Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » consultant hawaii 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 » consultant hawaii http://www.andreadean.com/images/goinggreenpodcast.PNG http://www.andreadean.com/blog Green Business in Hawaii- Kuleana Conference Hits One Out of the Park http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/05/11/green-business-in-hawaii-kuleana-conference-hits-one-out-of-the-park/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/05/11/green-business-in-hawaii-kuleana-conference-hits-one-out-of-the-park/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 03:49:28 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=128 I may be a bit biased, since I was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the day, but I must say that the Kuleana Green Business Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii was great.


Keynote speaker Joel Makower (pictured at left), author of Strategies for a Green Economy and Chairman and Executive Editor, Greener World Media, which includes the popular GreenBiz.com, was great. Joel gave us a witty and incisive overview of today’s green economy.


Don Schaeffer, CEO of RSF Social Finance and founder of Comet Skateboards, was the other keynote speaker. Don had a conversation with us about the local economy movement, starting and running a sustainable business, and the revolutionary work of RSF Social Finance.


All of the speakers and panelists were great. I wish I could summarize it all for you, but next year you will just have to come! Here are links:


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Joel Makower, author of Strategies for the Green Economy and owner of greenbiz.com
Don Shaffer, CEO of RSF Social Finance and founder of Comet Skateboards


SPEAKERS
James Koshiba, Kanu Hawaii
Myah Ely, Sustainability Association of Hawaii


PANELS


Renewable Energy
Algae- and Soil-Based Biofuels, Hydrogen, and Geothermal Energy
Kyle Datta, New Energy Partners
Mike Kaleikini, Puna Geothermal Venture
Kelly King, Pacific Biodiesel
Joelle Simonpietri, Simonpietri Enterprises
Guy Toyama, H2 Technologies
Mike Kane, Plug In America
Henk Rogers, Blue Planet Foundation


Sustainable & Community-Supported Agriculture & Agroforestry
Chuck Barker, True Offsets
Tane Datta, Adaptations
Ben Discoe, Slow Food Hawaii
Susanne Friend, Friendly Aquaponics
Claire Sullivan, Whole Foods


Green Building, Real Estate, and Development
Olani Lilly, Kanu O Ka Aina’s LEED facility
Bo Kahui, Kealakehe 2020
Megan MacArthur, MacArthur & Company/Sotheby’s International Realty
Lauren Roth, Roth Ecological Design
John Steuber, HPM

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