CSBA Quick Update

It has been a very busy week for new membership at the Alliance! Welcome our newest members:

• 4 Seasons Painting
  
• Chicago Manufacturing Center
  
• City of Chicago
• Firebelly Design
• Global Organic Design Lifestyle Services
  
• Healthy Green Goods
• I-GO Car Sharing
  
• Irv & Shelley's Fresh Picks
  
• Natural Fitness Inc
• ShoreBank
• Sustainable Development Corp.
  
• Third Coast Investments
• Whitney Wood Works
  
• Your Residential Resource
  

Notes:

• Look for our ad in the January edition of Conscious Choice!
• The 2007 event calendar will be posted soon!
  

Green Drinks Debrief and Membership Special- Act now!

Green Drinks Debrief

Green Drinks -- Business Edition had many firsts last night.

• 1st Power Networking event (think speed dating..without the dating!)
• 1st event at the Funky Buddha (Thanks Mark and Andre for your hospitality!)
• 1st event to bring in 5 new CSBA memberships... all in one night!

We had a great time, I hope everyone who attended did as well.


Membership Special!

If your business has been thinking about membership in the Alliance, now is a great time to join.

We will be placing our first full-page ad in Conscious Choice in January, and all new membership applications received by December 11 will include your business in the ad- for free!

Free advertising plus a year's worth of additional membership benefits: just send your application to us via email by Dec 11.

More information and the application is available at: www.sustainablechicago.biz/membership
Email for more info: csba@foresightdesign.org



Welcome our newest members!

• Greg Raymond, Ecogardens
• Lisa Elkins, 2 point perspective
• Laura Podlesny-Bastida, Subtle Green Communications
• Paul Shuman, Preferred Planning Concepts
• Maura Crisham, Nagle Hartray

News

Here are a few interesting sustainable business news items to check out:

• Webcast and slides for recent "Corporate Strategies that Address Climate Change" workshop
• Ecosystem Challenges and Business Implications (PDF) report published by World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  
• New Manual for Sustainable Banking (PDF)
  
• Creating an Effective Plan for your Sustainability Efforts

Looking for a good source of sustainable business news? Try these sites:

• www.greenbiz.com (sign up to receive a free weekly newsletter)
• www.sustainablebusiness.com

Welcome our newest members!

• IIT Stuart - Center for Sustainable Enterprise
• Yoga Now
• World Business Chicago