United for a Sustainable America (UFASA ) is a nonprofit sustainability education group that has been hosting Green Business Summits throughout the country. Its aim is to help green and renewable vendors, products, companies, and key figures to converge onto the “green platform” and help to accelerate the green movement.
Chicago is the location of the first ever Green Business Summit being held today, Thursday, Feb. 24, at Venue One at 1044 W. Randolph St.
Suzanne Carlson, environmental director for the Chicago Public Schools, discussed their sustainable initiatives with attendees of the Chicago Green Business Summit, such as energy efficienct practices and recycling. Students actively engaged themselves in the program, which exposed them to the benefits of adopting practices that help the environment.
Intellectual panel discussions were expected to educate the American business community by dwelling on the benefits of sustainable practices that reduce costs, decrease risks and create avenues into new markets. Members of the business community will proactively invest in the emerging green economy.
The Green Business Summit, which is free and open to the public, will focus on the importance of proactively investing in the emerging green economy and facilitate dialogue on how sustainability can grow the economy and create jobs. Various topics that ranged from financing of leading green projects to corporate sustainability management were included.
In a press release, Anthony Cannon, UFASA president, said, “The challenges of the new green economy requires the growth of partnerships and other collaborations to succeed and events such as the Green Business Summit help to develop these partnerships and identify ways that groups can work together and help expand the ‘green’ economy.” The Chicago Green Business Summit invites members of the business community, who make an effort to introduce sustainable practices in their business, tackle the challenges that arise and manage the accompanying opportunities.
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