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Sustainability Advisory Team

“The advisory team’s dedication to sustainability as an economic driver coupled with private sector support is an illustration of the strength brought by private-public alliances to accelerating innovation,” says Bill Mitchell, WCEDC executive director. 

In September of 2008, WCEDC  convened a group of businesses from Southeastern Wisconsin to form a Sustainable Advisory Team to design and deploy an innovative business development strategy to expand the use of sustainable business practices. Team members include:

American Transmission Company
Engberg Anderson
Johnson Controls
Karl James & Company Public Relations
Kohl's
MSI General
Quad/Graphics
R.A. Smith National
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation

“Leaders of small- to medium-sized businesses will benefit through access to actionable, practical sustainability tools, including the opportunity to participate in business-to-business mentoring,” states Joe Muehlbach, Sustainability Advisory Team member and Quad/Graphics’ Director of Environmental Policy.


The "Sustainable Case for Business" Conference

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Registration for this upcoming event is open!

POSITION PAPER

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