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Welcome to the American Sustainable Business Network's weekly events and programming roundup. Each week you'll receive one email featuring all of the upcoming events scheduled at ASBN. This ASBN Weekly Events Newsletter will be merged with the monthly ASBN Newsletter starting in July. June 26th will be the last ASBN Events Newsletter being sent. Bookmark our Upcoming Events Calendar ([link removed]) to see future events!
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ASBN 2023 CONFERENCE- Registration is Open!

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November 29-December 1 | Berkeley, CA

ASBN 2023 is a convening that exists to inform, connect, and mobilize business leaders and investors to transform the public and private sectors toward a sustainable economy that is stakeholder-driven, regenerative, just, and prosperous. ASBN has the uniquely potent ability to build the large-scale movement of profound economic and public policy change the world so desperately needs.

The conference will offer daily engaging main stage sessions, action-oriented breakout workshops, deep dives, local Berkeley excursions, film screenings, live music, and lots of time to connect and build relationships with your fellow attendees.

ASBN believes that a deep institutional understanding of the need for and the use of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion must be at the foundation for how we conduct ourselves, our businesses, and our investments, as we cultivate and grow our community and programs. With clear intent and earnest effort, we will engage and grow our community, and seek leaders in the field to ensure that our impact matches our vision. Together, we must act now to build a regenerative, just, and prosperous economy and we invite you to convene with us this winter.

The ASBN Conference is our signature event, continuing the strong legacy of the Social Venture Network (SVN) conference. Speakers to be announced!
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Upcoming Webinars
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Thursday, May 25, 9-10:30am ET - ([link removed]) O ([link removed]) wn the Metrics ([link removed])

On November 1st, 2022, in Geneva, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) announced the User Manual for Sustainable Development Performance Indicators ([link removed]) (SDPIs), that, for the first time “provides a comprehensive set of indicators for assessing organizational performance in the context of sustainability thresholds and transformative change needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. Social Economy Europe (SEE) and ASBN have collaborated with the UNRISD on the Own the Metrics campaign that builds collective, cooperative and mutualist voice and agency for development and promotion of SDPI indicators from the global social economy perspective. This campaign is about those doing, innovating and proving the work finally owning a proportionally equal seat at the global rulemaking and standards-setting tables.

Hear from representatives from the UNRISD and other global leaders leading SDPI adoption!
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Wednesday, May 31, 1pm ET - ([link removed]) Shift the Mood from Defeat to Evolution on Climate Change ([link removed])

Presented by ASBN's Livable Planet Working Group ([link removed]) ! Anthropocentric climate change is an ecological and social punch to the gut, and no longer a thing of the future. This panel will shake you out of the spiral of doom and gloom and present the seemingly impossible problems as a series of opportunities for collective progress in this decisive decade. Join international experts working on the frontlines of the sustainability challenge that reframe the problems as a catalyst for courageous action and leadership on every level. This session is designed to level-set with the science and bring forth meaningful solutions that you, your family, businesses, networks, and the whole of humanity can put into action now.

Speakers
- Bronson Griscom, VP of Natural Climate Solutions at Conservation International
- Chéri A. Smith, CEO & Founder @Indigenous Energy Initiative
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Thursday, June 1, 12pm ET - ([link removed]) Effectively Engaging Media ([link removed])

Learn how to advance your organization's message and objectives through the media. This webinar is designed for business, organized labor, nonprofits, and advocacy groups – all are welcome. This webinar is co-presented by the American Sustainable Business Network, the Ohio Sustainable Business Council, and Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.

Presenters:
- Katie Ellman, Communications Coordinator, American Sustainable Business Network
- Daniel van Hoogstraten, Partner, Amplifire Strategic Communications
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ASBN In-Person Events
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Wednesday, June 14 - ([link removed]) 2023 Farm Bill Fly-In: The Business Case for a Regenerative Transition ([link removed]) | Washington, DC

The American Sustainable Business Network and Regenerate America are teaming up to advocate for a more regenerative and just Farm Bill. The farm bill is one of the biggest legislative opportunities in 2023 to make a positive impact on the climate crisis, biodiversity, clean water, and social justice. Business members from both organizations will meet with members of Congress to make the case that a robust and resilient future of American agriculture will require investments in programs and policies that support regenerative producers and rebuild the missing middle of our domestic agriculture supply chains.

Questions? Reach out to Colton Fagundes, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or Liza LaManna [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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Working Groups
You must be an ASBN member to participate. Join here ([link removed]) !

Thursday, May 25, 1pm ET - Climate & Energy ([link removed]) | Contact mgreen (mailto:[email protected]) @asbnetwork.org (mailto:[email protected]) (mailto:[email protected]) to participate

The Climate & Energy working group discusses and identifies key problems, solutions, and strategies to address the climate and energy crisis our planet is facing.
Investors Circle
You must be an SEC-Accredited investor to participate in IC.

Wednesday, June 14, 1:30-4:30pm ET - Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
| Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to participate | Hybrid in-person/virtual

Investors Circle ([link removed]) has catalyzed the deployment over $275M into impactful early stage businesses since its inception in 1987. Each year IC members invest in dozens of innovative entrepreneurs who are working to solve major social and environmental problems. Join the Philadelphia chapter as we review two presentations from innovative and impactful entrepreneurs.
Partner Events
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May 22-25 - Tribal Energy Equity Summit ([link removed]) | St. Paul, MN

The 2023 Annual Tribal Energy Equity Summit will assemble, for the first time, Native American tribal leaders and officials from the Federal Government, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of the Interior for the purposes of establishing relationships and catalyzing more meaningful and effective dialogue about critical energy considerations such as siting, transmission, interconnection and the many resources available to tribes to support a just transition to clean energy.
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May 23-25 - CleanMed 2023 ([link removed]) | Pittsburgh, PA

Presented each year by Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm, CleanMed is the premier national environmental conference for leaders in health care sustainability who are on the leading edge of greening the health care sector. Join us May 23-25 in Pittsburgh for CleanMed 2023 as we connect, share, and build upon solutions for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable health care sector. ASBN Co-Founder & President David Levine will be speaking on Wednesday, May 24th ar 2:30-4:00 PM at this plenary ([link removed]) .
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June 8, 3-4pm ET - The Round Table Dialogue Series: Leading a Regenerative Business and Life ([link removed])
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What is the difference between ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), Sustainability, and Regeneration? How do we build a regenerative business? How do we shift away from power-over leadership paradigms and intentionally create systemic change?

Carol Sanford is the founder and designer of The Regenerative Business Development Community and The Regenerative Change Agent Development Community and the author of many books. Please join Carol and our Founder, Lori Hanau, as they discuss what it means to move from ESG to Regeneration. Carol will share about her next book, No More Gold Stars, coming out in the Fall, and Indirect Work, Carol’s latest book. Carol and Lori will also discuss Carol’s recent ALS diagnosis and her approach to conscious dying.
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June 14 - 16 - Social Venture Institute Women Virtual ([link removed])

Applications are now open for Social Venture Institute Women Virtual! Come create community in the potent, highly curated, and brave space of SVIW. Hear True Confessions from leaders like Caryl Levine of Lotus Foods, Inc and Chrystel Cornelius (Ojibwa/Oneida), President & CEO of Oweesta Corporation. Share your real time business struggles, problem solve with other women & non binary business leaders, and generate innovative ideas and solutions.

As women and non-binary entrepreneurs, we will gather for ourselves, for our businesses, for each other, and for the change we wish to see in the world.

Save 15% off with early bird registration until April 15! Or save 10% with code SVIW2023
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June 14-15 - Outsource2LAC Global Digital ([link removed]) | Montego Bay, Jamaica

This conference is for your business, if you are looking to expand your footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean. To learn more the conference, visit [link removed] ([link removed])
ASBN MEMBER SPECIAL OFFER: Outsource2LAC is offering 5 participants lodging for the event, meaning they only have to cover their airfare. Contact Alex Morales, US CEO Alamo Solutions, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to learn more about qualifying for free accommodation in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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