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OCTOBER 2016

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Insights from REV

Get a 2017 Sustainability Kickstart
Create more value in your organization with REV's half-day Business Sustainability Workshop

Confirmed speakers include GreenBiz's Joel Makower, UTC Aerospace Systems Green Team Chair Kendra Martin, and others. Sessions happening in San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Los Angeles.
Click here for more info.
Early-bird discounts are ending soon!

Sustainable Value

HBR: The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Still not sure about the bottom line value of sustainability? This new Harvard Business Review article spells it out.
"Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet."
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Engagement

CSAA Insurance Group and a Culture of Volunteerism

CSAA Insurance Group has a 98% participation rate in their volunteer program. Roger Hancock shares how they did it.
"Volunteer service engages employees in a common purpose, and bonds an organization in ways that few other activities can. When colleagues collaborate on behalf of the community, they become powerful agents of positive change."
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New Book

Gaining an Edge Through IoT-Powered Sustainability

In his new (free!) e-book, Darren Beck outlines a multitude of ways that small business can use smart technology to operate more efficiently.
"Embedded sensor and controller technology gives small business an accessible means to automate the monitoring, tracking and adjusting of their energy use, saving time, labor, resources and money."
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Coach's Story

Don't Ask Me What I Do. Ask Me Why.

REV VP of Operations Jenny Sant'Anna tells why she had no choice when it came to working in sustainability.
"I asked myself, why would businesses change? Is change only possible through laws and regulations? ...I learned some businesses are choosing to consider more than the bottom line ...And those businesses are flourishing."
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Customer Story

Meet Kristen Wonder: SJSU Energy Champion

You may be seeing Kristen on an ad in your neighborhood soon. Read why PG&E chose her as a Step Up and Power Down Energy Champion.
"One of the most successful initiatives was the Sweet Goodnight Campaign — I was able to engage my office to improve their energy savings actions by 57% and reduce their energy waste by 6%."
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community

San Diego Catholics are Seeing Green

June's encyclical spurred the Catholic Diocese of San Diego to take action. Great examples for any community seeking to become more sustainable.
"Fisher said environmental stewardship is an area that the Catholic community should care about and sees the solar initiative as playing a role in that trend."
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Awards

Apply Now For the CoolCalifornia Small business Awards

Get recognized for your sustainability and carbon reduction efforts. The deadline to apply for the CARB-sponsored CoolCallifornia Small Business Awards is November 7. Click here for more info.

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— Dr. martin Luther King Jr.