Regional Green Business Conference Coming to Fort Wayne

Just in time for Earth Day, the City of Fort Wayne is bringing a regional sustainability conference to Fort Wayne on April 22. Initiated by participants in Fort Wayne's Green City Business program, the day-long session will present ideas from the Natural Step Network, an international non-profit organization that helps integrate sustainability concepts into strategic planning. The network has trained well-known organizations including Nike, IKEA, Nissan, Starbucks, Dow Chemical, CH2M Hill and the City of Madison, Wisconsin.

The conference's systems-based approach is designed to develop a continuous learning environment. It helps organizations and communities accelerate progress on meeting the economic needs of today without compromising the environmental needs of future generations. To facilitate last impact, Webinars, online discussions and peer-to-peer events will be available to attendees through The Natural Step after the Earth Day conference.

More than 90 local companies have gone through Fort Wayne's Green City Business training, many of them Chamber members. The voluntary program encourages existing facilities to improve efficiencies through pollution prevention, solid waste reduction, energy conservation and water conservation. The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Grand Wayne Center, and cost is $75 per attendee and includes lunch. Register here, and read more here.