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Sustainability Discussion October 26, 2017
Profitability in environmental terms
Build a community around each component of your business. Openness is important - a community cut off from new ideas dies eventually. Don't accept funding that does not match your purpose. Respect yourself and don't just go for the money. Money is stored energy. If you agree to something that you're not, it becomes an energy drain.
The right plant will not grow well in the wrong place.
By looking for ways to use waste materials, Susan formed a relationship with a florist who can use hop vines to make wreaths. Otherwise the vines would be discarded. This creates more community, more connections. Bring people together and see what happens. Be aware of whether or not you are in an environment that meets your needs and is healthy for you. To improve your environmental footprint, thinking about waste is a great place to start. Waste can be defined as resources in the wrong place. Other key issues for the environment are: energy, water and toxicity. Theater companies can think differently about how to dispose of waste materials from shows, such as sets, props or costumes or paint. You can donate paint to the community. Get to know your neighbors. Banks did not get interested in environmental impacts until there were economic consequences to pollution, based on Superfund regulations. When banks got hit with expensive cleanup costs for properties they foreclosed on, the Phase I environmental assessment industry got started. Environmental awareness can be based on avoiding a negative ((liability). Re-development of a steel mill complex in Germany created a new community with industrial flavor and tourism. Contamination had to be cleaned up and designers used the old buildings as possible.
When you're in an unhealthy environment, how do you know when to stay and fight or to flee?
Detroit is a small town. Things happen differently here. New folks need to learn how things work.
