We know climate change is real-- as a business owner, what can you do to be a leader in reversing its effects?
Join SBN and our group of sustainability experts for the third event in our Triple Bottom Line Series, TBL: Environmental Responsibility & Stewardship, to learn innovative, practical strategies for decreasing your carbon footprint, reducing waste, and taking advantage of green infrastructure incentives.
Be a business leader in the environmental revolution, discover practical strategies for becoming part of the solution at TBL: Environmental Responsibility & Stewardship!
- Learn Practical strategies for reducing your business's emissions during the event's breakout sessions
- Network with industry specialists and discuss your business's specific sustainability goals
- Connect with other local business owners and sustianability stakeholders
Keynote speaker, Katherine Gajewski, Director of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, will kick off the event with a speech highlighting the instrumental role local businesses play in helping Philadelphia become the greenest city in America.
Breakout Sessions:
Breakout I: Improving Your Carbon Footprint, Workshop
Led by Jennifer Anderson, Principle and Co-founder, Sustrana & Paul Spiegel, Founder and President, Practical Energy Solutions
The workshop will present practical strategies for measuring and managing your business's carbon footprint and energy use. This session will help business owners understand what a carbon footprint means, why you should care, what you can do about it, and how it will benefit your business.
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Breakout II: Greening your Business's Waste Management Practices, Panel
Moderated by Maurice Sampson,
President & Founder of Niche Waste Reduction & Recycling Systems, Inc
Panelists:Dieter Scheel, Sustainable Waste Solutions, Amy McDowell, Advanced Enviro Systems
This workshop will be lead by a team of local industry experts who will discuss and provide free advice in how to green your business's waste management practices. Panelists will offer practical advice through addressing specific issues from the audience.
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Breakout III: The Perks of Responsible Stormwater Management, Panel
Moderated by Anna Shipp, GSI Partners Project Manager
Panelists: Lawrence Levine, Natural Resources Defense Council, Marc Cammarata, Philadelphia Water Department
This is a must attend panel for property owners, developers and others interested in learning about responsible stormwater management. Hear about the Philadelphia Water Department’s revolutionary plan, Green City, Clean Waters, and learn creative strategies for reducing your stormwarter management costs and increasing employee satisfaction with infrastructure like green roofs and rain gardens.
SBN 2014 TBL Series
In 1994 John Elkington, Founder of the British consulting firm SustainAbility, coined the phrase “triple bottom line” (TBL) as a qualitative measure of businesses’ social, environmental and economic impacts. In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Triple Bottom Line, SBN has partnered with local business owners and community organizations to present the 2014 TBL Series.
