West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will celebrate its work and honor local sustainable business leaders at The Third Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash next Wednesday, October 12 at Studio D2D. One of the first organizations of its kind in the world, West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum has served as a support network for two generations […]
The May membership meeting at Calvin College featured a presentation on sustainability efforts at SpartanNash and an introduction to water quality issues in Plaster Creek. SpartanNash is a food distributor and grocery retailer headquartered in the Grand Rapids area. It is also the largest distributor of military commissaries in the United States. Speakers were Meredith […]
Food waste and cardboard among top materials sampled from state’s landfills Study sampled waste from eight sites across Michigan, sorting approximately 10 tons of material Michigan garbage contains an estimated $368 million of recyclable material Capturing this material would have a $399 million economic impact, or an estimated 2,619 jobs West Michigan garbage contains an […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted more than 140 sustainability practitioners and other professionals at its fourth annual conference earlier this month at Cathedral Square Conference Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Presentations can be found below: Flint Recycling Potential: Presentation Slides (PDF) Matt Flechter, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Roger Cargill, Schupan Recycling Moving Flint Forward: Presentation […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented a luncheon on sustainable food management and organic waste on Monday, February 8 at Aquinas College. Featured speaker was Susan Mooney, Chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 Municipal and Industrial Materials Section. Other speakers included Janine Oberstadt, Sustainability Director for Creative Dining Services, Marla Poterack, Director of Campus […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented a luncheon highlighting global and local responses to climate change and energy on Monday, January 11 at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman Center. Presentations below: Natural Capital Partners Executive Vice President Mark LaCroix: Paris Outcomes: What Action for Business Center for Climate Strategies Chairman Steve Chester: What is Different […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum’s December membership meeting was a joint meeting with the International Institute of Packaging at Kendall College of Art & Design. Meeting presented by Disher Design and Steelcase. A panel of local packaging experts will discuss key challenges and opportunities for sustainability in packaging: Dustin Heiler, Global Environmental Sustainability Specialist, Steelcase, Inc. […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented a luncheon on social responsibility in the supply chain and other topics for its November membership meeting at Grand Rapids Public Museum on Monday, November 16. Featured speakers were Sean Ansett, principal of At Stake Advisors, and Dale Robertson, President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. More on […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented a luncheon on social responsibility in the supply chain and other topics for its November membership meeting at Grand Rapids Public Museum on Monday, November 16. Featured speakers were Sean Ansett, principal of At Stake Advisors, and Dale Robertson, President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Sean is […]
Remarks from Daniel Schoonmaker, Director of West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, at Triple Bottom Line Bash on November 5. Part 1: State of WMSBF. Part 2: Why WMSBF Exists (Below). My first time speaking before this group, I had won an essay contest the forum sponsored several years ago. I was an environmental activist […]