BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200212T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200212T093000 DTSTAMP:20200206T215953Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/february-2020-monthly-meeting-sustainab ility-at-evergy/ SUMMARY:February 2020 Monthly Meeting - Sustainability at Evergy DESCRIPTION:[open_location_map]\n\n[ics_download]\nProgram details\n7:30 am - Registration/Breakfast\n\n8:00 am - Presentation\nSustainability at Eve rgy:\nSustainability\, specifically how it breaks down into the three pill ars of Environmental\, Social\, and Governance (ESG) issues\, is critical to a business in today’s market.  Employees\, Customers\, Shareholders\ , and our Communities are more informed and more interested in engaging wi th companies that look beyond profit and have sharpened their mission\, vi sion\, and values to also focus on social and environmental aspects of the ir business.  I’ll discuss some of Evergy’s programs and initiatives that support this ESG framework with a heavy focus on our Green Team progr am.  Formed in 1989\, the Green Team is an employee-led volunteer group o f employees and retirees from across our service territory that take on pr ojects that benefit the environment and promote stewardship and education.   Completing 50 to 70 projects per year on weekends and evenings\, the Gr een Team collaborates with conservation groups\, agencies and schools in e nhancing and fostering an understanding of the environment.\n\n \;\nDa wn Hein\, Environmental Consultant II\, Environmental\, Social &\; Gove rnance\, Evergy\nDawn Hein has worked for Evergy for 10 years as an enviro nmental consultant. For most of that time she worked on Clean Water Act co mpliance including NPDES permitting and reporting\, water rights and water use\, and Section 404 permitting. She now works full time on ESG (environ mental social and governance). She is a K-State grad with a bachelor’s i n mechanical engineering\, and is a licensed environmental engineer. She l oves reading\, baking\, traveling\, camping and hunting with her husband a nd their two bearded bird dogs.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nIf you are paying by che ck\, select Pay at the door.  Please bring your check to the meeting.\n\ n\n\nPlease select only one Ticket Type.  If you need to register more th an one person\, register each separately. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:Matt Ross Community Center\, 8101 Marty Street\, Overland Park\, K S\, 66204\, United States GEO:38.9822845;-94.66922260000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=8101 Marty Street\, Overlan d Park\, KS\, 66204\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Matt Ross C ommunity Center:geo:38.9822845,-94.66922260000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR