It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome Dan Schoonmaker to the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum in the staff role of Director. He will begin his duties officially September 16. Dan comes to us after serving three years as the Director of Communications and Member Services for the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, where he […]
Members and friends of WMSBF took to the golf course on Monday for our 8th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing. Although the rain was frequent, golfer’s spirits remained high, and the outing was a success, raising over $7,000 for next year’s scholarship(s)! This year’s scholarship recipients, Lucas Timmer, Calvin College, and Amanda Klein, Kendall College of […]
October 8, around 130 people from around West Michigan gathered at Amway Corporation to hear corporate philosophies, candid insights and creative examples of local CSR projects, practices, and partnerships. The event was hosted by Amway Corporation, Cascade Engineering, Community Sustainability Partnership, and West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. Following welcomes from the hosts, Mayor George Heartwell […]
From a school studying and striving for sustainability in the Bahamas, to a community embracing sustainability in West Michigan, the July Sustainable Business Forum meeting was full of exciting sustainable ventures. Cape Eleuthera Institute in the Bahamas was the first discussion topic of the afternoon. Brian Schultz explained a week-long field study for sustainability professionals […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum’s June luncheon meeting was full of activity and thoughts on how to continue to promote West Michigan’s sustainable future. Three speakers from around West Michigan spoke about the ways they see the region’s organizations balancing the triple bottom line to create a vibrant economic and environmental future for area citizens. […]