The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) Regenerative Agriculture Working Group and Justice Campaign is teaming up with Regenerate America, a coalition stewarded by Kiss the Ground, to host the 2023 Farm Bill Fly-In: The Business Case for a Regenerative Transition on June 14th on Capitol Hill.
Broad Coalition Supports Legislation to Promote Federal Purchasing of PFAS Alternatives
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) and a coalition of 192 sustainable businesses and advocates are proposing legislation to shift federal procurement toward safer alternatives to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals.”
The American Sustainable Business Network Releases “Unearthly Promises: ASBN’s Guide to Greenwashing”
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a movement builder organization committed to mobilizing business and investor communities toward a sustainable economy, has released Unearthly Promises: ASBN’s Guide to Greenwashing.
IRA Implementation in the Electric Vehicle Battery Industry and the Clean Energy Transition
ASBN’s Michael Green and Abby Maxwell had the opportunity to interview Jay Turner, a professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College and author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Transition. Since August 2022, Jay has been tracking the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives for clean energy, specifically focused on Electric Vehicle batteries, and what this means for business leaders and the energy transition more broadly. Recently, Jay summarized findings from his research in a Twitter thread that connects EV Batteries to IRA incentives and more broadly to the future of the clean energy industry in the United States. The below is a written summary of our conversation (not a transcript) from March 2023.
The Senate’s Vote to Overturn the Clean Water Restoration Rule is Bad for Business
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) strongly opposes the Senate’s vote to overturn the EPA’s 2022 Clean Water Restoration Rule, following a similar vote in the House earlier in March. Before the House vote, ASBN member Rick Baumann, founder and owner of Murrells Inlet Seafood, testified at the Small Business Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule hearing, highlighting how repealing the rule would harm small businesses across the country. Read his testimony here.
The Ampersand Group unites the American Sustainable Business Network with the National Supplier Diversity Institute to Advance Local Diverse Business Initiatives and Collaborative Multi-Stakeholder Engagement in Clean Energy Industry
The Ampersand Group, a facilitator of multi-stakeholder economic ecosystems, has partnered with the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) and the National Supplier Diversity Institute (NSDI) to support small and diverse businesses in industries such as offshore wind, maritime, transportation, and construction. This collaboration leverages partnerships, resources, and networks to expand economic opportunities and advance equity in the clean energy industry.
ASBN Applauds President Biden Veto of Department of Labor’s Final Ruling
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) applauds President Biden’s veto of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would nullify the Department of Labor’s final ruling, which allows ERISA fiduciaries to consider financially relevant ESG factors on behalf of retirement savers.
Business Leaders Say Willow Project Undermines Clean Energy Economy
The Biden administration has approved a controversial $8bn drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. The ConocoPhillips Willow project will be one of the largest of its kind on US soil, involving drilling for oil and gas at three sites for multiple decades on the 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government and is the largest tract of undisturbed public land in the US. The project will emit the same amount of carbon as 76 coal-fired power plants.
American Sustainable Business Network Joins Farmers and Farm Organizations to Push for Climate Action, Racial Justice and Community Support in the Next Farm Bill
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a movement builder organization committed to informing, connecting, and mobilizing the business and investor community toward a sustainable economy, partners with farmers and farm organizations from across the country to call on Congress to prioritize climate action, racial justice, and community support in the 2023 Farm Bill.
ASBN and BCCA Commend DOI’s Announcement of Significant Action to Restore Bison Populations as Part of New Restoration and Resilience Framework
The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a business movement building a just and sustainable economy, and Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action (BCCA), a coalition of Indigenous-led and community-based businesses, commend the Department of Interior’s (DOI) announcement to take significant action to restore bison populations as part of a new restoration and resilience framework.
