Topics include Texas Recycling Data Initiative, Product Stewardship and Texas bottle bill. 

Speakers include Maia Corbitt & Scott Pasternak; Debbie Branch, city of Fort Worth; and Mary Woods, Texas Clean Waters Group.

$25/STAR & NTCRA members; $35/nonmembers

Earth Day Texas (formerly, Earth Day Dallas) is an annual, outdoor festival seeking to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way Texans think, live and work. The family-friendly and free-admission event allows leaders in the corporate, academic and non-profit worlds to unite and show Texans how green lifestyle choices can lower their cost of living, improve their health, and help save the environment.

The heart of the festival is the Eco Expo where exhibitors will use their presence to promote their achievements as green leaders, and teach attendees how to take environmentally responsible action by better utilizing available resources, switching to eco-friendly products, or joining their organizations.

WE invites you to welcome in 2015 and network with women from a variety of environmental fields...making valuable business connections and friends. This is a free event and open to both members and non-members. Dinner and drinks on your own. Enjoy food at the Chicken Scratch located next to The Foundry.

Led by Dallas sustainability advocate Amy King, founder of Nested Strategies for independents, creatives, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone who wants to solidify their personal brand.

Do you…

• Have diverse strengths and work experience and need to better articulate the themes and threads throughout your career?

• Need to build a personal brand as you start your career, or reframe it for a new career?

• Want to raise your profile or image as a business thought leader, but haven’t found the time? 

We’re ready to help you develop, or refocus your personal brand language, purpose, and direction? 

Your personal brand is more than a clever elevator pitch –  it’s the statement you make through what you do and how you live your life. 

At Texas Renewables 2014, we will explore today’s energy landscape, give a nod to how we got here, acknowledge the significant contribution the  renewable energy industry is making, and discuss the very real role it will play and challenges it will face in shaping Texas’ energy future

Attendees, in the company of hundreds of colleagues old and new, will have the opportunity to hear and meet dozens of distinguished and accomplished speakers who are deep in the fray. Their experience and perspectives will matter as we continue pursuit of a critical and ever growing share of this state’s energy mix.

The annual “Master Gardener Roundup” allows potential applicants to learn more about the organization, meet current Master Gardeners and ask questions about activities the organization supports. Those wishing to apply for the 2015 Master Gardener training program must do so by Oct. 17. Attending the Roundup is not required for new class members, but everyone must complete an application form, which is available online at www.dcmga.com.

To become a Master Gardener, you must attend 70 hours of classroom instruction taught by leading educators. Classes are held all day each Tuesday from February through May. The 2015 class schedule has not been announced, but topics will include botany/plant physiology, soils, lawn care, vegetable and herb gardening, insects and landscape horticulture. All classes are held at the Global Spheres Center, 7801 S. Stemmons Freeway (IH35E) in Corinth. A one-time fee of $225 for training, which covers the official Master Gardener manual, is payable on the first class day. 

Monthly gathering of green-minded folk.

The North Texas Corporate Recycing Association and the Greater DFW Recycling Alliance have joined forces to present the North Texas Recycling Awards. Guest speaker Damon Carson, owner and founder of Repurposed Materials. $45/members, $75/nonmembers. $400/member table of 10.

Part of the North Texas Innovative Technology & Diversity Summit. This two-day summit [Aug. 6-7] brings together national and local industry leaders, corporate executives, technology experts, entrepreneurs and business owners. In addition, NTITDS will also honor and award outstanding women in technology and the leading innovative small business in North Texas.

Keynote speaker: Caroline Cummings, VP Bus Development

2014 Women in Tech Award Winner: Julie Bugala, VP of Talent Mgmt, AT&T

2014 Innovcative Small Business Award Winner: Nominations open until July 25. Prize $1,000.

Aug. 6 Awards Dinner: $30
Aug. 7 Tech & Diversity Expo & Conference: $30
Entire Summit: $50, students, $15 w/student ID 

Over 93 percent of CEOs now see sustainability as vital to their company’s future success, but many still don’t know how to implement it. What leadership models and building blocks should executives and managers consider when leading for sustainability? Leading for the Triple Bottom Line will explore key strategies and tactics for embedding sustainability into your corporate culture and engaging stakeholders.

Industry experts will discuss how to:   

• Integrate CSR into the C-Suite

• Embed CSR in recruiting, talent management and other HR functions

• Engage employees in sustainability

• Give back to communities through green initiatives

The Speakers

Jack Lowe, retired CEO,TDIndustries, Inc.

John Muros, Ph.D.,Senior HR Research Consultant, AT&T