Member Collaborations
"People in a good collaboration accomplish more than the group's most talented members could achieve on their own."
- Twyla Tharp, The Collaborative Habit
At SVN, we encourage our members to work collaboratively. Many of these collaborations result in major positive social and/or environmental impact. Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), Net Impact, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) are all organizations that spawned through SVN member collaborations.
Click on the stories below to discover how SVN members are collaborating to advance sustainable business.
Sparking Entrepreneurship Through Public/Private Partnerships
Wayne Silby and Mark Beam, Enterprise Innovation Fund
Balancing Short-Term Profits and Long-Term Prosperity
Joel Solomon, Carol Newell and Paul Richardson, Renewal2
Partnering with Communities to End poverty in Rural Villages
Dr. Antonia Neubauer, Tina Sciabica, Omer Rains, Adnan Durrani, Raphael Bemporad and Jan Morgan, READ Global
Paving the Way for Socially Responsible Investing
Amy Domini, Domini Social Investments and Joan Bavaria, Trillium Asset Management Corporation
A New Kind of Business School: Expanding through Collaboration
Libba & Gifford Pinchot, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Campaigning for Social Change
Michael Martin, Effect Partners, Inc. with CLIF Bar, Ben & Jerry's and Stonyfield Farm
Undeflatable Ball Keeps Spirits Aloft
Mal Warwick, One World Futbol Project with John Heymann, Teresa Pahl and Jay Coen Gilbert
Saving a Sustainable Brand
Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez, Back to the Roots (BTTR) with Lara Pearson, Rimon, PC
Driving the Shift to a Local Food Economy
Jim Epstein, Blue Ridge Produce and Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org
Friends with Benefits Maximizing Viral Marketing Messaging
Charlotte Rademaekers and Jared Levy, Bonds Make It Easy
Innovation Awards lead to a Green Connection in America's Heartland
Gregg Keesling and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins drive green enterprise in the Midwest