Join us for a discussion of why business owners should be very concerned about protecting our democracy from those who want to game ambiguous election laws or change those laws to subvert the results of popular elections.

• How important to small business is democracy.
• Autocracy’s impact on access to capital, innovation, security of business ownership and other issues to be covered
• Small business’s role in protecting democracy
• Action steps

Speakers:

Mairin Macalusois a Founding Member and Membership Advisor of the Leadership Now Project. Prior to joining Leadership Now, she led the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California as Executive Director and was a Senior Consulting Partner with a focus on the healthcare space.

Hanna Koizumiis a Senior Associate at the Leadership Now Project supporting political strategy. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in public policy. Hanna previously worked at DoSomthing.org on a nationwide digital campaign to register young people to vote.

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We are coordinating a collective response to the GSA RFP on single-use plastic on the Federal Register. (The GSA is seeking public feedback pertaining to the use of plastic consumed in both packaging and shipping, as well as other single-use plastics for which the agency contracts. Comments will inform future rulemaking to establish requirements and reporting mechanisms for reducing unnecessary single-use plastic, including plastic packaging and shipping materials.)The goal of these meetings is to review the questions and provide responses based on your perspective in the value chain. This will be a weekly meeting every Thursday up through the deadline on Tuesday 9/6.

Contact Stephanie Erwin at[] stephanie@asbnetwork.orgto participate

ASBN is assembling a task force of businesses and organizations who have experience or data on reducing or eliminating single-use plastic in their supply chains to respond to theGeneral Services Administration (GSA) request for public feedback. As GSA is one of the largest procurement arms of the federal government (~$100B/yr), this RFP presents a strong strategic opportunity to learn and test alternative products and models to single-use products. ASBN’s network is well-positioned to provide input in response to the GSA’s questions. Over the coming weeks, the task force will assemble a response to submit in time for the 9/6 deadline, meeting on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. The kick-off meeting is scheduled for Thursday 7/28 from 2-3 pm ET.

Contact [] Stephanie Erwin to participate.

By tapping into our experiences with nature, we can renew the profound influence it has on how we feel and how we perceive ourselves and others. From the ground laid by these personal nature experiences, we will explore how nature and its living systems can inform the way we lead in business. Now more than ever, our leadership calls for a wisdom reflecting that humanity is part of nature.

In this town hall gathering hosted by the Livable Planet Working Group, ASBN members and allies will be invited to evoke a special nature-based experience. Presenters will start things off by sharing their own transformative nature experience, including how it has affected their personal and professional life. Attendees will be led through a process of embodying the power and inspiration of their own nature encounter, and if they wish, they can share it publicly.

[] Register forOur Transformational Nature Stories: A Compass for Thriving in Business and Life

On July 14th during our regular scheduled meeting, we are going to switchgears a bit to celebrate the good work we are all doing in the world with a virtual Solutions Pool Party! The plan is to have a little fun and also commit to practical and fun summer action together in lieu of a formal July and August Working Group meeting.

Contact [] Thulasi Sivalingamto participate

American Sustainable Business Network invites members to join us Tuesday, June 28that 1pm ET for an ASBN Member Town Hall. Hear our organizational updates and come with questions. If you want to submit a question in advance you’d like our leadership to address, please email [] Ali-Reza Vehabzadeh.