Wednesday, August 31, 1pm ET -Reimagining Recycling: How Tech Innovation is Increasing Landfill Diversion and Driving Circularity
Technology is playing a key role in supporting the advancement of recycling in North America and beyond. AI-powered computer vision systems are creating a more holistic view of where material is moving, and most importantly, what’s in it. AI and better data capture are helping consumer packaged goods companies, retailers, and manufacturers understand the flow and recovery of their specific containers and packaging; such innovations are reducing contamination and supporting producer initiatives to increase recycling rates, including for problematic materials like film and flexibles, and create new value streams for recyclables. Data collection, measurement, and material characterization for recycling also create a mechanism to support Extended Producer Responsibility schemes and other government initiatives focused on landfill diversion goals and recycled content standards, helping to advance a more circular economy for valuable commodities.

Wednesday, September 7, 1pm ET - The Case for Carbon Labeling
From Adidas and Allbirds, to Numi Tea, to Just Salad, we're seeing carbon labels pop up on the products we buy and sell. As a business leader, should I be getting in on the game? In this talk, Kayalin Akens-Irby (Planet FWD) will explore the growing trend of carbon labeling and what it is, discuss the business case for doing it, and how you can credibly measure the carbon footprint of your products to get started carbon labeling today.
 

Wednesday, September 14, 1pm ET - Making the Business Case for Regenerative and Just Agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill
Passed every five years, the farm bill is one of the main opportunities for stakeholders to engage in the federal policies that shape our food and agricultural system. This system, and the policies that have supported it, have contributed to the climate crisis, weakened supply chains, diminished biodiversity, concentrated farm ownership into increasingly fewer hands, hollowed-out local and rural economies, allowed discrimination to be left unaddressed, and left millions of Americans without access to healthy food. Making progress towards regenerative, inclusive, and just agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill will be vital for reversing these crises and building a better economic system that works for all. Confirmed speakers: Dãnia Davy (Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assitance Fund), Colton Fagundes (ASBN Regenerative Agriculture & Justice Working Group), and the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Wednesday, September 28, 1pm ET - Adjusting Your Vision: State Adoption of a Racial Impact Note Act
Racial Impact Notes ask if pending legislation will eliminate existing racial and inequities or make the situation worse. It is a means of putting questions of structural racism and inequities on the table for examination. Such a mechanism exists in the state of Illinois where Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat of Children’s Advocates for Change led the advocacy efforts to enact a Racial Impact Note Act. In this webinar, Dr. Green Cruzat, and State Representative Camille Lilly, who sponsored and fought for the legislation, will describe the multi-year journey to passage of the Act, resistance encountered, and the implications of its enactment.

Friday, October 7, 1pm ET - Beyond Impact Investing and ESG
The truth is the financial system and institutions are not broken, they are designed to oppress and create inequity. The Restorative Economies Fund at the Kataly Foundation is based on its CEO, Nwamaka Agbo's restorative economics framework and focuses on systems change for the prosperity of all. In this session, we will learn more about what intentional finance for systems change based on restorative economics look like, examine some examples of restorative investing, and also discuss the policy changes needed to make this approach successful.

Thursday, September 1, 1pm ET - ASBN weekly task force: GSA RFP on single-use plastics | Contact [email protected] to participate

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.

Tuesday, September 13, 3:30pm ET - Fixing Outmoded Election Laws for Business and the Economy | Register here

Due to loopholes in poorly written election laws, including the Failed Election Law of 1845 and the Electoral Count Act of 1887, there is a real risk that two candidates could claim the presidency, that Congress would be unable to make a determination, and a constitutional crisis would ensue. The Electoral Count Reform Reform Act (ECRA) has been introduced by a bipartisan group of senators. We need the business community to step up and support their efforts before the 2022 elections so that we can avoid the potential risk to our government and economy in 2024.

Wednesday, September 14, 12pm MDT - Tools and Tactics to Evaluate Your Business's Impact | HYBRID: In-person in Aurora, CO & Virtual

This session will include panelists from businesses who are actively measuring and evaluating their impact on their employees, community and environment and have executed tactics to support those goals. Attendees should leave feeling inspired and with ideas for concrete next steps they can take to evaluate the impact of their businesses.