Small Business Sustainability Leadership: Liberty Apartments & Townhomes
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...
How can businesses move to action on sustainability?
You’ve thought about it. You’ve talked about it—a lot. You’ve included it as a bullet point on hundreds of PowerPoint presentations. But for many senior leaders, sustainability has been a...
Sustainability Snapshot: Metropolitan Airports Commission
Every quarter, the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition holds meetings with more than 30 members to discuss updates, our three focus areas (renewable energy, clean water, and organics), and ultimately how we’re working...
Member of the Month: Wenck
Wenck is excited and honored to be featured as Environmental Initiative’s member of the month for June, and it is our pleasure to congratulate Environmental Initiative on its 25th Anniversary. Having...
The Triple Bottom Line in Action: Meet the Sustainable Business Winners
Private-sector leadership on environmental issues is a valuable, often over-looked complement to public policy. The Sustainable Business award recognizes such leaders for their sustainable practices and sector-based solutions as they...
Meet Stephanie Weir, Project Manager
Hi, there! I’m Stephanie Weir. I’m excited to join Environmental Initiative to support the Sustainability Program as Project Manager. My work at Environmental Initiative will be focused on the Minnesota...
Member of the Month: 3M
3M has a long history of partnership with Environmental Initiative, including financial support for Clean Air Minnesota programs and sponsorship of the Environmental Initiative Awards. As part of their 25thanniversary, the Environmental Initiative...
3 Tips for Successful Sustainability Storytelling
When it comes to sustainability, there is a lot to communicate. And you’re dealing with multiple audiences. And those audiences have different needs. And the stories and information are often...
Trending Green: Understanding Corporate Renewable Procurement in the Midwest
More and more, the need for corporate renewable energy continues to grow. As more businesses navigate purchasing clean energy, it’s important to understand policy, strategy and best practices associated with...
What does it mean to “Advance a Circular Economy?”
I stumbled across this quote the other day from Albert Einstein, “If you can’t explain it SIMPLY, you don’t understand it well enough.” This resonated so much with me, I...