Business Sustainability Stories: March 24
Sustainability talk is easy. But how do real live businesses manage the challenges of simultaneously reaching for sustainability and profitability? What have local businesses done to reduce their ecological footprint while not just surviving but thriving?
Join four “Business Leaders in Sustainability” for an engaging evening of their stories, with interactive Q & A opportunities. If your business or non-profit is looking for tips and ideas, or you are simply interested in business innovation in Victoria, this is the place to be.
During 2009, four VBN member businesses were studied by students from the commerce program at UVic. Now we can all learn what makes these leading businesses tick.
Participating are: Hemp & Company, Ecoeverything (formerly Fiber Options Naturals), Red Fish, Blue Fish and The Good Planet
When: Wednesday March 24, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: Victoria City Hall Council Chambers
Cost: Free
RSVP: connect@vbnetwork.ca
VBN gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Vancity, BC Healthy Communities and the City of Victoria for its Business Leaders in Sustainability project.
AGM & Sustainability Roundtable a Success
Our 2010 AGM and Sustainability Roundtable were attended by about 30 members and visitors. Read more >>
VBN Workshop: Coaching Circles
Solving your business challenges with the help of your peers
Postponed until March
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Coaching Circles provides an opportunity to spark new ideas, discover solutions and resources by drawing on the collective wisdom of professionals in your community. Participants will break into small groups and each person will have an opportunity to bring up a business challenge or problem that he or she is facing. The other participants around the table will offer suggestions and solutions.
Bill Weaver is a media strategist and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and journalist, with over three decades of experience creating meaningful content for U.S. and Canadian television. For the past five years, he has been producing web-based film shorts that promote the missions of values-based businesses and social profits.
Bill is founder and facilitator of Media that Matters, a yearly conference at Hollyhock committed to sparking new ideas, broadening collective wisdom, and building a stronger, smarter community among media professionals from all disciplines of conventional and unconventional media. The conference begins its eleventh year in 2010.
December breakfast at Solstice Cafe with MP Denise Savoie.
Victoria Business Leaders in Sustainability Project
The VBN is pleased to announce its newest initiative, the Victoria Business Leaders in Sustainability Project, which will foster environmental and ethical practices in Victoria by showcasing businesses at the forefront of sustainability.
With the Victoria Business Leaders in Sustainability Project our goal is to identify and effectively showcase local businesses that represent leaders in positive change. Through this process, we hope to create opportunities for learning and education and to inspire other companies in the Victoria community about business sustainability.
The VBN has received funding for this project from Vancity, the City of Victoria, and BC Healthy Communities.
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