At last month’s Environmental Initiative Awards, our community honored five projects and three individuals who center collaborative solutions to Minnesota’s most pressing environmental issues in their work. It was wonderful...
The connections between income, food, and public health is unmistakably clear. How these systems continually fail our disadvantaged communities is even clearer. Around 2 million households in the United States...
While all Environmental Initiative awards celebrate the exceptional and remarkable people in the environmental field, the Critical Collaborator category is in a class of its own. It is the recognition...
For the life of me, I will never understand how all of these incredible projects and people don’t make headlines on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s because of the ironic...
We all know the phrase: “Work smarter, not harder.” Well, the folks at Land O’Lakes decided to double-down on both. The Sustainable Leadership: Large Employer Award is given to an...
It’s a tried-and-true recipe: Combine good science (which needs all the allies it can get these days), hard work, and personal relationships Apply to difficult situation Learn lessons Repeat It’s...
You know a project is special when, after reading the nomination, you pause and mutter under your breath, “Wow, I wish I could do that.” When I found myself immediately...
You may have heard that we’ve officially kicked off Environmental Initiative Awards season by announcing the 2018 winners. If you missed it, our ceremony will be on May 23 where...
It’s hard to believe it’s already the time of year where we’re getting ready to celebrate the 2018 Environmental Initiative Awards. For those that don’t know, our awards program recognizes...
Andersen Corporation, a longtime supporter and partner of Environmental Initiative, is our Member of the Month for November. This year, at the 25th Anniversary Environmental Initiative Awards, Andersen’s Eliza Clark...