Nominate Projects, Partnerships and People
“Nominate a project or person who inspires you!” You may have read a version of these words as we work together to let people know about our annual Awards program . Why...
Working across systems for co-benefits
Environmental Initiative’s project and program work include numerous systems—agriculture, water, air, corporate sustainability, circular economy, and more. Often, these systems are treated distinctly in our dominant culture; I know that helps me think about levers to pull to...
Words from Wenck our December Member of the Month
Wenck is honored to be featured as Environmental Initiative’s member of the month and to have this opportunity to reflect on our history with Environmental Initiative. Wenck has grown...
Andersen Windows & Doors, Partnership, and Celebrating the Sustainable Growth Coalition’s 5th Anniversary
Some of us at Andersen Windows & Doors have long memories when it comes to working with Environmental Initiative. I am not one of those people. As we celebrate the...
Sustainable Growth Coalition Fosters Collaboration to Reach Renewable Energy Goals
Last month, Uponor and Xcel Energy announced a new renewable energy agreement to use solar and wind power to reach nearly 100 percent renewable energy sourcing in Uponor’s Minnesota facilities....
Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Sustainable Growth Coalition
This fall marks the 5th Anniversary of the Sustainable Growth Coalition , and we have so many exciting announcements and reasons to celebrate! First, at the end of October we officially...
Ramsey County Small Businesses Can Access Funds to Reduce Air Emissions
Back in March when our lives changed as a result of COVID-19, Environmental Initiative launched the Business Pollution Prevention Program (BPP) with Ramsey County and Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy (R&E)....
Best Buy: Member of the Month
Today, we announced that we signed The Climate Pledge , a commitment to be carbon neutral across our business by 2040 — a decade faster than our previous goal of...
Equity and Circularity – Themes from our Coalition Quarterly Meeting
The Sustainable Growth Coalition gathered for our Quarterly Meeting in late July—our second virtual quarterly this year as we continue adapting to these new ways of working in 2020. It was wonderful to see so...
Bettering your GHG and Renewable Energy Reporting Webinar: A Coalition Case Study
On July 23, the Sustainable Growth Coalition hosted seventy guests from a variety of sectors for a webinar on bettering greenhouse gas and renewable energy reporting. This webinar featured a case study resulting from a pilot...