American Sustainable Business Council in the Media
February 3, 2012 - Claudia Viek, CEO of ASBC partner CAMEO — California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity, discusses what the smallest of small businesses need in order to thrive in today's economy in "Government action needs to target microbusinesses" in The Washington Post.
January 21, 2012 -ASBC Executive Director David Levine is quoted in The Hill's "2 years after Citizens United, candidates forge a path around outside spending" by Josh Lederman.
January 19, 2012 -The Nation, Corporate Counsel, The Huffington Post, The Salt Lake Tribune, and ThinkProgress all covered the independent national survey of 500 small business leaders released this week by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, and Small Business Majority, which widely confirms that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision hurt small businesses, according to owners.
January 17, 2012 - In "Two Years Later: Showdown With 'Citizens United,'" The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel highlighted the work of Free Speech for People and ASBC in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Montana Supreme Court case that upheld the ban on corporate expenditures in state elections.
January 16, 2012 - The Washington Times reported on ASBC's rejection of the Keystone oil pipeline.
January 16, 2012 -Ecopreneurist's Priti Ambani covered ASBC's statement urging President Obama to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.
December 22, 2011 - West Virginia's The State Journal covered ASBC's joint press release praising the EPA's finalization of MATS [Mercury and Air Toxics Standards].
December 21, 2011 - Stephen McDonnell, founder and CEO of Applegate Natural and Organic Meats, published "Antibiotics in Food Need Firm Regulation" in The Tennessean.
December 8, 2011 - Vince Siciliano, CEO of New Resource Bank and ASBC Advisory Board Member, published an opinion piece, "How the REINS Act Fails Small Businesses and the Economy" on CNBC.com.
December 5, 2011 - ASBC Advisory Board Member Jennifer V. Orgolini published an op-ed "2011 Growth Aided by Smart Government Regulations" in The Washington Post.
December 2, 2011 - Richard Eidlin, ASBC Director of Campaigns and Business Management, was featured in a segment on "Green is Good," hosted by John Shegerian (an ASBC Board member) and Mike Brady.
November 28, 2011 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield discuss the Business for Democracy campaign in a segment on Vermont Public Radio, "Ben & Jerry Target 'Corporate Personhood.'"
November 9, 2011 - ASBC Board Member and President and Co-Founder of BetterWorld Telecom Matt Bauer published "Keep the Internet Free and Open" in The Hill's Congress Blog.
November 8, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., ASBC Action Fund Vice Chairman, penned a response in Politico to an opinion piece by Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln blaming regulation for impeding the growth of small businesses. Knapp countered with cogent data that "lack of consumer demand and economic uncertainty are the most important reasons small businesses aren’t adding jobs."
November 7, 2011 - Business News Daily highlights the work of several ASBC partners in "Many Large Corporations Avoid Paying US Income Tax, Study Finds."
November 4, 2011 - The Huffington Post's "Small Business Owners Ask Super Committee To Tax Big Corporations" focuses on the efforts of ASBC and partners.
November 4, 2011 - ASBC Vice Chairman Frank Knapp is featured in Columbia Regional Business Report's "Small businesses want corporations to pay fair share of taxes."
October 30, 2011 - ASBC's support for sustainable economic development is highlighted in a Washington Post op-ed "Solyndra’s Failure Shouldn’t Deter Government Investment in Solar Power" by Sherri Pittman, vice president of relationship marketing at Sungevity in Oakland, CA.
October 5, 2011 - ASBC partners Business for Shared Prosperity and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce were featured in Business News Daily's "Progressive Small Business Groups Often Go Unheard."
September 21, 2011 - In "Let upper-end Bush-era tax cuts expire," which appears in The Hill, Frank Knapp, Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, endorses President Obama's proposed jobs plan and roll back of the Bush-era tax cuts.
August 25, 2011 - Richard Eidlin, Director of Public Policy & Business Engagement, makes the case for strong protections against ozone in "Ozone standards: Good for the public, good for the economy" on The Hill's Congress blog.
August 24, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council Endorses John Bryson to Lead the U.S. Commerce Department
John Bryson, President Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Commerce Department is an excellent choice. Mr. Bryson is a well-seasoned and thoughtful business executive. With America’s global economic influence increasingly challenged, our country needs visionary private sector leadership to advocate for initiatives to expand and encourage private sector job creation, bolster exports, and support both pro-growth and pro-environmental policies. Mr. Bryson understands the complexities of business and the necessity for innovation. Having served as the chairman of Edison International, a utility holding company based in Southern California, John Bryson appreciates the importance of building alliances and cost-effective public policies. He is also an environmentalist, recognizing that clean energy and business sustainability are tremendous assets for America in the form of exports and jobs. He understands the importance of resurrecting the American manufacturing sector and the value of a vibrant “Make It In America” strategy. We look forward to working with Mr. Bryson to help move the economy forward.
July 26, 2011 - Locavesting's Amy Cortese blogged about ASBC's letter to Speaker Boehner in "Beware politicians protecting 'small business.'"
July 22, 2011 -ASBC's Director of Campaigns and Business Management Richard Eidlin was featured with Enterprise Holdings’ Lee Broughton on Green is Good. Listen to the recording.
July 1, 2011 -Allan M. Oliver of ASBC partner New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce reported on ASBC's meeting with White House officials in July's issue of Green Fire Times.
June 21, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Ends with Lively Discussions, Inspiring Thoughts from Sustainability Leaders and a Playful Gift to the Community
June 8, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Kicks Off With Exciting Study Findings and Innovative Service & Product Announcements
June 2, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender and Executive Director David Levine argue in favor of robust federal regulation in their Huffington Post piece, "The Harms of Regulation Phobia."
May 25, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council and several of its partners and allies are featured in "The New-Economy Movement" by Gar Alperovitz, which appears in the June 13, 2011 edition of The Nation.
May 24, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Announces Playhouse Concert and Give Back Program
May 17, 2011 - Sustainable Brands Innovation Open Finalists Selected for Sustainable Business Competition
May 12, 2011 - OMB Watch and GovernmentExecutive.com covered the position taken by business groups, ASBC among them, urging President Obama to move ahead with the Administration’s draft executive order requiring disclosure of contractors’ political spending, and to take additional steps to curb the influence of political spending in contracting.
May 10, 2011 -Early registration for Sustainable Brands '11 ends May 15. Learn more.
May 4, 2011 - ASBC and partner organizations South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Business for Shared Prosperity were featured in a recent HuffPost Business article, "Small Business Owners Demand Repeal Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Rich."
April 28, 2011 - Sustainable Life Media today announced its full Sustainable Brands ‘11 conference schedule and unveiled confirmed speakers for each of the three main conference days. Read the full release.
April 14, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) announced today that it supports Congress to help rebuild the economy and create a new wave of jobs and innovation through the use of green chemistry and sustainable materials with production away from hazardous chemicals. Read full press release.
April 13, 2011 - Amid fierce federal budget debates, and press reports about large companies such as General Electric paying no US income taxes, more than 800 business organizations and business people united as Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse publicly called on Congress and the President to stop corporate tax haven abuse. Read full press release.
February 28, 2011 - Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender and Executive Director David Levine were featured on "Green is Good," America’s No. 1 green radio show. Listen to the podcast.
February 20, 2011 - "The Future of American Business," a talk by ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender given at Mendoza College of Business, was summarized in The Observer.
February 17, 2011 - Justmeans's Mrim Boutla featured ASBC's session at the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference in DC in the third part of her series on the proceedings.
February 16, 2011 - Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation, featured ASBC's meeting with Labor Secretary Solis in "Time for a New Economy."
February 14, 2011 - ASBC Issues Director Richard Eidlin published "Business supports carbon-reduction regulations" in the Santa Fe New Mexican.
February 11, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender joined with Matt Madia, a Policy Analyst at OMB Watch, Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, and Peter Iwanowicz of the American Lung Association, to release a statement on Representative Darrell Issa’s planned hearing on “job-killing” regulations. Read the full press release, "GOP Wages War on Safeguards That Protect Us All."
February 10, 2011 - The United States Department of Labor News Brief highlighted ASBC's February 9th meeting with Secretary Solis and six members of her senior staff. ASBC came with a delegation of 15 presenters and 20 people on the phone representing partners, business supporters, and allies. See photo and article, "Business Innovation and DOL" on page 2.
February 3, 2011 - ASBC Communications Director David Brodwin is quoted in GreenBiz's recent blog post, "How Your Company Can Help Shape Environmental Policy," a summation of ASBC's session at the San Francisco State of Green Business Forum, which focused on how business can help shape policy.
January 28, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's "Held Hostage to the Old Economy: An Absence of Economic Strategy Kills Good Green Jobs," was published on CSRwire's Talkback blog.
January 26, 2011 - In a recent Huffington Post piece, Jeffrey Hollender, ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair, highlights five things business leaders need to do this year to win back public trust.
January 21, 2011 - On the one-year anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision, ASBC helps launch the Business for Democracy campaign. Read full press release.
January 18, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce published "Vote 'NO' on $4 Billion Small Business Tax Increase" in The Hill's Congress Blog, noting that if the House leadership hadn't rushed repeal to a floor vote, "real small business organizations like the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, and [The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce] would have flooded committee hearings with grateful business owners."
January 18, 2011 - Marc Gunther's blog features an interview with Jeffrey Hollender, which highlights his work as ASBC's Business Leadership Council Chair.
January 13, 2011 - ASBC is cited as "an answer to the U.S. Chamber" in an article in TriplePundit that mentions the work of Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender. A related interview further details the aims of ASBC.
January 2011 - An article in the January issue of HazMat Magazine discusses the role of the Investor Environmental Health Network and the American Sustainable Business Council in moving toxic chemical reform forward.
December 15, 2010 - Media outlets, including The Christian Science Monitor, Vermont Business Magazine, Alaska Dispatch, and Energy Boom, carried the December 15, 2010 telenews conference on small business support for EPA regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The event featured ASBC Issues Director Richard Eidlin.
December 12, 2010 - CSRwire's Talkback blog published ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's "The 30-Year War on Middle Class America," an insightful review of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class (Simon & Schuster) by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson.
December 3, 2010 - CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire, highlighted ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's appearance on Bloomberg TV's The Mentor.
November 2, 2010 - In her weekly column in the Washington Post, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation, highlighted ASBC's work as representatives of "an enlightened business community."
October 22, 2010 - The Orange County Register covered
ASBC's and Business for Shared Prosperity's recent report, "Restoring Top Tax Rates Makes Sense for Small Business."
October 15, 2010 - ASBC Co-founder David Brodwin's op-ed in support of the Fair Elections Now Act was published by Black Star News, NJToday.net, Augusta Free Press, Town Talk (Central Louisiana), Richmond County Daily Journal, and Berthold Recorder.
October 14, 2010 - Chuck Collins, co-founder of ASBC partner organization Wealth for the Common Good, penned "Restoring Top Tax Rates Makes Sense for Small Business," which originally ran in YES! Magazine online and was reprinted in The Huffington Post.
October 1, 2010 - GreenBiz, in "Investors Say Obsolete Chemical Policy Threatens U.S. Businesses," reported on the investor letter coordinated by the Investor Environmental Health Network and the American Sustainable Business Council in support of toxic chemical reform.
September 21, 2010 - ASBC called on Congress to reform campaign finance by passing the Fair Elections Now Act (see Media Release) and white paper "The Business Case for Fair Elections" (PDF).
September 17, 2010 - An editorial in the Delaware County Daily Times in support of the Small Business Jobs Act quoted ASBC Executive Director David Levine, who said, “Small businesses account for most of the job creation in this country and, with this bill, our businesses and many others like them can do even more to help build a vibrant and sustainable economy.”
September 14, 2010 - In The Hill's Congress Blog, Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the impact ASBC is making with the Small Business Jobs Act and other initiatives, saying, "[With] the track record we have laid down this year, the media needs to reach out to the ASBC and its members to hear the real voice of America’s small business."
August 25, 2010 - David Levine, co-founder and executive director of the American Sustainable Business Council, published an informative piece in Greenbiz, "How Shoddy Chemical Regulations Hurt U.S. Businesses," detailing the need for chemical policy reform and urging the passage of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act.
July 20, 2010 -The New York Times highlighted the American Sustainable Business Council's leadership in support of the Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse campaign, noting that "the campaign is unusual because it is the first time that small businesses have organized to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion in a significant way." The campaign has strong backing from Senator Carl Levin (D-MI).
July 15, 2010 - American Sustainable Business Council applauded the passage of Financial Reform as vital for business (See Media Release).
April 15, 2010 - American Sustainable Business Council announced Business Leaders Call for Change to inspire consumer confidence through a new bill introduced to reform our nation's chemical laws. (see Media Release)
March 29, 2010 - Seventh Generation Chief Inspired Protagonist and ASBC Advisory Board member Jeffrey Hollender spoke with The Daily Green about his new book, The Responsibility Revolution and his leadership in ASBC, describing it as "the single most important initiative I've been involved in since I started Seventh Generation 22 years ago."
March 25, 2010 - The Denver Post published an op-ed on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency titled "Shield Consumers from Abuses" by Richard Eidlin, member of ASBC's management team.
December 28, 2009 - American Sustainable Business Council was profiled by SF Public Press in an article "Bay Area Green Firms Band Together to Lobby Washington."
Updates from American Sustainable Business Council
January 21, 2012 -ASBC Executive Director David Levine is quoted in The Hill's "2 years after Citizens United, candidates forge a path around outside spending" by Josh Lederman.
January 19, 2012 -The Nation, Corporate Counsel, The Huffington Post, The Salt Lake Tribune, and ThinkProgress all covered the independent national survey of 500 small business leaders released this week by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, and Small Business Majority, which widely confirms that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision hurt small businesses, according to owners.
January 17, 2012 - In "Two Years Later: Showdown With 'Citizens United,'" The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel highlighted the work of Free Speech for People and ASBC in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Montana Supreme Court case that upheld the ban on corporate expenditures in state elections.
January 16, 2012 - The Washington Times reported on ASBC's rejection of the Keystone oil pipeline.
January 16, 2012 -Ecopreneurist's Priti Ambani covered ASBC's statement urging President Obama to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.
December 22, 2011 - West Virginia's The State Journal covered ASBC's joint press release praising the EPA's finalization of MATS [Mercury and Air Toxics Standards].
December 21, 2011 - Stephen McDonnell, founder and CEO of Applegate Natural and Organic Meats, published "Antibiotics in Food Need Firm Regulation" in The Tennessean.
December 8, 2011 - Vince Siciliano, CEO of New Resource Bank and ASBC Advisory Board Member, published an opinion piece, "How the REINS Act Fails Small Businesses and the Economy" on CNBC.com.
December 5, 2011 - ASBC Advisory Board Member Jennifer V. Orgolini published an op-ed "2011 Growth Aided by Smart Government Regulations" in The Washington Post.
December 2, 2011 - Richard Eidlin, ASBC Director of Campaigns and Business Management, was featured in a segment on "Green is Good," hosted by John Shegerian (an ASBC Board member) and Mike Brady.
November 28, 2011 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield discuss the Business for Democracy campaign in a segment on Vermont Public Radio, "Ben & Jerry Target 'Corporate Personhood.'"
November 9, 2011 - ASBC Board Member and President and Co-Founder of BetterWorld Telecom Matt Bauer published "Keep the Internet Free and Open" in The Hill's Congress Blog.
November 8, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., ASBC Action Fund Vice Chairman, penned a response in Politico to an opinion piece by Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln blaming regulation for impeding the growth of small businesses. Knapp countered with cogent data that "lack of consumer demand and economic uncertainty are the most important reasons small businesses aren’t adding jobs."
November 7, 2011 - Business News Daily highlights the work of several ASBC partners in "Many Large Corporations Avoid Paying US Income Tax, Study Finds."
November 4, 2011 - The Huffington Post's "Small Business Owners Ask Super Committee To Tax Big Corporations" focuses on the efforts of ASBC and partners.
November 4, 2011 - ASBC Vice Chairman Frank Knapp is featured in Columbia Regional Business Report's "Small businesses want corporations to pay fair share of taxes."
October 30, 2011 - ASBC's support for sustainable economic development is highlighted in a Washington Post op-ed "Solyndra’s Failure Shouldn’t Deter Government Investment in Solar Power" by Sherri Pittman, vice president of relationship marketing at Sungevity in Oakland, CA.
October 5, 2011 - ASBC partners Business for Shared Prosperity and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce were featured in Business News Daily's "Progressive Small Business Groups Often Go Unheard."
September 21, 2011 - In "Let upper-end Bush-era tax cuts expire," which appears in The Hill, Frank Knapp, Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, endorses President Obama's proposed jobs plan and roll back of the Bush-era tax cuts.
August 25, 2011 - Richard Eidlin, Director of Public Policy & Business Engagement, makes the case for strong protections against ozone in "Ozone standards: Good for the public, good for the economy" on The Hill's Congress blog.
August 24, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council Endorses John Bryson to Lead the U.S. Commerce Department
John Bryson, President Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Commerce Department is an excellent choice. Mr. Bryson is a well-seasoned and thoughtful business executive. With America’s global economic influence increasingly challenged, our country needs visionary private sector leadership to advocate for initiatives to expand and encourage private sector job creation, bolster exports, and support both pro-growth and pro-environmental policies. Mr. Bryson understands the complexities of business and the necessity for innovation. Having served as the chairman of Edison International, a utility holding company based in Southern California, John Bryson appreciates the importance of building alliances and cost-effective public policies. He is also an environmentalist, recognizing that clean energy and business sustainability are tremendous assets for America in the form of exports and jobs. He understands the importance of resurrecting the American manufacturing sector and the value of a vibrant “Make It In America” strategy. We look forward to working with Mr. Bryson to help move the economy forward.
July 26, 2011 - Locavesting's Amy Cortese blogged about ASBC's letter to Speaker Boehner in "Beware politicians protecting 'small business.'"
July 22, 2011 -ASBC's Director of Campaigns and Business Management Richard Eidlin was featured with Enterprise Holdings’ Lee Broughton on Green is Good. Listen to the recording.
July 1, 2011 -Allan M. Oliver of ASBC partner New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce reported on ASBC's meeting with White House officials in July's issue of Green Fire Times.
June 21, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Ends with Lively Discussions, Inspiring Thoughts from Sustainability Leaders and a Playful Gift to the CommunityJune 8, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Kicks Off With Exciting Study Findings and Innovative Service & Product Announcements June 2, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender and Executive Director David Levine argue in favor of robust federal regulation in their Huffington Post piece, "The Harms of Regulation Phobia."
May 25, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council and several of its partners and allies are featured in "The New-Economy Movement" by Gar Alperovitz, which appears in the June 13, 2011 edition of The Nation.
May 24, 2011 - Sustainable Brands ’11 Announces Playhouse Concert and Give Back ProgramMay 17, 2011 - Sustainable Brands Innovation Open Finalists Selected for Sustainable Business CompetitionMay 12, 2011 - OMB Watch and GovernmentExecutive.com covered the position taken by business groups, ASBC among them, urging President Obama to move ahead with the Administration’s draft executive order requiring disclosure of contractors’ political spending, and to take additional steps to curb the influence of political spending in contracting.
May 10, 2011 -
Early registration for Sustainable Brands '11 ends May 15. Learn more.May 4, 2011 - ASBC and partner organizations South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Business for Shared Prosperity were featured in a recent HuffPost Business article, "Small Business Owners Demand Repeal Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Rich."
April 28, 2011 - Sustainable Life Media today announced its full Sustainable Brands ‘11 conference schedule and unveiled confirmed speakers for each of the three main conference days. Read the full release.April 14, 2011 - The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) announced today that it supports Congress to help rebuild the economy and create a new wave of jobs and innovation through the use of green chemistry and sustainable materials with production away from hazardous chemicals. Read full press release.
April 13, 2011 - Amid fierce federal budget debates, and press reports about large companies such as General Electric paying no US income taxes, more than 800 business organizations and business people united as Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse publicly called on Congress and the President to stop corporate tax haven abuse. Read full press release.
February 28, 2011 - Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender and Executive Director David Levine were featured on "Green is Good," America’s No. 1 green radio show. Listen to the podcast.
February 20, 2011 - "The Future of American Business," a talk by ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender given at Mendoza College of Business, was summarized in The Observer.
February 17, 2011 - Justmeans's Mrim Boutla featured ASBC's session at the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference in DC in the third part of her series on the proceedings.
February 16, 2011 - Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation, featured ASBC's meeting with Labor Secretary Solis in "Time for a New Economy."
February 14, 2011 - ASBC Issues Director Richard Eidlin published "Business supports carbon-reduction regulations" in the Santa Fe New Mexican.
February 11, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender joined with Matt Madia, a Policy Analyst at OMB Watch, Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, and Peter Iwanowicz of the American Lung Association, to release a statement on Representative Darrell Issa’s planned hearing on “job-killing” regulations. Read the full press release, "GOP Wages War on Safeguards That Protect Us All." February 10, 2011 - The United States Department of Labor News Brief highlighted ASBC's February 9th meeting with Secretary Solis and six members of her senior staff. ASBC came with a delegation of 15 presenters and 20 people on the phone representing partners, business supporters, and allies. See photo and article, "Business Innovation and DOL" on page 2.
February 3, 2011 - ASBC Communications Director David Brodwin is quoted in GreenBiz's recent blog post, "How Your Company Can Help Shape Environmental Policy," a summation of ASBC's session at the San Francisco State of Green Business Forum, which focused on how business can help shape policy.
January 28, 2011 - ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's "Held Hostage to the Old Economy: An Absence of Economic Strategy Kills Good Green Jobs," was published on CSRwire's Talkback blog.
January 26, 2011 - In a recent Huffington Post piece, Jeffrey Hollender, ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair, highlights five things business leaders need to do this year to win back public trust.
January 21, 2011 - On the one-year anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision, ASBC helps launch the Business for Democracy campaign. Read full press release.
January 18, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce published "Vote 'NO' on $4 Billion Small Business Tax Increase" in The Hill's Congress Blog, noting that if the House leadership hadn't rushed repeal to a floor vote, "real small business organizations like the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance, and [The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce] would have flooded committee hearings with grateful business owners."
January 18, 2011 - Marc Gunther's blog features an interview with Jeffrey Hollender, which highlights his work as ASBC's Business Leadership Council Chair.
January 13, 2011 - ASBC is cited as "an answer to the U.S. Chamber" in an article in TriplePundit that mentions the work of Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender. A related interview further details the aims of ASBC.
January 2011 - An article in the January issue of HazMat Magazine discusses the role of the Investor Environmental Health Network and the American Sustainable Business Council in moving toxic chemical reform forward.
December 15, 2010 - Media outlets, including The Christian Science Monitor, Vermont Business Magazine, Alaska Dispatch, and Energy Boom, carried the December 15, 2010 telenews conference on small business support for EPA regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The event featured ASBC Issues Director Richard Eidlin.
December 12, 2010 - CSRwire's Talkback blog published ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's "The 30-Year War on Middle Class America," an insightful review of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class (Simon & Schuster) by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson.
December 3, 2010 - CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire, highlighted ASBC Business Leadership Council Chair Jeffrey Hollender's appearance on Bloomberg TV's The Mentor.
November 2, 2010 - In her weekly column in the Washington Post, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation, highlighted ASBC's work as representatives of "an enlightened business community."
October 22, 2010 - The Orange County Register covered
ASBC's and Business for Shared Prosperity's recent report, "Restoring Top Tax Rates Makes Sense for Small Business."
October 15, 2010 - ASBC Co-founder David Brodwin's op-ed in support of the Fair Elections Now Act was published by Black Star News, NJToday.net, Augusta Free Press, Town Talk (Central Louisiana), Richmond County Daily Journal, and Berthold Recorder.
October 14, 2010 - Chuck Collins, co-founder of ASBC partner organization Wealth for the Common Good, penned "Restoring Top Tax Rates Makes Sense for Small Business," which originally ran in YES! Magazine online and was reprinted in The Huffington Post.
October 1, 2010 - GreenBiz, in "Investors Say Obsolete Chemical Policy Threatens U.S. Businesses," reported on the investor letter coordinated by the Investor Environmental Health Network and the American Sustainable Business Council in support of toxic chemical reform.
September 21, 2010 - ASBC called on Congress to reform campaign finance by passing the Fair Elections Now Act (see Media Release) and white paper "The Business Case for Fair Elections" (PDF).
September 17, 2010 - An editorial in the Delaware County Daily Times in support of the Small Business Jobs Act quoted ASBC Executive Director David Levine, who said, “Small businesses account for most of the job creation in this country and, with this bill, our businesses and many others like them can do even more to help build a vibrant and sustainable economy.”
September 14, 2010 - In The Hill's Congress Blog, Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the impact ASBC is making with the Small Business Jobs Act and other initiatives, saying, "[With] the track record we have laid down this year, the media needs to reach out to the ASBC and its members to hear the real voice of America’s small business."
August 25, 2010 - David Levine, co-founder and executive director of the American Sustainable Business Council, published an informative piece in Greenbiz, "How Shoddy Chemical Regulations Hurt U.S. Businesses," detailing the need for chemical policy reform and urging the passage of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act.
July 20, 2010 -The New York Times highlighted the American Sustainable Business Council's leadership in support of the Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse campaign, noting that "the campaign is unusual because it is the first time that small businesses have organized to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion in a significant way." The campaign has strong backing from Senator Carl Levin (D-MI).
July 15, 2010 - American Sustainable Business Council applauded the passage of Financial Reform as vital for business (See Media Release).
April 15, 2010 - American Sustainable Business Council announced Business Leaders Call for Change to inspire consumer confidence through a new bill introduced to reform our nation's chemical laws. (see Media Release)
March 29, 2010 - Seventh Generation Chief Inspired Protagonist and ASBC Advisory Board member Jeffrey Hollender spoke with The Daily Green about his new book, The Responsibility Revolution and his leadership in ASBC, describing it as "the single most important initiative I've been involved in since I started Seventh Generation 22 years ago."
March 25, 2010 - The Denver Post published an op-ed on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency titled "Shield Consumers from Abuses" by Richard Eidlin, member of ASBC's management team.
December 28, 2009 - American Sustainable Business Council was profiled by SF Public Press in an article "Bay Area Green Firms Band Together to Lobby Washington."
Partner News
May 3, 2011 - Business News Daily covered a new report by ASBC partner Association for Enterprise Opportunity that demonstrates the significant impact that hiring at micro-businesses makes on the economy as a whole.
April 2011 - An interview with Mark Alt, Executive Director of ASBC partner Green Parking Council, was featured in the April 2011 issue of the National Parking Association's PARKING magazine.
March 28, 2011 - Chuck Collins, co-founder of ASBC partner Wealth for the Common Good, published "A Grassroots Call to Tackle Corporate Tax Dodging" on the God's Politics Blog. A longer piece "Taxes and the Common Good" appears in the April 2011 issue of Sojourners Magazine (free registration required to view the piece in its entirety).
March 23, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the positive impact of health care reform on small business in the Augusta Free Press.
February 26, 2011 - Wendy Rosen, founder of the American Made Alliance, published "UNCLE SAM: We Want YOU to Buy American Made Goods."
February 17, 2011 - Janet Pomeroy, President of ASBC partner organization Green Chamber of Commerce, published "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Doesn’t Speak for All Businesses" on TriplePundit.
February 11, 2011 - In a recent blog post, Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflected on his participation in ASBC's meeting with Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
May 3, 2011 - Business News Daily covered a new report by ASBC partner Association for Enterprise Opportunity that demonstrates the significant impact that hiring at micro-businesses makes on the economy as a whole.
April 2011 - An interview with Mark Alt, Executive Director of ASBC partner Green Parking Council, was featured in the April 2011 issue of the National Parking Association's PARKING magazine.
March 28, 2011 - Chuck Collins, co-founder of ASBC partner Wealth for the Common Good, published "A Grassroots Call to Tackle Corporate Tax Dodging" on the God's Politics Blog. A longer piece "Taxes and the Common Good" appears in the April 2011 issue of Sojourners Magazine (free registration required to view the piece in its entirety).
March 23, 2011 - Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the positive impact of health care reform on small business in the Augusta Free Press.
February 26, 2011 - Wendy Rosen, founder of the American Made Alliance, published "UNCLE SAM: We Want YOU to Buy American Made Goods."
February 17, 2011 - Janet Pomeroy, President of ASBC partner organization Green Chamber of Commerce, published "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Doesn’t Speak for All Businesses" on TriplePundit.
February 11, 2011 - In a recent blog post, Frank Knapp Jr., president & CEO of ASBC partner The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, reflected on his participation in ASBC's meeting with Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
Updates from American Sustainable Business Council