The Story of Local Sustainability
When the topic of sustainability gets brought up, most of us start to think of places like Portland, OR or Boulder, CO or somewhere else with a lot of hippies masquerading as professionals and scientists. But, believe it or not, our own Fayetteville, AR and the surrounding NWA is home to many innovative and impactful sustainability efforts of our own. This blog series of Sustainability in the Community will explore several of these local initiatives and businesses to explain what they are doing and how you can get involved.
This is the second post in the series. You can read the first by clicking here.
Logo taken from https://www.netimpact.org/
There is a new RSO on campus, and its name is Net Impact.
Net Impact is a national organization that spans across college campuses and businesses who’s mission statement is “empower[ing] a new generation to drive social and environmental change”. [1] Net Impact has so far worked to live out their mission statement by offering leadership training through their campus charters and helping to network thousands of sustainability minded individuals across the globe. And now a chapter of this ambitious non-profit has come to the University of Arkansas.
Moving towards Sustainability
Our fledgling program began this semester, and is already growing at an impressive rate. This Monday, April 11, Net Impact held a meeting with college students and local business professionals to lay the foundation for the U of A charter. Participants included representatives from Phigenics, Beaver Watershed District, Walmart, David W. McKee Architects, the Sustainability Consortium, the Walton College of Business, and the College of Engineering, as well as two interns from the Office for Sustainability. The meeting showed how passionate much our local community is about promoting sustainability through business and education. The new chapter of Net Impact is on its way to great things, and is always looking for more members who share their vision.
Want to join the U of A chapter? Click here and keep on the lookout for updates on future Net Impact chapter meetings.
Want to learn more about Net Impact and its strategy? Click here.
Want to read about other local sustainability efforts? Click here.