Sustainable Business Network
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SBN is a part of Metro-Milwaukee Green, which includes 1) recycling, 2) energy efficiency, 3) green cleaning, 4) SBN, and 5) the Great Lakes WATER Initiatives. SBN businesses can learn about each others efforts to be more sustainable enterprises.
Location: Metropolitan Milwaukee
Members: 44
Latest Activity: Oct 22
Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center Announces an Opening for a Grant Manager
Located on vibrant public green spaces, this fast-growing organization serves over 65,000 people of all ages annually. It was awarded the national Alfred P Sloan "When Work Works" recognition as a leader in workplace flexibility.
The Grant Manager role is responsible for managing all aspects of grant proposal writing and submission, funding relationship development and stewardship, reporting and coordination of all timelines. This person must be creative and share deep concern for the well-being of the earth.
Depth of experience in a simiar role is more critical than your specific industry, as is proven success with government grants. Demononstrated savvy in using fundraising software and reading the philanthropic landscape are essential experiences for this role. For more information about this opportunity contact Eric Crawford at eric@greenmanAlliance.com or 414.375.4088.
The Five Steps toward Sustainability
The Metro-Milwaukee Green Commitment
County Executive Scott Walker, Mayor Tom Barrett, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce (MMAC) and The American Society of Quality (ASQ) are working together to launch and support the implementation of Metro-Milwaukee Green.
The Metro-Milwaukee Green Commitment requires the implementation of 5 Steps toward Sustainability. These Five Steps are designed to get public and private employers moving together down the road to sustainability. These first Five Steps were chosen because they are relatively easy to achieve, are inexpensive to implement (and could even save money), are all supported by local organizations who are willing to assist with implementation and when taken together they will mark significant progress for us as a community.
The Five Steps toward Sustainability
1) Robust Recycling Program
2) Energy Management
3) Systematic and Comprehensive Green Cleaning
4) Sustainable Business Network
5) The Great Lakes WATER Initiatives
Details of Five Initiatives
1) Robust Recycling Program
Rationale: A robust program for recycling materials entering facilities will help to significantly reduce the solid waste stream into area landfills.
Area Contact: Joe Wilson, Executive Director, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful 414. 272.5462
Steps: The commitment requires following and implementing a recycling program based on the template developed by Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, or a comparable recycling program.
2) Energy Management
Rationale: Working toward the efficient use of energy in buildings reduces costs, energy dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. The first step toward energy efficiency begins with a review of current energy use.
Area Contact: Wisconsin Focus on Energy, 800.762.7077
Steps:
a. Call Wisconsin Focus on Energy or visit www.focusonenergy.com to learn about steps to take to manage energy at your facility.
b. Identify opportunities within your facility for energy savings. Opportunities may include low cost and no cost projects as well as projects involving a capital investment. This step can be completed using onsite staff, contractors or other resources.
c. Summarize and document identified opportunities. Consider submitting to WFOE.
d. Consider implementing at least one opportunity identified. Financial incentives may be able from Focus on Energy for certain opportunities. Consult with the program prior to project implementation.
e. For a 6-step guide please visit: http://www.focusonenergy.com/files/Document_Management_System/Business_Programs/B_BP_MKFS_SixStepsImproveEfficiency.pdf
3) Systematic and Comprehensive Green Cleaning
Rationale: Implementing a systematic and comprehensive green cleaning program, which includes products, tools, procedures and communications to stake holders, will improve safety, enhance indoor environmental quality and reduce impact on the natural environment.
Area Contacts: Jeff Neubauer, CEO, Kranz Inc., 262.638.2227; Todd Hunsucker, Area Vice President, JohnsonDiversey, 262.631.4904
Steps:
a. Conduct a survey of existing cleaning practices and related products
b. Review recommendations and commit to a comprehensive program
c. Convert products, tools, dispensers, etc.
d. Train cleaning staff
e. Communicate to key stakeholders throughout organization and community
4) Sustainable Business Network (SBN)
Rationale: Sustainability is emerging as a key business development strategy of the 21st century. Area businesses are increasingly developing sustainable products and solutions for their respective markets while making their own operations more sustainable. In the process many businesses and not-for-profit organizations are developing deep expertise on a wide variety of sustainability practices. The SBN serves as an efficient forum for sharing successful practices and strategies and responding to questions and requests for assistance from other members of the network. The American Society for Quality developed a web portal, www.thesro.org, to serve as a tool to contact stakeholders and engage an online community.
Area Contacts: General SBN information, contact Michelle Mason, Managing Director, American Society for Quality, thesro@asq.org or 1-800-248-1946. Questions related to www.thesro.org and creating Sustainability Groups, contact Suzanne Keely, Project Manager at skeely@asq.org.
Steps: Register on www.TheSRO.org to join the Sustainable Business Network. Provide the requested information for at least one person from your organization.
5) The Great Lakes Water Initiatives
Rationale: The Milwaukee 7 economic development group, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and others are advocating for Milwaukee as the “freshwater technology capital of the world.” With combined efforts of the Great Lakes WATER Institute at UWM, federal funding by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl to establish a high-tech accelerator, and 100-plus freshwater-related industries in the area, the claim is being realized.
Area Contact: Eric Paulsen, Communications Officer, Greater Milwaukee Committee, 414-905-0111
Steps: Send one senior executive to a briefing of an hour or less on the activities and plans of the Great Lakes WATER Initiatives.
Located on vibrant public green spaces, this fast-growing organization serves over 65,000 people of all ages annually. It was awarded the national Alfred P Sloan "When Work Works" recognition as a leader in workplace flexibility.
The Grant Manager role is responsible for managing all aspects of grant proposal writing and submission, funding relationship development and stewardship, reporting and coordination of all timelines. This person must be creative and share deep concern for the well-being of the earth.
Depth of experience in a simiar role is more critical than your specific industry, as is proven success with government grants. Demononstrated savvy in using fundraising software and reading the philanthropic landscape are essential experiences for this role. For more information about this opportunity contact Eric Crawford at eric@greenmanAlliance.com or 414.375.4088.
The Five Steps toward Sustainability
The Metro-Milwaukee Green Commitment
County Executive Scott Walker, Mayor Tom Barrett, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce (MMAC) and The American Society of Quality (ASQ) are working together to launch and support the implementation of Metro-Milwaukee Green.
The Metro-Milwaukee Green Commitment requires the implementation of 5 Steps toward Sustainability. These Five Steps are designed to get public and private employers moving together down the road to sustainability. These first Five Steps were chosen because they are relatively easy to achieve, are inexpensive to implement (and could even save money), are all supported by local organizations who are willing to assist with implementation and when taken together they will mark significant progress for us as a community.
The Five Steps toward Sustainability
1) Robust Recycling Program
2) Energy Management
3) Systematic and Comprehensive Green Cleaning
4) Sustainable Business Network
5) The Great Lakes WATER Initiatives
Details of Five Initiatives
1) Robust Recycling Program
Rationale: A robust program for recycling materials entering facilities will help to significantly reduce the solid waste stream into area landfills.
Area Contact: Joe Wilson, Executive Director, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful 414. 272.5462
Steps: The commitment requires following and implementing a recycling program based on the template developed by Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, or a comparable recycling program.
2) Energy Management
Rationale: Working toward the efficient use of energy in buildings reduces costs, energy dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. The first step toward energy efficiency begins with a review of current energy use.
Area Contact: Wisconsin Focus on Energy, 800.762.7077
Steps:
a. Call Wisconsin Focus on Energy or visit www.focusonenergy.com to learn about steps to take to manage energy at your facility.
b. Identify opportunities within your facility for energy savings. Opportunities may include low cost and no cost projects as well as projects involving a capital investment. This step can be completed using onsite staff, contractors or other resources.
c. Summarize and document identified opportunities. Consider submitting to WFOE.
d. Consider implementing at least one opportunity identified. Financial incentives may be able from Focus on Energy for certain opportunities. Consult with the program prior to project implementation.
e. For a 6-step guide please visit: http://www.focusonenergy.com/files/Document_Management_System/Business_Programs/B_BP_MKFS_SixStepsImproveEfficiency.pdf
3) Systematic and Comprehensive Green Cleaning
Rationale: Implementing a systematic and comprehensive green cleaning program, which includes products, tools, procedures and communications to stake holders, will improve safety, enhance indoor environmental quality and reduce impact on the natural environment.
Area Contacts: Jeff Neubauer, CEO, Kranz Inc., 262.638.2227; Todd Hunsucker, Area Vice President, JohnsonDiversey, 262.631.4904
Steps:
a. Conduct a survey of existing cleaning practices and related products
b. Review recommendations and commit to a comprehensive program
c. Convert products, tools, dispensers, etc.
d. Train cleaning staff
e. Communicate to key stakeholders throughout organization and community
4) Sustainable Business Network (SBN)
Rationale: Sustainability is emerging as a key business development strategy of the 21st century. Area businesses are increasingly developing sustainable products and solutions for their respective markets while making their own operations more sustainable. In the process many businesses and not-for-profit organizations are developing deep expertise on a wide variety of sustainability practices. The SBN serves as an efficient forum for sharing successful practices and strategies and responding to questions and requests for assistance from other members of the network. The American Society for Quality developed a web portal, www.thesro.org, to serve as a tool to contact stakeholders and engage an online community.
Area Contacts: General SBN information, contact Michelle Mason, Managing Director, American Society for Quality, thesro@asq.org or 1-800-248-1946. Questions related to www.thesro.org and creating Sustainability Groups, contact Suzanne Keely, Project Manager at skeely@asq.org.
Steps: Register on www.TheSRO.org to join the Sustainable Business Network. Provide the requested information for at least one person from your organization.
5) The Great Lakes Water Initiatives
Rationale: The Milwaukee 7 economic development group, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and others are advocating for Milwaukee as the “freshwater technology capital of the world.” With combined efforts of the Great Lakes WATER Institute at UWM, federal funding by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl to establish a high-tech accelerator, and 100-plus freshwater-related industries in the area, the claim is being realized.
Area Contact: Eric Paulsen, Communications Officer, Greater Milwaukee Committee, 414-905-0111
Steps: Send one senior executive to a briefing of an hour or less on the activities and plans of the Great Lakes WATER Initiatives.
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Comment by Kate Nelson on August 18, 2009 at 7:16am -
When I am trying to find a new recycling market, I work with Waste Cap Wisconsin: http://www.wastecapwi.org/
The staff and their directory are great resources in this area.
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Comment by Kathryn Schwab on August 17, 2009 at 3:08pm - Does anyone have any contacts in the plastic industry regarding plastic recycling? Here at ABB Inc., we have plastic covers on our drives that get scrapped out from time to time and I am trying to locate a plastic company that would take them. I don't want them in a landfill! They are considered contaminated because they have a rubber gasket, stickers, and metal screws. I have contacted many companies including Waste Management and am having a hard time locating someone who will take them since the plastics market is not as robust as it used to be. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated :)
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Comment by Greg Bell on January 9, 2009 at 2:22pm -
Metro-Milwaukee Green was launched today before a group of more than 120 leaders of businesses and institutions.
The Milwaukee Business Journal ran a great story about MMG in today's paper. Check it out. Here the release of the event:
Area businesses and institutions challenged to become more sustainable
Metro-Milwaukee Green initiative launched today
MILWAUKEE – [January 9, 2009] – More than 120 leaders from area businesses and institutions today participated in the launch of “Metro-Milwaukee Green” with Mayor Tom Barrett and a representative of County Executive Scott Walker. The community-wide challenge encourages businesses and institutions to green their facilities, and advances business and economic development of sustainable products and services in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
“The city has made the commitment to green our facilities for greater resource efficiencies and better indoor environments,” said Mayor Tom Barrett. “I’m inviting other organizations in the area to make a similar commitment. I also ask you to make another commitment: Never again refer to Milwaukee as the rustbelt. You’ve heard me say it before; we’re the ‘Fresh Coast,’ the global leader in water-related knowledge and technology. We have five of the top companies and more than 120 others in the water industry. Metro-Milwaukee Green will help advance this identity for our community.”
“Milwaukee County is taking steps to make our facilities and operations more sustainable,” said Stevan Keith, sustainability and environmental engineer for Milwaukee County, who spoke on behalf of County Executive Scott Walker. “We’re delighted to see that business and economic development is a key part of Metro-Milwaukee Green. Our region is poised to be the leading global center of freshwater research and technology development, which translates into real business opportunities and thousands of jobs for the greater Milwaukee area.”
Both the mayor and county executive committed to the five steps of Metro-Milwaukee Green and challenged attendees to do the same. The initiative includes five steps: 1) establish a robust recycling program, 2) conduct an energy review for improved energy use, 3) embrace a comprehensive green cleaning program, 4) join the Sustainable Business Network, and 5) learn more about the Great Lakes water initiatives. Organizations will measure their participation in the initiative over the next several months using a scorecard. The mayor and county executive will report in April the results of community-wide participation and what will be the next phase for Metro-Milwaukee Green going forward.
The mayor and a representative of the county executive outlined the initiative and noted current sustainable activities of the city and county. Carlos Santiago, chancellor of UW-Milwaukee, Rich Meeusen, president and CEO of Badger Meter, and Paul Borawski, CAE, executive director and chief strategic officer of the American Society for Quality, also spoke about the program. Tim Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, was master of ceremonies. All encouraged participants to sign up for the program and sign their organizations up as well.
Executives and managers attending the event today represent more than 60 businesses, institutions and organizations. Some include Kohl’s, Roundy’s, MillerCoors, The Marcus Corporation, UW-Milwaukee, Aurora Health Care, Marquette University, Discovery World, The Bradley Center, Northwestern Mutual, Rockwell Automation, Johnson Controls, JohnsonDiversey, American Society for Quality, The Red Cross, Milwaukee School of Engineering, VISIT Milwaukee, Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce, Milwaukee Art Museum and Manpower, among others.
To learn more about Metro-Milwaukee Green or to sign up for the Sustainable Business Network, please visit www.thesro.org.
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Comment by Jeff Jackson on January 9, 2009 at 9:57am - Great kickoff meeting this morning! 'Looking forward to being involved.
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Comment by Barbara Haig on November 25, 2008 at 10:54am - Great to see this resource - looking forward to more info.
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