Sustainable Brands International, Dec 9-11, Miami Beach

BURLINGAME, Calif. - November 24, 2008 "“ Sustainable Life Media, (SLM), the leading producer of sustainable business conferences and newsletters, continues to attract a growing line up of thought leaders and brand innovators to Sustainable Brands International, slated to kick off at the Fontainebleu Miami Beach on December 9.

Newly added visionaries taking the stage include Bob Isherwood, one of the most decorated creative executives in the world and driver behind Toyota's Prius campaign, along with Robert Holzer of Syrup, and Kate Brass of GE, two forces behind the ongoing success of GE's Ecomagination. Andrea Sullivan, Executive Director of Interbrand, and Scott Vitters, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Coca-Cola, have also joined the SBi faculty that now boasts over 60 leaders including executives from Unilever, Wal-mart, Marks and Spencer, Panasonic, Best Buy, Natural Logic, SustainAbility and more. Those committed to be at SBi will gain insight in to the unfolding drivers of sustainable innovation in the US and around the world -- from climate change and materials scarcity to poverty, global economic upheaval and a rapidly changing consumer and competitive landscape. Together those who attend will create new solutions for positive change in the midst of a difficult economy.

At SBi, speakers will share strategies and results in product design and packaging, brand communications, carbon measurement and offsets, waste-management, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and investment strategies that are changing the face of business as we know it. Participants will learn how local and foreign economies from the US to China and India, to Africa, South America and the EU, are driving revenue and brand value while operating more efficiently, saving money and shaping a more sustainable future.

"Collaboration on innovation is the new name of the game, and building strategic partnerships will accelerate solutions and solidify future leaders. We plan for the first time to live stream the conference so that as many people as possible can listen in on conversations that will take place on stage," said KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, President and CEO of Sustainable Life Media. "Those of who can be there in person, however, will work together for three days to identify ways to help each other succeed."

Corporate practitioners on their way to Miami include Adidas, Amway, Coca-Cola, Dial/Henkel, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, International Paper, Proctor & Gamble, RecycleBank, US EPA, Williams Sonoma and more. Also attending will be many supporting players in the sustainable brand eco-system -- from top global researchers such as GlobeScan Canada and Havas Media UK, to decorated design innovators and creative talent including Marc Alt + Partners, Gravity Tank and OZOlab, to brand and PR experts like Cohn & Wolfe, Interbrand and Fitch, to packaging innovators such as NatureWorks and Meadwestvaco. All who will attend are committed to sharing their learning while keeping on the cutting edge. Seats are still available, however registration rates increase significantly on November 28th. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.sustainablebrandsinternational.com. To keep up on event news as it happens, bookmark http://www.sustainablebrandsinternational.com/blog.

About Sustainable Brands International
Sustainable Brands International is home for business and brand leaders from the US and around the world who are committed to positioning themselves for long-term success in the dynamic business environment of the 21st Century. It is the place for change makers to gather and share their latest learning and ideas about the next steps on their sustainable brand journey. At SBi, attendees interact with like-minded innovators who understand new opportunity exists for those companies that focus on delivering environmental, social and economic benefit to their stakeholders, and who are passionate about moving the needle quickly.

SBi brings together a dynamic mix of big global brands and innovative start-ups, product designers, sustainability leaders and brand communications experts. These people mash up from different market sectors, geographic regions, company sizes and business responsibilities, creating high energy, thought provoking, personally challenging experiences that led past participants to list it as among their best-ever conference experiences.

About Sustainable Life Media
Sustainable Life Media is the leading producer of sustainable business conferences and events, with supporting products that include websites, newsletters, research and an online community. Sustainable Life Media inspires innovation for sustainability by linking people and ideas that are creating change in the marketplace. By showcasing successful sustainability strategies, emerging best practices, and leading edge product and service solutions, Sustainable Life Media helps businesses drive new business benefit through cost savings, risk reduction, revenue growth and increased brand value. For more information, please visit: http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/about.

Sustainable Life Media, Inc.

Sustainable Life Media, Inc.

Sustainable Life Media is an integrated media company that delivers information, produces events and cultivates communities of interest to facilitate the shift to a flourishing and sustainable economy. Our mission is to inspire and enable forward-thinking individuals and organizations to innovate and implement ideas that contribute to individual and collective health and prosperity that can be sustained.

We bring together optimistic, visionary and courageous individuals from around the world who share a passion for purpose and a desire to create change. Leaders from around the globe are intrigued by Sustainable Life Media's ability to convene diverse stakeholder groups that create an atmosphere for open and transparent conversations that lead us towards a future of innovation and imaginative ideas that support a flourishing and sustainable economy.

Sustainable Brands – our flagship learning, collaboration and commerce community, draws together sustainability, brand and design/innovation professionals to share success stories and emerging best practices and to push the envelope of social and environmental brand innovation. Our goal in serving the Sustainable Brands community is to paint a clear picture of what is driving change in today's business landscape, uncover leading-edge sustainable brand strategies and tools, and facilitate community collaboration for shared benefit – all with the goal of helping more brands prosper by leading the way to a better world. To learn more, visit www.SustainableBrands.com.

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