2010 Sustainable Business
Action Plan
A collaborative effort between
university and community
By Dr. CJ Kalin
Background
• Course: Sustainability (2007-present)
• Evolving curriculum
– Definition of sustainability
– Overall awareness
– Carbon footprints
– Private business plans
– Non-profit (governmental and 503c)
sustainability efforts
Organization County
County
Sustainable
Ventura
URL
http://portal.countyofventura.org/portal/p
age/portal/GreenInitiatives/
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/mai
County of Marin n/comdev/advance/Sustainability.cfm
San Francisco
http://www.sustainable-city.org/
503c organizations
• work to create more sustainable communities
within the county.
• are part of a growing coalition of individuals,
families, businesses and organizations who
are committed to making personal changes
toward more sustainable living and working
while also
• addressing broader issues and practices that
affect communities.
Organization County
Sustainable
503c
Contra Costa
Sustainable
San Mateo
Sustainable
Napa
Sustainable
Orange
Sustainable
Monterey
URL
http://www.sustainablecoco.org/
http://www.sustainablesanmateo
.org/
http://www.sustainablenapacoun
ty.org/
http://www.sustainableorangeco
unty.org/
http://www.sustainablemonterey
county.org/index.html
Purpose
• inspire and support businesses in their effort
to focus on the triple bottom line: people,
planet, profit.
• provide resources such as education,
sustainable purchasing policies, joint
purchasing agreements, and financial
incentives.
Initiatives
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Communities collaborative
Urban gardening and farming in Contra Costa
Business collaborative
SEEDs and sustainability advisors
K-12 and university collaborative
Sustainable university collaborative
• 2010 Action Plan
– Goal: triple-bottom line action items
– Support business and individual efforts
– Sourcing local businesses for products/services
-- Graduate level business course in Sustainability
– Four teams
– Best practices
– Wiki-formatted
Results
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Whole building health audit
Heating/cooling/water usage
Eco-friendly car washes
Junk mail
Restaurant supplies
Composting
Hazard wastes
Green printing
Solar tubes/panels
Next steps
– County specific sourcing
– Database/search features
– Calculator awareness program
– Workshops
– Video nights