Four Programs Provide Opportunities for Businesses to Increase Profits and Help the Environment
Lunch, and Learn
This Fall the Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance is hosting half day meetings to introduce five programs that help businesses in and around Franklin County to reduce waste, improve the environment, increase profits and do good for the community. Through a grant from the Robert E. Holmes Natural Resources Fund of The Columbus Foundation, these meetings are free to registrants and include lunch. The purpose of these workshops is to educate and inform manufacturers, organizations or building owners that have waste streams and/or electric and gas costs for which there is opportunity for cost savings and waste reduction. It is not intended for individuals or consulting firms.
Featured Programs
Sustainable Ohio’s By-Product Synergy Network (BPS)
MORPC’s Materials, Economy, Energy, Environment (ME3)
Columbus-Franklin County’s Finance Authority for Capital Investments
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
City of Columbus GreenSpot Program
These programs are helping Ohio businesses by:
· Turning waste into a valued asset and redirecting it away from the landfill.
· Updating facilities through tax-free financing.
· Lean and green facility assessments identifying profit leaks (water, materials, and work flow)
with accompanying grant funding.
· Investing in projects that reduce energy consumption through a long-term payment plan based on the life of the asset.
Invited Presenters Include
• Mike Long and Megan Moses, Sustainable Ohioon the Ohio BPS Network
• Brandi Whetstone, MORPC on Materials,Economy, Energy, Environment (ME3)
• David Leff, Oswald Companies on PACE
• Jean Carter Ryan, Executive Director, Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
• Erin Miller, Environmental Steward, City ofColumbus
Tentative Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions (15 minutes)
2. Introduction to By-Product Synergy: Principles andPractice, ME3 and GreenSpot (30 minutes)
3. Case studies (15 minutes)
4. Financing methods (45 minutes):
a. Property Assessed Clean Energy
b. Columbus-Franklin Financing Authority
c. State grants and loans
5. Demonstration of materials management database(15 minutes)
6. Facilitated “Around the room” description of materials needed and available from participants in theworkshop (20 minutes)
7. Breakout into clusters depending on synergies identified (20 minutes)
8. Report Out on results of synergy brainstorming (10 minutes)
9. Next Steps (10 minutes)
Workshop Dates and Times
Nov. 18 9:30 am-12:30 pm, followed by lunch (12:30-1:30)
Nov. 18 1:30-4:30 pm, preceded by lunch (12:30-1:30)
Meeting Location
All meetings will be held at:
Flyer’s Pizza and Subs
296 Main Street, Groveport, OH 43125
Registration
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