Event Sponsors

E4S is grateful to its sponsors for this special E4S Third Tuesday Network Event. Paul Murray, the leader of sustainability implementation at Herman Miller, Inc. will be the featured presenter at the E4S Knowledge Network National Speaker Series on Tuesday, May 15th from 5:30-8:30pm. The program will be held at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle.

Based in Holland Michigan, Herman Miller is recognized
worldwide as an innovator in workplace research and product development
and is known for such signature pieces such as the Aeron work chair and
the Resolve furniture system. In addition to numerous state and
national EPA awards garnered over the years, Herman Miller’s leadership
position in corporate social responsibility and environmental practices
was again recognized this year by FORTUNE magazine as the “Most Admired
Company” in its category for the 19th year.

Under the theme Back Your BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal*), the May 15th program centers on the challenge offered in January by E4S to the region’s manufacturers, institutions, and corporations to establish bold goals to increase energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions, and use renewable energy. Says Holly Harlan, Founder and President of E4S, “Bold goals inspire innovation and risk taking that can create the change we want to see in our businesses and our community. Paul Murray will share with us how Herman Miller is driving change and seizing the advantages emerging from sustainability-based commerce.”

In November 2004, the board of directors of Herman Miller declared their own BHAG by approving Perfect Vision 2020, a slate of innovative business strategies. The vision calls for achieving such milestones as using 100 percent green energy, emitting zero pounds of air emissions, sending zero pounds of waste to landfills, and achieving a minimum certification of Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) on all corporate facility construction and renovation efforts. In addition to recapping the progress of Perfect Vision 2020, Mr. Murray will discuss the impact that setting bold goals around sustainability principles has had on the employee culture and communities of Herman Miller and their shareholders and customers.

Marketing Partners:

• Business Interiors and environments, inc.
  
• CAAO
• Cleveland Bridge Builders
• Cleveland Institute of Art
  
• Cuyahoga County Blue Ribbon Task Force
• Cuyahoga Solid Waste District
• Eco-City Cleveland
• Green Contractors
  
• Green Energy Ohio
• Jumpstart
• NorTech
• Shorebank Enterprise Group, Cleveland
  
• SPACES - Shrinking Cities
• University Circle Incorporated
  

Let us know if you can help E4S market the May 15th event by posting the event on your web site or distributing this downloadable event flyer. Click here to download.

Event Details:

• Tickets are $20 per person, cash or check payment accepted at the door
  
• Student entry is $10 with a current college ID
  
• For directions to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History follow this link. Parking is complimentary for this event
  
• Appetizers will be provided, cash bar
  

Special Event Exhibitor Table Price: Organizations and businesses that embrace
sustainability are invited to reserve a full exhibitor table for $200 or half a table for $100.
Click on exhibitor application button above to apply for a spot.

Event sponsorships are available. For information on this unique marketing opportunity contact courtney@e4s.org

Help E4S market the May 15th event by distributing this downloadable event flyer. Click here to download.

Herman Miller Background Info:

• 2006 Sustainability Report (released April 27, 2007)
• Herman Miller Vision and Policy
• The Anatomy of Transformation by William McDonough and Michael Braungart