Wednesday, April 20, 1pm ET - Ensuring Global Peace Through Ecological Regeneration | ASBN Live

Join us for Ensuring Global Peace Through Ecological Regeneration. In celebration of Earth Day, Monica Willard, a longtime UN anti-nuclear activist will join fellow peace advocates Jonathan Granoff (President of the Global Security Institute) and Kehkashan Basu (Voices Youth Gorbachev-Shultz Legacy Award for Nuclear Disarmament recipient) for a discussion with the Livable Planet Working Group Co-chair Sierra Flanigan about the inextricable connection between environmental regeneration and international conflict resolution.

Wednesday, April 20, 3pm ET - Circular Economy 
Members-only event; Contact Stephanie Erwin to participate | WORKING GROUP

The Circular Economy working group brings together a wide variety of key stakeholders to tackle the waste crisis, especially plastic waste, in the United States. As part of the agenda, we will be facilitating a group discussion around “greenwashing” and how it comes into play in circular economy and circular economy related policy (historically and currently). 

Thursday, April 21, 4pm ET - Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative 
Members-only event; Contact Devika Rao to participate | WORKING GROUP

The Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative is a growing collaboration that includes members of the Cancer Free Economy Network, American Sustainable Business Network, Center for Environmental Health, Children’s Environmental Health Network, Clean & Healthy New York, Clean Production Action, and the Lowell Center 
for Sustainable Production, as well as Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center, MadeSafe, the Max Cure Foundation, Naturepedic. This meeting's focus is strategy on the Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act.

Friday, April 22, 12pm ET - Social Economy Business Solutions in Response to War & the Refugee Crisis in Ukraine | MEMBER EVENT

ASBN is proud partners with Social Economy Europe, the voice of 2.8 million social economy enterprises and organizations in Europe.The focus of the targeted ASBN presentation is to make recommendations from business perspectives on how enterprises can respond to the Ukraine crisis, implement strategies to boost social economy entrepreneurship, and scale up sustaining social economy solutions as part of those efforts. We are most interested in your participation and ideas. 

You are invited to join us Friday, April 22nd at 12pm ET to hear from Ibon Zugasti (International Director for LKS, MONDRAGON Corporation’s management consultancy cooperative), Víctor Meseguer (Director of Social Economy Europe), and Michael Peck (1worker1vote executive director & co-founder; Board, ASBN).

Wednesday, April 27, 1pm ET - Economic Empowerment and Ecommerce | ASBN Live

American Sustainable Business Network and GoodCarts invite you to join us Wednesday, April 27th at 1pm ET for a dynamic discussion on the future of economic empowerment and ecommerce including democratizing sustainable and social impact entrepreneurship for all. Featuring an opening interview with eleven year-old Mya Beaudry, founder of Kokom Scrunchies by Kyle St-Amour Brennan (Shopify). Then go in-depth with three amazing initiatives including the 1 Million Black Businesses, Shopify’s Build Native, and the Good Market to finish the hour. 

After the main event, join an interactive economic empowerment and ecommerce networking session facilitated by GoodCarts. Give your initiatives and resources a shout out and meet kindred spirits committed to economic empowerment in the age of ecommerce.  

Monday, May 2, 1pm ET - How Business Leaders Drive Change- Leading the Way on ‘Circularity’ from Within | Circularity in Furniture Series*

How do companies make the case for circularity to key internal stakeholders and align the full range of teams – finance, product, sustainability, marketing, operations, etc – to achieve sustainability, waste and business goals? Is it best to “go all in” or “take baby steps”? We’ll explore change from within using examples from the furniture and consumer products industries to illustrate strategies applicable across many sectors.

Join Jennifer Gootman (Vice President, Sustainability: Social & Environmental Impact of Williams-Sonoma, Inc), Danielle Jezienicki (Senior Director, Sustainability of Grove Collaborative), and Suzanne Vetillart (CEO of Boma Jewelry) in conversation with Tensie Whelan (Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business). These experienced leaders will unpack various approaches to driving circularity, sharing lessons learned on their companies’ journeys to a more sustainable future.

Wednesday, May 4, 1pm ET - Public Policy & ‘Circularity’ - Business Can Move the Needle | Circularity in Furniture Series*

How can companies support and inform critical public policy to advance the transition to a circular economy? Using examples from the furniture and home-cleaning products industries, we’ll explore opportunities for involvement by companies of all sectors, sizes and levels of policy engagement. Join us to learn more about circular economy policy in the US and how businesses can play an essential role in policymaking and advocacy for circularity. With momentum building on key policies – including extended producer responsibility, plastics bans, toxics legislation, and right to repair, along with new federal climate and infrastructure investment – this is an important time for the business sector to lead the change.

Panelists include Gat Caperton, President/CEO of Gat Creek; Jeffrey Hollender, CEO & Co-Founder of ASBN and Co-Founder & former CEO of Seventh Generation; and Stephanie Erwin, Director of Circular Economy Policy, ASBN. 

Thursday, May 5, 12pm ET - Circularity and the Future of Furniture Design | Circularity in Furniture Series*

Join us to discuss holistic and realistic steps and strategies to implement the circular economy, new approaches to regenerative systems, and the challenges and opportunities of retooling a risk-averse manufacturing industry. With a special focus on the challenges of the furniture sector and real-life case studies, we’ll walk you through cradle-to-cradle best practices like life cycle audits, Design for Disassembly, reclaiming technical and biological nutrients and many other techniques.

This virtual workshop will feature thought-and action-leaders in furniture and circularity: Paula Luu, Senior Project Director at the Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners; Emily McGarvey, Director of Sustainability, Room & Board; and Phantila Phataraprasit, Co-Founder/CEO, Sabai; and moderated by sustainability designer Sarah Templin.

Wednesday, May 11, 1pm ET - Investing in the Next Seven Generations: A Case Study and Framework | ASBN Live

Join us for Investing in the Next Seven Generations: A Case Study and Framework. The Wolakota Buffalo Range is home to the largest Indigenous-managed bison herd in the world; just two years ago, however, the project was barely underway and desperately in need of funding. Join us to hear from project leaders about the partnerships and approach that have allowed this project to exceed expectations and become a model for investing in Indian Country.

Clay Colombe (CEO, Rosebud Sioux Economy Development Corporation) and Kim Pate (Managing Director, NDN Fund) will share lessons learned from the launch of Wolakota and introduce their 7Gen Investing Framework, a relationship-centered set of principles that can be replicated to accelerate socioeconomic transformation, equity, and sovereignty for Indigenous nations and beyond.

May 16-17 - Total Impact Summit 2022

In-person, Philadelphia, PA | PARTNER EVENT

Episode 16 - America in the Shadow of Amazon ft. Alec MacGillis

Episode 16 of the Just & Sustainable Economy podcast features a conversation with award-winning journalist, Alec MacGillis on his book Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America. Joining Alec in conversation is ASBN Co-Founder and CEO and Co-Founder of Seventh Generation, Jeffrey Hollender. Fulfillment is a A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice selection and investigates Amazon’s impact on the wealth and poverty of towns and cities across the United States. 

ASBN's Just & Sustainable Economy Podcast is proudly sponsored by Hanson Bridgett