Suggs Exhibition at the Maltz Gallery

If you’re a business person in the Los Angeles area with an interest in sustainability, there’s a new non-profit designed specifically to help you improve your profits, your community, and the environment.

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC), headed by business executives, was created with one goal in mind: establishing Los Angeles as a leader in the sustainable business sector. To further that cause, the SBC holds quarterly events, each dedicated to a specific topic related to sustainability. The summer event, to be held on Thursday, June 21st, will focus on issues related to the health and wellness sector.

So, what is a sustainable business? According to the SBC, a sustainable business takes full account of the environmental consequences of economic activity and uses resources that are renewable, replaceable, non-depletionary or regenerative. Sounds like a good goal for all companies.

As with past SBC events, a panel discussion is the featured event of the evening, followed by a Q&A session. Since the attendees at each event are business people involved and interested in sustainability, the questions are generally right on-point and make for an interesting discussion.

In addition to the panel, there will be plenty of time for networking. Thanks to the decidedly business focus of the SBC, the events are well-attended by professionals from all industries.

Prior events have also featured raffles - at November’s green building event, I won a basket of green goodies from Livingreen. The bounty included Mrs. Meyers cleaning products, a Klean Kanteen (replacing all of those bottles of water) and even a doormat made out of recycled flip flops! At the spring event, one lucky winner won a free pass to the LOHAS conference.

Sponsored by Valcucine and VeeV vodka, and held at the Otis College of Art and Design, the event begins at 7pm and has a $20 entry fee. As a bonus, the Maltz gallery's current exhibit, a survey exhibition spanning 35 years of the work of Los Angeles-based artist Don Suggs, will be open during the evening.