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.
Featured Member: EZ Office Products
Sustain Dane Member EZ Office Products (EZOP) is Wisconsin’s local office supplies and furniture company. Owners Rose and Gary Molz started EZOP in 2006 with a vision of bringing an independently-owned alternative to the ‘big box’ office stores to Madison. “Buying...
Student Philanthropy Project Selects Sustain Dane For Community Impact Award
This year Sustain Dane received a surprise email with the recognition that the UW-Madison StartUp Learning Community selected us for the 2020 Dream Big Community Impact Award. The students shared an incredibly meaningful packet of their reflections and own videos...
TetraPAKMAN Says It’s Time to WAKE UP!
TetraPAKMAN is a locally-based Madison artist who facilitates community-powered collaborative art projects to address environmental and climate change issues. His latest project "WAKE UP!" visualized the data of the Keeling Curve, the scientific documentation of...
Sustain Dane Gets A Tour of Planet Bike
Long time Sustain Dane supporter Planet Bike invited us to take a tour of their warehouse to see the exciting ways they work to make biking friendly not just for people, but also for the environment through their company...
Reflections on COP 25 by Carol Phelps
Read about Climate Activist and Dane County resident Carol Phelps’ experience at the December 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25).
Up for the Task: Stephanie Janeth Salgado Altamirano
Stephanie Janeth Salgado Altamirano is a local Wisconsin youth leader who explores how her identities as a UW student, activist, immigrant, and person of color inform her perspective on equity and allow her to catalyze environmental change.
Think Green for Your Next Move: Environmentally Friendly Moving Tips
Keep sustainability in mind while you move with these environmentally friendly moving tips provided by Reynolds Transfer and Storage.
Union Cab of Madison Co-op
Union Cab of Madison Cooperative is an organization committed to sustainability. While going through Sustain Dane’s programs they began several projects. Because their business is transportation their big sustainability wins have surrounded that subject. Six cabs from...
Ian’s Pizza on State
Ian’s Pizza on State is a restaurant serving creative slices of pizza since 2006. As a result of participating in Sustain Dane’s program they started a composting initiative, installed occupancy sensor lighting to ensure lights were only on when necessary, and started...
Artisan Dental
Scott Anderson is the Director of Stakeholder Stewardship at Artisan Dental in Madison, which graduated from the 2018 MPower program, and is veteran member of the Sustainable Business Network. Aided by a partnership with Sustain Dane, Anderson has prioritized...
NovoMoto
As a part of our participation in the Social Impact Initiative here at StartingBlock, we’ve met some inspiring local entrepreneurs including Aaron Olson and Mehrdad Arjmand, co-founders of NovoMoto. NovoMoto provides clean electricity for off-grid communities in...
Therma-Stor LLC
Therma-Stor is revamping its facilities to prioritize energy efficiency and sustainable waste management. Therma-Stor has worked with local and national partners to recycle difficult foam packing used by their suppliers, compost and recycle in-office coffee...