SBN Detroit is focused on creating a sustainable way forward for every business in Detroit
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Mission
SBN Detroit will mobilize businesses and organizations of all sizes and galvanize bold action to make Southeast Michigan – with Detroit at the epicenter – a global leader in sustainability.
“In order for businesses to be sustainable, they need to follow the triple bottom line, which is People, Planet, and Profit.”
— Mike Shesterkin, Executive Director SMSBF
Core Pillars
Advancing &
amplifying sustainable
business practices
in a centralized hub
Advancing & amplifying sustainable business practices in a centralized hub
We are a team of leaders building a network of companies, nonprofits, and educational and governmental institutions that will work together to advance a sustainable business ecosystem.
Urgency to activate
Triple bottom line: people, planet, profits
Urgency to activate
Triple bottom line: people, planet, profits. We are at a global tipping point. For SE Michigan businesses to survive and thrive, we must understand and accelerate change to meet emerging issues and opportunities in the environment, economic growth, and social justice.
Creating a sustainable way forward
Together we’ll create a path forward for both today, and into the future
Creating a sustainable way forward
SBN Detroit is creating a path forward for today and the future. We will engage businesses throughout Southeast Michigan to forge a more just, equitable, and socially responsible world.
Stories
Focusing on Equity for Business Purpose
Improved Green Loan Access for Detroit Small Businesses,...
The Inflation Reduction Act – How Small and...
Sustainability Progress in Oakland County
How the UN Summits on Climate Change and...
Small Business Role in Sustainability is Largely Untapped
Sustainability Business Network Detroit, One Year In
An Interview with Detroit’s New Director of Sustainability
Stories
Focusing on Equity for Business Purpose
Improved Green Loan Access for Detroit Small Businesses,...
The Inflation Reduction Act – How Small and...
Sustainability Progress in Oakland County
Committee Members
Chip Amoe
Director of Sustainability | MSU
Terry Barclay
Chair, SBN Detroit | CEO, Inforum
Laprisha Berry Daniels
Executive Director | Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Beth Correa
SVP & Director of Corporate Responsibility | Flagstar Bank
Wafa Dinaro
Executive Director | New Economy Initiative
Kerry Duggan
CEO | SustainabiliD
Cindy Goodaker
VP, Programs and Communications | Inforum
Anika Goss
CEO | Detroit Future City
Joel Howrani-Heeres
Director, Climate & Sustainability | Public Sector Consultants
Natalie Jakub
Executive Director | Green Living Science
Donna Kashian
Director, Enviornmental Sciences; Professor of Biology | Wayne State University
Lindsay Klee
Executive Director, Office of Business Innovation; Senior Director, Technology Commercialization & Transfer Leader | Wayne State University
Organization Partners
Sustainability is a critically important driver of business in our region – it adds value and impacts justice and equity in Southeast Michigan.
