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To B or Not To B Corp Certified? Workshop

61 Local Cafe & Public House 61 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Slow Money NYC will present a workshop about B Corp Certification. "B Corp is to business what Fair Trade certification is to coffee or USDA…

$15

Be Social Change Class: Intro to Social Entrepreneurship

Centre For Social Innovation 601 W 26th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join Marcos Salazar, co-founder and Executive Director of Be Social Change for a class about the latest social entrepreneurship research, as well a how to define and clarify what social entrepreneurship means, how it is practiced, and what you can do to participate within this movement.

$29

Sustainability and the Startup

Interface NYC Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York, NY, United States

This event will feature four perspectives from leaders in this space, on what it’s like being at a startup in the sustainability community, where they see opportunities and challenges, and how they see this community helping to advance sustainability goals.

$12

Choices Conference: How Everyday Decisions Can Make a Lasting Impact Day 1

The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

Interested in sustainable business strategies in New York City?

Join the Sustainable Cities Club of The New School and business leaders of Wyndham hotels, Jones Lang Lasalle, Telepan restaurant and Helpsy fashion to discuss where New York City stands as a sustainable city, what opportunities exist to fill a market demand and how we form municipal policies to increase the City’s sustainability and resiliency.

Free

Food For Thought

Interface New York City Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York

In a world that continues to struggle with agricultural challenges to support the global population, developing sustainable solutions for crop production, agricultural resource use, access to food, and food waste is critical.

Come hear from the New York Area Sustainability Group's expert speakers as they point out problems in our food system, and discuss the changes that need to take place to solve these issues.

$12

Green Business Summit on Sustainable Food

Uris Hall, Columbia University 3022 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

A panel on how food supply can adapt to growing global demand and environmental pressures featuring panelists from Whole Foods, Chipotle, and more. Keynote speech on "Beyond Meat." Food and drink reception afterward.

Using Data to Disrupt Business as Usual

LMHQ 150 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Big Data and Sustainability Business Stepping Up-- The Lovins Series As President Trump pursues a regressive, isolationist agenda, business is stepping up to address climate…

Free

Institutionalizing Climate Change into Decision-Making

Baruch College Information & Technology Building, Newman Conference Center 7th Floor, Room 750, 151 East 25th Street (Lexington & 3rd Avenues) , New York, NY, United States

Climate change already impacts how the world around us functions, and it will increasingly continue to do so well into the future.  Successful organizations will…

Sustainable Business Networking

Essex County College 303 University Ave, Newark, NJ, United States

An event for sustainable businesses to make connections.