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Resiliency Planning- Addressing Risks and Creating Opportunities
Business resiliency has gained front and center attention from large corporations to smaller and medium size enterprises. Today’s economic climate is challenging for many organizations,…
How to Create a Winning Business Strategy with Greater Success!
As we look to 2025 what do you see through your lens of discernment? Is your glass half empty or half full? Are you going…
2024 Triple Bottom Line Bash – WMSBF 30th Anniversary
2024 has even more meaning as West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Forum has played an important role in…
Video: Sustainable Business Practices in Printing
Color House Graphics in Grand Rapids and the printing industry is the focus of sustainable business best practices that improve efficiencies and reduce environmental impact.…
The West Michigan Agricultural Economy- All Hands on Deck!
The importance of a diverse food and agriculture economy in Michigan of over 300 products that provides greater than $100B to the state economy cannot…
Is There Higher Ground Beyond Sustainability?
As I look back on the last 20+ years of implementing sustainability best practices, I wonder if we are at a crossroads and whether we…
Does Sustainability Really Improve the “Bottom Line?”
Note: This article was originally posted by Norman Christopher for the West Michigan Food Processing Association on June 2, 2022. ———— Although sustainability practices have…
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty- A New Day and a Better Way!
Background- The Problem! There have been many in depth studies and reports that detail the success, and lack thereof, of federal programs that address the…
The Absurd Food Waste Issue: What We All Can Do About It!
This post was originally published at The West Michigan Food Processing Association blog on November 2, 2022. There are several sobering worldwide and domestic…