Business Membership
Whether your business has focused on sustainability for years or is just starting, a Sustain Dane membership provides the resources, networking opportunities, and professional development your company needs to generate change. Membership is available to businesses in Madison, WI, and throughout Dane County.
By focusing on the triple bottom line and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) principles, sustainable businesses not only make our community a better place by protecting the environment, they also see improved business outcomes such as financial savings, increased staff morale, and better market positioning.
Additional partnership and sponsorship opportunities are available, contact us at hello@sustaindane.org.
70%
of millennials, our growing workforce, expect their employers to focus on solving societal problems.1
89%
of studies show that companies with high ratings for environmental, social and governance factors outperform the market. 2
87%
of Americans will purchase a product because a company advocated for an issue they cared about.3
Membership Benefits and Levels
Forest
Everything at the Leaf and Tree levels plus:
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Support – one on one office hours and support for implementing sustainability projects of interest to your organization
- Connect – Opportunity to co-plan a volunteer, networking, or social event that aligns with your organizations priorities
- Summit – Additional Summit tickets to increase access for more team members
- Visibility –
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- Podium time at one program annually
- Logo in our annual report
- Largest logo size and first listing placement of logo on signage at programs and Summit
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Tree
Everything at the Leaf level plus:
- Support – One-on-one support office hours at your organization
- Job Board – Promote job opportunities at your organization via our newsletter
- Summit – additional complimentary tickets
- Visibility –
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- Feature your organization’s story in our newsletter. Logo on our website, newsletter and projected event scroll
- Logo on signage at our Annual Summit Recognition of your organization’s work in a Sustain Dane Podcast
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Leaf
- Learn – Complimentary access to full suite of programs
- Connect – Volunteering, networking and social events with a welcoming sustainability community
- Take Action – Resources and tailored support for project implementation
- Leadership – Join the Program or Ambassador Workgroup
- Inspiration – Member access to program recordings and resources
- Summit – Complimentary Tickets
- Promotion – Listing in our membership directory
- Inform – Receive our monthly newsletter and member welcome packets to best engage employees with your Sustain Dane benefits
- Visibility –
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- Name listing on our website, newsletter and projected event scroll
- Sharing of your sustainability related news in our network. Clickable link on our website that directs to your website
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Annual Membership Fees
Number of Employees
Leaf
Tree
Forest
Sponsorship options also available.
“Sustain Dane’s program helped our group focus on specific short-term sustainability goals, and work through them with a great group of companies. The program is a must, whether you’ve been working on initiatives for decades or just getting going.”
“Sustain Dane programs and members have been a source of highly productive business conversations for me. A common motive makes for easier and stronger collaborations. I have found participating in Sustain Dane to be very rewarding.”
“Sustain Dane reimagines and builds pathways that have the power to begin a journey in how we all come together as diverse individuals who are activists for people and environmentalists for nature.”