Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » environmental consultants 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 » environmental consultants hawaii http://www.andreadean.com/images/goinggreenpodcast.PNG http://www.andreadean.com/blog Big Vision for the Big Island- Step by Natural Step http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/17/bigvisionbigisland/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/17/bigvisionbigisland/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:22:27 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=482 innov8cover0001

Check out my new story in this month’s Innov8 magazine (the Go!/Mokulele in flight magazine) about The Natural Step framework.  The Natural Step is a framework/process that helps companies and communities plan for sustainability.  The County of Hawaii just adopted The Natural Step as it’s framework for sustainability planning.

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/17/bigvisionbigisland/feed/ 0 Scenes from the COC Hawaii 4th Annual Sustainability For Business Forum http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/10/sustainability-for-business-forum/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/10/sustainability-for-business-forum/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:07:41 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=470

I was recently a speaker at the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii 4th Annual Sustainability For Business Forum on Oahu. I spoke about the Business Case for Sustainability and using the Natural Step framework for Sustainability Strategic Planning.


]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/11/10/sustainability-for-business-forum/feed/ 0 Day 4: Andrea & Mary’s Girls Business Retreat Week http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/31/day-4-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/31/day-4-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:07:20 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=456

Well the days are flying by. I finally got a new home page mocked up today. None of the info is correct, and there is still old stuff on the page, but let me know what you think of where I am going with the design.


We just installed Twitter Tools for WordPress and I am posting this blog post to test all of the cool functionality. Gotta go!

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/31/day-4-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/feed/ 0 Day Two: Andrea & Mary’s Girls Business Retreat Week http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/28/day-two-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/28/day-two-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:45:05 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=442

Day two was a major technical day. Mary and I both decided to consolidate our websites and blogs. I had www.coachandreadean.com and www.andreadean.com and decided just to focus all of my efforts on andreadean.com. We moved Mary’s wordpress site from akamaipromotionalstrategies.com to akamaipromotions.com. I have never moved a WordPress site from one domain to another, so that was a fun technical learning curve.


As for my site, I re-thought all of menu items and emailed the new menu and sidebar to Maya at Jelly Designs who does my custom design work. My website is a combination of a custom site and a WordPress site.


Whew! Late night…on the phone with the server hosting company for quite some time. We also got Mary’s new wireless skype headset working, which was an accomplishment.

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/10/28/day-two-andrea-mary%e2%80%99s-girls-business-retreat-week/feed/ 0 09-07-09: Guy Kaulukukui on Food Self-Reliance http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/09/08/09-07-09-guy-kaulukukui-on-food-self-reliance/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/09/08/09-07-09-guy-kaulukukui-on-food-self-reliance/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:32:47 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=336

In this podcast I interview Guy Kaulukukui, Director of the Kohala Center’s Food Self-Reliance Program.


Guy Kaulukukui speaking at the North Kohala Food Forum


Guy has been tasked with developing a “critical path” to food self-reliance for Hawaii Island- mapping a strategy for how the island will decrease food imports and the increase consumption of local food. Guy Kaulukukui, who has a Ph.D. in economics education is uniquely suited to this complex task of how to transition from a import economy to a locally-based economy. Guy feels that it is important to increase the demand side of the food equation by reinforcing the message of eating locally produced food as well as working on increasing efficiency on farms to decrease the costs of local produce to the public.


If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below:

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/09/08/09-07-09-guy-kaulukukui-on-food-self-reliance/feed/ 3 andrea dean,Big Island,business coach hawaii,eat local hawaii island,environmental consultants hawaii,food self reliance,going green andrea dean,green business hawaii,Guy Kaulukukui,kohala center,life coach hawaii,local food In this podcast I interview Guy Kaulukukui, Director of the Kohala Center’s Food Self-Reliance Program. - Guy has been tasked with developing a "critical path" to food self-reliance for Hawaii Island- mapping a strategy for how the island will decrea... In this podcast I interview Guy Kaulukukui, Director of the Kohala Center’s Food Self-Reliance Program. Guy has been tasked with developing a "critical path" to food self-reliance for Hawaii Island- mapping a strategy for how the island will decrease food imports and the increase consumption of local food. Guy Kaulukukui, who has a Ph.D. in economics education is uniquely suited to this complex task of how to transition from a import economy to a locally-based economy. Guy feels that it is important to increase the demand side of the food equation by reinforcing the message of eating locally produced food as well as working on increasing efficiency on farms to decrease the costs of local produce to the public. If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below: Andrea Dean no 20:47 07-06-09: Susan Cox aka Green Power Girl http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/07/06/07-06-09-susan-cox-aka-green-power-girl/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/07/06/07-06-09-susan-cox-aka-green-power-girl/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:42:44 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=287

In this podcast I interview Susan Cox, also known as Green Power Girl. Susan is an environmental educator and activist and the creator of Green Power Girl and the other Green Power Heros- Buddy Biomass, Jah Wind Power, Mercury Man, Marina del Ray and others. Susan transforms herself into the Green Power Girl and does energy and environmental education in the schools- she is currently in three states and is building her capacity to expand her reach nationwide. The Green Power Girl education includes an assembly program, activities, and resources for teachers. Susan has also created the Green Power Hero Universe Card Game. There is an animated version of Green Power Girl and her origin story which Susan shows to students (and below).



If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below:

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/07/06/07-06-09-susan-cox-aka-green-power-girl/feed/ 0 andrea dean,business coach hawaii,business consultants hawaii,environmental consultants hawaii,going green andrea dean,green business coach,green business hawaii,green power girl,life coach hawaii,susan cox In this podcast I interview Susan Cox, also known as Green Power Girl. Susan is an environmental educator and activist and the creator of Green Power Girl and the other Green Power Heros- Buddy Biomass, Jah Wind Power, Mercury Man, In this podcast I interview Susan Cox, also known as Green Power Girl. Susan is an environmental educator and activist and the creator of Green Power Girl and the other Green Power Heros- Buddy Biomass, Jah Wind Power, Mercury Man, Marina del Ray and others. Susan transforms herself into the Green Power Girl and does energy and environmental education in the schools- she is currently in three states and is building her capacity to expand her reach nationwide. The Green Power Girl education includes an assembly program, activities, and resources for teachers. Susan has also created the Green Power Hero Universe Card Game. There is an animated version of Green Power Girl and her origin story which Susan shows to students (and below). If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below: Andrea Dean no 17:05 Help Me Create a New Name for My New Green Business Group http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/28/help-me-create-a-new-name-for-my-new-green-business-group/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/28/help-me-create-a-new-name-for-my-new-green-business-group/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:58:16 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=260

I am just not that good at coming up with witty, marketable names for my classes. Help me!


My first Green Business Coaching Group is wrapping up in July and I am launching a new Green Business Group/Class in September. The new Group will feature different green business topics being taught each week by me and special guest speakers. Coaching techniques (active listening, powerful questioning, asking for commitments and accountability, etc) will be incorporated in the conversation in order to enhance learning and help participants to achieve their goals. Participants will also be able to help drive the agenda- asking for classes on topics of interest to them. People in the current group have really enjoyed the conversations that we have had and the connections they have made with each other. Feeling connected to each other and exchanging ideas has been a rich part of our group.


The New Name

Some basic info:

  • The class meets on the phone- it is a tele-class (or tele-seminar), we also use a web component when we need to for presentations. So– participants can be from anywhere in the country, not limited to Hawaii, where I live. The class meets twice a month for a hour each time for three months.
  • It is a Class/Coaching Group. I was previously calling it a Green Business Coaching Group, but this concept seemed too hard to explain. Everyone understands what a class is and I will incorporate coaching into the class.



    • Here are some of the words that I have been playing with, but unable to put into any great order:
    Connect (Connection)
    Engage (Engagement)
    Achievement (Achievement)
    Accomplish (Accomplishment)
    Regenerate
    Action
    Stimulate
    Accomplishment
    Network with linke-minded….
    Advancement
    Progression
    Expansion
    Innovation
    Resource
    Evolution
    Innovate (Innovation)
    Eco preneur
    Eco innovation
    Aina innovation
    Green Business
    Green Biz
    Sustainable business class series
    Sustainable Business
    Sustain biz
    Greenasiannce
    Socio eco
    Green biz innovators class series
    Eco biz
    Green Team…..
    Green Biz Blast
    Hawaii Green Innovators
    Eco Innovators
    Going Green Hawaiian Style
    Hawaii Eco-preneurs
    Green Business Instutute of Hawaii
    Green Biz Grow and Connect


    If I choose a name that you come up with, I am happy to offer you a place in the Green Biz Group (or whatever it’s called!)- a $390 value.

    ]]>     http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/28/help-me-create-a-new-name-for-my-new-green-business-group/feed/ 13     Internet Marketing in Hawaii Green Business Coaching Group http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/24/internet-marketing-in-hawaii-green-business-coaching-group/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/24/internet-marketing-in-hawaii-green-business-coaching-group/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:39:40 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=232

    Mary Traynor of Akamai Promotions will be the guest teacher in my Green Business Coaching Group.


    Here are some national and Hawaii green internet resources to get things started:


    Hawaii Green Directories

    HawaiiHealthGuide.com Green Business Directory
    HawaiiGreenPages.com
    Hawaii Going Green Marketplace


    National Green Directories

    Green America National Green Pages (must qualify)
    GreenConnected.com
    GenGreenLife.com
    GreenDrinks.ning.com


    Hawaii Green Social Networks

    GreenHawaii.com
    PikoHawaii.ning.com
    HawaiiGreenLeaders.ning.com


    Green Twitter Articles

    Green Tweets 75+ Green Environmentalists to Follow on Twitter
    Top 10 Green Twitter Tweeters You Should Follow

    ]]>     http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/24/internet-marketing-in-hawaii-green-business-coaching-group/feed/ 0     06-22-09: Josh Tickell, Director of the film FUEL http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/22/06-22-09-josh-tickell-director-of-the-film-fuel/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/22/06-22-09-josh-tickell-director-of-the-film-fuel/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:31:45 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=223

    In this podcast I interview Josh Tickell, Director of the film FUEL. FUEL is a film about our national addiction to oil and the influence fossil fuel has on our health, our economy and our foreign policy. Josh Tickell uses his story to tell our story. The film has appearances by Sheryl Crow, Woody Harrelson, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Bill Clinton and others. The film lays out the problems and the solutions- highlighting the fossil fuel alternatives that will hopefully play a larger role in fueling our nation.


    FUEL Winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary and Josh Tickell was just named a United Nation Goodwill Ambassador.


    The Hawaii premeire of FUEL is on Friday, June 26th at the Blaisdell Center Concert Hall. For tickets and info go to gemhawaii.com or ticketmaster.com.


    You can subscribe to the podcast with itunes or listen or download below.

    ]]>     http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/22/06-22-09-josh-tickell-director-of-the-film-fuel/feed/ 0 andrea dean,business coach hawaii,environmental consultants hawaii,fuel film,going green andrea dean,green business hawaii,josh tickell In this podcast I interview Josh Tickell, Director of the film FUEL. FUEL is a film about our national addiction to oil and the influence fossil fuel has on our health, our economy and our foreign policy. Josh Tickell uses his story to tell our story. In this podcast I interview Josh Tickell, Director of the film FUEL. FUEL is a film about our national addiction to oil and the influence fossil fuel has on our health, our economy and our foreign policy. Josh Tickell uses his story to tell our story. The film has appearances by Sheryl Crow, Woody Harrelson, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Bill Clinton and others. The film lays out the problems and the solutions- highlighting the fossil fuel alternatives that will hopefully play a larger role in fueling our nation. FUEL Winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary and Josh Tickell was just named a United Nation Goodwill Ambassador. The Hawaii premeire of FUEL is on Friday, June 26th at the Blaisdell Center Concert Hall. For tickets and info go to gemhawaii.com or ticketmaster.com. You can subscribe to the podcast with itunes or listen or download below. Andrea Dean no 16:57     06-15-2009: Scott Saville and Jennifer Homcy on sustainable, zero waste business and events http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/16/06-15-2009-scott-saville-and-jennifer-honcy-on-sustainable-zero-waste-business-and-events/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/16/06-15-2009-scott-saville-and-jennifer-honcy-on-sustainable-zero-waste-business-and-events/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:49:06 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=209

    In this podcast I interview Scott Saville and Jennifer Homcy from Tr3ees.


    Tr3ees specializes in the design and production of sustainable, zero waste events. They also do consulting for businesses, helping companies to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.


    Education is a core part of the Tr3ees mission. Tr3ees engages as many people as possible- the participants and the community – so as to effect change in the community beyond just a one day event.


    If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below:

    ]]>     http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/16/06-15-2009-scott-saville-and-jennifer-honcy-on-sustainable-zero-waste-business-and-events/feed/ 0 andrea dean,business coach hawaii,business consultant hawaii,environmental consultants hawaii,going green andrea dean,green business hawaii,jennifer honcy,life coach hawaii,scott saville,zero waste event In this podcast I interview Scott Saville and Jennifer Homcy from Tr3ees. - Tr3ees specializes in the design and production of sustainable, zero waste events. They also do consulting for businesses, helping companies to reduce the environmental impac... In this podcast I interview Scott Saville and Jennifer Homcy from Tr3ees. Tr3ees specializes in the design and production of sustainable, zero waste events. They also do consulting for businesses, helping companies to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. Education is a core part of the Tr3ees mission. Tr3ees engages as many people as possible- the participants and the community – so as to effect change in the community beyond just a one day event. If you are an itunes user, you can subscribe to my podcast through itunes and receive automatic weekly updates. Or you can listen below: Andrea Dean no 16:43