Sustainability Stories
Sustain Dane’s Sustainability Stories platform amplifies the voices of people from different backgrounds, races, ages, genders, and geographies that are working on and want to inspire others to build a more sustainable and inclusive community. Read sustainability stories from Madison, Dane County, and beyond.
Ask Sustain Dane: Catering
By Lorenza Zebell Q: Do you have any recommendations/suggestions for more sustainable catering options? A: If your office is interested in more sustainable food for your events, I have a few suggestions for you. It's best practice to prioritize plant-based caterers...
Sustain Dane Summit 2023 Climate Roundtable Panel
By Adam Blust Sustainability efforts are going on all around us in Dane County. At the 2023 Sustain Dane Summit, five community leaders updated the attendees on their ongoing sustainability projects. Nearly a decade of sustainability - Reynolds Transfer and Storage ...
Transformative Local Projects Recap-Sustain Dane Summit 2023
By Adam J. Blust One of the centerpieces of the Sustain Dane Summit on November 3 at Monona Terrace was an update on two major community projects centered on sustainability: the Lake Monona Waterfront development, and the Dane County Sustainability Campus. Lake...
Diamond Spratling Keynote Recap – Sustain Dane Summit 2023
By Adam J. Blust Diamond Spratling’s career as an environmentalist and educator started with polar bears. As a child, she saw a heartbreaking TV commercial on the plight of the polar bear, complete with an emotional music score. “That reeled me in,” she said. “I...
Sustainable Breakfast Series Recap – A Breathable Future
By Adam J. Blust Even people who never thought about air quality got an education in the topic this summer, when Canadian wildfires caused air quality crises throughout the United States. Air quality was the subject of Sustain Dane’s latest Sustainable Breakfast...
Sustainable Breakfast Series Recap – The Role of Pollinators in Our Ecosystem
By Adam J. Blust In 2007, professional beekeepers began to sound the alarm that bees were suffering huge losses in their populations. “The bees were just gone,” said UW Professor Claudio Gratton, who spoke at the Sustain Dane Sustainable Breakfast July 18. “The hives...
RoundTrip Sustainability Story
In June of 2023, Sustain Dane staff sat down with Roundtrip Program Manager at the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, Zia Brucaya to discuss their sustainability story. RoundTrip is a transportation demand management (TDM) program of the MPO that...
Accelerate Sustainability Workshop 2023 Recap
By Adam Blust Commitment leads to change. When an organization makes a commitment to a sustainability project, big or small, that’s when good intentions become reality. Sustain Dane gathered 44 organizations and companies from around Dane County and beyond April 7...
PFAS Community Impact & Management
Sustain Dane Sustainable Breakfast Series– Feb. 28, 2023 – Spark Building, Madison By Adam Blust The class of chemicals known as PFAS – Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – can be found in everything from nonstick cookware and waterproof outerwear to carpeting and...
Climate Action Story—Ripple Effect
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, we...
Everlight Solar Sustainability Story
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...
Artisan Dental Sustainability Story
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...