Join us for the 7th annual NCSBC Awards, where we recognize exceptional businesses in North Carolina that are dedicated to making a positive impact on people, the planet, and profit through innovative practices, products, and services.

From small local farms to large corporations, we celebrate their commitment to their employees, communities, and the environment.

Awards in these categories:

• Innovative Process-Product Award: Honoring internal processes that produce unique and creative products or services, resulting in benefits such as energy efficiency, material efficiency, employee productivity, or community enrichment.

• Sustainable Champion Award: Recognizing individuals who embrace sustainability principles in their day-to-day business and serve as advocates for sustainable practices, policies, and operations within their workplace.

• Visionary Leadership Award: Celebrating executives who have a long-term perspective, prioritize the triple bottom line approach, and demonstrate a sense of urgency in their dedication to their work.

• Sustainable Business of the Year Award: Recognizing companies that have a consistent commitment to corporate sustainability initiatives and have excelled in advancing the interests of people, planet, and profit through innovative practices, products, and services.

Don't miss this opportunity to honor and be inspired by the businesses leading the way in sustainable practices.

Dancing is FITNESS and Dancing is FUN!!!! Come out and burn some calories for a GREAT CAUSE!! AIMHigh: Keep Pressing is introducing an Aerobathon Day Party Fundraiser!!! Various 15 minutes classes with dancing & games in between!!

Come to The Plant for the 10th Anniversary of Sustainable Spirits

We've enjoyed 10 years of wonderful Sustainable Spirits gatherings and we're celebrating!

At The Plant in Pittsboro we'll enjoy tours of Copeland Springs Farm and Fair Game Distilling, great food, and drinks from Fair Game Beverage Company, Starrlight Meadery, bmc Brewing and Chatham Cider Works.

This beautiful venue has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and we hope to see all of our loyal attendees and lots of people we haven't seen for years.  This is "old home" week and we want to see you!

Brought to you by our wonderful sponsors Southern Energy Management.

Sustainable Spirits is a monthly gathering organized by the North Carolina Composting Council to create a space for people who love the earth to come together for conversation, networking and fellowship. It is free and open to the public.

Mystic Farm and Distillery is one of our favorite venues with Jireh Family Farm right next door for tours and shopping in their farm store which will be open just for us. This month's non-profit sponsor is Circular Triangle, an organization that helps industry and individuals to recycle and reuse waste for the sustainablilty of our society.

Don't miss the door prizes and engaging and productive conversations.

Sustainable Spirits is organized each month by the North Carolina Composting Council. It's always free and open to anyone who cares about our environment.

For 10 years, EarthShare NC has brought together businesss paying attention to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. This year we are adding a 60 minute session with Bea Boccalandro that will leave every manager of people inspired and prepared with ways to retain their top talent. Today’s customers, employees, and investors have made environmental sustainability the concern of every manager in any business. Whether it’s in your job description or not, sustainability can make or break your recruitment and retention strategy, the health of your culture, performance of your team, and success of your business. 

For 10 years, EarthShare NC has brought together businesss paying attention to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. This year we are adding a 60 minute session with Bea Boccalandro that will leave every manager of people inspired and prepared with ways to retain their top talent. Today’s customers, employees, and investors have made environmental sustainability the concern of every manager in any business. Whether it’s in your job description or not, sustainability can make or break your recruitment and retention strategy, the health of your culture, performance of your team, and success of your business. 

North Carolina Business Council invites you to our 6th Annual Business Sustainability Awards Luncheon at the Transfer Co. Food Hall, Downtown Raleigh.

Join us in-person as we celebrate business leaders who are paving the way to Transforming How We Do Business For Good!  You will hear innovative entrepreneurs tell how their sustainable and triple bottom line business practices have propelled them to success while enhancing our communities and protecting our environment.

This year's keynote address will come from William Barber, III.

William J. Barber III is the Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Rural Beacon Initiative (RBI), a North Carolina-based social enterprise, committed to advancing business sustainability and environmental justice. Through private and public strategic convening, and deploying models for scalable community-based solutions, RBI helps businesses address the triple bottom line with equitable solutions. William has completed work with several environmental advocacy groups, including the UNC Law Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics; Clean Water for North Carolina; Clean Energy Works, and the Coalition for Green Capital.

In addition, during the luncheon, NCBC will share national trends describing the State of Impact Investing in small companies and local communities.

Stay tuned for more information on our 2022 Awardees. To learn more about North Carolina Business Council, visit: www.ncbusinesscouncil.org.

Join B Local for their final happy hour networking event of the year, this event will be a great opportunity to meet other B corp enthusiasts and converse in a casual setting about all topics from environmental issues to affordable housing, economic justice, and racial justice. Sign up Today!

Join a host of organizations as they all come together to create the 2022 Virtual Regenerate Entrepreneurship and Investor fair. This event is based around impact on Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) and taking climate action. This event has seminars to provide you with investment opportunities, and conversations with large investors to discuss climate bills and funding. Register today!

This event is free and a part of the Lunch & Learn series brought to you by Good Business Colorado (GBC), a grassroots non-profit focused on equity and the bettering of the economy. This event is focused on finding the right process to grow your business. It is a hybrid event, taking place via Zoom and live in Denver, CO. Join the GBC for this event focused around goal setting and business expansion.

Virtual location: Zoom

In-Person Location: The Commons on Champa 1245 Champa Street Denver, CO 80204

The Financial Health Investment project involves a place-based approach to addressing the financial resilience and long-term success of Black and other minority farmers and landowners. By offering online financial coaching workshops supplemented by one to-one coaching, we aim to increase financial health, assisting each participant to build strong financial systems that lead to greater resilience and improved access to wealth-building opportunities.We will be hosting monthly meetings with 6 participants to Increase their financial health score, develop a working budget, strengthen their confidence regarding money management and establish an emergency fund (personal/business).

The first meeting begins August 12th at 10am, Register soon to participate!

Sustainable Spirits is a fun and casual social gathering for everyone interested in anything from renewable energy and civic engagement to green building, organic farming, and beyond! It's free, unstructured, and open to everyone. The next Sustainable Spirits event will take place on Thursday, July 21st from 6pm to 8pm at Young Hearts Distilling, at 225 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh NC.

The venue is a newly renovated Distillery & Restaurant featuring farm-to-table food and house-made spirits while keeping community and sustainabilty at the forefront of their business.

Join the American Sustainable Business Network to learn about how to "enlist your contracts as allies" in pursuing your mission and achieving positive social impact from experts Sarah Dadush and Olivia Windham Stewart. In this webinar, you'll learn about a new toolkit on responsible business contracting developed by an American Bar Association working group. The toolkit is designed to improve the human rights performance of supply chain relationships, both domestic and international.

Sustainable Spirits is a fun and casual social gathering for everyone interested in anything from renewable energy and civic engagement to green building, organic farming, and beyond! It's free, unstructured, and open to everyone. The next Sustainable Spirits event will take place on Thursday, June 16th from 6pm to 8pm at Mystic Farm & Distillery Distilling Company 1212 North Mineral Springs Road Durham, NC 27703

The venue is a family-friendly solar-powered distillery on farmland, there will also be food trucks serving dinner at this event.

Join the American Sustainable Business Network on June 15th at 1pm for a learning session where B corporation leaders will walk you through the pluses and minuses of government work and will try to answer all your questions about Federal Contracting,B corps, PBCs and more.

HBR Live will be hosting a one-day virtual conference on driving social impact and business growth in a new era of work. The program filled with interviews, mini-masterclasses, special performances, and more that will equip and inspire you to lead positive change at your own organization.

They will have several special gusts such as Indra Nooyi, Former Chairman and CEO of PEPSICO and Marc Benioff, Chair and Co-CEO of SALESFORCE