Montgomery County Climate Action Plan Update Today at 4pm ET!
Join us today for an update on the Montgomery County Climate Action Plan! Hear from Adriana Hochberg from the County Executive's Office on how the County plans to to achieve zero emissions and adapt to a changing climate!
Check out our two upcoming Sustainability Series discussions on:
New Composting Legislation - Join us Thursday, January 28th to to hear from Councilmember Glass and Councilmember Friedson on how farms, small businesses, and the community can benefit from Montgomery County's new Zoning Text Amendment 20-04.
Biking in Bethesda - Are you a cyclist in Montgomery County? Join us Thursday, February 4th for a discussion on the upgrades and improvements for cyclists in downtown Bethesda.
Meet Environmental Leader Amalia Villegas Vega
Amalia is a Senior at Walt Whitman High School and is passionate about protecting the environment! She is very concerned about the current climate crisis and hopes to make local change with Bethesda Green. Check out her latest blog post on the destruction of the Chesapeake Bay's diverse habitats. Read it here.
Bethesda Green’s Environmental Leaders Program is an experiential school-year long sustainability program targeting high school students in their senior year currently offered for Montgomery County high schools. The training focuses on environmental stewardship and community engagement with local organizations and businesses.
Incubator and Amplifier Accepting Applications
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, and we are currently recruiting.
Though applications for our Accelerator program have closed, rolling applications continue for our Incubator and Amplifier programs. Learn more about our programs here.
Please join us for our Community Welcome Event via Airmeet on Thursday, January 21st at 4:30pm ET. During this virtual session, you'll hear from our 2021 Spring Accelerator company founders and have a chance to network with some of the amazing individuals who make this community so special.
Bethesda Green's Innovation Lab invites you to join Eugene Faison, founder and CEO of DGrid Energy, for an information session today about how DGrid's system of food-grade cold storage solutions and wash stations can help address capacity concerns for farmers, farmers markets, food hubs and food pantries around the region.
TrueAlgae Receives Investment from Soilworks Natural Capital
Congratulations to our Innovation Lab member TrueAlgae! These funds will enable TrueAlgae to increase its research regarding the impact of TrueSolum™, its algae based soil amendment, on soil quality and carbon sequestration. The investment will also support sales and marketing efforts to reach farmers and help them improve their soil and, in turn, their crop yields and quality.
January B Corp Workshops for Businesses and Students
For Businesses: In our three-part B Corp Workshop Series, we teach businesses how to benchmark and improve their triple bottom line impact (People, Planet, Profit) using B Lab’s B Impact Assessment. Join us next Wednesday for the first session in the series. Register here.
For Students: Join us January 21st to learn how B Corp is leading a movement to make businesses more socially and environmentally responsible. We'll go over different opportunities to get involved. Register here.
B Corp Book Talk
Join us Wednesday, January 20th for a virtual book talk with Christopher Marquis, author of Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. Hosted by Best for DMV and B Local: Mid-Atlantic Region.
Please Take a Moment to Fill Out Our Community Survey!
As we plan for next year, we want to know what types of sustainability projects you want to see! Please take a few minutes to fill out our community survey here.
More Opportunities from our Network
Montgomery County Food Council is hiring managers for their Food Security Programs and Policy and Advocacy Program. Learn More.
Black Oak Collective is looking for an intern. Learn more.
