The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network

News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work.

Friday, June 09, 2006

DCSBN Offers Grassroots Advocacy 101: Building Community Support for Sustainable Business Practices

Heather Sidwell, an Associate at McDermott Will & Emery LLP and one of the authors of DCSBN's "Legal Ease" spoke on how other communities have embraced sustainable business practices and how businesses can become effective advocates for change and build interest in sustainable business practices with community leaders in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Regulatory pre-emption, reduced costs (of compliance and fines), tax incentives, branding and image enhancement and increased speed to market are just some of the business driving benefits of social responsibility.

Find out what the opportunities are, and how you can work with local legislators to help them understand the issues - and create opportunity for your business and raise the standards.

When: June 22; 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (happy hour follows presentation)
Where: Hotel Madera, Washington DC
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