Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » business coach http://www.andreadean.com/blog Initiatives that enhance island economy, environment and community. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 There’s no business like green business! Green business coach and consultant Andrea Dean interviews green business people who are successfully living and working in alignment with their eco values- integrating environmental and social principles into business. Dynamic interviews about green business from Hawaii and beyond- join the conversation at andreadean.com/blog. Andrea Dean, MBA, is coach and consultant. Andrea provides individual life and business coaching on a wide range of issues; group and green team coaching for individuals and teams who want to achieve rapid results; conducts workshops using The Natural Step framework for companies who want to incorporate sustainability into their strategic planning; and conducts research and management for business projects with a green focus. More at andreadean.com. Andrea Dean no Andrea Dean andrea@andreadean.com andrea@andreadean.com (Andrea Dean) 2009 Andrea Dean LLC Stories from the cutting edge of Green Business andrea dean, green business hawaii, green business, environment, coaching, hawaii, going green, life coach, business coach, going green hawaii, environment hawaii, business consultant Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » business coach http://www.andreadean.com/images/goinggreenpodcast.PNG http://www.andreadean.com/blog 10-19-09: Forest Conservation, Coral Reefs and Climate Converge at the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/20/10-19-09-forest-conservation-coral-reefs-and-climate-converge-at-the-nature-conservancy-of-hawaii/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/20/10-19-09-forest-conservation-coral-reefs-and-climate-converge-at-the-nature-conservancy-of-hawaii/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:32:28 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=407

In this podcast I interview Suzanne Case, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii.



I spoke to Suzanne Case about The Nature Conservancy’s work with native forests and coral reefs as well as their focus on climate change and how it is all connected. Walking their talk, The Nature Conservancy, as a “green business” has just remodeled an historic building on Oahu according to LEED standards. The building was the first existing building in Hawaii to be remodeled and receive LEED certification.


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I am currently working my way through the book The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. One of the exercises is to take yourself on an artists date- by yourself. Today I took myself to the Hilton Waikoloa to steam, sauna and check out the Buddha collection.


Following are my Buddha self-portraits.


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LEARN MORE AT NKFOODFORUM.COM
“The North Kohala community will produce 50% of the food it consumes.” This is a stated goal in the North Kohala Community Development Plan. The North Kohala community has many existing and emerging commercial and community projects that could lead to increased food self-sufficiency, the goal of the Food Forum is to bring everyone together for information sharing. The sharing of information is the first step in building collaborative partnerships towards a stated community goal.


There will be invited participants in the forum and the public will also be welcome, with provision made for including public participation in discussion. Forum participants have been identified from the following sectors in North Kohala:

  • Commercial Food Growers
  • Commercial Food Production / Value Added Products
  • Food Distribution / Retail to Consumer Sales / Stores-Markets-CSA’s-Outlets
  • Food Distribution- Wholesale to Retail
  • Infrastructure (Water / Land / Energy / Processing Facilities/ Certified Kitchens)
  • Commercial Consumers (Restaurants, Caterers, Institutional Buyers)
  • Education
  • Planning
  • Policy
  • Home Growers



    • The members of Food Forum steering committee are Bob Martin, Forrest Arnold, Shannon Casey, Karen Rosen, Guy Kaulukukui, and Andrea Dean.


    The goals of the North Kohala Food Forum are to:
    • Share information by providing a forum for communication.
    • Allow synergistic partnerships to form.
    • Identify the key barriers to local food production and working together.
    • Glean insight as to what the public is thinking about local food self-sufficiency.
    • Begin to get a “lay of the land” with regards to who is doing what and why.
    • Begin to track progress towards food self-sufficiency.


    North Kohala Food Forum, Saturday, August 22, 2009, 9 – 4:30, Intergenerational Center. Save the date, ticket info coming soon- $10 for a locally grown lunch.


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