Sustainable Business Network

Saleem Chapman, Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Sustainable Business Network, received the inaugural SustainPHL Local Advocate award on August 18th, 2016. However, he pumped the crowd and motivated us to get off our tails and do something more than the...

Over the past few months on Green Philly, we’ve been sharing details on the outstanding nominees for the first SustainPHL Awards on August 18th. SustainPHL aims to recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of sustainability activists and acknowledge the impact...

This is an excerpt from the May 2016 edition of the Good Economist from the Sustainable Business Network. Read the entire issue online here. Philadelphia Takes Critical Step Towards Becoming the Social Enterprise Capital of the World Philadelphia City Council’s...

The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) officially released the Local Economic Impact Report of the First Five Years of Green City, Clean Waters. Green City, Clean Waters is in year 5 of 25, with Philadelphia Water projected investments of $1.2 billion...

It’s another week! Let’s get back into this shorter work week (for most of us…) with another great week of events. Week Events January 18 – 21st: Power Campaign Rally:  Join Climate Justice Alliance, Environmental Justice Network, EDGE, and Clean Air...

Are you looking to get involved in Philly’s sustainability scene? Whether you’re looking to switch careers or simply involve your company, here’s a few of our favs for today’s Where Can I Wednesday. 4 green professional philly Organizations Sustainable Business...

Happy Monday, friends! There’s a heat warning in town today, so it’s the perfect time to sit in the AC and catch up on important issues like who owns Philly Streetscapes or that Philly could have a sister city in Germany– and...

The 2015 Mayoral democratic candidates have made their rounds amongst the forums, and Sustainable Business Network (SBN) had their turn hosting on Saturday evening. A few hundred community members heard five of the candidates discuss small business incentives, taxes, schools and...

Exciting times, friends: it’s an election year! The Sustainable Business Network has big goals for our next Mayor & City Council Members. Their campaign, the Good Economy Challenge, is trying to persuade candidates to embrace a more sustainably-focused, local economy. So...