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.
Environmental Impact of Fashion
by Trey Anthony Owens, Summer Intern In recent weeks you may have seen a Levis commercial briefly explaining the environmental impact of fashion and the steps we can take to fix it. This may have made you think about how fashion and the environment intersect or if...
Featured Member: Klein’s Floral & Greenhouses
by Sonia Holsen, Summer Intern Klein’s Floral and Greenhouses is owned by Sue Klein, the granddaughter of the original founders of the family business. We sat down with her to talk about sustainability. Sue is carrying on her family’s 108-year legacy of providing the...
About Project Drawdown: A Climate Solutions Framework for Local & International Impact
As so much of our lives in 2020 have been virtual, our summit was no different. Our Sustain Dane Summit was broadcast online with virtual speakers to enlighten us on the theme of Decade to Deliver. Our Summit featured key-note speaker Crystal Chissell, Vice President...
Accelerate Sustainability Showcase
Sustain Dane works with local organizations to prioritize and implement sustainability actions. Our Accelerate Sustainability Workshop is a half-day professional development opportunity designed to help people start sustainability initiatives at their organizations,...
Live Forward Awards
The Live Forward Awards recognize local changemakers dedicated to creating a community based on holistic sustainability: a healthy environment, a just economy, and equity & social wellbeing for all. The 2020 awards premiered live at our Summit with the opportunity...
Meet Our Summit Speakers
Crystal Chissell will present “Decade for Drawdown” as our Keynote Speaker. Crystal is the Vice President of Operations and Engagement at Project Drawdown, the world's leading resource for climate solutions. Check out this update of Project Drawdown's influential...
Wisconsin Northwoods: Wildfire Reflections & Sustainable Management
Earlier this year, wildfires burned in large areas of California, Oregon, and Washington. The 2020 fires in California spanned an area larger than nearly the entire past two decades of fires in California. Following the trend, Australia has also seen unprecedented...
Takeaways: October 2020 Sustainable Breakfast Series
On October 13, we held a Sustainable Breakfast Series on Wellness & the Built Environment. Four fantastic panelists joined us: Chitani Ndisale, Project Manager, BWBR, Russell Knudson of PE, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Energy Performance at Strang, Laura LaMere, the...
En-ROADS Workshop Recap
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our interactive Lunch & Learn on Climate Change Solutions facilitated by Allison Bender and Scott Williams from the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI). Working together, our group was able to create a climate mitigation scenario...
Community Shares of Wisconsin honors Mark Richardson & Joie Zhang
Congratulations! Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) recognized Mark Richardson, President at Unfinished Business, CEO at GigBlender, and Sustain Dane board member, with the 2020 Liesel Blockstein Community Leadership Award. Joie Zhang, Architectural Associate at Flad...
Plastic Free July 2020
Sustain Dane is celebrating Plastic Free July, a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Plastics make up a considerable portion of our waste streams and by taking individual and community action, we can make a...
Climate Reality Leadership Corps Reflection
My reaction to uncertainty has always been to learn, so earlier this summer when the stress of the pandemic was mounting I signed up the Climate Reality Project’s Global Training. The Climate Reality Project (CRP) is Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al...