity), which do not imperil health of human beings, with extended lifecycle through facilitating availability of spare parts throughout the anticipated time of product use;

- declaration to use power, water and materials more sparingly for non-production purposes;

- declaration of becoming independent from power providers, taking into account green energy;

- declaration to minimize individual transportation needs and to optimize transportation fleet from the ecological and financial perspective;

- declaration to care about safety at work;

- declaration to educate employees on permanent basis, taking into account the role of literature, music (art) and physical exercise in development of creative individuals;

- declaration to support prevention of disease;

- declaration to support tolerance of cultural diversity;

- declaration to increase percentage share of green procurements;

- declaration to increase percentage share of orders from suppliers who respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Charter of Human Rights;

- declaration of intensifying care about esthetic impression of the workplace and company premises, as well as about employees’ culture;

- declaration to care more about development of local and world community.

       Signed by a person  formally representing a given firm

Culture can be defined as the whole complex of products and human efforts, material and nonmaterial  (i.e. spiritual, symbolic, such as mental and behavioral patterns).

THE DECLARATION OF COMMUNE CULTURE IN THE SPIRIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT should include the following declarations:

- declaration to implement a progress management system in pursuit of sustainable development;

- declaration to implement public domain annual reports pursuant to GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) recommendations or in a similar form and to have them audited by an independent entity (university, institute, consulting company, etc.);

- declaration to care about safety, including, among others declaration to implement a Commune Energy Center with green energy, declaration to care about the quality of air, water, soil, biodiversity;

- declaration to implement a Commune Database, based on GIS, for strategic and operations management;

- declaration to minimize wastes and apply modern waste disposal methods;

- declaration to implement a commonly available sewerage and water supply system;

- declaration to minimize individual transportation needs and to optimize transportation fleet from the ecological and financial perspective;

- declaration to promote continuous education;

- declaration to support education which appreciates the role of literature, music (art) and physical exercise in development of creative individuals;

- declaration to promote prevention of disease;

- declaration to promote tolerance of cultural diversity;

- declaration to prevent social pathologies;  

- declaration to promote changes in consumption patterns (music, art, physical culture are also legitimate consumer goods);

- declaration to increase percentage share of green procurements in the procurement pool;

- declaration to increase percentage share of orders from suppliers who respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Charter of Human Rights;

- declaration to exercise greater care for clients, ergonomics and esthetic impression of the communal office and area of the commune as a whole, cultural heritage and culture of employees;

- declaration to initiate changes in education, health care, business, society, non-governmental organizations, in political life, and in the media in the direction of sustainable development.

Signed by the Head/Mayor/President of the City/Town

ZR/SD Manager: sustainable development manager is a manager who through her or his activity and impact on the employees has managed to:

- formulate with her or his employees a vision statement concerning the development of the given organizational unit in the specified remote future, a vision in which economic development goes hand in hand with respect to the environment and the society,

-  transfer the vision statement into a strategy of sustainable development in a way which:

       - enables them to control its implementation;

       - ensures alignment of the form and goals with strategies of higher levels of administration, up to the EU;

- adjust planning and operation management system to reporting progress in pursuit of sustainable development;

- develop and implement a declaration of culture of the organization in the spirit of sustainable development;

- provide an atmosphere in which employees are encouraged to question status quo and to take risk;

- develop employee’s imagination and spirituality and to motivate them to continuous education;

- stimulate employee’s creativity.

By her or his activity they stimulate development of innovative products/services which deserve to be called sustainable development products/services. SD Manager supports cultural, health and educational projects.

“Gmina ZR/SD”  stands for ” zrównoważonego rozwoju” / sustainable development commune. In Polish “sustainable development” means “zrównoważony rozwój”.

Commune can be called a sustainable development commune if:

- in its vision statement it has included economical development in the specified remote future, along with respect to the world environment and needs of people on the world,

- and has transformed such a vision into a strategy of sustainable development in a manner which ensures control of its implementation,

- while its planning and operation management system has been adapted to reporting progress in pursuit of sustainable development,

- the strategy has been harmonised with EU strategy, national and local sustainable development strategies,

- it has developed and announced a declaration of the culture of sustainable development.

The Company offers:

- workshop in the subject of sustainable development management, also from the aspect of an individual

- musical setting for national and international events like conferences, conventions, seminars, symposiums, marketing presentations,   business meetings, banquets, jubilee celebrations, exhibitions and vernissages, as well as family events

- impresario

- concerts, festival, competitions for biznes and communes