Events

Environmental Excellence Business Network Events

Interested in showcasing your company’s environmental program and efforts at an EEBN event? Contact the EEBN Coordinator at 816-561-1061, ext. 128 to discuss event hosting opportunities.

2010 Event Schedule - Mark your calendar!

August 25 – Hallmark’s Zero-Waste Initiative Lunch & Learn

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
In a truly sustainable world, there is no waste since every “waste” has a corresponding beneficial reuse (“waste equals food”). Kansas City corporate citizen Hallmark Cards continues to work to be a good community citizen and to be more sustainable in its business practices. One of its recent initiatives in one of the buildings at its corporate headquarters complex is a pilot program for zero waste to the landfill. This program will provide EEBN members with an opportunity to learn more about Hallmark’s zero-waste initiative in the Rice Innovation Center.

$10 for EEBN members; $15 for non-members. Register by August 20.
Registration includes lunch.

REGISTER NOW. To register by phone, call 816-561-1061, ext 128.

September 24 - Building Green: What's the Cost and Is It Worth It?

8:30 - 11:30 AM
Faultless Starch in the West Bottoms
Join EEBN to hear more about building sustainably from the design perspective, construction perspective and the operations and maintenance perspective. Also learn more about the opportunities and challenges of rehabbing an existing building as well as the opportunities and challenges typical with new construction.

October 8 - UMKC Sustainability in Action

8:30 AM - Noon
On the UMKC Campus - Location TBA
See how the UMKC campus is at the forefront of sustainable action among higher education institutions in the Kansas City region. This event will include presentations by campus leadership including faculty, staff and students on current sustainability initiatives in education, facilities management, and student activities. Enjoy an eco-friendly breakfast and tours of the campus’ green features including green roofs, rain gardens, new LEED buildings, community gardens and more. Event partners include: UMKC Sustainability Team, Campus Facilities Management, Geosciences Department, Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologist (AEG), Environmental Studies Student Association (ESSA) and the UMKC Community Gardens.

November 17 - EEBN Fall Social Event

5:30 - 8:00 PM
Boulevard Brewing Company
Celebrate the fall season with good food, good company and great-tasting local brews from Boulevard Brewing Company in what has become an annual tradition for the Environmental Excellence Business Network.

To register for an EEBN event: Register online, if available, or contact the EEBN Coordinator at 816-561-1061, ext. 128. Event dates and topics are subject to change. Additional events are expected to be added to the schedule throughout the year.

View Past EEBN Event Presentations

Select from the presentations below to view or download an available presentation from an EEBN event.

July 30, 2010 - Blue Goes Green: Sustainability at Burns & McDonnell - Burns & McDonnell Presentation

January 15, 2010 - Everything Under The Sun - The Energy Savings Store Presentation

September 25, 2009 - From the River To Your Faucet - Water Treatment Presentation

July 29, 2009 – Buying Local – Resources, Rationale and Relationships – Greenability Magazine Presentation

June 26, 2009 – Green Workforce Development – Johnson County Community College Presentation

June 26, 2009 – Green Workforce Development – Metropolitan Community College Presentation

June 6 - Carbon Footprinting - Hallmark Presentation

June 6 - Carbon Footprinting - BNIM Presentation

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