September 23, 2010
Hyatt at Olive 8 (3rd Floor) | LEED Silver Certified
1635 8th Avenue Seattle, Washington, 98101
Find your inspiration in the annual event for sustainable business leaders.
Join Sustainable Industries for a lively breakfast forum featuring Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Keynote Speaker Cameron Sinclair, a host of local business leaders presenting industry and economic trends, and Moderator Brian Back, Founding Editor and Publisher of Sustainable Industries.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today!
Cameron Sinclair
On September 23, join the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum series featuring Cameron Sinclair, eternal optimist and visionary social entrepreneur who co-founded Architecture for Humanity. At the Forum, Sinclair addresses the challenges and opportunities in rethinking design for accelerating social and environmental enterprise in today’s economy. (more…)
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center’s
2010 Regional Roundtable
October 5 – 6, 2010
Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort
Poulsbo, WA
Emerging Trends in Climate Change & Toxics Reduction: Tools for Business and Industry.
Take advantage of this annual opportunity to:
- Learn and share practical information about climate change and toxics reduction efforts transferable to your own organization, interests, and region.
- Network with peers and with contacts outside your usual “home base.”
- Gain perspective on “who’s doing what” in and beyond the Pacific Northwest.
Roundtable Topics
As of July 15, 2010 – details added monthly.
Day 1
- Morning session for local wastewater source control representatives and local-state-federal P2 technical assistance providers.
- Afternoon tours of Kitsap Peninsula businesses and locations demonstrating toxics reduction and/or carbon reduction efforts in action.
- Early evening social hour and entertainment.
Day 2
- Plenary and breakout sessions on key topics related to toxics reduction, green chemistry, carbon emissions reduction, and more.
- Practical as well as big-picture views, with abundant resource referrals and follow-up contacts.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (PT)
Seattle University
Solutions Labs Seattle - a one-day event advancing environmentally sound business practices while growing the network of sustainability experts and innovators across industries. (more…)
Location: Graphics Plus
10007 13th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98146
Date: Thursday, August 19th – 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The Eco-hour will be held in White Center, near Greenbridge, one of Seattle’s most progressive, beautiful and environmentally-friendly communities.
Rhizome Design and Images is an integrated design and marketing company specializing in work for socially responsible and eco-friendly businesses, including NBIS. Owner, Jen Pennington and Photographer Bob Pennington also donate trees to ReLeaf Funds through AmericanForests.org through purchases of both custom and stock photography from their Rhizome Images Collection. The Collection is a unique image resource for businesses and green technologies that feature the good, the bad, and the alternative in sustainability and industry.
Graphics Plus is an independent, responsible printer offering craftsman quality offset and modern high-end digital printing. Owner David Hell will offer a tour of his shop, (recently retrofitted shop with new lighting through the Seattle City Light program) and talk about some of his newer investments, including chemistry-free plating equipment.
Together this design firm and print shop has been teaming up for over 14 years and employs practices that minimizes harm to the environment and gives back to the community. View samples of stunning visual work, and understand the value of services that go beyond the delivery of a product printed on recycled paper.
Ample street parking is available and if the weather is nice, we’ll be able to open to open the doors and look out into the greenspace across the street. Delicious organic beer from Elliott Bay Brewing Company and sustainable and organic wine from Left Coast Cellars will be served.
R.S.V.P. to this event
June 5-6, 2010
Saturday – 10 AM – 7 PM
Sunday – 11 AM – 6 PM
WA State Convention & Trade Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101
Green Festival® is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America. The festival celebrates what’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. Join us in Seattle for 2 days filled with the best in green! Events include 125 renowned authors, leaders & educators; 350 eco-friendly businesses in a unique marketplace; Workshops, green films, kids’ activities, live music & more; Delicious, organic, vegetarian cuisine. Learn more: http://www.greenfestivals.org/seattle/. NBIS will there too!
