WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable

Business & Brews
2017-02-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Big Ditch Brewery, 55 E Huron Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
The WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable is hosting a social event Business & Brews on February 1, 2017 from 5:30-7 pm at Big Ditch Brewing Company located at 55 E Huron Street in Buffalo. This event is open to Sustainable Business Roundtable Members, future Members, Partners, and Friends. Let’s kick off a great new year of learning, connecting and growing. This event would not be possible without out sponsors: Greif & Covanta Environmental Solutions.

Sustainable Brewing Workshop, Tour & Tasting
2017-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Flying Bison Brewery, 840 Seneca Street, Buffalo, 14210, United States
A free workshop will be held at Flying Bison Brewery on March 7, 2017
Sustainable Brewing makes financial sense. It creates process improvements which make natural resources more productive. Experts in sustainable brewing practices from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute will talk about best practices and first steps for:

Water & Wastewater: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Energy: Reduction & Efficiency
Solid Wastes: Opportunities for Reduction & Alternative Uses
Supply Chain Sustainability

After the workshop we will tour the Flying Bison Brewery & have a tasting.

Sustainable Business Expo & Keynote
2017-04-18 15:00 - 19:30 | American Axle Bldg, 1001 E Delavan, Buffalo, NY, 14215, United States
The 2017 Sustainable Business EXPO provides a unique opportunity to meet Business Leaders from WNY who are focused on incorporating sustainability measures into their business operations. Discover new products, services and technologies that can make your business more sustainable today. Learn about the Triple Bottom Line and how it can change the future for your business and community.
3:00 – EXPO Exhibitor Space opens.
5:00 – Panel of three visionary leaders from Patagonia, the Capital Institute and Cascade Engineering will show you how they incorporated the Triple Bottom Line into their business models.
6:30 – EXPO Exhibitor Space reopens and informal mixer begins.

The Forward Meeting
2017-05-31 10:00 - 11:30
The WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable has had a great year. You are probably wondering what is next. We want to figure that out together with you. So lets reminisce and then get planning. I guarantee the 90 minutes will fly by. Afterwards stay for a lunch & keynote by Dr. Sanjay Padhi, Principal at Amazon Web Services, courtesy of the Bloch Symposium. Its easy to register for the Forward Meeting RSVP Forward Meeting and the Lunch & Keynote RSVP Amazon Lunch.

FOOD Fight Workshop
2017-06-13 08:00 - 11:00 | Niagara Culinary Institute, 28 Old Falls Street , Niagara Falls, NY, 14303, United States
Costs, regulations and customer expectations are changing the ways businesses deal with food waste. The upcoming WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable workshop is for businesses that create or divert food waste, and anybody else interested in learning more about this growing business segment. It will be led by the Sustainable Food Program experts at NYS Pollution Prevention Institute and held in a great new space at the Niagara Culinary Institute. It is free to attend, thanks to the generous underwriting of our sponsors.
Place: Niagara Culinary Institute – Niagara Falls NY
Date: Tuesday June 13
Time: 8-8:45 am Tour of Culinary Institute
8:45-9:15 am Continental Breakfast & Networking
9:15-11:00 am FOOD Fight Workshop
Sign up soon, this event is limited to the first 100 attendees. RSVP at Food Fight Workshop

It's Electric
2017-09-12 09:00 - 11:00 | UB CTRC, 875 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States

Solar Mixer
2017-09-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Flying Bison Brewery, 840 Seneca Street, Buffalo, 14210, United States

October Coffee Club
2017-10-26 07:30 - 09:00
Coffee Club is a reason to get going early. It consists of a facility tour, coffee and some great conversation. The Coffee Club is a new additional event from SBR, created to compliment the monthly workshops & EXPO that SBR is known for. We want to talk, listen and learn more about you and your company and how sustainability is going for you. This coffee will be limited to about 25, so if you want to attend please respond to this email & Amy will get you on the list.

Irish Coffee
2017-12-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Hotel Henry, 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, 14213, United States

The Business of Water
2018-01-22 08:30 - 11:00 | Planing Mil, 141 Elm Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
The Business of Water
8:30 to 11:00 am
Planing Mill, 141 Elm Street, Buffalo, New York 14203
8:30 – registration, coffee networking
9:00-9:10 – Welcome from WNYSBR and Montante Group
9:10-9:30 – Speaker – OJ McFoy, P.E., General Manager of Buffalo Sewer Authority and Chairman of Buffalo Water Board. Topic water supply and wastewater treatment.
9:30 – 10:15 – Speakers – Martin Schooping and Kimberly Bawden, NYS Pollution Prevention Institute. Topic tools to track water usage and water mapping.
10:15 – 10:45 – Speaker Robert Bellitto, SAMCO Technologies. Topic water treatment, wastewater treatment, processes of boilers and cooling tower and ongoing maintenance targeting business perspectives.
10:45 – 11:00 Roundtable Discussion

Sustainable Packaging: A Roundtable Event
2018-03-01 14:00 - 16:00
Join us March 1 from 2-4 pm for three perspectives on sustainable packaging:

National expert (Jack Ampuja- Supply Chain Optimizers)
2. Local leader (David Vitka – Catholic Health)
3. You (BYOP) Bring Your Own Packaging Challenge

We will end the day with a tour of Catholic Health’s flagship building. RSVP required.
Free Parking in Catholic Health Visitors Lot which is accessed off Genesee Street

Andrew Hoffman - Finding Purpose: Sustainable Business in the Anthropocene
2018-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | UB Alfiero Center Room 102, Flint Loop, Amherst, NY, 14260, United States
Andrew Hoffman is author or editor of 12 books about business and the environmental challenges of our time, including From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism and The Oxford Handbook on Business and the Natural Environment. From 2010 to 2015, he directed the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, which aims to leverage the power of business to create a more sustainable world. He holds faculty appointments in the Ross School of Business and the School for Environment and Sustainability.
Park at the Center for Tomorrow lot. Take any Green Line shuttle to Flint Loop. From Flint Loop, walk the short distance along Putnam Way (located to the right of the Flint Loop) past Park Hall (Building 13 on map) and turn right toward the Alfiero Center/Jacobs Management Center. (See gold arrows for path.)
Free event, REGISTER HERE

Buffalo's Future: Leading Your Business to Sustainability
2018-04-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle (inside main bldg), Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
WNYSBR Board Vice President Ali Adelman will be presenting about sustainable business!
Every company has a responsibility to be a good corporate citizen. But can you be sustainable and still make a profit?
Research shows that by having a sustainability strategy, benefits to your business include: being more efficient, increasing productivity, and strengthening stakeholder relations, to name a few. Join our conversation on what it means to become a sustainable business and learn how you can take the first steps.
Join our speakers and learn how, as a sustainable business, you can leave a positive footprint on the planet and in your community while ensuring your company’s profitability:
• Aliesa Adelman, CSDP, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Sustainability, for national design, construction and energy services company, Wendel and VP of the WNYSBR
• Mark C. Poloncarz, Erie County Executive
Free and open to the public. Register now, as seating is limited.

2018 Sustainable Business Summit @ Hotel Henry
2018-05-01 08:00 - 18:00 | Hotel Henry, 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, 14213, United States
Check out the event webpage.

Erich Bloch Symposium
2018-06-04 | UB Jacobs School of Medicine, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, NY, 14203, United States
This two-day forum is hosted by the UB Department of Materials, Design & Innovation in memory of Erich Bloch. Leaders from across the country will address how innovations in materials can impact business and society.
Speakers Include:

Krishna Rajan, Erich Bloch Chair, Department of Materials Design & Innovation; University at Buffalo
Michael Ward, Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Director, Molecular Design Institute; New York University
Linda Sapochak, Director, Division of Materials Research; National Science Foundation
Jeff Belt, President, SolEpoxy and co-Chair of WNY Regional Economic Development Council
Mark Shima, President, Panasonic ECO Solutions Solar of New York
Frits Abell, Chief Operating Officer; Green Machine
Kemper Lewis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Director, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies; University at Buffalo
Kristina M. Johnson, Chancellor, State University of New York; and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo.
Don Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry; MIT
Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director; Earthworks
Shelia Davis, Executive Director; Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Jonathan Bird, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering; University at Buffalo
William Petuskey, Professor, School of Molecular Sciences, and Director, Advanced Materials Initiatives; Arizona State University
Mark Rossi, Executive Director; Clean Production Action
David Furrer, Senior Fellow Discipline Lead; Pratt and Whitney; and In-coming president of ASM International, the Materials Information Society
Christina Orsi, Associate Vice President, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships; University at Buffalo
Helga Vanthournout, Senior Expert, Center for the Business and the Environment; McKinsey & Company, Geneva, Switzerland
John Fullerton, Founder and President; Capital Institute
Lauren Asplen, Director, Healthy Sustainability Program; BlueGreen Alliance
Ken Geiser, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Sarah O’Brien, Director; Clean Electronics Production Network
Jim Vallette, Research Director; Health Building Network

SBR Annual Meeting
2018-06-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Tri-Main, 2495 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Join us for the WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBR) Annual Member’s Meeting on June 12 from 3-4:30 pm at TriMain in the Buffalo Arts Studio. The meeting will include “A Year in Review”, Committee Reports, Next Steps, Board Elections, and Bylaw approval. Afterwards we will have networking and a tour. Non-members are welcome.

Silo City Tour & Brew
2018-07-12 16:00 - 19:00 | Silo City, 85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Take a behind the scenes tour of Silo City, a surprisingly sustainable grain elevator complex that doubles as a music venue, theater backdrop, poetry site, and industrial film location. Numerous projects and events have been undertaken at Silo City including cultural tours, installation of a pollinator meadow, living laboratory activities with local universities, theater performances, reading series, seasonal music festivals, markets, and other events.
Then we will enjoy the summer night and cold beer at the brand new Silo City bar/restaurant Duende.
Arrive at 85 Silo City Row (off of Ohio Street just south of the Ohio Street Bridge/Buffalo River). We’ll start the tour in the parking lot next to Elevator B. Once you enter through the gates, park in the large parking lot on your right. Remember to wear walking shoes.

Alt Fuel Ride & Drive
2018-08-16 09:00 - 15:00 | Erie County Community College North Campus, 6205 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States
August 16 is a day for fleet managers to take a test drive, talk to experts and explore the benefits of alternative fuel vehicles. Alternative fuel vehicles:

reduce petroleum use, minimize emissions, and save on fuel costs.
reduce dependence on foreign exports and create a more stable energy market less susceptible to supply and price volatility.
offer air quality benefits to make communities cleaner and safer as well as help meet increasingly stringent emission requirements and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

All that and free lunch…. Register Today for this free event co-sponsored by the WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable.
Agenda
9-3 Ride & Drive and Exhibitor Expo
9-12 DEC Listening Session #1: Low Carbon Transportation Plannng
11:30-1:30 Complimentary Lunch
10-12 Autogas Answers
12-1 TBD – EV Presentation
1-1:30 VW Settlement Funds for NYS
1-4:30 DEC Listening Session #2: Low Carbon Transportation Planning
1:30-2:30 TBD – CNG/RNG Presentation
3-4 CNG Fleet Operators Listening Session

Low Carbon Listening Session @ Alt Vehicle Ride & Drive
2018-08-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Erie County Community College North Campus, 6205 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States
This is the chance for you to discuss local clean transportation issues and share ideas that could shape state transportation policies and future incentives.
The listening sessions will engage stakeholders with diverse interests and concerns in discussion of the economic and social considerations for deploying clean transportation options, opportunities to enhance environmental and public health benefits through a modernized transportation system, how innovative, low-carbon transportation can enhance quality of life or otherwise affect economic competitiveness, and what policies and programs may help advance a clean transportation future.
In between the sessions you can have a free lunch and drive in an alternative fuel vehicle.
Western New York
August 16, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Erie Community College North Campus Cafeteria
6205 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221
REGISTER for a.m. – https://conta.cc/2ApQXEb
REGISTER for p.m. – https://conta.cc/2v5zED5

Brewing Change in Buffalo
2018-09-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Gene McCarthy’s, 73 Hamburg Street, Buffalo, NY, 14204, United States
SBR has partnered with the CoRE Initiative and the Environmental Alliance to host this early fall networking event. Throughout the year we want to give you the opportunity to visit places and meet people who are helping inspire and shape the region today and in the future. (That includes you!) We are starting this journey in the Old First Ward where Buffalo first moved goods and made products along the River.
The CoRE Initiative is a Buffalo born and led research and education partnership co-led by the UB Materials Design & Innovation Department, Niagara Share and Clean Production Action with non-governmental, community outreach organizations and business organizations (including SBR) that bring together complementary expertise – in research, market analysis, policy formulation, and social innovation — to support the transition towards a safer materials economy and building blocks for the factory of the future.
So let’s hang out in the beer garden, enjoy the day, and start talking.

September 20 Net-Zero Home Tour
2018-09-20 15:00 - 17:00 | 645 North Ellicott Creek Road Amherst NY, 645 North Ellicott Creek Road, Amherst, NY, 14228, United States
An architect’s tour of an energy neutral home that both creates and saves energy. See it work in a small scale, then let’s talk about bigger – commercial, industrial, multi-family and how these systems can be implemented in new builds and renovations. Learn about the house and systems from multiple perspectives – the home owner, the architect, the geothermal system provider, and the solar provider. Learn about in progress and on the books local projects that will scale up these concepts and systems for businesses.

Borderland Festival
2018-09-22 08:00 - 2018-09-23 17:00 | Knox Farm State Park, 437 Buffalo Road, East Aurora, NY, 14052, United States
SBR will be at the Borderland Festival. Stop by and say hi!
The Borderland Music + Arts Festival celebrates the rich history and renaissance of the region with a two-day music and cultural festival set in one of the most scenic and storied grounds in all of New York State, Knox Farm State Park.
At Borderland Music + Arts Festival, they are taking great strides towards becoming a zero-waste festival with the of Waste-Free Earth. The festival plans to divert as much waste away from the landfill and into composting and recycling initiatives as possible, throughout the whole weekend on Knox Farm. Everything from food vendors and bars will be served in 100% compostable flatware. That’s right, even the forks and cups that feel and look like plastic are actually compostable! The festival will be single-use plastic bottle free! There will be plenty of FREE water refill stations scattered throughout the festival so you can stay hydrated.
Educating and inspiring attendees about sustainability is a huge part of Borderland. The festival will have a Sustainability Booth inside the venue where all attendees are encouraged to come up and learn about all the sustainability initiatives we have in place at Borderland and also join in on the earth friendly fun! There will be micro-trash sweeping and carpooling contests, where you have a chance to win awesome prizes from our sponsors. You will also be able to sign our plastic pledge, write letters to your state representatives to take stronger actions on plastic pollution and regulations, and so much more!

CannonDesign Presents Jeff Goodell, author of "The Water Will Come"
2018-10-16 08:00 - 17:00
CannonDesign, as a part of its annual Environmental Awareness Week (EAW), has invited SBR members & guests to an exclusive conversation with Jeff Goodell about the Implications of Global Sea Rise. Jeff Goodell is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine, and a NY Times best selling author.
This is a members only event. Contact Amy if you would like to attend. amy.alduino@erie.gov

WNY Facilities Management Expo
2018-10-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Hamburg Fairgrounds
The Western New York Facilities Management Expo is a regional showcase featuring products and services for maintenance, renovation, modernization and management of commercial, industrial, institutional, income properties and more.
As the largest Facilities Management Expo in the WNY region, with vendors and visitors from Western New York, and North Western Pennsylvania, attendees have a wide range of displays, seminars, and demonstrations to attend throughout the event.
Stop by the SBR table and say hi!

The New Normal - Preparing for climate change impacts on supply chain management
2018-11-15 09:00 - 11:00 | UB Hayes Hall, North Campus, Buffalo, 14214
Business supply chains involve a web of third parties, including product distributors, service providers, manufacturers, contractors, and logistics firms that store and move materials. All of them are dependent on their own infrastructure, transportation and supply networks. When climate change or extreme weather impacts a part of your supply chain, the domino effect can ultimately impact your ability to provide products and services to your customers.
So what are the risks today and in the future? How can your business prepare for sudden environmental shocks and slow on-set disasters? How do you know if your suppliers are prepared? How can you detect supplier issues?
The panel of experts will include both researchers and local businesses working to understand the risks and adapt to the new normal of supply chain management.

Sustainable Investing Think & Drink
2018-12-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Tri-Main, 2495 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Don’t miss the first SBR Think & Drink Big Idea conversation about Sustainable Investing. Raise a glass, network and let’s talk about investment strategies that seek to drive positive social or environmental impact alongside financial results.
Bring your questions and concerns – This is not a pitch or sale – its a drink and conversation with your business peers about $23 trillion in assets managed using a sustainable approach. A panel of experts from Signity/Axa Financial, Goldfarb Financial and KeyBank will provide an overview and answer your questions.

Energy Conservation: Changing Controls to Improve the Bottom Line
2019-01-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Buffalo Botanical Gardens, 2655 S Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218
Kick off the new year with Energy Conservation! Join us at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens where we can forget the weather and enjoy networking and then interacting with our panel of experts.
Speakers:
Eric Williams of the Rochester Institute of Technology will discuss how technology leads to energy conservation.
Jeff Burns, President of Entuit, will speak about the art and science of sensors monitoring energy use.
Tiffany Vanderwerf, Chief Conservation Officer at the Buffalo Zoo, will provide a business perspective on energy conservation.

How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate
2019-02-13 16:30 - 18:00 | University at Buffalo, 107 Talbert

Scholars@Hallwalls: Adam Rome, “Partly Green: The Past and Future of Sustainable Business”
2019-03-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 14202
Join us at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center for our eighth year of Faculty Fellows talks! This lecture series brings current UB humanities research out into the community – with complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. Free and open to the public, in partnership with WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable.
Please register by sending an email to: asa@wnysustainablebusiness.org.
In case of bad weather, please check your email for notifications about event cancellations.
Can capitalism become green without fundamental changes in the rules of the marketplace? The last 30 years has been a revealing test of the limits of corporate sustainability initiatives. In the United States, no major environmental legislation has passed since 1990, yet many businesses have worked hard to become greener. How successful have their efforts been? What has driven change, and what has stood in the way? The answers to those questions offer important insight into what we still need to do to build a sustainable economy.
Adam is an environmental historian and author of The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2001) and The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation (2013). He also is co-editor of Green Capitalism? Business and the Environment in the Twentieth Century (2017). In addition to a book about recent efforts by American businesses to become more sustainable, he is working on the environmental-history volume for Oxford’s Very Short Introduction series. From 2002 to 2005, he edited the journal Environmental History.

They're Demanding Less Waste
2019-03-04 14:00 - 15:30 | The Tabernacle @ Sweet_ness 7 cafe, 211 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo
Let’s begin a discussion about what resources, support, or recognition different organizations need to create the structural and cultural changes that will result in less food related waste.
We are inviting event planners, tourism professionals, fundraisers, restaurateurs, and culinary programs to attend our free “They’re Demanding Less Waste” workshop. The workshop will focus on stories and strategies on purchasing, planning and coordinating activities to maximize customer experiences while minimizing food waste including disposable containers and plastic ware at restaurants, special events and festivals. Panel discussion followed by spirited networking. Panelists will include Prish Moran of Sweet_ness 7 Café and Jennifer Brazill from the Borderland Festival.
This workshop will provide ideas and inspiration for participants and also identify areas of interest for further engagement. We hope there is an added benefit as the different types of event participants network with each other and explore the subject from different perspectives.
Register here!
For additional information please feel free to contact Amy Alduino at amy.alduino@erie.gov or 716-858-4715.
