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Clean Energy & Infrastructure: Impact & Opportunities

Join the American Sustainable Business Network and experts to learn about how funding opportunities in theBipartisan Infrastructure Billand theInflation Reduction Actwill dramatically change the energy landscape. The nearly $369 billion in climate and clean energy provisions in the new law include grants and tax credits that will bring down emissions and provide businesses with the certainty they need to make long-term investments in clean energy.

Speakers:
– Joshua Peck, Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation
– Mayda Sanchez Shingler, Executive Director, Ohio Sustainable Business Council
– David Levine, President, the American Sustainable Business Network
– Michael Green, Director of Climate & Energy, the American Sustainable Business Network
– Stephanie Howe, Director, Energy Programs and Director of Human Capital, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Ohio University

– Katie Harris, Legislative Director, BlueGreen Alliance
– More speakers to be announced

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Building a Community-Based Ecosystem for Manufacturing

The American Sustainable Business Network is excited to partner with Manufacturing Renaissance and ReImagine Appalachia for our February 9th webinar, “Building a Community-based Ecosystem for Manufacturing.” We are honored to work with these groups which have been leading this conversation in our nation for years. Join us as we learn from their experience and look to build our next steps together.

There is increasing national attention on how to rebuild U.S. manufacturing – and there are resources available at the federal level for this work. The challenge is whether manufacturing revitalization will be done using old models of development that concentrate wealth or new ones that build local resilience.ReImagine Appalachia, Manufacturing Renaissance, and the American Sustainable Business Network are partnering to highlight new opportunities for revitalizing our economy through manufacturing. New manufacturing in the region can and should berooted in the local community, include strong rights for workers and use ownership models that build local equity.

In this event we will discuss regional principles for manufacturing in the region includingstrategic vision, identify its component parts and develop follow up actions to help build this work in Appalachia.

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Climate Fingerprints: How Corporate Cash is Fueling the Climate Crisis, and What Businesses Can Do About It

Recognizing that traditional CSR reporting is incomplete, out of date and does not fully account for business decisions that have significant impact on the climate crisis, Seventh Generation launched its Climate Fingerprints report, outlining a new framework to comprehensively measure climate impact. The Climate Fingerprints framework factors in the impact of all areas where the company invests resources – including banking, marketing, insurance and more – acknowledging the impact that corporate cash has on supporting the fossil fuel industry. Join Seventh Generation, as well as representatives from the movement-leading advocacy organizations Seventh Generation partnered with in the creation of this new approach.

Panelists include:

  • Mary Cerulli, Founder, Climate Finance Action
  • Duncan Meisel, Executive Director, Clean Creatives
  • Kate Ogden, Head of Advocacy and Movement Building, Seventh Generation
  • Jeffrey Hollender, CEO & Co-Founder, American Sustainable Business Network

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ASBN Live Countdown to the Midterms: A Conversation with Movement Voter Project on Long-term Investments Impact Democracy and Sustainability

Join us for a deep dive on the data and perspectives of the key issues that drive community members, donors and voters to take action and impact democracy and sustainability.

Panelists include:
Heidi Lee, Director Major Donor Advising, Movement Voter Project
Jamila Martin, Michigan State Director, Movement Voter Project
Jim Epstein, Member, ASBN and Co-Founder & Chair, Blue Ridge Produce

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ASBN Live Purpose and Profit- George Serafeim with Jeffrey Hollender

Are purpose and profit in conflict, or can both be achieved simultaneously with the right mindset and tools? What are the forces that are reshaping the relationship between the two? What can we all do to strengthen the relationship between purpose and profit as entrepreneurs, managers, employees, consumers, and investors? Join ASBN’s Jeffrey Hollender in conversation with distinguished Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim about his new book, Purpose and Profit, which, backed by over 15 years of empirical and field research, provides answers to these fundamental questions that are increasingly defining the business landscape all around the world. The discussion will include topics such as:

– How and why environmental and social issues are becoming increasingly relevant for organizations worldwide;
– The ways that companies can design and implement strategies that generate greater impact;
– The six archetypes of value creation enabled by these new trends;
– The role of investors in driving greater recognition of ESG issues; and
– How we can all look at the choices we make and careers we pursue in a way that maximizes purpose and profit in our own lives.

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ASBN Live How To Grow A Credible Giving Program

Join us for this informative webinar on the importance of credible giving in the age of greenwashing, co-presented by 1% for the Planet and Avocado Green Brands. 1% for the Planet certifies member donations to vetted non-profits and environmental partners, and Avocado Green Brands has been a strong case study in participating in this global community. Hear how to get involved with 1% for the Planet and how to get creative with giving (volunteering, in-kind donations, etc.)

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ASBN Live Expediting Inclusive Resilience and Positive Impact Through Climate-Friendly, Community-Centric Adaptive Redevelopment

In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of business leadership and investments in community-based partnerships to expedite meaningful and transformative innovation, local capacity building, scalable solutions and holistic resilience and sustainability in the age of climate crisis.

Featuring 2 Innovative Models Driven By Fair and Equitable Commercial, Industrial and Residential Adaptive Redevelopment:

1. Hugo Neu Kearny Point Innovative Flood Risk Assessment & Water Resilience Study: Findings, Recommendations and Transferability for Climate-Impacted Urbanized Coastal Communities (Wendy K. Neu&Dominique Lueckenhoff, Hugo Neu)
2. Vancouver Heritage Commission First Nations Full Housing Retention Model for Social Housing That Supports People, Community, and Planetary Wellbeing (Alex Lau, Golden Properties Ltd &Mark Shieh, Tomo Spaces)

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ASBN Live Beyond Impact Investing and ESG

The truth is the financial system and institutions are not broken, they are designed to oppress and create inequity.The Restorative Economies Fund at the Kataly Foundationis based on its CEO, Nwamaka Agbo’s restorative economics framework and focuses on systems change for the prosperity of all. In this session, we will learn more about what intentional finance for systems change based on restorative economics look like, examine some examples of restorative investing, and also discuss the policy changes needed to make this approach successful.

Speakers

  • Lynne Hoey, Chief Investment Officer@ [] Kataly Fund
  • Laina Greene, Founder and CEO@ Angels of Impact
  • Malia Lazu, CEO & Founder@ The Lazu Group (The Urban Labs)
  • Laurika Harris-Kaye, Change maker, systems enthusiast, and seeker

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ASBN Live Adjusting Your Vision: State Adoption of a Racial Impact Note Act

Racial Impact Notes askif pending legislation will eliminate existing racial and inequities or make the situation worse. It is a means of putting questions of structural racism and inequities on the table for examination. Such a mechanism exists in the state of Illinois whereDr. Tasha Green Cruzatof Children’s Advocates for Change led the advocacy efforts to enact a Racial Impact Note Act. In this webinar, Dr. Green Cruzat, andState Representative Camille Lilly, who sponsored and fought for the legislation, will describe the multi-year journey to passage of the Act, resistance encountered, and the implications of its enactment. This highly interactive lunch & learn event will feature businesses with innovative products and services that help companies and consumers improve their environmental impact. Attendees will leave the event inspired and aware of concrete actions they can take to combat climate change.

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ASBN Live Making the Business Case for Regenerative and Just Agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill

Join ASBN September 14 at 1pm ET for this timely webinar on the business case for regenerative and just agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill.

Passed every five years, the farm bill is one of the main opportunities for stakeholders to engage in the federal policies that shape our food and agricultural system. This system, and the policies that have supported it, have contributed to the climate crisis, weakened supply chains, diminished biodiversity, concentrated farm ownership into increasingly fewer hands, hollowed-out local and rural economies, allowed discrimination to be left unaddressed, and left millions of Americans without access to healthy food. Making progress towards regenerative, inclusive, and just agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill will be vital for reversing these crises and building a better economic system that works for all.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss:

  1. An high-level overview of the farm bill and why its important
  2. The potential to advance regenerative agriculture in the Farm Bill
  3. The potential to advance more just and equitable agriculture and food systems in the Farm Bill
  4. Why should businesses care? What is the Business Case for regenerative and just agriculture and food systems?
  5. Call to action – sign-on to Regenerative Agriculture and Justice 2023 Farm Bill priorities https://www.asbnetwork.org/sign-support-regenerative-agriculture-and-justice-farm-bill-priorities [RELINK LOCAL]

We ask for your zip/postal code to provide more opportunities for you to participate in creating a just and sustainable economy.

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