The workshop featured local and national leaders in design and manufacturing that outlined a path for purposeful decisions and collaboration. Keynote speakers included Ken Webster, Head of Innovation at The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, author of The Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows, and Nathan Shedroff, Associate Professor, Industrial Design at California College of the Arts. […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted a luncheon dialogue reflecting on the importance of internal and external partnerships, collaboration and diversity in moving forward elite sustainability initiatives this week at Aquinas College. Photos of the event can be found on our Facebook page. Featured speakers included the husband-and-wife partnership of Sean Ansett, a veteran of multi-stakeholder […]
WMSBF hosted the 12th Annual Future Green Leaders Golf & River Outing at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University. The outing serves as a networking event and fundraiser that provides sustainable business leaders and their allies, friends and colleagues a chance to enjoy the natural resources they work to protect while raising funds to support programs […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum has received a seed grant from the Michigan Local Food Council Network to promote food recovery among local businesses and institutions through the creation of a new multidisciplinary council of food waste stakeholders. The Western Michigan Food Recovery Council will serve commercial and industrial markets in West and Southwest Michigan, […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted a luncheon discussing recent sustainability initiatives at John Ball Zoo and Founders Brewing Co. for its July membership meeting at the Bissell Tree House at John Ball Zoo. View event photos on our Facebook page. Allmon Forrester, Director of Facilities, Planning and Sustainability at John Ball Zoo and John […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted its 2017 Annual Meeting on Monday, June 19 at the University Club of Grand Rapids, which examined emerging sustainable business concerns presented by racial inequity, the built environment and other social and environmental issues. View photos of the Annual Meeting on Facebook here. View slides from the Annual Business […]
Schupan Recycling hosted WMSBF members to a tour of its bottle recycling facility on Tuesday, May 23. Photos from the event can be found at our Facebook page. The program included a presentation on Schupan’s recycling efforts, a Q&A session, tutorials in their demo area, and a guided walk-through of the indoor & outdoor recycling areas. The 55,000-square […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted its May education and networking program this Monday on sustainable cleaning practices and technologies at the West Michigan Works! Grand Rapids Service Center, featuring speakers Daniel H. Montes, Vice President of Business Operations for Brilliant General Maintenance; Ron Segura, Founder and President of Segura & Associates; and Kristen Trovillion, Sustainability Coordinator for Grand […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted its April education and networking program in Holland this Monday, featuring the sustainability lead for the world’s largest carpet manufacturer on circular economy issues and sustainability, Paul Murray of Shaw Industries, at Haworth Inn & Conference Center. Photos of the event can be found on our Facebook page. Paul Murray […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted the West Michigan Sustainable Business Conference last Monday, March 13 at Davenport University. The annual half-day event brought together sustainability practitioners and stakeholders from business, government, non-profits and academia to discuss business practices that promote climate and energy resiliency, social responsibility, and a circular economy. Photos of the event can be […]