Wednesday, February 2, 1pm ET - Resilient Leadership: Tools to Manage Stress, Anxiety and Uncertainty in Yourself and Your Team to Be a More Effective Leader

Join us for an interactive webinar with Bonnie Coberly and Valentina Roldan, Senior Advisors with Jumpscale.

In these uncertain times, leaders and their teams are reporting higher levels of stress and burnout than ever before. Resilience is needed now more than ever. How can you stay grounded and resourced to lead effectively? What tools can you use to support your team members who are struggling? Bonnie and Valentina will walk you through some key ways to support your nervous system (and the body’s stress response), how to audit and manage your daily energy to accomplish what’s needed, and how to work on your inner belief systems that may be getting in the way.

 Wednesday, February 9, 1pm ET - Investing in the Spatial Practice of Democracy

This webinar will explore how a growing interdisciplinary consortium of practitioners are using the Designing for Democracy platform to spatially interrogate and actualize democratic values we strongly believe are intrinsically important in scaling a just and inclusive built environment. April DeSimone (Trahan Architects) will share DFD's framework which investigates and defines how we view spatial practice from the lens of healing, equity, and justice.

 Wednesday, February 16, 1pm ET - WALDEN MUTUAL BANK: Seeking the First New Mutual Bank Charter in a Generation

Join us to discuss Walden Mutual Bank, an interactive webinar with Charley Cummings (CEO) and Vince Sicilliano (Board Chair).

Walden Mutual Bank is seeking the first new mutual bank charter granted in a generation, to support lending in the sustainable local food ecosystem in New England and New York, while offering consumer deposit accounts aligned with social and environmental impact. Cummings will describe how mutual banks, which are ultimately owned by depositors and governed by a board of independent Corporators, are ripe for reinvention in the modern era. The Bank intends to open in the second quarter of 2022, and is seeking investment in its Special Deposits, which serve as the bank’s regulatory capital.

 Wednesday, February 23, 1pm ET - Branding through Sustainability

The creative folks that manage a company's branding are critical in bringing the company forward into the new sustainability paradigm. Tried-and-true creative thinking exercises alone aren't enough to tackle the wicked problems posed by understanding and managing all of the ways a company impacts the environment and society. Enter Impact Strategists, experts in impact measurement frameworks and best practices. With their powers combined, these teams create solid, actionable, impact strategies that go beyond 'greenwash-y' stories to capture market share, attract talent, and de-risk the turbulent future ahead of every business. Join Ted Carling (Ecotone Analytics) and Sara Olsen (SVT Group) in discussing the opportunity for brands to authentically manage their own sustainable future.

Episode 9 - Impact Retail & Sustainable Products ft. Adnan Durrani & Nancy Rosenzweig

During the recent Impact Retail and Sustainable Products Summit ASBN hosted over 20 investor and business experts for exclusive Q&A sessions with our members and attendees answering the burning questions of values-aligned impact retailers and sustainable products companies. And to kick off the summit, we welcomed two pioneering, leaders in the space Adnan Durrani (Founder & CEO, Saffron Road Foods) & Nancy Rosenzweig (Founder and Principal, ValuesAligned Capital). Today, we’re pleased to share this exclusive interview with these two inspiring experts.

Business for Democracy

Wednesday, February 9, 1pm ET - Contact Thomas Oppel to participate

The Business for Democracy working group believes that the support of businesses, big and small, is increasingly pertinent to an inclusive democracy. ASBN has long championed inclusivity and equity as enduring principles on which a healthy economy is founded. And a functioning free and fair democracy is an incomparable tool to achieve such a landscape. We are committed to pioneering these necessary reforms in order to ensure the survival of democracy by convening interested businesses with a shared commitment to democracy.

Corporate Transparency and ESG Disclosure

Wednesday, February 9, 3pm ET - Contact Ali-Reza Vahabzadeh to participate

The Corporate Transparency and ESG Disclosure working group strives to address the growing concerns about business activities which are unaccounted for, or currently escape disclosure as negative externalities, activities which at this point also do not affect the P&L or balance sheet of corporations. The guest speaker at this meeting is Kaya Axelsson (Net Zero Policy Engagement Fellow).

Livable Planet Working Group

Thursday, February 10, 1pm ET - Register here

The Livable Planet working group is dedicated to identifying systems and solutions that enable all life to thrive. We work together to enhance these living-systems, tending to personal, team, community and global wellbeing. On Feb 10th, 1 PM EST, the Livable Planet Working Group will be talking with ASBC's Noah Oppenheim, leader of the Businesses for Climate and Conservation Action initiative, about policy initiatives that we might be able to amplify. If you haven't already registered for the meeting, you can do so here.

Regenerative Agriculture & Justice

Thursday, February 10, 1pm ET - Contact Colton Fagundes to participate

The Regenerative Agriculture and Justice working group strives to advance public policies for a more regenerative, just, and equitable food and agricultural system. This broad group of stakeholders brings together business leaders from industries throughout the agricultural value chain, advocacy organizations, and groups representing farmers, workers, and frontline communities.