Creative Citizen

(To get involved join BALLE Seattle and NBIS.  They both have excellent e-mail lists to stay in the loop.)

Notes 10.27.2007 from Cascadia's Meeting on this topic:

Main Themes/Questions to be explored:

Vision for Business Sustainability?
How to leverage what exists?
Business sector impact on climate policy?
How can small business have a greater role?

Vision:

Cascadia as world leader in business sustainability
Business has a competitive advantage by being green in Cascadia
Generally Accepted Sustainability Principle (GASP)
Sustainability integral to functioning of the business
Trim tab = this region
Progressive Business Alliance Coalitions ‡C of C's, EDC's

Leverage:
List of groups ‡ alliances
Crag's list for sustainability
Informal, frequent events
greendrinks.org
BALLE (invited 5)
NBIS monthly
WISER commons
Sustainable Ballard, Sustainable W.Seattle
Stories - tell them! (NBIS forum), articles, media, web
Promote industrial ecology
Platform for services and ideas for new businesses *NBIS topic?
Global reporting initiative scaling to local
Biznik.com - progressive business network
Chambers of commerce

Impacting Climate:
Assign value to carbon reduction
Taking a stance
GASP (ie. Like Sarbanes Oxley)
Bus-regulator partnership game - regular sustainability change process w/ incentives (ie. Cheaper to be green)
Government supplied CSR audits and credits, benefits

Increased Small business Roles:
Env/CSR policy for small businesses
Increase awareness
Talking points and benefits
Public pledges/certificate programs
Communicate through strategic marketing to public

-- Notes courtesy of Kevin Wilhelm