At the December meeting Andy Levin of Levin Energy Partners and Lean & Green Michigan who will talk about his firm’s work to develop PACE financing in Michigan. PACE financing allows longer payback periods with lower annual amortization and better terms, making many energy projects financeable that otherwise would not be. A PACE district allows a […]
A group of corporate and NGO leaders have released a new tool for assessing leadership in corporate chemicals management. The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) provides the first-ever common metric of its kind for publicly benchmarking corporate chemicals management and profiling leadership companies. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” said Dr. Mark Rossi, Co-Director of the […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum presented a luncheon program on local and sustainable food purchasing for businesses and institutions at its November monthly meeting. The meeting was presented by Unidine and Metro Health. Hillary Bisnett, Healthy Food in Health Care Director for the Ecology Center, talked about statewide efforts to promote local food sourcing for […]
The Clean Air Action program, which was known as the Ozone Action! Program until 2009, declares Action Days when air pollution is expected to reach or exceed levels where people who are sensitive to it, such as children, the elderly, and anyone with heart or lung disease or who is active outdoors, might start to […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum celebrated its 20th Anniversary with the sold-out, first annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on Thursday, September 11 at the Bissell Treehouse at John Ball Zoo. In 1994 a small group of like-minded companies launched an initiative that would allow local companies, colleges, governments and non-profits to share knowledge and collaborate on […]
The September monthly WMSBF meeting featured a retrospective on 20 years of sustainable business in West Michigan on Monday, September 8 at the Grand Rapids Public Library Main Branch, part of the forum’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. Some notable comments: “We need to work collaboratively with designers to work towards our goals. There are many elements […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum named Organicycle its first Sustainable Business of the Year as part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Triple Bottom Line Bast on September 11 at the Bissell Tree House at John Ball Zoo. Through a blind vote, the WMSBF board of directors chose five finalists from 27 nominees for the first annual […]
MiBiz talked to several members of the WMSBF Waste Task Force this week in a story detailing how local waste volumes are a sign of economic recovery. The increasing waste volumes at Kent County landfills serve as one measure of an improving local economy, said Doug Wood, director of the Kent County Department of […]
The 9th Annual WMSBF Golf Outing at Sunnybrook Country Club Raised $5,010 to fund fellowships and scholarships for local sustainable business students. WMSBF recognizes the critical role that higher education plays in preparing future leaders of the sustainable business movement. We believe that long-term and lasting success depends on both an expanded pool of sustainability […]
The DEQ today announced $250,000 in Community Pollution Prevention Grant funding to three Michigan organizations for projects to improve recycling. In April 2014, Gov. Rick Snyder announced his plan for improving residential recycling rates in Michigan. These grants will help inform state and community decision makers as they pursue these needed improvements to local […]