The American Sustainable Business Network collaborates with state affiliates to advance sustainability and equity at both the local and national levels. We champion and advocate alongside partners in over 40 states. Our state affiliates are dedicated organizations that engage diverse business communities, promote sustainable practices, and advocate for policies that drive meaningful change in collaboration with ASBN.. These affiliates work across sectors to foster local solutions to economic and environmental challenges while building connections with other affiliates and ASBN’s national network.
By partnering with ASBN, state affiliates advance their impact through a unified front without losing autonomy in creating a just and regenerative economy. This collaboration allows affiliates to focus on the unique needs of their communities while contributing to a broader effort that supports systemic change. Together, ASBN and its affiliates elevate the role of sustainable businesses, demonstrating that business leadership is essential to balancing economic success with environmental responsibility and creating lasting positive change.
Are you an organization that engages and educates a cross-sector business community within a specific state or region to advance a sustainable and just economy? Then becoming a State Affiliate of ASBN is for you!
Membership Fee: $1000
Gain access to our powerful advocacy platform, Quorum, for just $1,500 per year—a fraction of the $25,000 cost of independent access with the same functionality.
An ASBN logo to showcase our partnership on your website. Additionally, when co-funding opportunities arise we work with our affiliates for joint application.
A membership language and content guidebook with a call-to-action for becoming an ASBC member for your website.
State Affiliates earn a revenue share of between 30-50% when members join through their site (50% for memberships from Individuals, Universities, Emerging, and Small Businesses, and 30% for Medium and Large Businesses). This revenue share continues for the duration of the member’s subscription and is paid out quarterly.
Additionally, when a new member joins through the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), we’ll send an introductory email connecting them with the State Affiliate, ensuring a smooth handoff for further engagement.
Heather Burns
hburns@ctsbcouncil.org
We believe that sustainable business can be a force for good and that the climate crisis presents an opportunity for businesses to work together to innovative solutions and build a strong economy that works for all.
The Connecticut Sustainable Business Council engages and educates a cross-sector business community in building a sustainable and equitable economy in Connecticut.
Laury Hammel
lfhammel@gmail.com
We aim to bring together businesses for mutual benefit and networking opportunities. Additionally, we hope to educate customers, businesses, and government agencies about the benefits of purchasing from locally owned and independent businesses that care about our communities and the environment.
Richard Lawton
rlawton@njsbcouncil.org
NJSBC organizes and amplifies the sustainable business voice to educate and influence state policy makers and the media on issues and related policies that are key to driving positive systemic change. By promoting companies with sustainable business practices, NJSBC also helps to inspire, inform and connect other like-minded business leaders.
Sandra McCardell
sandra.m@currentcenergy.com
SEED NM is a New Mexico nonprofit working to develop new models of sustainable, equitable economic development to benefit all New Mexicans.
Our work focuses on developing and sharing educational resources on what sustainable economic development is, including intersectional issues such as climate change, housing affordability, rural economic development, immigrant entrepreneurship, equitable access to capital, cooperative ownership, democratic governance, and more.
Bob Rossi
bob@ny-sbc.org
NYSBC represents over two thousand businesses and works closely with allied organizations, regional business networks, state policymakers, and business leaders in pursuit of a future in which strong, resilient, equitable economies are mutually reinforced by healthy communities and a clean natural environment. NYSBC is the New York state affiliate of the American Sustainable Business Council.
Vicki Lee Parker High
vlparker@ncsbcouncil.org
A network of companies that believe businesses can be a force for good. NCSBC offers three approaches to help grow your business sustainably: convene, empower, and influence.
Mayda Sanchez-Shingler
mayda@osbcouncil.org
We are a coalition of businesses and organizations for a vibrant, just and sustainable economy in Ohio.
Lou Tierno
ltierno@asbnetwork.org
A network of members that are committed to growing a socially just, environmentally sound and economically prosperous Philadelphia region. We aim to engage businesses and community members in the Philadelphia region to support practices that will encourage a sustainable economy, on both a policy and consumer level.
David MacLean
david.maclean@esg-impacts.com
As a state affiliate, TXSBN and its members are working together to; constructively influence and shape relevant public policy and legislation at the state level, amplify the voice of sustainable businesses at the national level, and serve as inspirational models, collaborators and educators for all Texas businesses and organizations that wish to adopt or improve their own triple bottom line.
Johanna de Graffenreid
Johannad@vbsr.org
A statewide, nonprofit business association with a mission to leverage the power of business for positive social and environmental impact. For over 30 years VBSR has championed “business as a force for good” through education, networking, advocacy and thought leadership.
Laury Hammel
lfhammel@gmail.com
We aim to bring together businesses for mutual benefit and networking opportunities. Additionally, we hope to educate customers, businesses, and government agencies about the benefits of purchasing from locally owned and independent businesses that care about our communities and the environment.
Richard Lawton
rlawton@njsbcouncil.org
NJSBC organizes and amplifies the sustainable business voice to educate and influence state policy makers and the media on issues and related policies that are key to driving positive systemic change. By promoting companies with sustainable business practices, NJSBC also helps to inspire, inform and connect other like-minded business leaders.
Johanna de Graffenreid
Johannad@vbsr.org
A statewide, nonprofit business association with a mission to leverage the power of business for positive social and environmental impact. For over 30 years VBSR has championed “business as a force for good” through education, networking, advocacy and thought leadership.
Vicki Lee Parker High
vlparker@ncsbcouncil.org
A network of companies that believe businesses can be a force for good. NCSBC offers three approaches to help grow your business sustainably: convene, empower, and influence.
Bob Rossi
bob@ny-sbc.org
NYSBC represents over two thousand businesses and works closely with allied organizations, regional business networks, state policymakers, and business leaders in pursuit of a future in which strong, resilient, equitable economies are mutually reinforced by healthy communities and a clean natural environment. NYSBC is the New York state affiliate of the American Sustainable Business Council.
Heather Burns
hburns@ctsbcouncil.org
We believe that sustainable business can be a force for good and that the climate crisis presents an opportunity for businesses to work together to innovative solutions and build a strong economy that works for all.
The Connecticut Sustainable Business Council engages and educates a cross-sector business community in building a sustainable and equitable economy in Connecticut.
Lou Tierno
ltierno@asbnetwork.org
A network of members that are committed to growing a socially just, environmentally sound and economically prosperous Philadelphia region. We aim to engage businesses and community members in the Philadelphia region to support practices that will encourage a sustainable economy, on both a policy and consumer level.
Mayda Sanchez-Shingler
mayda@osbcouncil.org
We are a coalition of businesses and organizations for a vibrant, just and sustainable economy in Ohio.
Sandra McCardell
sandra.m@currentcenergy.com
SEED NM is a New Mexico nonprofit working to develop new models of sustainable, equitable economic development to benefit all New Mexicans.
Our work focuses on developing and sharing educational resources on what sustainable economic development is, including intersectional issues such as climate change, housing affordability, rural economic development, immigrant entrepreneurship, equitable access to capital, cooperative ownership, democratic governance, and more.
Carlos Martinez
carlos@peoplefirsteconomy.org
The economy thrives when we put people first. We build tools and networks for a stakeholder economy that prioritizes people and the planet. Through education, programs, and events, we support 500+ locally owned Michigan businesses.
David MacLean
david.maclean@esg-impacts.com
As a state affiliate, TXSBN and its members are working together to; constructively influence and shape relevant public policy and legislation at the state level, amplify the voice of sustainable businesses at the national level, and serve as inspirational models, collaborators and educators for all Texas businesses and organizations that wish to adopt or improve their own triple bottom line.
Since our inception, we’ve recognized that state affiliates are critical to driving systems change for a regenerative economy. We also understand that launching a state affiliate organization can be operationally challenging and resource-intensive. To strengthen our commitment to local efforts, we’ve created a fiscal sponsor program that offers operational expertise to regionally focused change leaders, helping them save time, energy, and resources.
A fiscal sponsor, such as American Sustainable Business Institute (ASBI) – the nonprofit arm of ASBN- is a nonprofit organization that provides administrative support to organizations with a similar mission as ASBN but working on a state or local level. Under this model, the organizations are not separate legal entities but instead operate under ASBI’s legal and tax-exempt status. ASBI serves as the administrative host for these organizations, enabling them to focus on their mission without the cost and complexity of establishing an independent nonprofit organization.
This practice has been in place since the 1950s, when the sections of the tax code governing the nonprofit sector were first established.
Fiscal sponsors, like ASBI, offer nonprofits the ability to incubate new initiatives, accept tax-deductible contributions, and execute projects without the need to establish an entirely new nonprofit organization. By providing administrative, accounting, and legal support, fiscal sponsors relieve nonprofit leaders of operational burdens, allowing them to focus on their core mission.
Here’s what ASBI provides to fiscal sponsors:
Financial Management
Membership and Recruiting
Staff
Advisory services for business models, IT, development, and communications.
Technology
CRM capabilities, payment platform, state and federal policy tracking.
Branding
Fiscal Sponsors receive an ASBN co-branded book with language guidance to help align their brand with ASBC’s.
Communications
Fiscal Sponsorees are required to include a call to action for becoming an ASBC member on their website, with language and content guidance to ensure brand consistency.
Fundraising
ASBI extends its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to the sponsoree, enabling them to receive tax-deductible donations and grants.
The cost of fiscal sponsorship through ASBN includes a 10% support fee on all income.
Just like other nonprofits, fiscal sponsors and the organizations they host receive funding from a variety of sources, including large institutional foundations, family foundations, individual donors, corporations, community groups, associations, nonprofit organizations, and other donors seeking to support charitable causes.
In the fiscal sponsorship model, ASBN is not the original source of an organization’s funding. Each hosted organization seeks funds for its own activities. When a foundation or other funder contributes to support an organization, the fiscal sponsor is the recipient of the donation (and if the donation is a grant, the fiscal sponsor is legally the grantee). As with other nonprofits, foundations or donors may impose restrictions on their contributions.
Once a donation is made, the fiscal sponsor holds legal and fiduciary responsibility for the funds, ensuring they are disbursed in compliance with all legal requirements. The fiscal sponsoree may be required to supply grant reports to ASBN to show how the funds were used prior to reports to the donor.
As your fiscal sponsor, we do not provide the following: legal council, HR tools/resources, emails, or websites.
A few of our fiscally sponsored State Affiliates work more closely with ASBN staff on key priority projects. These are just a highlight of some of the important State Affiliate initiatives:
A statewide initiative uniting businesses, policymakers, and community leaders to drive sustainable economic development. Guided by values of sustainability, justice, collaboration, innovation, and impact, PASBN works to create a more just and equitable economy for all Pennsylvanians. Through policy advocacy, member engagement, and innovation-focused initiatives like the Clean Energy Manufacturing Roadmap, PASBN empowers businesses to lead the way in environmental stewardship and economic resilience. PASBN with other State Affiliates has worked to create the Appalachian Sustainable Business Network.
As an ASBN state affiliate since 2017, the New Jersey Sustainable Business Council (NJSBC) is a growing network of diverse companies and business organizations that share a common commitment to five core principles that must be held in balance in creating a more equitable and sustainable economy. NJSBC organizes and amplifies the sustainable business voice to educate and influence state policy makers and the media on issues and related policies that are key to driving positive systemic change. By promoting companies with sustainable business practices, NJSBC also helps to inspire, inform and connect other like-minded business leaders.
The New York Sustainable Business Council (NYSBC) is an alliance of businesses and business organizations committed to advancing a vibrant, just, and sustainable economy in New York State. NYSBC represents over two thousand businesses and works closely with allied organizations, regional business networks, state policymakers, and business leaders in pursuit of a future in which strong, resilient, equitable economies are mutually reinforced by healthy communities and a clean natural environment. NYSBC is the New York state affiliate of the American Sustainable Business Council.
Texas Sustainable Business Network (TXSBN) is where like-minded businesses are joining together for the purpose of creating a new and dynamic 21st century economy for the Lone Star State based on the “triple bottom line”: People, Planet, and Profit. As a state affiliate, TXSBN and its members are working together to; constructively influence and shape relevant public policy and legislation at the state level, amplify the voice of sustainable businesses at the national level, and serve as inspirational models, collaborators and educators for all Texas businesses and organizations that wish to adopt or improve their own triple bottom line.
Join ASBN and be part of a powerful network of businesses using their voice to shape policies for a just and regenerative economy. Together, we drive bold solutions that put people and the planet first—because better business creates a better world.
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