(Justmeans.com / CSR News) - BURLINGAME, Calif. - December 4, 2008 – Sustainable Life Media, (SLM), the leading producer of sustainable business conferences, announced today plans to open Sustainable Brands International to virtual participation by all interested participants around the world. The conference is set to convene a world-class group of sustainability thought leaders, leading sustainable design innovators and brand communications experts at the Fontainebleu Miami Beach Resort, December 9 - 12.

An international faculty of 60 presenters representing corporate brands such as Wal-mart, Coca-cola, Unilever, Marks and Spencer and GE, together with innovative smaller brands such as Nau, Under The Canopy, New Leaf Paper and Bosques Pico Bonito are part of the two day line up. Also speaking are creative visionaries such as Syrup NY, and sustainability experts including Domani, Sustainable Value Partners, Clear Standards. This world-class line up will share their up to the minute learning with the 200 who will attend in person as well as with a virtual audience of thousands via SBi Live over the internet.

Interested participants can virtually join the conference while it is happening by registering for a user account at http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com in advance of the conference, then logging in to http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/sbilive at any time during the conference itself. Virtual attendees will be able to log questions during sessions that may be responded to live, or on line after the event.

"We recognize that collaboration is the key to accelerating the economic and social change needed to meet the world's most pressing problems. Linking people and ideas that are creating change in the marketplace is a central part of our mission," said KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, President and CEO of Sustainable Life Media. "Much is happening on the sustainable brand building landscape every day. We recognize that many in our community cannot travel to Miami for SBI, so we are taking the unprecedented step of offering open access to the conference via the internet as our way of extending our community outreach and support as broadly around the world as possible."

In conjunction with the announcement of SBi Live on SustainableLifeMedia.com, SLM will concurrently introduce a new site design. The new site design offers community members easier to navigate access to people, news, interviews, feature articles and resources that can help members accelerate innovation and build more sustainable brands. Over the coming months, SLM community members can expect SLM to provide increased information and deeper connections geared toward supporting business innovation for sustainability.


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.

For more information please contact:

Chip Wood, Dir of Mktg
Sustainable Life Media
650-344-9693, x 102
650-291-0423
www.sustainablelifemedia.com