B Corp, Triple Bottom Line, Corporate Social Responsibility—these phrases have become commonplace in environmental media, but what do they really mean and WHO is living up to them?  At the Opportunity Green Conference in November you can find out.

What is Opportunity Green?

Opportunity Green is an annual event (ala TED for green thinkers) that will take place on November 7^th and 8^th at UCLA in Westwood.

The mission is simple: “To create innovation, collaboration and inspiration amongst industry leaders and the next generation of thought leadership to develop and implement sustainable business solutions.”

Opp Green brings together a unique group of innovators–from sustainability directors of giant corporations like Johnson & Johnson to independent thinkers/entrepreneurs from companies like Free Range Studios and Greenopolis–all demonstrating that green thinking and profits can go hand and hand.

Why You Should Attend?

As an attendee and new small business owner, last year the conference proved very beneficial for me.  Having just launched a very small Your Daily Thread into the world I was able to meet and network with inspirational leaders I probably would not have encountered otherwise–Josh Dorfman of “The Lazy Environmentalist,” Tom the CEO of Terracycle and Zem Joaquin of founder of Ecofabulous.com for three.  These individuals not only gave informative presentations, but were also willing to talk afterwards and give advice.

That was something that set this conference apart—the ability to not only learn but also network, network, network with established panelists and fellow green business-minded attendees.

This year the speaker list is just as impressive, if not more so.  Editors of Business Week and Scientific American, Manager of marketing and communications of Mini Cooper, the director of the Story of Stuff and many more.

You can see the complete list of speakers here.

This two day business blast and bash is ideal for business owners of all shapes, sizes and shades of green, people with the next green idea and students who are not only interested in learning, but in making valuable professional connections in the greenspace.

If fact, YDT’s sales and advertising director is with us today because we met at Opportunity Green last fall!

We are excited to attend the conference again in 09 and thrilled that Opportunity Green is extending a special discount to all of you. 

From now until October 1st,  the first 10 ydt readers that sign up for the conference can take 40% off their admission price  with discount code MPReg40pYDT .

You can redeem this offer at opportunitygreen.com

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

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