by Sustain Dane | Jan 25, 2023 | Climate Commitment Stories, Uncategorized
We had solar panels installed on our garage — in 2021, we produced just over 5 MWh of electricity! We also live right on the southwest bike path and our garage (and solar panels) are very visible to anyone going eastbound towards the Capitol on the bike path So,...
by Sustain Dane | Dec 12, 2022 | Climate Commitment Stories
At the Summit, I made a climate commitment to food. What this means for me is reducing my meat and dairy intake, reducing my food waste, and shopping locally whenever I can. What does this look like in action? I’ve been getting creative with my cooking –...
by Sustain Dane | Sep 29, 2022 | Sustainability Stories
Sustain Dane recently met with team members from Everlight Solar to hear their sustainability story. Everlight Solar prioritizes sustainable practices in its business model. Of their more than 230 full-time staff, around 50% of them work remotely. Eliminating those...
by Sustain Dane | Aug 31, 2022 | Sustainability Stories
Artisan Dental was founded in 2014 with sustainability as one of their core objectives. They are delivering on that promise with projects that make them one of the leading sustainable dentistry practices. Sustain Dane sat down with Artisan Dental Director of Business...
by Sustain Dane | Aug 24, 2022 | Guest Posts, Program Recaps
By Adam Blust Collaboration. That’s the key to bringing energy efficiency to affordable housing in Dane County and beyond. Sustain Dane brought together experts from business, nonprofits, education and government to discuss this collaboration at its most recent...
by Sustain Dane | Jul 29, 2022 | Sustainability Stories
Since nonprofits often run-on tight budgets, it is often difficult to recruit a full-time finance position on staff. Numbers 4 Nonprofits (N4N) provides an alternative to that by attracting high level professionals with an abundance of expertise to contract with...
by Sustain Dane | Jul 21, 2022 | Climate Commitment Stories
Our green team met in February of 2020 with plenty of lofty goals, one of which was to start an office compost. Not long after starting our research, the pandemic set in and that goal was pushed to the bottom of our priorities. As things began opening back up in 2021,...
by Sustain Dane | Jun 28, 2022 | Sustainability Stories
In May of 2022 Sustain Dane staff met with members of Mundo Esperanza to discuss their sustainability story. Among the members it included organization president Vicor Villacrez, vice president and spiritual advisor Rene Heiden, and board of directors’ members...
by Sustain Dane | May 21, 2022 | Climate Commitment Stories
Most college students are on tight budgets and don’t have a lot of time to work on their wardrobe outside of all the time devoted to work, classes and extracurriculars. When you find out about a themed event, college students often turn to fast fashion brands like...
by Sustain Dane | Apr 29, 2022 | Sustainability Stories
We sat down with Laura LaMere, the Environmental Services Manager at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison to talk sustainability. In this role she works on holistic sustainability in Ho-Chunk Gaming’s operations. She shared her view that “sustainability isn’t just...
