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Sign Up for the B Corp August Workshop Series

Our monthly B Corp Workshop Series offers businesses tools to benchmark, express and improve their triple bottom line impact (People, Planet, Profit) through B Lab’s SDG Manager and B Impact Assessment (BIA). Through this program, our region is encouraging the triple-bottom-line business philosophy, so that one day, companies thrive not only to be the best, but also to attract the best workers, and improve communities and the environment.

  • Part 1: Get a Baseline — Assess how your company performs against dozens of best practices for employees, community, and environmental impact.
  • Part 2: Compare Your Impact — See how your company stacks up against thousands of other businesses.
  • Part 3: Improve Your Impact — Create a plan to improve your business’s practices, and help your staff implement them quickly with our best practice guides and examples.

There are 3 workshops in the series that will take place from 3PM - 4PM on August 11th, August 18th, and August 25th.
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Sign up for the Best for DMV newsletter for updates on the campaign and all things green business in the DMV! Sign-up here. 
Bethesda Green is a leading partner for the Best for DMV Campaign, a partnership of organizations throughout the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region that aims to dramatically expand the number of businesses that incorporate impact into their business models. 

Upcoming Webinar: Climate Risk Management (CRM) for Early Stage Startups
When: Thursday, August 12th 11:00AM – 12:15PM
Climate risk management through mitigation and adaptation is vital for building a business in today’s world, and presents an opportunity to proactively rather than reactively address the challenges of climate change and other global crises. In this panel discussion, we will explore various system-wide and forward-looking implementation strategies to incorporate climate risk management techniques into your business model from Day 1 that can evolve as the business grows and changes. Register here.
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Next Up in the Speaker Series:  Building Resiliency into Your Sustainable Supply Chain.  Thursday, August 26th, 3:00PM – 4:15PM.

Bethesda Green In the News: What’s ESG? 
Technical.ly D.C. recently asked five local business leaders about establishing ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) goals and practices. Hear what Patty Simonton, Director of Bethesda Green's Be Green Business program had to say in the full article here.

Innovation Lab Member Updates
Cinnamon Tree Organics just got a huge shipment of a fresh batch of spices for the summer! Sold out favorites like Ceylon Cinnamon, Whole Nutmeg, and Ground Cardamom are now back in stock. Order now!
DGrid Energy recently hosted the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Dominican Republic Regional Members for the Cold Chain Policy Forum in Washington DC to discuss the USDA-funded Trade Safe project. DGrid Energy is the premier cold chain solutions provider and maker of the Solar Cool Cube. Learn more.
TrueAlgae was featured in Forward Food.Tech's latest podcast. Hear CEO, Nathaniel Jackson, and CCO, Angela Tsetsis, discuss their algae-based biofertilizer: TrueSolum™. Listen to learn how nature-based solutions can support productivity and soil regeneration. Listen here. 
Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab identifies and nurtures green, for-profit startups aligned with our vision for a sustainable, impactful, and purposeful economy. Our suite of programs support idea-stage companies through those raising Series A rounds. Applications for our Incubator and Amplifier programs are rolling. Learn more. 

Join the Weed Warriors August Session
Join Bethesda Green and Bethesda Urban Partnerships to help pull weeds from tree boxes and sidewalk crevices to beautify the neighborhood and rid us of invasive weeds -- without chemicals! Join us in Friday, August 20th at 3 pm. SSL hours available for students. Sign up here!

Summer Intern Spotlight: Kelsie Oshinsky
Kelsie grew up in Potomac, MD and is a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is completing a major in Marketing and a minor in Creative Writing. Kelsie is passionate about promoting sustainable business practices and improving the social and environmental impact businesses have on their communities. This summer she joins us as the B Corp Intern. Outside of work, she enjoys writing, hiking, and photography. Read Kelsie's blog post: "The Benefits of Doing Good: How and Why Businesses Should Market Their B Corp Certification." 

More Events from our Network:
  • Accelerating the Accelerators 2021: Thriving Forward hosted by Conveners.org. Join purpose-first ESO leaders; accelerators, incubators, competitions, and fellowships from around the globe to learn, collaborate and create the next generation of thriving founders, organizations and support for innovation toward a better world in 2021 and beyond. Hear from Patty Simonton, Director of BG's Be Green Business program who will participate in two panels. August 10th - 12th.  Register here.
  • Leaders in Energy 8th Annual Green Jobs Forum & Career Fair at the Resilient Virginia 2021 Conference. Hear from recruiters and those who have landed or created green jobs. There will also be opportunities for job seekers to meet with companies and organizations throughout the event and at the live streamed Career Fair. The Conference will run August 25th - 27th. Register here.
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