Businesses for the Bay Fall 2018 Newsletter

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Fall 2018

The Businesses for the Bay Membership Association (B4B) is a partnership of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Business Community

Mohawk Industries employees plant a native tree on their Glasgow, VA campus

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To learn more about Businesses for the Bay and how you can make a difference, please visit businesses.allianceforthebay.org.

What We’re Reading

Alliance Partners with Turkey Hill for Cleaner Water in Pennsylvania (Our Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership project is underway! The project was sparked from ideas discussed at a Businesses for the Bay Forum in 2016.)
Alliance honored environmental leaders at annual Taste gala (If you missed our Taste of the Chesapeake, check out our award winners here.)
Best management practices benefit your community, local waterways and the Bay (Our B4B Networking Partner, the Chesapeake Bay Program, just wrote this article with great BMP examples for businesses!)
Good for business, good for the Bay: How Businesses for the Bay contributes to a healthier environment (The Chesapeake Bay Program just produced a short video about Businesses for the Bay and it features B4B Members, Lockheed Martin and MOM’s Organic Market!)
Heavy Downpours Increasing (It’s not your imagination, the storms and heavy rains are getting worse in our region. And that makes it all the more important that we are doing what we can to help stormwater management to protect our streams and rivers.)
How Much Plastic Does It Take To Kill a Sea Turtle? (This is just one reason why your B4B action of reducing your business’ use of plastic is so important!)
Partnering with Pomerantz Marketing for Cleaner Water (The Alliance is excited to be partnering with B4B Member, Pomerantz Marketing, as a part of their Pom in the Community program! Pomerantz helped us refresh and modernize our logo!)

Upcoming Events & Professional Development Opportunities

October 28, 2018 (Hampden Township, PA) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Trick or Trees! Riparian Buffer Planting (Join us from 1-4pm at Good Hope Road: 40.243768, -76.970560. Contact Jenna for more info and to register)
October 30, 2018 (online) Powering Inclusion Through Solar Handprints: An Innovative Partnership (A recent project by B4B Member, flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries, demonstrates the potential to facilitate social empowerment and positive environmental impact continuously cultivated through “handprints” — initiatives that give more back to people and communities than they take while helping minimize overall carbon footprint. Join the free webinar to learn more!)
October 30, 2018 (Annapolis, MD) Managing Landscapes Without Toxic Pesticides (Join B4B Members, Neighborhood Sun and MOM’s Organic Market, and B4B Networking Partner, Annapolis Green, to learn from Jay Feldman, Cofounder of Beyond Pesticides)
October 31, 2018 (online) Free Webinar: Water Reuse and Reclaimed Water with Expert Panel Discussion
November 6, 2018 (online) FREE CBP/B4B Conserved Lands Webinar (Join us to learn what actions your business can take to help conserve land, and see examples from current B4B members! This is the last of the B4B/CBP 2018 webinar series! Did you miss a webinar? No problem! Click here to watch all 5 recorded webinars)
November 13, 2018 (online) Free Webinar: Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather (Join B4B Networking Partner, C2ES, to learn about observations of current climate change indicators, the economic impacts of recent extreme weather events, and new scientific methods for understanding the role that climate change has in intensifying extreme weather.)
November 30, 2018 (Arlington, VA) Four Generations of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainable Solutions Awards and Holiday Event (Join B4B Networking Partner, Leaders in Energy, at this fun annual networking event!)
December 07, 2018 (North Linthicum, MD) Maryland Water Monitoring Council 24th Annual Conference (Many B4B Members and Networking Partners attend and exhibit at this annual conference; don’t miss it!)

If you have an article or event to share, please email Corinne, Alliance Business Partnerships Manager.