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2010-03-09T12:33:00.000-08:00

LOCAL COALITION SEEKING TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS ON THE UPPER EASE SIDE ANNOUNCE MARCH 3RD PRESS CONFERENCE

Council Member Jessica Lappin, and environmental group Upper Green Side partners with
Tri-State Biodiesel, local businesses to reduce emissions in some of NYC’S most polluted zips.
(NY, NY) - A Health Department report identifying the Upper East Side as home to some of theCity’s worst air shocked many New Yorkers, but not Brent Baker, CEO of Tri-state Biodiesel. “Thecommunity air survey cited the area’s boilers and hot water heaters as principal sources of pollution,”Baker said, “And I am not surprised. Start with the neighborhood’s density of large buildings that burn petroleum-based heating oil, then add high volume car and truck traffic and you get a pretty
toxic mix.” For the coalition, one solution is simple: affordable, biodiesel blended heating oil fuel at competitive prices. Several local companies, including Tri-State Biodiesel (TSB), have been providing this very product to New Yorkers for several years, offering overnight emissions reductions with no change in service or operations. Buildings that replace #2 and #4 heating oil with biodiesel not only reduce air-borne toxins by up to 90% (and green-house gases by up to 85%), but also dramatically cut the percentage of fats and grease deposited in city’s waste-water stream.

TSB’s biodiesel couldn’t be much greener, given that its main ingredient is recycled cooking oil collected from New York City restaurants - including an ever increasing number located on the Upper East Side. This newly-forged partnership includes City Council Member Jessica Lappin, Upper East Side’s environmental organization, Upper Green Side, local business owners, and residents. The group’s mission is to get the word out to UES landlords and co-op boards, including those on Mayor Bloomberg’s block, that switching to biodiesel will result in a significant improvement in local air quality. And, with the switch to biodiesel, the improvements can take place immediately.
“That Health Department report should serve as a lightening rod for community action,” says Michael Auerbach, of Upper Green Side, “and our coalition is determined to make a real impact on an area of obvious need.” He adds, “And we owe it to our kids who are currently breathing polluted air.”

The campaign will formally launch with a March 3rd with a press conference featuring local residents, business owners and elected officials, pledging to work together to improve air quality by the use of biodiesel in the UES and around the city.
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What: Press Conference announcing campaign for clean air using local biodiesel.
When: Wednesday, March 3RD, 2010 at 10am
Where: Absolute Piano at 1646 Park Avenue near 116th Street.
Confirmed Speakers include;
Jessica Lappin -- City Council Member for Upper East Side
Michael Auerbach -- Upper Green Side
Brent Baker – Tri-State Biodiesel
Kaoru Muramatsu – Building owner using biodiesel heating oil
Steven Salsberg -- Vice Chairman of Council on the Environment NYC
Invited Speakers include;
Jonathan Bing – State Assemblyman for Upper East Side
Daniel R. Garodnick -- City Council Member for Upper East Side
Melissa Mark-Viverito -- City Council Member for Upper East Side
James F. Gennaro – City Council Member, Chair Environmental Committee
For more information on this event contact: Tri-State Biodiesel Communications

Coordinator Yiyi
Zhang at 718-860-6600 or yiyi@tristatebiodiesel.com

About Tri-State Biodiesel (TSB):

TSB is a New York City based company that provides green jobs by recycling locally collected, used cooking oil into clean burning, high quality biodiesel fuel. TSB believes that the use of sustainablyproduced biodiesel - in combination with demand reduction measures such as mass-transit and transportation alternatives and in concert with technological advances such as diesel hybrids and light rail systems - can create an America that is both energy independent and sustainable. In 2009,
TSB was honored with the Social Venture Network's (SVN) Innovation Award for CEO Brent Baker's work in maintaining "triple bottom line" principals at the company.
For more information on the company please visit: http://www.tristatebiodiesel.com/

About Upper Green Side:
Founded in 2006, Upper Green Side is a 501 (c)(3) all-volunteer, non-profit organization promoting awareness and grassroots action on local environmental issues on the Upper East & West Sides of Manhattan such as local food, progressive transportation, energy efficiency, and waste reduction.

Our mission: Build a healthy, sustainable community and environment not only for our own wellbeing, but for generations to come. UGS is a sponsor of area electronic recycling, two local Greenmarkets, and determined advocate for cleaner buildings and transportation.

For more information on Upper Green Side’s efforts to make New York a greener place, please visit
http://www.uppergreenside.org.

Absolute Piano is a minority owned business and building owner that is using biodiesel heating oil supplied by Tri-State Biodiesel.

Biz summit brings green thinkers to Queens

2010-03-01T09:43:00.000-08:00

By Jeremy Walsh
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Eco-friendly technology and policies are making their way into Queens and the rest of the city, but legal conundrums are hot on their heels, experts told entrepreneurs at the second annual Queens Green Business Summit last week.

Speaking to a small group at Queens College Friday, attorney Charlotte Biblow of the law firm Farrel Fritz warned that the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s brownfield clean-up program, which offers tax incentives to developers who remediate polluted sites, has been slow inducting properties into the program.

Partly in response to this, the mayor’s office is creating a local brownfield cleanup organization which is gearing up to allot $30 million in grants to property remediators over the next three years.

Mark McIntyre, an attorney for the mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, said the city hopes to streamline the application process compared with the state’s process.

Another major reason for creating the new agency is the state’s refusal to grant any brownfield clean-up incentives for property with “historic fill,” a term used to describe the construction waste and coal ash comprising the ground beneath many of the buildings in the city.

They also hope to create a vacant property database to help developers better understand what is available.

City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) is also pushing to hasten the implementation of green technology, sponsoring a Council bill that would create an interagency board to review and approve them for developers in one swoop.

Catherine Barton of the Pinwheel Group hailed Gennaro’s initiative, posing a scenario in which the Forest Hills Tennis Club might want to install a wind turbine on its roof.

“The amount of paperwork and testing is so onerous that the tennis club is discouraged even though they know that in three years they’ll be self-sufficient and have paid back their investment,” she said.

But Manhattan entrepreneur and event founder Steven Salsberg had a few words of criticism about blindly following the lure of green jobs and technology, claiming there were more than two dozen nonprofit groups being given grants to train people to install photovoltaic solar panels, which have never been popular on the East Coast. “You’re not going to get a job installing PV anytime soon,” he said.

Barton also announced the Doe Fund will soon start collecting restaurant grease from the five boroughs, creating as many as 1,300 jobs in the next year and freeing up space in Dumpsters that saves small businesses money.

Long Island attorney Joseph Harbeson pointed out that the LEED Certification standard for so-called “green buildings” has exploded in popularity over the last five years, but noted its rapid growth has caused numerous headaches when a massive construction project fails to win certification and existing laws fail to identify a single responsible party among a small army of subcontractors.

“All of the complexity is going to lead to a lot of work for lawyers,” he said.

Save The Date!!

2010-03-01T09:42:00.001-08:00

Rock N' Grow: Concert for Youth Education

2010-02-08T10:24:00.001-08:00

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Major Jewish Philanthropist Explores Chabad's Russian Roots

2010-01-12T08:57:00.000-08:00

When Guma Aguiar, a 32 year-old American billionare, gave 13 year-old Arpyom Rusanov of Kharkov, Ukraine, a gift of tefillin last week, he pointed to an ironic revision in the century-old storyline of Jewish history. Read More....

Steps smalls businesses can make to take advantage of green market opportunities

2010-01-12T08:39:00.000-08:00

Steven Salsberg speaks with the SBDC (Small Business Development Center) of Laguardia College. Check out the tips Steven advices on taking advantage of green market opportunities:

Ask the Expert with Steven Salsberg

Leveraging the Power of Generation Y

2009-12-04T12:57:00.000-08:00

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Essex County Green Business Breakfast Summit

2009-11-04T13:07:00.000-08:00

Ecoventions USA and Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District host the Essex County Green Business Breakfast Summit on October 22, 2009. Take a moment to view the opening remarks.

Best Wishes Alliah Sheta!

2009-10-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

Business Community Can Help Combat Poor Air Quality in New York

2009-10-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

From our parner, Clean Air NY:

A major concern for New York City right now is poor air quality. According to the 2007 Inventory of New York City Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the average temperatures in New York State are projected to increase 2 to 8 degrees by the year 2100, with the largest increases in New York City.

Global warming will not only cause loss of vegetation and other natural resources, it has serious health effects. The EPA recently declared greenhouse gases a threat to human health. Studies link outdoor pollution to heart disease, respiratory disease, restricted fetal growth, appendicitis and other health issues.

A major contributor to poor air quality in the metro New York area? Transportation. Cars and trucks are responsible for about a third of emissions of ozone-forming chemicals. According to the American Lung Association, the New York City metropolitan area leads the nation in total deaths, cancer deaths and heart attacks associated with diesel emissions.

Clean Air NY, an initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of regionwide air-quality efforts, is working with local businesses to help employees find ways to reduce transportation-related pollution.

SH&E, an aviation consulting firm, worked alongside Clean Air NY and increased its employee transit subsidy from $32 to $50 – encouraging employees to use mass transit. The firm also educated employees on actions they can take to improve air quality during a “Lunch n’ Learn” session.

Some programs can take time to implement. But, there are steps businesses can take now. Clean Air NY lists these simple actions to take every day:

• Bike, Walk or Use Public Transit. Forgoing your car just one day a week for a year could save about 1,000 miles on the vehicle and $500 in total driving costs.

• Share a Ride. Whenever possible, share a ride by carpooling or vanpooling to your destination. To find a carpool partner or vanpool, visit 511ny.org.

• Access Local Transportation Experts. CommuterLink (www.commuterlink.com) offers free commuter services to businesses in the five boroughs.

• Stay informed. Sign up to receive real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days - days when ozone levels are at their highest and most dangerous. Send these alerts to employees and encourage them to stay inside on Air Quality Action Days whenever possible. Text AIR to 42269 or visit cleanairny.org to sign up to receive alerts.

For more information on how your business can make a difference, visit cleanairny.org/DoYourPart/Default.aspx

Join CISC for the Fall Foliage Cruise- Oct 24th!

2009-10-09T08:20:00.001-07:00

Don't miss the Essex County Green Business Breakfast Summit!

2009-10-09T08:18:00.001-07:00

RSVP to Angela at Angela@Salsberggroup.com or 212-289-8506 x305

2009-10-02T08:09:00.000-07:00

After outstanding work at the Salsberg Group of Companies, where she successfully launched Ecoventions USA and set new standards for local expos on Corporate Social Responsibility , Green Business & MWBE Business opportunities, Alliah Sheta is now taking a new position with the RSPA in Charlotte, NC as their new Events Manager.

We wish Alliah great success and are confident that she will be a tremendous asset to her new employer and all of her future endeavors. You can reach Alliah until October 15, 2009 at Alliah@SalsbergGroup.com.

For inquires regarding the Essex County Green Business Summit on October 22, 2009 and the Lower East Side/Chinatown Green Business Summit, please contact Angela Boston at Angela@SalsbergGroup.com or (212) 289-8506 x 305.

For inquires regarding Steven's speaking opportunities and future joint ventures with Ecoventions, please contact Mandy Forlenza at Mandy@SalsbergGroup.com or (212) 289-8506 x 301

Next Week's Charitable Cruises

2009-09-25T11:21:00.000-07:00

Salsberg Group will be hosting two very special events next week and we hope you’ll consider attending and supporting these amazing organizations. Please visit the links below for more information:

Aboard The Queen of Hearts: http://www.mapendo.org/cruise.cfm

Aboard The Star of Palm Beach: http://www.cceia.org/calendar/data/0133.html

Leaders in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility, Orly and Steven Salsberg donate their ships to charitable organizations weekly and continue to set the bar for triple bottom line in their business efforts. Both Ships, the 540 Passenger Queen of Hearts and the 430 passenger Star of Palm Beach, now run on Bio-Diesel Fuel blended with oil collected from NYC Restaurants. (see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTRvRBAcohE )

Mark your calendars for the Riverkeeper Fire on the Water Cruise!

2009-09-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

It's coming up... the Lower East Side/Chinatown Green Business Summit

2009-09-03T08:40:00.001-07:00

Green Brooklyn...Green City- September 24th

2009-09-03T08:38:00.000-07:00

Green Brooklyn…Green City is a city-wide event attracting residents from all 5 boroughs to a full day fair and symposium, where attendees can learn first-hand from local experts about the many ways New York City is creating a more sustainable future.

Alongside our Greenmarket farmers' market, attendees can visit booths, make art from recycled products, attend a free workshop, and more! The event is the largest of its kind in Brooklyn and engages all citizens, regardless of prior knowledge of sustainability/environmental issues, in actions they can personally take to lower their own environmental impact.

Thursday, September 24, 2009
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn
Opening remarks at 11:30am, fair 12pm-6pm

Free and open to the public!

Ecoventions Music Cruise #3

2009-09-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

Join us for the 3rd Ecoventions Music Cruise
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Boarding at 6:00 pm Sailing until 9:00 pm
Pier 40- West Side Higway & West Houston Street

Complimentary admission with 2 drink minimum ($7 each). CASH buffet available for $10by Chickpea restaurants and CASH bar. 21 and over only please with ID.

Register now at: Http://ecocruise3.eventbrite.com

Queen of Hearts / The Star of Palm Beach Running on Biodiesel!

2009-07-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

Queen of Hearts running on Biodiesel! It was featured on FOX 5 News in NY And on Today in New York (NBC 4)! Check the video clips below:

Join Ecoventions on August 2nd for the AAFE festival

2009-07-29T07:48:00.000-07:00

If you're in town this weekend, catch up with Ecoventions at the AAFE festival this weekend! Our founder & Vice Chairman of the Council on the Environment of NYC, Steven Salsberg, will be presenting a session on "Identifying Attainable, Measurable, Sustainable ways to Green your Small Business" from 11:45- 12:30 pm.

We hope to see you there!

Interested in Green Living?

2009-07-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

Join our friends at Design Schemes at Home, Inc. and Greenproofing, Inc. as they host their Green Living Expo on July 17-19th. The expo will be held at Hello Living Condominiums in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.

RSVP: events@designschemes.com

Orly Salsberg CEO Of The Salsberg Group Announces Bio-Diesel Fuels to The Hudson!

2009-07-10T09:52:00.000-07:00

On June 24th,2009 Orly Salsberg CEO of The Salsberg Group made the Announcement that "The Queen of Hearts" and "The Star of Palm Beach" are now running on Bio-Diesel Fuels!

Ecoventions Music Cruise- Tuesday, July 28, 2009

2009-07-08T12:55:00.000-07:00

Join Ecoventions on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Aboard the Queen of Hearts at Pier 40 (West Side Highway & West Houston Street)

Boarding: 6:00 pm Sailing: until 9:00 pm

Don't miss the 2nd FREE Ecoventions Music Cruise on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. We board from 6:00 - 7:00 pm and sail until 9:00 pm. This cruise is not to be missed! Join local green business professionals for dancing, drinking, and of course- Green Business Networking!

There will be a CASH bar & buffet available. 21 and over only please with photo ID. Questions? Email Alliah at Alliah@Salsberggroup.com

Register now at Http://MusicCruise.Eventbrite.com

Friends of Ecoventions get $50.00 the July 4th Dance Cruise

2009-07-02T13:10:00.000-07:00

Enter the code: QUEEN to get $50.00 off the price.

PS- The Queen of Hearts runs on Biodisel Fuel!!

Yonkers Summit Recap

2009-07-01T12:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's Yonkers Green Business Summit was a great success! We had 247 confirmed, registered attendees. In addition, 119 speakers, vendors, press, and local officials were in attendance. Total official response to the first annual Yonkers Green Business Summit: 366 people representing a large group of local businesses embracing the emerging green economy.

We look forward to planning future events and are energized by this initial ground swell in Yonkers. We at Ecoventions wish to commend Mayor Philip Amicone, Helen Tvedt, and the local business community stakeholders.

www.YonkersGreenBusiness.com

Don't miss the Yonkers Green Business Summit- June 30

2009-06-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Reception to follow

Join the City of Yonkers and Ecoventions for the first annual, Yonkers Green Business Summit on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the Riverfront Library (1 Larkin Center).

This all-day FREE business to business summit will focus on Attainable-Measurable-Sustainable (TM) business practices. The summit will feature breakout sessions from local industry leaders, an expo of green products and services, and a Keynote Luncheon featuring Sarah Beatty,Founder of Green Depot.

Admission is free with registration, Register today by
clicking here

For more information, visit www.YonkersGreenBusiness.com

Sponsors include:

Upcoming June Events

2009-06-11T06:46:00.000-07:00

Don't miss out on the next June Events!!

Ecoventions Summertime Beer Tasting- June 22, 2009
from 7-10 pm

It's FREE to attend!! $10.00 for the Beer tasting from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Register at: Http://Junebeertasting.eventbrite.com

Brooklyn International Trade Development Center

2009-06-01T15:55:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn International Trade Development Center cordially invites you to attend

“Getting Your Sustainable/Green Business off the Ground....With Some Help of Course!”

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Brooklyn Public Library’s Business Library
280 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn, NY 11201

In attendance will be:

• Chien Dao Glasgow: Architect whose designs include sustainable material and is LEED certified. • David Klenicki: Residential Designer works with geothermal heating and cooling systems for residential houses
• Ecoventions: promotes green and sustainable energy solutions to businesses
• BITDC: Global Considerations and Opportunities
• JP Morgan Chase: Funding

Directions:

This is a free event, but you must RSVP to: events@brooklynexport.com

RSVP via Phone: 718-270-6957

Brooklyn Business Summit at Polytechnic University of NYU on May,27,2009

2009-05-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

The goal of the Brooklyn Business Summit is to provide a progressive venue and agenda for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to become small business owners. We will provide as many tools, resources, and opportunities as we can in order to aid these entrepreneurs in their path to success.

MAYOR AMICONE ANNOUNCES YONKERS GREEN BUSINESS SUMMIT

2009-05-15T16:28:00.000-07:00

Last week Mayor Philip Amicone announced the first annual Yonkers Green Business Summit which the City of Yonkers will be holding in partnership with Ecoventions on June 30, 2009 at the Riverfront Library.

“During these difficult economic times, we must remember that going green not only helps to make our city more sustainable, but it often saves us money in the process”, says Yonkers Mayor Philip A. Amicone.

This all day summit gathers hundreds of business owners in Yonkers and Westchester County to engage in a dialogue on how to implement environmentally responsible initiatives and find cost savings while supporting the local economy. The event features an expo, a keynote luncheon, and informative breakout sessions focused on Attainable-Measurable-Sustainable™ business practices.

The press conference was held at Sound Associates where the Mayor recognized CEO Richard Fitzgerald and Sound Associates’ effort to install a solar system on the roof of their Yonkers building. Sound Associates put in 150 photovoltaic panels which provides up to 25% of the building’s energy. They were able to take advantage of available rebates and incentives to make the project more affordable. With the energy cost savings the system will be paid off in less than five years.

Steven Salsberg, founder of the Salsberg Group which owns Ecoventions, spoke acknowledging the great work done by Sound Associates and the City of Yonkers’ effort to become more sustainable.

“This ground breaking event will be an exceptional opportunity for Yonkers business to identify rebates, incentives, and other green practices that will help them improve sustainability and improve the bottom line”, says Salsberg.

Mr. Salsberg also invited Yonkers and Westchester County businesses to the summit kick off event, the Yonkers Business Networking Cruise, which will be held on June 2, 2009. This will be a great opportunity for businesses to come together and begin the discussion on how to green their business.

Registration and more information about the Yonkers Green Business Summit and Networking Cruise can be found at www.YonkersGreenBusiness.com or call 212-289-8506.

ESSEX COUNTY BUSINESSES DISCUSS HOW TO BECOME MORE “GREEN”

2009-05-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

Last week, business owners attended a private breakfast conference with Mayor Cory Booker to learn about green business opportunities in Essex County.

During this special VIP Breakfast Conference held at Rutgers-Newark Paul Robeson Center, the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD), Ecoventions, and partners announced the first annual Essex County Green Business Summit to be held on October 9, 2009. "Essex County business owners and residents want to know how they can become engaged in the emerging green economy. The program facilitated dialogue and provided a platform to access critical information for a diverse audience," comments LPCCD Executive Director, Baye Adofo-Wilson.

The City of Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and Rutgers University- Newark Chancellor, Steve Diner provided opening remarks at the VIP breakfast program. Panelists discussed the broad implications of the emerging green economy and addressed questions about the federal stimulus package and incentives for green businesses. They provided examples of business opportunities in the green economy for green collar job training and new green businesses. Goals were set for the upcoming summit which will provide information, access and solutions targeting Essex County businesses and residents.

LPCCD and Ecoventions, a New York city-based firm experienced in planning green business summits, along with Rutgers University's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment are planning the First Annual Essex County Green Business Summit to be held October 9, 2009. The First Annual Essex County Green Business Summit will include a green business expo, a keynote luncheon and informative break-out sessions focused on Attainable, Measurable, Sustainable™ business practices. Break-out sessions include Green 101, Greening Your Building, and Transportation and Local Food Production.

For more information about the upcoming First Annual Essex County Green Business Summit go to www.EssexGreenBusinessSummit.com or call 212-289-8506.

2009-05-14T06:35:00.000-07:00

RECYCLING ROUND-UP: CENYC’s Recycling Awareness Benefit Supports
Initiatives in Public Housing

On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) hosted the first Recycling Awareness Benefit aboard the Queen of Hearts, a 3- level paddlewheel ship donated for the evening by the Salsberg Group. Apart from the stunning views of the NYC skyline and guests dancing to the jazzy music of “Old Rugged Sauce,” more than 250 guests had the opportunity to learn first-hand the accomplishments of CENYC and its Office of Recycling Outreach and Education and future plans to increase outreach in public housing.

“CENYC has made great strides in expanding recycling participation” said Steven Salsberg, CENYC Vice-Chair and the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. “I am proud to serve an organization which utilizes grassroots efforts and community involvement as catalysts for building a greener New York City.” Edward Skyler, New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations, Honorable Congressman Michael McMahon and Anthony Pratt, CEO of Pratt Industries were honored at the event with handmade light-bulb terrariums made from all salvaged materials by Emelia Hiltner of Materials for the Arts. The host committee included Rachel Amar, Jordan Barowitz, Helena Durst, Robert Kafin, Wendy Neu, David Refkin, Alex Santiago, Steven and Orly Salsberg, Andrea Schaffer, and Erica Keberle.

CENYC has been promoting recycling and waste reduction at NYC public housing buildings in Manhattan through a position created with a one-year grant from the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board. But the funding for this position ends on June 1, 2009. The benefit allows CENYC to keep on a Public Housing Recycling Outreach Coordinator position, currently focused on Manhattan Housing stock. This coordinator can expand outreach to New York City Housing Authority properties in other boroughs and also focus on expanding composting and additional opportunities to collect items that are not included in the curbside recycling program, like textiles and electronics. At Fort Washington Houses, for example, the current Public Housing Coordinator has visited more than 200 apartment units to conduct one-to-one recycling education with building residents. As a result, Fort Washington Houses has increased recycling
from a handful of bags per month to 140 bags of paper, metal, glass, and plastics set out for recycling in February 2009.

CENYC’s textile collections at Greenmarkets, now in partnership with Wearable Collections, have diverted over 300,000 pounds of used textiles from incinerators and landfills. Last year, OROE partnered with NYC & Company, GreeNYC and NBC Universal to host “Green Screens,” a two-day, five-borough electronics recycling event that collected over 350,000 pounds of televisions, computers and other electronic items for recycling.

In total, CENYC raised more than $50,000 towards its recycling initiatives. “We’re very thankful to all our supporters and attendees who helped bring in the funding necessary to support our public housing efforts and our city-wide textile and electronics recycling,” said Marcel Van Ooyen, CENYC Executive Director. “Thousands of New York City residents rely on CENYC’s recycling services, spearheaded by OROE Director David Hurd, and through them we are able to divert significant amounts of recyclable materials from ending up in our landfills.” The event was generously sponsored by Pratt Industries, Hugo Neu Corporation, Sims Metal Management, Tetra Pak, Waste Management, Tomra, Omni New York LLC, The Durst Organization, as well as the Glass Packaging Institute and the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Since 2006, CENYC's OROE office has made tremendous progress toward increasing the
awareness of recycling among residents through community outreach, corporate partnerships, and the wonderfully successful Remix ad campaign aimed at increasing paper recovery. In this short amount of time, they have helped divert thousands of additional tons of paper, 600,000 pounds of electronics, and 300,000 pounds of textiles from disposal, while providing one-on-one recycling education to over 25,000 NYC residents. Recycling is the “everyday way” to help fight global climate change because it reduces methane emissions from landfills.

About the Council on the Environment of New York City: The Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations. CENYC achieves its mission through the following projects and programs: Greenmarket, which runs 49 farmers markets throughout the city; Open Space Greening, which creates and rejuvenates community gardens and builds rainwater harvesting systems; Environmental Education, which offers meaningful projects in the
areas of conservation, alternative energy and more in intermediate and high schools; the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, which promotes recycling and waste prevention; Learn It, Grow It, Eat It, which promotes healthy eating for teens; Youthmarkets, which oversees youth-operated urban farm stands; and the New Farmer Development Project, which helps agriculturally experienced immigrants become self sufficient farmers. For more information, visit us at www.cenyc.org.

Win- Win Awards Ceremony- Tonight!

2009-05-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

The Win-Win Campaign's staff, interns and program partners invite you to join us this Wednesday, May 13th, at our Inaugural Spring Awards Ceremony and Networking Reception, where we will:

Celebrate the successful completion of our pilot green jobs training and small business energy efficiency assistance programs;
Honor the accomplishments of the first graduating class of Community Energy Consultant (CEC) interns; and
Recognize the contributions from our Community Partners and Participating Businesses

Delicious Hors D'oeuvres and drinks will be provided courtesy of Cafe Notte.
Location: Green Depot showroom
222 Bowery (just south of Prince St)

Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM

Date: Wednesday, May 13th

Cost: Free

Keynote Address by:Steven Salsberg, Vice-Chairman of the Council on the Environment of NYC (CENYC)

We hope to see you there and thank you for your support, The Win-Win Team
About Win-WinThe Win-Win Campaign – a program of Envirolution™ and powered by MakeMeSustainable.com – is comprised of two main initiatives:

Green Entrepreneurship and Energy Consulting Internship Program
Small Business Energy Efficiency Assistance Program

The Win-Win Campaign empowers young adults to be the drivers of sustainable change within their communities by helping small business owners save energy and money. Interns graduate with the real world, energy auditing skills needed to obtain the kinds of green jobs that can retrofit our buildings and our economy.The program launched in Feb. 2009 with the following partners – Manhattan Borough President’s Office, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Solar One, Sustainable Business Network of NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Fourth Arts Block, LES Business Improvement District, location sponsor The New School and is supported in part by a generous grant from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation’s Climate Change Solutions program.

To learn more about the Win-Win Campaign go to win-win.envirolution.org or e-mail janna@envirolution.org

Generation Y

2009-05-07T15:37:00.000-07:00

For fifty years, “Baby Boomers” (herein; 78 million persons born 1944-1964), by their size, shaped most cultural, political and economic currents, and determined if companies would succeed or fail. Few experts disagree that sustainable businesses needed to appeal to the tastes of these consumers.

Companies must now address a different generation. The “Millennials” or “Generation Y” (herein; 100 million persons born 1985-2010.) That’s not a typo; these 100 million persons make the baby boomers (the first 25 year generation in 100 years and until now the largest generation of consumers) look small. This generation will likely be a dominating economic influence over the next fifty years. Therefore, companies need to address their desires, appeal to their cultural sensibilities and speak to them the way Y’ers choose to communicate.

Perhaps the best example of this generation’s influence, likely to be opined upon as their first accomplishment is the election of President Obama. Our new President didn’t just speak to this generation. He cultivated their emerging culture and made it part of his message. He communicated with them on their mobile phones and in their digitized networks, respected their values and made them part of his value propositions. Your socially responsible investment needs to do that as well.
Investors must verify understanding of, and ability to communicate with, this new Generation. This demographic reality must be inherent to sustainable investments. Does your investment use social networking and digital tools and do they understand the tastes and inclinations of Y’ers?

Progressive Boomers who once sang “the times they are a changing” must hear that the ground has shifted, change has come, rapidly and digitally and with compelling values.

Recognize what is important to Y’ers. By far the environment and the air they breathe, remains at the top of the list. Ask any High School Student and it is likely to be in their top three issues of importance. In fact, National polls, across diverse socio-economic and geographic members of Generation Y, indicate that the environment enjoys over 84 percent and higher as an issue in the top three most important as compared to the economy (under 30%) or the war in Iraq (under 20%.) Furthermore, when Y’er answer polls, they download their answer on their MySpace page and take personal, digital, and transparent, ownership of their answer.
Good News: The Y’ers own values present great opportunity to SR investors. To Y entrepreneurs, exits are out and triple bottom line sustainable long term growth is not a buzzword but the only “in.” Transparency is not just an overused and undefined word on Network TV, but an implied part of most Y’ers business plans. SR investors should expect to see (in real time, digitally on mobile or email), where money is going and what social or environmental goal is being accomplished. If a company cannot provide that level of verifiable and measured transparency from their digital toolbox, they are simply not with the times. Even at inception of your relationship, one sentence elevator pitch is not something you need to request but part of the Twitter infused culture.

OROE Benefit- Tuesday, May 12, 2009

2009-04-30T07:40:00.001-07:00

Join us for cocktails, Greenmarket-inspired food, a silent auction, music, dancing and great giveaways as we enjoy one of the first nights on the water of 2009 in support of recycling in NYC.

HONORING:
Honorable Congressman Michael McMahon
Edward Skyler, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations
Anthony Pratt, CEO, Pratt Industries

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 • 6 pm – 9:30 pm
Aboard the Queen of Hearts
Pier 40 on the Hudson River • West Side Highway and West Houston Street
Boarding will begin at 6 pm. program will begin promptly at 6:45 pm. Cruise begins promptly at 7:30 pm following the award ceremony.
$75 for Regular Tickets • $50 for Non-Profit, Government and Student tickets
Tickets can be purchased at www.cenyc.org
Direct donations via check should be made out and mailed to:
Council on the Environment, Inc.
51 Chambers Street, Room 228, New York, NY 10007
____________________________________________________________________________
Host Committee
Rachel Amar • Jordan Barowitz • Helena Durst • Robert Kafin • Wendy Neu • David Refkin
Axel Santiago • Steven & Orly Salsberg • Andrea Schaffer
____________________________________________________________________________
Benefiting the Council on the Environment of New York City’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education to encourage, support and increase recycling throughout New York City.Join us for cocktails, Greenmarket-inspired food, a silent auction, music, dancing and great giveaways as we enjoy one of the first nights on the water of 2009 in support of recycling in NYC.
HONORING:
Honorable Congressman Michael McMahon
Edward Skyler, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations
Anthony Pratt, CEO, Pratt Industries
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 • 6 pm – 9:30 pm
Aboard the Queen of Hearts
Pier 40 on the Hudson River • West Side Highway and West Houston Street
Boarding will begin at 6 pm. program will begin promptly at 6:45 pm. Cruise begins promptly at 7:30 pm following the award ceremony.
$75 for Regular Tickets • $50 for Non-Profit, Government and Student tickets
Tickets can be purchased at www.cenyc.org
Direct donations via check should be made out and mailed to:
Council on the Environment, Inc.
51 Chambers Street, Room 228, New York, NY 10007
____________________________________________________________________________
Host Committee
Rachel Amar • Jordan Barowitz • Helena Durst • Robert Kafin • Wendy Neu • David Refkin
Axel Santiago • Steven & Orly Salsberg • Andrea Schaffer
____________________________________________________________________________
Benefiting the Council on the Environment of New York City’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education to encourage, support and increase recycling throughout New York City.

Alive Structures

2009-04-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hello, Alive Structures is happy to invite you to tour a lush green roof we installed two years ago in the East Village on top of a gallery and theater called The Wild Project. As a part of Wildflower Week NYC, I will be giving tours of the green roof from 10 am to 5 pm this Saturday, May 2. The green roof features several native species rarely found on green roofs in the city, such as Wild Columbine, Blue Eyed Grass, Creeping Phlox and many other beautiful natives. We hope you can make it!

The Wild Project Theater
195 E.3rd St.
NY, NY, 10009
p. 212.228.1195
www.thewildproject.com

VIP Breakfast Launch- May 7th

2009-04-29T11:39:00.001-07:00

VIP Breakfast Launch

Thursday, May 7, 2009 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Rutgers University, Newark Campus
Paul Robeson Center
350 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ

Hear from local industry leaders on the state of the Green Economy, Minority & Women Owned Business, Local Green Business, and what to expect at the Essex County Green Business Summit- October 2009- www.EssexGreenBusiness.com

Complimentary admission with registration. Limited Space Available.
Register Here: Http://VIPlaunch.eventbrite.com/

Ecoventions featured in the Queens Chronicle last week

2009-04-28T11:26:00.000-07:00

Check out our feature in the Chronicle:

Queens Chronicle - EcoventionsApr 28, 2009 ... Ecoventions hosts regional specific green business to business events providing attainable, measurable and sustainable business practices.The owners, Steven and Orly Salsberg, continually attended “green” events that spoke about all our environmental problems, but lacked substance on solutions.Steven noticed “while I was traveling across the country to speak on ‘green’ that attendees were taking away bags and bags of non-recycled or recyclable materials.” Ecoventions is their effort to change this....

Green Life Article

2009-04-23T10:09:00.000-07:00

The New York Observer did a Green Life piece in their Earth Day special yesterday. Check it out:

2009-04-16T06:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a new campaign from our friends at Eco Loft!

The Eco Loft Campaign has chosen The Visioniare building in lower Manhattan to hold the prestigious series of events. The Eco Loft campaign is a series of pr driven events and media covered initiatives spear headed by lifestyle branding firm TEN82. The Eco Loft Campaign is stated to be a series of events slated to express the progressive ability to "go green" with out losing your luxury lifestyle. The campaign started successfully in LA and is also planned take place in Chicago, Atlanta and Miami in the upcoming months there locations have not yet been released.

The first of the two events is titled Blank Canvas. The event will be held on Earth Day April 22, 2009 in a 23 million dollar penthouse in the scheduled platinum LEED certified building, The Visionaire. The event is being held to exclusively showcase the eco friendly interior design and styling of the "Duval Suite" located on the buildings 25th floor. The event is sponsored in part by Earth Share of New York, The Visionaire, Duval Furniture, NYC Green Car, The Muse Hotel, 360 Vodka, Go Green Displays, and Loft Life Magazine.

The second event Liquid will take place April 30, 2009 and will showcase the importance of clean drinking water in the environment. Hosted by Michelle Obama's stylist and realty host Johnny Wright, guest will experience how living a green lifestyle includes clean drinking water. Special invited guest and celebrities will be ushered through the Eco Loft to experience the wonders of clean water. The event is sponsored by Charity Water, Biota Water, Go Green Display's, Earth Share of New York, The Visionaire, Duval Furniture, NYC Green Car, The Muse Hotel, 360 Vodka, and Loft Life Magazine.

With Duval Group providing the Eco luxury furniture and the Visionaire providing the Eco luxury space, this gave award winning designer Cheryl Eisen the blank canvas to design a progressive Eco friendly home. Art work found throughout the spaces where provided by world-renowned artist Bettina Werner, "The Queen of Salt". Born in Milan, Italy in 1965. The Title "Queen of Salt" refers to her pioneering and revolutionary use of salt in art creating paintings, sculptures and installations with her invention of textured colorized salt technique, developed in the early 1980's. She was the first artist to exclusively utilize salt as an artistic medium and is now approaching her 25th anniversary of creating with salt.

Bettina Werner's artwork has been exhibited in Museums, galleries and public spaces extensively throughout Europe, Russia and the United States, including: the Whitney Museum, the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Detroit Institute of Art, Portofino Museum, Italy, Triennale Museum in Milan, Las Vegas Art Museum, Chase Manhattan Bank, the collection of Herbert and Dorothy Vogel , the collection of Martin Margulies of Miami and the collection of Nicos Vernicos of Athens, Greece.

With a new outlook toward going green TEN82 hopes to expose America and the world to a progressive green lifestyle. The Eco Loft campaign hopes to prove that.

Go Green Expo

2009-04-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.gogreenexpo.com/

Go Green Expo, the nations premier eco-friendly tradeshow, is coming to the The New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan from April 17th - 19th, 2009. Sponsored in part by NBC,The New York Post, Go Green Expo will showcase the latest and greatest in all things green from fuel efficient cars and natural personal care products to greener gadgets that help us live more sustainably. In addition to over 230 different exhibits, Go Green Expo will also host a variety of panels with leaders in the green industry, local politicians, and community activists. This three-day event will include a business-to-business expo followed by two days for eco-minded consumers. Visit www.GoGreenExpo.com for more details!

Queens just became a little greener.

2009-03-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Queens just became a little greener. That is because nearly 1,000 people attended an all-day Queens GreenBusiness Summit to find out sustainable, attainable and measurable tools they could integrate into their business. During the all-day expo, which the Queens Chamber of Commerce, EcoVentions and Queens College teamed up to host, attendees could visit exhibit tables with representatives from all different industries displaying information about their business practices and participate in panel discussions led by leaders in green business practices.

“This is the first of a local groundswell that is unprecedented,” said Steve Salsberg, whose group EcoVentions will be running 50 similar business-to-business summits throughout the country this year. The group worked with the Queens Chamber of Commerce to organize and promote the January 23 summit at Queens College. “Queens is first, and it is setting the bar in what is the green economy, green jobs and green business,” said Jack Friedman, Executive Vice President of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the expo and panel discussions, the event also included a luncheon with speeches by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember James Gennaro, who chairs the Council’s Environmental Committee, and Ken Rother, President and COO of TreeHugger – the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream.

Many of the speakers spoke optimistically about the prospects of focusing more on green initiatives now that President Barack Obama is in office as well as how they can spur local economies. However, Quinn cautioned that just because there is a new president, it does not mean local governments should abdicate their responsibility to promote green initiatives that could spur economic rejuvenation. “We need to redouble our efforts,” Quinn said. “We have to find the opportunities in this recession or else [we will] get stuck in it even longer.”

After Quinn delivered her opening remarks, Gennaro and Rother both delivered keynote addresses stressing the importance of integrating green practices into businesses and talking about how doing so could benefit businesses financially. Prior to and following the luncheon, attendees visited the different booths businesses set up, and many of the exhibitors said they were impressed by the event. “Excellent, outstanding,” was how Jay Sohnen, a sales professional at Next Level for Recycling described the event. “It’s one of the best [shows] in terms of volume.” In addition, Roland Colavito and his team at Royal Waste Services – the waste contractor for Queens College – said that his company was there to support the event and make potential new business contacts. “It’s already worked out,” Colavito said, referring to a number of connections he made during the morning session of the summit.

GLOBAL GREEN MEETS AT CAFE NOTTE

2009-03-03T06:54:00.000-08:00

GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES LARGEST RECYCLABLE WHOLESALE TRANSFER PACKAGING INITIATIVE IN U.S. TO COMMENCE AT WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER

MEDIA ALERT: Program Could Save Millions of Dollars, Reduce More than 100,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Annually

WHAT: Launch of Global Green USA’s program to green packaging distributed through Hunt’s Point, the world’s largest food distribution center. Achieving 100% recyclable wholesale transfer packaging goal would divert 30,000 tons/year of corrugated cardboard from landfills, reduce greenhouse gases by 103,000 mt CO2e/yr, equivalent to taking 19,000 cars off the road, save businesses $3 million per year, and influence the design of wholesale transfer packaging throughout the world.

The launch will include an announcement by Interstate Container and Mountaire on their commitment to green poultry wholesale packaging, their progress to date, and ground-breaking trials underway. The first phase of meeting the 100% recyclable packaging goal will be to conduct trials for all food and packaging types, ranging from seafood to broccoli, to demonstrate that the packaging performs and its potential for cost savings. This initiative involves a mix of corporate partners and competitors collaborating to make recyclable packaging a reality.

WHO: Meeting sponsors include: Global Green USA, Action Carting, Chemol, Ciba, Green Bay Packaging, Interstate Container, Mountaire, Packaging Products Corporation, Pratt Industries, Salsberg Group, Spectra-Kote, and Temple lnland.

MORE: The Hunt’s Point Demonstration Project is but one of several of Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery dedicated to generating business value through creating a sustainable, zero waste New York City. Founded in 1993 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI), which was created by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.

For more information visit the Coalition for Resource Recovery, http://thecorr.org/

Council Members Lappin and Yassky Present Cafe Notte Small Business Community Excellence Award

2009-03-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

Council Members Jessica Lappin and David Yassky presented the Small Business Community Excellence Award to Cafe Notte owners Nikola Camaj and Steven and Orly Natan Salsberg for the commitment to running a socially-responsible, eco-friendly cafe and wine bar on the Upper East Side.

Another Successful Green Business Wine Social

2009-02-25T09:22:00.001-08:00

Last night we had more than 50 eco-conscious professionals for the 2nd annual Green Business Wine Social. The night began with a wine tasting by Café Notte. Highlights included a speech by Steven Salsberg and music all evening by the renowned Lex Samu duo.

Don’t miss our next event, the LES/Chinatown Green Business Summit on April 28th – http://www.leschinatowngreenbusiness.com/

For more information on our upcoming events, please email Alliah at Alliah@SalsbergGroup.com

Brooklyn Green Business Summit Update

2009-02-19T11:04:00.000-08:00

At the request of our Senior Sponsors of the Brooklyn Green Business Summit, we have decided to postpone the event to October 15th, 2009. We are excited to announce the Center for the Urban Environment’s consumer based Green Brooklyn event on September 17th.

The Center for the Urban Environment's annual Green Brooklyn…Green City event attracts New York’s business owners, residents, homeowners, consumers, and parents from all 5 boroughs to its full day fair and symposium. Attendees will connect with local experts about social conscious investing, how businesses can operate more sustainably, choosing non-toxic home products (and of course where to buy them!) how real urbanites compost, shopping eco-chic, and what New York City is doing to create a more sustainable future. Alongside the farmers' market with support from its Founding Sponsor Con Edison, Green Brooklyn…Green City will be held indoors and outdoors at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Thursday 9/17 11:00 – 6:00 pm. Visit www.greenbrooklyn.org for more information. FREE, exhibitor and sponsor packages available.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Regards, The Center for the Urban Environment and EcoVentions

EcoVentions Music Cruise Series

2009-01-30T11:04:00.000-08:00

Get a free ticket for the EcoVentions Music Cruise Series and celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River with EcoVentions! Be a part of this unique Professional Green Networking opportunity hosted by EcoVentions (AttainableMeasurable.com)

May 20th, 7-10pm aboard the Queen of Hearts
Pier 40
West Side Highway and West Houston Street

Live Local Bands, Delicious Local Food and Samba Dancing!

To get your free ticket, join two of our blogs/social networks including:

AttainableMeasurable.com
Meetup
FaceBook

Twitter

Once you have joined two of the above, call Alliah at (212) 289-8506 ext 312 or email Alliah@SalsbergGroup.com.

Video from Queens Green Business Summit

2009-01-29T06:21:00.000-08:00

USB keys from Queens Summit available

2009-01-27T07:00:00.000-08:00

“We create the USB keys post summit to include as much information as possible from speakers, sponsors, and participants to provide the most valuable, useful tools”
For more info on this, see the Queens Green Business Summit website.

Queens Green Business Summit was a Success!

2009-01-26T07:58:00.000-08:00

On January 23 over seven hundred business professionals from the New York community participated in the fist Queens Green Business Summit (www.QueensGreenBusinessSummit.com). Speakers presented attainable, measurable, and sustainable business practices. Companies networked with one another and engaged in an evolving cooperative endeavor to green their enterprises, seek better information and gain tools and opportunity in the Emerging Green Economy. We invite participants from the summit to comment here and look forward to a continued dialogue.

Digital Transparency & Demographics

2009-01-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Steven Salsberg submitted the following topical thoughts in advance to an economic summit held in Washington to coincide with Inauguration activities:

In my view, to influence the new administration’s economic infrastructure with socially responsible values, those promoting a progressive agenda need to be proactive and specific in addition to innovative.

Here are two areas which I do not see in the topics where I will attempt to be both specific and innovative:

Digital Transparency

It is clear that there will be significant investment in infrastructure as well as a shoring up of bank credit. Some of the justifications for this kind of investment include job promotion and preservation as well as insuring the flow of lending to small businesses and ultimately consumers.

Without revolutionary transparency in the expense of these funds, government runs the risk of the financial system perpetuating previous miscalculations and violating the intent of legislative funding. We have the technological capability to be notoriously transparent for example, where a bank or government entity provides a construction loan, general contractors, builders and other recipients of the funds should be required to make purchase orders, work requests, draw downs, and payments in real time, with transparency to the funders, disbursement agents and vendors.

This kind of digitized transparency not only mitigates risk and insures compliance. It also provides supply chain optimization and can serve a social agenda. For example, where a contract for infrastructure provide funds to a private or quasi-governmental body and the contractor is encouraged to invite bids from minority and women owned vendors, a transparent payment system would not only ensure that this takes place but provide enabling technology in the hands of these new vendors in the work place. A vendor should be able to respond to a bid in real time from their cell phone. The bidding process from P.O. all the way to invoice payment and lien waiver should be notoriously transparent to the lender and even the government body which initially disbursed the funds.

We are likely to see numerous RFP’s and construction initiatives which promise to not only create local jobs but also to build environmentally sustainable projects and material and promote a more inclusive work force. However, anyone familiar with large infrastructure projects knows that construction unions are in fact often unreceptive, particularly in urban communities, to engaging a local workforce. Large scale contractors do not typically diversify their attempts to order goods and services from environmentally responsible, minority or woman owned new sources. Further, many new such vendors are not given enough tools to enable them to bid on larger newly funded projects.

A simple payment and communication system between, general contractors, vendors, their lenders, and governing oversight bodies would facilitate large scale risk mitigation, supply chain optimization and a social agenda of job preservation, new business promotion, innovation and environmental technology.

Demographics

The second area that a socially just economic proposal must address is Demographics.

No one doubts the impact of “Baby Boomers” on the economy over the last 50 years. The 79 million persons born between 1944-1964, shaped our economic and social/cultural order. For a business or political agenda to succeed, it needed to satisfy and speak to the tastes and inclinations of the “Baby Boomer” generation because of their sheer size.

While these baby boomers were followed by a smaller generation know as Generation X, there is not enough attention to the impacts and opportunities related to the emerging new Generation Y.

This 100 million strong generation is in fact much larger than the baby boomers. It’s population Communicates differently and in fact is already embracing very different social values. These “Millennials” statistically unprecedented in size, are in large part, concerned for the environment.

When seniors in high school, are asked for their top 3 priorities, the environment is the only topic which polls 85% and higher. When they respond to polls typically digitally they take owner ship of their response whether they download it to their MySpace page or embrace it social networking. Therefore, rather than advocating or promoting social justice like they needed to in the 60’s and 70’s, progressive bodies should now engage proactively and digitally the massive power of this new generation. Clearly this was done by our new President.

Interview

2009-01-12T06:05:00.000-08:00

Check out the interview with our founder, Steven Salsberg on Metro Green Business: http://www.metrogreenbusiness.com/news/qa.php/2009/01/11/qaamp_a_steven_salsberg_of_the_salsberg_

Queens job growth

2008-12-17T06:04:00.000-08:00

Apparently Queens had the largest job growth before the downturn. Read the NY times blog here: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/before-downturn-queens-had-jobs-growth/

Interesting post

2008-12-08T06:04:00.000-08:00

Check out this article on CSR:http://www.corporateandresponsible.com/search?q=steven+salsberg

Baby Boomers vs. Millennials

2008-12-05T06:03:00.000-08:00

Over the last fifty years, “baby boomers” (for purpose of this article, 79 million persons born 1944-1964) shaped all major cultural, political and economic shifts in our society and determined if companies would succeed or fail. Few experts disagree that sustainable business needed to conform to and appeal to the tastes of these consumers. We are now addressing a very different generation of consumers. Some call then the Millennial or generation Y (for purposes of this article 100 million persons born 1985-2008.) That’s not a typo; 100 million make the baby boomers (until now the largest generation of consumers) look small. This generation is likely to shape our society and be a dominating economic influence over the next fifty years. Therefore, for your business to succeed you need to address their desires, appeal to their cultural sensibilities and even communicate with them the way they choose to communicate.Perhaps the best example of the importance of this generation’s influence, likely to be opined upon as their first major accomplishment; the election of President Barack Obama. Our new President-Elect didn’t just speak to this generation. He cultivated their emerging culture and made it part of his message. He communicated with them on their mobile phones and in their digital social networks and he respected their values and made them part of his value proposition and “sales pitch.” Your company needs to do that as well. You can start by recognizing what is important to this generation. By far the environment and the air they breathe, remains at the top of the list. Ask any High School Student and it is likely to be in their top five issues of importance.

News Flash: The Economy is in a Recession

2008-12-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

Environmental responsibility has become an essential value proposition for business. Under current economic conditions, becoming “green” might seem an overwhelming project beyond the scope of more compelling obstacles. However, greening your business should be a priority in the current emerging green economy, addressing a society which demands this. Business owners we have a responsibility not only to the environment and to customers, but also to sustain ourselves. Environmental responsibility is not only morally called for and often good economic sense; your customers will likely demand it. Once you recognize the importance of greening your enterprise you have to go about it in a prudent and cost effective manner. In fact I would encourage you to focus on easy to implement low hanging fruit and to allow for cost savings to play a major role in your decision making. Here are a few “how to” steps, experts suggest: 1. Create a “Green team”, identifying and engaging key players. 2. Conduct an “audit” or assessment of your carbon imprint, seeking to identify simple ways you can begin to improve. 3. Cultivate relationships and recourses around you through communication with other business owners. 4. Be transparent about you knowledge or ignorance on the subject and allow yourself to evolve. 5. Seek to monitor, measure and report on any initiative you undertake. We have organized Green Business Summits which endeavor to help businesses navigate these issues.These Summits focus on Attainable-Measurable-Sustainable™ business practices. We identify easy to implement and affordable practices for your enterprise along with resources to help you achieve your goals. We help you measure the success of your business practices so that you can monitor your impact on the environment as well as report your accomplishments to your customers. Finally, we seek to help businesses sustain their efforts by succeeding in the emerging green economy, fostered by the overwhelming influence of a new generation.Companies should attend the Queens Green Business Summit and get attainable, measurable and sustainable business practices, learn about green jobs, network with other businesses and join a local living economy and supply chain. For more information: http://www.queensgreenbusinesssummit.com/

2008-12-03T06:02:00.000-08:00

The Green Business Wine Social was a great success!! Thanks to all who attended!We're currently looking for a Bronx Summit partner- know anyone?

Share a ride!

2008-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Share a ride to the Queens Green Business Summit!
Click here for more info

About Us

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Mission

To produce industry specific, green business to business Summits which educate and inspire attendees to:

Attain:
· Best practices from recycling to greening your company
· Reduction of your company’s impact on the environment
· Mission statement for you and your employees that strengthens your business
· Leadership status that inspires and motivates the local community

Measure:
· How your efforts reduce the harmful effects on the environment
· The money you save by putting these practices into effect
· How much space you save by minimizing your unnecessary output
· Your impact compared to the standard of your industry

Sustain:
· Your local community and economy
· The life of your business
· Resources your business needs to prosper
· Employee Retention
· Connections to a Green economy

Our events will set standards for eco-friendly productions and provide dedicated URL’s with comprehensive post-event information.

Who We Are

Orly Natan Salsberg , CEO Salsberg Group

Orly Natan Salsberg is the CEO of The Salsberg Group of companies which include technology and event businesses. She holds an MBA from Columbia University and an LLM in US Law and LLB in Israeli Law. Orly is an attorney and member of the NY Bar.

Salsberg Group includes diverse businesses including: High School Services (www.promoceans.com); Passenger Vessels (www.affairsafloat.com, www.fireonthewater.com, www.kiddiecruise.com); a Green Wine Bar (www.nottewinebar.com) and Ecoventions seeking to help other businesses incorporate green practices and social responsibility in their operations, hosting Green Business Summits (www.attainablemeasurable.com) in New York City and around the country, and Technology Company TASP and Artivary which have built enterprise and mobile payment solutions (www.thebuildercard.com).

Orly Natan Salsberg has been featured on NY 1 and CBS News, the NY Times and NY Women on Line for her business endeavors and bringing the “triple bottom line” socially responsible business model to her entities and other establishments. She is a member of the Passenger Vessel Association (www.pva.org) and the Social venture Network (www.svn.org.)

Orly and Steven Salsberg

Steven P. Salsberg

Steven P. Salsberg is founder of the Salsberg Group (www.salsberggroup.com.) and is Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Vice Chairman of the Council on the Environment of New York City (www.cenyc.org). He is active in diverse entities in technology, admiralty and food and beverage. He is an attorney and member of the Bars of New York and New Jersey. Steven splits his time between public interest work and technology related mobile payments and transparency in banking and government financed construction projects

He is a member and active director of numerous boards including the Board of Visitors of the CUNY School of Law (www.law.cuny.edu) and The Friends of Hudson River Park (www.fohrp.org), and member of the Social Venture Network (www.SVN.org).

Much of Steven’s entrepreneurial work is social policy in action, rooted in his academic background and well-known dedication to expanding opportunities for underserved populations and his commitments to Corporate Social Responsibility. Steven often speaks about Attainable-Measurable-Sustainable ™ business practices. He and his wife Orly Natan Salsberg, CEO of Salsberg Group, own a sustainable wine bar in New York called Café Notte (www.NotteWineBar.com).

A serial entrepreneur since the age of twelve, Steven loves creating new businesses and concepts which motivate and help people.

Alliah Sheta

Alliah Sheta has a broad background in event management and production. Starting out at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, one of the largest hospitality associations in the US, she became the Corporate Events Manager handling more than $500,000 in sponsorship yearly along with coordinating several annual events for the top executives in the hospitality industry. The first event she ever coordinated was the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Golf Tournament in 2007.

After moving to New York in 2008, Alliah joined the Salsberg Group where she heads up EcoVentions, producing summits which first and foremost endeavor to identify Attainable-Measurable-Sustainable™ practices. Each summit, event, meeting or expo, is executed in an eco-friendly way with a dedicated URL contemplating pre and post event services and networking, along with downloadable information and links and all material is put on USB Keys to reduce paper. Some upcoming summits include Chinatown NYC, San Francisco, Toronto, and Boston and International Summits focusing on the green supply chain and showcasing green technology.

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Photos

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Cafe Notte