Most businesses could improve profitability and reduce their operating costs and environmental impact by:
- Using energy and water more efficiently
- Using renewable energy
- Reducing waste
- Using safer cleaning and sanitizing products
Join this free, interactive webinar series to:
- Learn from experts about sustainability opportunities for food and beverage processors
- Hear from businesses that have already taken action
- Connect with Massachusetts programs that provide the free one-on-one support your business needs
Webinar dates and topics
- January 25: Introduction to Sustainability in Food and Beverage Processing with speakers from the UMass Energy Transition Institute, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network, and Nashoba Brook Bakery (https://slowrise.com)
- February 22: Safer Chemical Use and Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals with speakers from Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, and Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods (https://cedarsfoods.com)
- March 28: Waste Reduction with speaker from RecyclingWorks
- April 25 & May 23: Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Water Efficiency with speakers from UMass Energy Transition Institute, UMass Clean Energy Extension, Mass Save
- June 27: TBD (Scroll down to register for any/all dates)
Register for one or more sessions. These webinars are free and open to all. Recordings will be shared with everybody who registered.
Hosted by the Energy Transition Institute and Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network, both based at UMass Amherst, with support from U.S. EPA Pollution Prevention Grant 00A01092.
Send questions or feedback to Lauren Mattison: laurenm@umass.edu
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