A sustainable San Francisco
San Francisco is not just one of the top five cities that hosts the Green Festival each year in November, it is the birthplace. The Green Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, celebrating what is working in communities for people, businesses, and most importantly, the environment. Each year, the San Francisco Green Festival takes place in November, and this year, 2010, it will take place November 5-7 at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center.
Since its inception in 2002, The Green Festival has continued to expand in size and scope with more than 150 world-renowned speakers and more than 400 green businesses showing how the Bay Area community and city departments can work together to make the city a healthier place. place to live. The Green Festival begins with the search for solutions that help improve our lives, both economically and environmentally. San Francisco businesses, individuals, and community leaders come together to discuss critical issues that will affect the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations and companies will show their programs and products that will restore the planet and all its inhabitants.
Join the Green Festival at the nation’s premier sustainability event in San Francisco, where you’ll see the best in green. Enjoy 125 renowned leaders, authors, and educators; exhibits; practical workshops; fun activities for kids; next-generation movies; delicious vegetarian cuisine; organic beer and wine and a wide range of live music. You can shop at the single market at over 350 green businesses selling everything from natural body care products and Fair Trade gifts to cotton clothing and beautiful kitchen tiles made from renewable resources.
Come recharge your batteries with all the inspiration, hope and practical ideas at the exhibits where you will see the latest developments in green technology and renewable energy; learn how to invest in your community; taste Fair Trade coffee and chocolate, which really do taste better, and learn how to go green in your home and avoid sweatshop-made products.
Here are some facts related to the Green Festival: It is the largest sustainability event in the world and it continues to grow year after year; is the only green event that screens all exhibitors for commitment to sustainability, social justice, and green balance by using Green America’s green business standards; They offset 100 percent of electricity emissions with clean, renewable energy and do what they say by moving closer to being a zero-waste event every year.