SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES NETWORK
Urban Green Lab’s Sustainable Workplaces Network is for Nashville area workplaces that want to be more sustainable and need support educating their staff and creating a culture of buy-in and engagement. We equip your employees with the education and resources to empower staff to make daily choices that protect people and the planet and also:
- help save costs
- attract and retain talent
- improve brand reputation
- avoid environmental risks to the business
Most of all, as a member, you are part of a community of practitioners who want to work for the benefit of a more sustainable Nashville.
Membership Levels
Nashville Sustainability Roundtable Member
Starting at $250/year
The Nashville Sustainability Roundtable is a gathering of businesses who are striving to increase sustainability efforts in their workplaces.
Roundtable members can send two representatives to our six meetings of the Nashville Sustainability Roundtable each year at rotating workplaces where they'll have the opportunity to:
- connect and network with sustainability champions from other industries
- tour host facilities
- engage new vendors
- problem-solve collectively
- bring best practices back to their workplace
Membership also includes invitations to special events like B Tennessee socials.
Sustainable Workplaces Collaborative Member
Starting at $499/year
The Sustainable Workplaces Collaborative is an educational program that empowers your team with sustainable workplace practices, like reducing waste, conserving energy and water, promoting sustainable purchasing, and more. We’ll work hand-in-hand with your sustainability champions to:
- Establish your starting point using our assessment
- Develop a sustainability education plan with your champions
- Connect biannually to evaluate progress
- Lead a staff sustainability training and two virtual lunch and learns
- Share relevant, credible sustainability resources and practical education strategies
- Seek guidance from local and national experts
- Connect you with peers for collaboration and mentorship
- Tell your sustainability story
Collaborative membership also includes all the benefits of a Roundtable membership.
Current Sustainable Workplaces Network Members
- Ancient Nutrition
- B Lab
- Bridgestone Americas
- Compost Nashville
- County Music Hall of Fame
- Eastwood Deli
- Emerald Built Environments
- Kroger
- Lightwave Solar
- LEO Events
- MARS Petcare
- Metro Nashville Waste Services
- Nashville Public Library
- Nissan
- Patagonia
- REED PR
- Scheider Electric
- Soles4Souls
- The Elephant Sanctuary
- The Land Trust of Tennessee
- The Nashville Blanket Project
- The Wond’ry
- Turnip Green Creative Reuse
- UBS
- Waste Management
Boosting B Corps in Tennessee
B Tennessee
B Tennessee is a community of purpose-driven businesses and citizens energized by a sustainable future and led by a desire to use business as a force for good. Urban Green Lab serves as a resource for local businesses interested in pursuing B Corp Certification by providing connections that aid in the Certification process.
Workplaces Testimonials
"The Roundtable opened our eyes and helped us come to know other like-minded businesses in Nashville that care about how business gets done. There's business as usual, and then there are those who come to the Sustainability Roundtable to see how it can be done, factoring in true social responsibility."
- Greg Crofton, Nashville Sustainability Roundtable Participant
"My team looks to me as a leader in sustainability efforts, and UGL continues to be my largest resource."
Brook Farrell, Urban Green Lab Certification Participant
"I appreciated the opportunity to connect with individuals interested in sustainability who are working across diverse sectors, from entertainment to utilities to nonprofits."
- Nashville Sustainability Roundtable Participant
Workplaces Events
Nashville Sustainability Roundtable – January 16
Join us for a sustainability networking event on Thursday, January 16, hosted by Urban Green Lab with MasayaCo!
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Nashville Sustainability Roundtable – November 21
Join us for a sustainability networking event on Thursday, November 21, hosted by Urban Green Lab with Turnip Green Creative Reuse!
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Nashville Sustainability Roundtable – October 24
Join us for a sustainability networking event on Thursday, October 24, hosted by Urban Green Lab with The Good Fill!
Learn MoreTo learn more about the Workplaces Division, please contact Carlos Hoyos, sustainable workplaces manager, at carlos@urbangreenlab.org.
Key Successes
United 614 professionals since the Roundtable began in 2018
Facilitated 19 meetings of the Roundtable
Mobilized an average of 30 workplace representatives to attend each Roundtable meeting
Selected accomplishments since the program started. Updated December 12, 2022.
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Workplaces represented by attendees of the Nashville Sustainability Roundtable, nonprofit and corporate