Sustainability Stories

Improved Green Loan Access for Detroit Small Businesses,...
In 2009, the State of Michigan created the nation’s first nonprofit “green bank” called Michigan Saves. The organization provides credit...

The Inflation Reduction Act – How Small and...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $500 billion in new spending and tax breaks targeted toward climate change, clean...

Sustainability Progress in Oakland County
Erin Quetell became Oakland County’s first chief environmental sustainability officer in 2021 after working for four years as the City...

How the UN Summits on Climate Change and...
Global leaders met in Egypt in November 2022 to attend the COP27 Summit on Climate Change and again in December...

Small Business Role in Sustainability Is Largely Untapped
WAFA DINARO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OF THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE, AND A LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK DETROIT During...

Sustainability Business Network Detroit, One Year In
Sustainable Business Network Detroit was formed a year ago out of a study conducted by Erb Family Foundation and is...

An Interview with Detroit’s New Director of Sustainability
Jack Akinlosotu, Detroit’s new director of sustainability, sees sustainability opportunities in Detroit’s large geography, mobility industry focus, and other characteristics...

A Social Investment Model Designed to Give Power...
Rishi Moudgil leads the GreenLight Fund of Detroit, a locally driven, cross-sector, community-centered model to collectively identify critical paths to...

University of Michigan President Santa Ono Expands on...
University of Michigan President Santa Ono has put sustainability and fighting climate change among his top priorities since he assumed...

The Nature Conservancy of Michigan – Working at...
The Nature Conservancy in Michigan recently released its 2022 Michigan Conservation Results Report that outlines the work it is doing...

Eastern Michigan University – Steam Heat, Solar Panels,...
Eastern Michigan University approaches sustainability through a systemized framework and a community-derived mindset that together drive several sustainability initiatives and...

Steam Heat, Detroit Thermal, and Powering Greater Downtown...
For more than 100 years, Detroit Thermal has served many of Detroit’s buildings, including GM Renaissance Center, Huntington Place, Fox...
The Inflation Reduction Act…
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $500 billion in…
Sustainability Progress in Oakland…
Erin Quetell became Oakland County’s first chief environmental sustainability officer…
Detroiters Working for Environmental…
SBN Detroit talked to Laprisha Berry Daniels, Executive Director…
Gulay Serhatkulu, Setting the…
SBN Detroit interviews Dr. Gulay Serhatkulu, BASF Senior Vice…