Category Archives: Alliance News
Benefit Corporations: Why Colorado Should Have Them
Last week a Benefit Corporation Bill was introduced that would allow Colorado businesses to organize as benefit corporations a new form of business entity designed for triple bottom line businesses. … More »
The Alliance Center, Along with Its Tenants, Featured in GreenWire Article
The mission of the Alliance Center to be, not only a sustainable building that serves as a model, but also as a strong tool for collaboration, is the subject of focus in this GreenWire Article. Check out the … More »Alliance for Sustainable Colorado featured in Colorado Real Estate Journal
The Alliance's collaborative partnership with Greenprint Denver and Living City Block on the Better Buildings Denver initiative was recently featured in the Colorado Real Estate Journal's April 18-May 1 … More »How do we implement a plan?!
Our Education & Outreach team continues its work with the Governor s Energy Office (GEO), the Regional Sustainability Councils, and the Community Energy Coordinators across Colorado to share ideas and … More »Alliance Center Collaboration Leading to new iPhone App.
What is missing from the Alliance Center self-guided tour? Yup, you guessed it, an iPhone App. The Alliance has, for years, allowed visitors to the center to walk through the different floors of the Alliance … More »Alliance Director of Strategic Partnerships featured in Northern Colorado Business Report
Alliance for Sustainable Colorado's Director of Strategic Partnerships, Jeff Hohensee, was featured in a Northern Colorado Business Report article on March 23rd. In the article Renewable energy hopes to … More »Making Sustainability Mainstream in Business Practices
Yesterday I attended CORE s Sustainable Opportunities Summit at the Denver Convention Center. It was a fantastic event with business leaders sharing information, inspiring each other and showcasing that … More »Friends with Benefits-A new corporate option
Imagine a company that values societal benefit in addition to profit. Imagine a company that values a mission driven approach to doing business. Imagine doing good things for your employees, community … More »Kick-Starting 2012 Roundtables with Sustainable Business!
With Spring arriving, the smell of business sustainability is in the air! Next week CORE is hosting the 2012 Sustainable Opportunities Summit , which promises exciting keynotes from John Viera, Director of … More »Better Buildings through Executive Action
A recent report published by the USGBC, supported by groups like BOMA International, the Center for American Progress, Schneider Electric, and United Technologies Corporation (to name just a few of the … More »- All Posts by Phillip Saieg
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A Sustainability Progress Report for Colorado
How would you like to have an annual, tangible measure of Colorado s sustainability progress (or lack thereof)? In other words, how can we know where we re going if we don t know where we are? We at … More »- All Posts by Anna Zawisza
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Alliance Center: Designing the Future
In the modern world, we spend the vast majority of our lives inside buildings. We love, work, learn and raise our families inside structures built for human habitation. The best of these buildings aim to break … More »What do you think about the proposed Colorado Environmental Education Plan?
The Colorado Department of Education has just released a draft Environmental Education Plan for Colorado. The goals of the plan are significant. 1. State agencies, school districts, schools, teachers, … More »- All Posts by Janna Six
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Regional Sustainability Council Updates
The Regional Sustainability Councils in Colorado are busy with sustainability planning and implementation efforts! Here are a few snapshots of current Council initiatives: In November of 2011, the Pikes … More »- All Posts by Zach Owens
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