The annual workshop (held since 1998) informs practitioners about environmental policy innovations and is an annual gathering for innovators from all sectors. It explores the nature of innovation programs, their status, costs and benefits, decision processes, stakeholder processes and transferability.

Distinguished, challenging and influential speakers at MSWG's workshops from all sectors of society and numerous nations have participated in MSWG's process of developing the Path to Washington, supporting the MSWG mission of being a “voice for ecological innovation and integration”.  See a partial list here.