Sustainability in Business

We were pleased to see a great turnout at Wednesday's Sustainability Forum meeting!

According to Lisa Lillelund of Mango Networks (right) and Chad Stern (below), it's important for your business to have a sustainability strategy for the sake of both the environment and the success of your company. Young people prefer to work for companies with sustainability initiatives and consumers are beginning to demand more eco-friendly products.

And for added perspective on Wednesday's presentation check out Analyst Bob Eastman's SMB Research blog.

Coming up, we'll take a look at how different constituencies are tackling sustainability. Meetings at the CleanTech Innoventure Center give us a good sense of clean-technology, but that's just one piece of the puzzle.

In August, we'll learn more about how our towns and communities are addressing the issue, and in September, we're joined by one of the region's top sustainability leaders.

Upcoming Speakers

Wed., August 3
Joanne Bissetta
Green Community Coordinator, Northeast Region
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
www.mass.gov/doer

The Green Communities Division empowers the Commonwealth's cities and towns to reduce their energy use and their carbon footprint on the journey towards healthier and stronger economies.

Wed., September 7
Rich Goode
Sr. Director of Sustainability & CSR
Alcatel-Lucet

Goode is a leader in bringing sustainability and climate change initiatives to organizations. Practitioner of the principles of sustainable management to guide companies in utilizing methodologies that increase revenue, reduce waste and promote broader social and environmental context while building shareholder value.

See you July 6!

Sustainability Forum Examines Sustainability in Business

How can all types of companies improve their business, save money and attract customers by operating more sustainably?

What: Presentation on Environmental Sustainability for Companies by Lisa Lillelund, Sustainability Advisor, followed by panel discussion with Chad Stern, Property Manager/Sustainability Coordinator

When:              Wednesday, July 6, 2011

8:00 –   8:30   coffee & networking

8:30 –   9:30   Presentation & lively discussion
9:30 – 10:00   more great networking if you like                                                                                                                                                                                      

Where:             CleanTech InnoVenture Center

                        4^th Floor

                        20 Wheeler Street

                        Lynn, MA  01902

Topic:             How can small and large companies from a variety of 
industries benefit from implementing sustainability initiatives? 
And what exactly does “sustainability” mean? 
How can a Green Team mobilize your company? 
Why is it important to your business, and how can it help 
reduce costs and make your company more attractive to 
employees and customers?