West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum celebrated sustainable business in West Michigan at the Second Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on November 5 at New Vintage Place. Brewery Vivant Named Sustainable Business of the Year Hall of Fame Inductees: Hesselink, Rinard, Newhouse, VanderVeen Brock Rodgers a Future Hall of Famer Daniel Schoonmaker’s Remarks on State of […]
Remarks from Daniel Schoonmaker, Director of West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, at Triple Bottom Line Bash on November 5. Part 1: State of WMSBF (Below) Part 2: Why WMSBF Exists My name is Daniel Schoonmaker and it is my pleasure to serve as director of West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. I’d like to again […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum recognizes Brock Rodgers with 2015 Future Hall of Fame Award. This year the Awards Nominating Committee felt there was a need to begin honoring professionals deserving wider acclaim for their work, with the hope that this recognition might positively impact their status with their organizations, and their careers in general. […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum members have chosen Brewery Vivant as its 2015 West Michigan Sustainable Business of the Year. Brewery Vivant is a neighborhood brewery and restaurant founded on being a small, but influential, sustainable business. It measures and reports on 15 sustainability goals annually in its “Beer the change…” report. Highlights from 2014 […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present 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 from 12 to 2 pm. Presented by Feyen Zylstra. Featured speakers are Sean Ansett, principal of At Stake Advisors, and Dale Robertson, President […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will honor local sustainability practitioners and businesses at its Second Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on Thursday, November 5. The forum announced that four professionals will be inducted into its Sustainable Business Hall of Fame. Chosen by a vote of the forum membership, the 2015 class includes Renae Hesselink of […]
Hosted by comedian Dave Dyer, the Green Family Feud will provide Triple Bottom Line Bash attendees a chance to compete for fame and prizes while bringing fun to the serious and at-times overwhelming themes of sustainability. We need your help to fill out our last few questions for the game. Fill out the brief survey here for a […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented its 2015 Fall Conference on Monday, October 19 at The Ballroom at City Flats in downtown Grand Rapids. Presentations: Janelle Kearsley, (former) Senior Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Walmart Stores, Inc. Presentation Rob Kaplan, Managing Director, Closed Loop Fund Presentation Michigan Waste Characterization and Valuation Study, Daniel Schoonmaker, WMSBF (embargoed […]
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West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted a special briefing on Michigan’s Water Strategy for its members and guests last Thursday at the Grand Rapids offices of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. Jon Allan, Director of the MDEQ’s Office of the Great Lakes, discussed the plan with local business and community leaders and listened to their […]