Christopher Juniper

Mr. Juniper has been an innovator in sustainable economic and business development practices and policies for twenty-three years. A sustainability consultant to businesses and governments since 1997, he has served in leadership positions for organizations such as the Portland Development Commission (Oregon), Rocky Mountain Institute, Sustainability Leadership Institute, Asia-Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Production and Consumption, CORE Colorado, Natural Capitalism Solutions and most recently the Turtledove Alliance (a start-up business linking consumers with sustainable products and services).

He has developed or co-developed numerous innovative sustainability tools for organizations and communities, including the LASER Guide to Community Development, the Climate Protection Manual for Cities, the Sustainable Economic Development Planning system, the Sustainability Management Helix, and the Sustainability Performance Life-cycle Management System.

Since 2003 he has served the renowned sustainability program of the Fort Carson installation of the U.S. Army as a sustainability planner. Current duties include leading the sustainability training, sustainability partnerships, sustainable transportation planning and sustainable procurement efforts. He represents Fort Carson to the Federal Network for Sustainability, the Colorado Springs Utilities’ Technical Advisory Group, and the Sustainable Funding Committee of the City of Colorado Springs. Other clients have included Clif Bar, Agilent Technologies, Bulmers, the City of Boulder, the State of Washington, the Chicago Manufacturing Center, Alegent Health Systems, and PortionPac Chemical Corp.

He is an international speaker including (in 2007-8) presentations for the United Nations Environmental and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific Region (ESCAP), the Third International Life-cycle Management Conference, and the Federal Environmental Symposiums sponsored by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive of the White House.

His academic training included The Colorado College (B.A. Economics) and advanced studies at Colorado State University focused on environmental economics and land-use planning. He continues to provide numerous academic guest lectures and serves on masters’ level thesis/project committees.

His experience includes five years as college-level economics instructor (currently a visiting professor for Colorado College for Sustainable Economics courses), board and leadership positions for several non-profits and three successful business start-ups. He is a national speaker and author of articles on sustainable business strategies, sustainable economic development and sustainable economics. He is currently focused on refinement and implementation of his new whole-system model for Sustainable Economic Development Planning, and implementing sustainability at the Fort Carson Mountain Post, a rapidly expanding U.S. Army installation in Colorado Springs, CO. He is also a founding board member of the Vermont-based Sustainability Leadership Institute and serves on the Board of Directors of CORE, a Colorado government economic development partner promoting sustainable business practices.

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