Our Work

Source Water Protection Collaborative

In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health and with support from the Citizens League, we are exploring needs and perspectives to inform the development of a state-level partnership to...

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Cover Crop Insurance Incentives

We are working with Minnesota stakeholders to explore and design a crop insurance demonstration program to increase adoption of practices that improve soil health.

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Brewing a Sustainable Future

The Brewing a Sustainable Future project is a partnership with the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild that is seeking sustainable solutions to spent grain management.

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Project Stove Swap

Project Stove Swap connects residents with local wood stove stores to exchange their inefficient wood stove, identify potential discounts for a new model, and breathe easier.

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Project Green Fleet

Project Green Fleet works with businesses owners and fleet operators to upgrade older, less efficient diesel equipment with newer models that release fewer emissions.

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Cedar River Watershed Partnership

The Cedar River Watershed Partnership provides farmers with tools and resources to help them adopt new farm management strategies that improve the soil, water, and economic health of their farms...

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Hennepin County Business to Business Mentorship Pilot Project

This business-to-business mentorship idea is being tested as a new supporting component to Hennepin County’s existing resources. Through testing, we will determine if these peer-to-peer interactions increase the utilization of...

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Minnesota’s Farm Bill Conservation Priorities for Working Lands

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is required to produce “an assessment of the opportunity to leverage federal funds and make recommendations on how to maximize the use...

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Field Stewards

Field Stewards is a farmer-company partnership that protects water quality in a company’s own backyard while simultaneously furthering their business goals. It is a simple, low-cost program that takes steps...

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Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition

Nearly 30 businesses and organizations formed the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition, a business led partnership harnessing their expertise to advance the next frontier of corporate sustainability – the circular economy.

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Project Clean Air Repairs

Environmental Initiative is partnering with two local nonprofit garages to pilot a project to reduce emissions from older passenger vehicles like cars and light-duty trucks. We’ll reduce emissions by targeting...

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Clean Air Assistance Project

Environmental Initiative is partnering with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Minnesota Technical Assistance Program to connect businesses with the financial and technical resources available to voluntarily reduce air pollution.

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Clean Air Minnesota

Clean Air Minnesota is a diverse coalition of air quality leaders convened by Environmental Initiative who are working voluntarily and proactively to reduce air pollution. The overarching goal of Clean Air Minnesota...

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Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund: A Process to Define Outcomes & Impacts

Environmental Initiative was engaged by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council to convene stakeholders to identify and recommend appropriate outcome metrics to enable measurement on outcomes resulting from the expenditure of...

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Agricultural Water Quality Solutions

On behalf of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Environmental Initiative convened a group of key players in the agricultural sector to develop a set of policy recommendations and industry commitments...

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Regional Business Recycling Outreach

Through this project, Environmental Initiative helped regional and national chains, commercial property management company, and other multi-site business find the best resources for improved waste and recycling practices, free of charge.

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City of Minneapolis Zero Waste Plan: Stakeholder Engagement

To help achieve their zero waste aspirations, the City of Minneapolis is developing a Zero Waste Plan. We partnered with the City to convene three stakeholder meetings that allowed community...

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Waste Reduction Collaborative

Environmental Initiative convened Twin Cities businesses and organizations between 2013 - 2015 to work together reduce waste. In the first major overhaul of state recycling rules in more than twenty years, Twin Cities...

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pollinators Summit

Environmental Initiative and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) convened Minnesota’s insect pollinator experts and interested stakeholders—from beekeepers to landscapers to farmers—for a day of collaboration to identify solutions that will protect...

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