New York City Business SMART News and Announcements

New York City Business SMART is a group of professionals whose businesses focus on sustainability, ethical and social responsibility, environmentalism and the triple bottom line.
SMART’s goal is to help members build vibrant, sustainable businesses through networking, sharing information, and by participating in semi-monthly meetings of two kinds.

  • Roundtable presentations given by sustainability thought leaders.
  • Social cocktail party events held in sustainable/green venues throughout New York City.

The group was founded in August 2009 by Bruce Kersten, owner of Savant Creative Group, a marketing communications firm serving ethical, sustainable and green businesses.
If you feel that you would be a good fit for the group please click here to join us.

Most Recent Meeting Summary

Our mixer on May 9, 2012 was held at Anfora, a Three Star Green Certified Restaurant located in the West Village. 
Thank you Anfora and thank you Epicurean Management for a great evening!

Browse some of our prior presentations.

Aggregated Sustainability News Headlines & Articles

JAPAN'S BATTERED FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANTS A global catastrophe waiting to happ
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Petition mounted to ban gold mining near Yosemite - San Francisco Chronicle
Petition mounted to ban gold mining near YosemiteSan Francisco ChronicleThe specter of giant gold-mining rigs chewing into the slopes of the Sierra and spewing toxins into Yosemite National Park has an environmental group fanning out across the state collecting...
Japan Faces Power Outages, Residents Urged To Conserve Energy - RedOrbit
Japan Faces Power Outages, Residents Urged To Conserve EnergyRedOrbitA Japanese government panel warned that there could be power outages this summer if three Japanese utilities do not get much needed energy from nuclear reactors that have been on shutdown since...
Run Up to SB'12- An Interview with Kevin Whilden of Sustainable Surf - Triple Pundit
Triple PunditRun Up to SB'12- An Interview with Kevin Whilden of Sustainable SurfTriple PunditWe started Sustainable Surf to create a social group of surfers that can tackle CO2 emissions head-on while living a fun and healthy lifestyle. The solutions are well...
'Environmental degration top threat to national security' - Business Mirror
'Environmental degration top threat to national security'Business MirrorFOR a former ranking military officer, it is the environmental degradation that threatens the country's security most. Lt. Gen. William Hotchkiss III, who retired as Air Force...
BusinessClimate: Bringing corporate sustainability to the mainstream - GreenBiz.com (blog)
GreenBiz.com (blog)BusinessClimate: Bringing corporate sustainability to the mainstreamGreenBiz.com (blog)This week's conversation with Andrew McKeon, founder and principal of BusinessClimate touched upon the evolution of corporate sustainability and how...