On August 16th, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by the Biden-Harris Administration. This historic piece of climate legislation is unprecedented in the amount of funding dedicated towards climate and clean energy programs. Now more than ever before, climate risk is gaining momentum as one of the most pressing issues facing businesses and communities around the world. This anniversary comes at a point where the U.S. is preparing for a change in administration during the November presidential election and faces challenges from the Supreme Court regarding regulations from federal agencies like the EPA.
Dr. Christina Clamp Selected for the Cooperative Hall of Fame
Dr. Christina Clamp, ASBN co-coordinator of the Catalyzing Community Well-Being Initiative and co-editor of Humanity@Work & Life, has been selected for induction into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame
American Businesses Support the EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards
American Businesses Support the EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards On June 14th, 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual public hearing on the proposed rule to cut climate pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. American Sustainable Business Network’s (ASBN) Director of Climate…
The Circular Economy and Circularity: Unpacking Furniture and Beyond
ASBN hosted on Wednesday, June 2 at 1pm ET The Circular Economy and Circularity: Unpacking Furniture and Beyond, a panel discussion with L. Christina Cobb (UrbisEco) and Sustainability Consultant; Simonil Rustomji (mebl | Transforming Furniture), and Tone Søndergaard (Circular City Week New York and Danish Cleantech Hub).
The session explored how sectors can embrace circularity and the circular economy, through the lens of the furniture industry. We’ll identify circular solutions to the problems of waste, deforestation, and toxic pollution. We’ll also delve into circular approaches including: keeping products in use through sharing, renting, reselling and extended producer responsibility; keeping materials in use through reclaiming, recycling, and upcycling; and regenerating natural systems. We will highlight organizations and businesses leading the way, and the challenges to large-scale adoption of circularity in furniture and other industries.
This session was co-sponsored by mebl | Transforming Furniture and UrbisEco.
In partnership with JumpScale, The Accountkeepers, Bromberger Law, SustainVC, GoodCarts, Impact Makers,Trillium Asset Management, Perlman & Perlman, CNote, Junxion, and Hanson Bridgett.