Sustainable Business Alliance Upcoming Events

SBA Networking Lunch

April 2nd - Noon to 1:30 PM - Berkeley

Join us at India Palace for business networking and lunch. Open to non-members. Sign up by Thursday November 5th at 9pm! Help us out by pre-registering so we know how much food to get.

India Palace serves a delectable buffet of Northern Indian cuisine. It is conveniently located near the downtown Berkeley BART station, and offers a large private room where we will gather for our lunch.

Open to non-members. Pre-register by Thursday April 1st at 6pm! Please prepay using our secure Pay-Pal, with one form for each person attending.

India Palace

2160 University Ave
Downtown Berkeley near BART

Register Here

Cost

$14 pre-registered SBA Members (Join Today)
$18 non-members
$20 at the door

You can help in our membership campaign by inviting friends and businesses so that the SBA can grow and be a more viable force in the region! Remember your business cards, and if you are a member, also feel free to bring literature about your work for our display table.

THE NEW GREEN GOLD: Zero Waste - Good for Sustainable Businesses, Good for Your Bottom Line

April 13th - 5:30PM to 7:30 PM - Oakland

Dan Knapp is an inspiring business leader who started Urban Ore, a multi-million dollar business, after hitchhiking to Berkeley with $40 in 1979. A former college professor, he became a landfill scavenger to learn more about landfilling, which he saw as the root cause of unsustainable resource wasting. Thirty years later, Urban Ore has evolved into a very busy reuse and recycling company open 10 hours per day, seven days a week, and employing 36 people at good wages.

In this presentation, Dr. Knapp will talk about what's in it for sustainable business as we progress from maximum wasting to maximum conservation and commercial reuse of refined resources. He will describe a cluster of materials recovery enterprises in Berkeley, and present architectural plans for converting the City's 10 acre discard management facility to best practices for zero waste.

Refreshments will be served.

StopWaste.org Office

1537 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Downtown Oakland near 19th Stree BART

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Cost

$15 pre-registered SBA Members (Join Today)
$20 non-members
$22 at the door

East Bay Green Chefs and Business Recognition Event

April 29th - 5:30PM to 7:30 PM - Oakland

Sample great cuisine by local 'green' chefs, celebrate environmental values at work with other green and sustainable businesses, and network with like-minded business leaders.

Swans Cohousing

930 Clay St. (find the gate in the courtyard)
Downtown Oakland near BART

Register Here

Cost

$10 pre-registered SBA Members (Join Today)
$15 non-members
$20 at the door

CoSponsors: Alameda County Green Business Program, Sustainable Business Alliance, StopWaste.Org, Green Chamber of Commerce, East Bay Express, East Bay Economic Development Alliance.