Wednesday,  October 7, 2009, 9:00am

The North Carolina Environmental Stewardship Initiative will be conducting a 2 year long Pilot Program for non-DENR regulated organizations beginning in January 2010.

Is
your company looking for ways to improve environmental performance, develop an
environmental management system or get recognition for their environmental
excellence? The NC Environmental Stewardship Initiative may be a good fit for
you.

August 26, 2009, 4-6 PM, Raleigh Convention Center

 
As of June, all new LEED projects are to be registered under the new 2009 standards.  This new format represents the most exciting and progressive changes to the LEED process so far, and is a great opportunity for building owners and designers to push their performance expectations.   The August talk-n-walk will be an introductory resource to realizing the affects of LEED BD&C on our design decisions.

What is Local Dirt?

http://www.localdirt.com

Local Dirt is an online site for finding, selling, and buying local
food (and local food buyers). We are funded by the National Science
Foundation.  Local Dirt is the only site that does not charge a markup
for selling online.

We come from farm backgrounds and have a goal to give small and
mid-sized farmers the same advantages as large distributors. Finding
buyers and automating the sales, invoices, and inventory is made as
easy and fast as possible.

How It Works

1. Profile page - have a free page telling about your farm.

Charting the Course for Supporting Sustainable Business in NC

You are cordially invited to join the Sustainable NC Business Council
and FutureWave Consulting in a unique and dynamic "collaboratory" for
Charting the Course for Supporting Sustainable Business in North
Carolina.

Thursday, May 21st
8:30am - 5:00pm
Chapel Hill, NC

The need...and opportunity...for growing our "green business" sector has
never been more urgent. At the same time, many of our most dedicated and
innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders are struggling in the
economic downturn.

Organizations of all kinds across the state – nonprofits,

SJF Summit on the New Green Economy, Durham, June 2-3

The time is NOW for entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, and community leaders to come together to share strategies for investing in and building the new green economy. Billions of federal stimulus dollars are available to help kick start new sustainable businesses that will become market leaders as we emerge from the recession.

We are a small group of people who have had successful careers in
sustainability and are now looking for our next opportunity. We are
creating a group to support each other in our job searches for our next
jobs in a corporate or consulting setting. We anticipate meeting every
2 or 3 weeks in person in the Raleigh-Chapel Hill-RTP area for 2-3
hours to share tips, leads, advice and information. We are an informal
group, but quite dedicated to finding meaningful work aligned with our
values.

The first meeting will be in Chapel Hill in mid-June. Please send resume and any questions you may have to jim@jimjubelirer.com or call me at (919) 969-7818.

Are you planning to attend?  Time is closing!!

Green Business & Networking Opportunity!

Mountain Green 2009 - Sustainability Conference for Businesses

Register Before May 1 and SAVE $50!

Registration for the Mountain Green conference will increase on May 1,
2009.  Register today for the 3rd Annual Mountain Green by visiting our
website.
For $100 you will receive a full day conference including a meal that
features local food products.  After May 1, the rate increases to $150.

Vendor spots are available.  Make this Mountain Green conference event
work for you.  As a vendor you will be centrally located at the conference.

Old idea means 'Plenty' currency in Pittsboro

Posted: Apr. 8 6:49 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 8 6:50 p.m.

Pittsboro, N.C. — Chatham Marketplace is all about fresh food and supporting local farmers and businesses. But you might raise an eyebrow to find out the cooperative market also supports printing its own currency.

"We are printing a currency of exchange, right, but as long as there's an agreed-upon value, it's legal," said Mary DeMare. "It's like bartering."

It's called the Plenty (Piedmont Local Economy Tender), and it's used just like money at more than a dozen businesses in Pittsboro. Chatham Marketplace also uses the Plenty to pay employees bonuses.

CASE and the Fuqua Distinguished Speaker Series
invite you to attend the presentation of the

2009 CASE Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award

Presented to

Jacqueline Novogratz,
Founder and CEO

Acumen Fund

Tuesday, April 7 - 5:30-6:30pm
Duke Fuqua School of Business, Geneen Auditorium

RSVP appreciated: Link at www.caseatduke.org/events

More Information: JacquelineNovogratzCJoyceRavid