Consulting Sessions
Free 1:1 or small group virtual sessions with consultants to walk through your specific questions about adopting climate solutions.
Sessions
Navigating Carbon Footprint: Practical Strategies for Your Business
Malhar Shah, microWatt Energy
The session will discuss the fundamentals of a carbon footprint, explore the three scopes of carbon emissions, and understand the role of carbon offsets. It will equip participants with practical knowledge to measure, manage, and mitigate their company’s carbon impact. Attendees will also learn how to demonstrate their sustainability leadership and use their carbon data for voluntary and involuntary stakeholder reporting.
Understanding Your Business’s Waste Streams and Taking Immediate Action
Kaley Cross, Circular Roots Consulting
This session empowers businesses to thoroughly assess their current waste streams and identify key opportunities for immediate waste reduction. By the end of the session, participants will have a clear understanding of their waste streams, set actionable short-term goals, and explore strategic medium- to long-term solutions for sustained impact.
Home Solar: Why Now is the Time to Act
Graham Alexander, Southern Energy Management
Graham will provide homeowners with an overview of residential Solar PV design options, site criteria, battery storage options, and financial implications.
Support on IRA Applications: Ask Me Anything!
Michelle (Meech) Carter, NC League of Conservation Voters
As the co-creator of NCLCV’s toolkit website, Meech learned the ins, outs, and quirks of multiple programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. From the Weatherization Assistance Program to the energy efficiency tax credits to the upcoming Home Energy Rebates programs, she can help match folks to the programs that will be a good fit for them and help them apply.
Setting up Commercial Composting Facilities
Jorge Montezuma, Wanu Organics
This session is for municipalities, entrepreneurs, food banks, and organizations looking to set up their own composting operations, whether on-site or as a standalone facility. We will discuss the basics of setting up commercial composting operations, evaluate where you are, and develop next steps for you to create a plan to turn organic waste into valuable soil amendments.
Increase Your Knowledge in Sustainable Building Design, Construction and Operations to Advance Your Career.
Diane Coleman, USGBC Carolinas
A LEED credential denotes proficiency in today’s sustainable design, construction and operations standards. More than 203,000 professionals have earned a LEED credential to help advance their careers. Showcase your knowledge, experience and credibility in the green building marketplace as a LEED professional. More details about the certificate can be found here.
Sustainable Investing – Aligning Your Investments with Your Values
Peter Krull, Earth Equity Advisors
Learn about sustainable investing, ESG, and the importance of investing with your values. We’ll break down the different components of the investing philosophy, and give examples of greenwashing and tips on how to transition your portfolio to be more responsible.
Building a Sustainable Team Culture to Reduce Burnout
Kristine Suh, Oil Change International
Working towards a sustainable future is hard work and it can take a toll on your team’s mental and physical health. Just focusing on our outcomes can sometimes come at the expense of the team that is working hard to change the world. In this session, we will talk about ways to weave in wellness and sustainability into the culture of your organization to help reduce burnout and to help build a stronger team.
Green Tech: Choosing and Using Sustainable Tools
Jen McFarland, Marit Digital
Jen will provide guidance for evaluating your technology and digital tools to select the greenest options. We’ll talk about selecting green tech partners, evaluating the carbon footprint of your website, and day-to-day tools and configurations that can offer long-term returns. Participants will receive a framework to help them evaluate products and partners with an eye for environmental impact.
Navigating School Systems: Learn from Nation’s leading food recovery school district
Laura Oxner, A Simple Gesture
This session will focus on how organizations can successfully recover and manage food surplus for their local public school district; by learning from one that did! A Simple Gesture’s (ASG) award winning SHARE program has recovered 500 tons of perishable food surplus during the 2023-2024 school year. The SHARE program allows for wholesome extra food that is unopened, prepackaged and individually wrapped including produce, milk and juice to be saved and for any student to partake at anytime during the school day. By the end of this session you will learn best practices of setting up your own program which will mean recovering of 50 lbs a day or 1,000 lbs a month of wholesome food items. This program allows implementation of North Carolina state curriculum standards of minimizing unnecessary food waste and maximizing valuable food resources. Students thrive when wholesome food is valued for nourishment; rather than sent wrongfully to the landfill which will harm the climate.
Stormwater is not an Afterthought
Bree Charron, NC Coastal Federation
As storm power and frequency increases, so will the quantity of stormwater you face at your home or business. There are strong economic reasons to implement Nature-Based Stormwater Strategies at the onset of site design rather than later. Review some of the resources the North Carolina Coastal Federation has produced with its partners and ask questions to help you get started.