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02.18.11 – Md. LLCs seek "benefit" status for eco-friendly causes. By Gary Haber, Baltimore Business Journal
01.18.11 – CSBA Chair and Co-Owner of Emory Knoll Farms, John Shepley, spoke at press conference launching Campaign to Raise Maryland Minimum Wage in Maryland.
“Small business owners like me know our fortunes are intertwined with the fortunes of our employees… A higher minimum wage makes good sense for our Maryland economy. It’s an important part of the solution for economic recovery and economic progress. It puts money in the hands of people who will spend it – put it right back into local businesses buying food, clothing, repairing their car, and other necessities.” – John Shepley, Co-Owner of Emory Knoll Farms
Join CSBA in supporting the campaign by signing this Business for a Fair Minimum Wage sign-on statement!
Archive 10.21.10 – Sustainability Saves Money: Being environmentally resourceful isn't a frill; these days, its essential for business and governments to function. By Ned Tillman, Baltimore Sun
10.19.10 – Socially Conscious Corporations Get a Place of Their Own in Maryland. By Walaika Haskins, Bmore Media
10.05.10 – Md. 'becoming the Delaware of benefit corporations,' Baltimore Business Journal
10.04.10 – Businesses sign up to do good while doing well Businesses: register as benefit corporations under first-of-its-kind law, The Baltimore Sun
10.01.10 – Maryland Legalizes Socially Conscious Businesses, Southern Maryland Online
10.01.10 – Maryland pioneers 'benefit corporation' companies, Baltimore Sun
09.30.10 – Recap: Emerging Options for Maryland Social Ventures
05.31.10 – David Korten's keynote address to the BALLE'10 conference on is now posted on YES! Magazine site
05.24.10 – BALLE'10 Conference Recap from the Sustainable Industries blog
03.23.10 – 'Be Your Own Bailout': Business Alliance for Local Living Economics (BALLE) to Address Economic Self-Reliance and Local Change at National Conference says CSRwire.com
The conference, themed "Lighting the Way to a New Economy," will include 100 speakers, 10 plenaries, 24 breakout sessions, an intensive pre-workshop, 3 'living economy' tours, and a variety of networking and social events. It runs Thursday, May 20 to Sunday, May 23 in Charleston, SC. read more
02.18.10 – Consumers Buy Into "Buy Local" says Business Week
More groups are forming to send shoppers to home-grown independent businesses. But their impact on jobs is hard to quantify read more
01.05.10 – CSBA Members Help Maryland Food Bank
As a part of its December's Green Monday event, CSBA organized a food drive that helped to collect 67 pounds of food for the Maryland Food Bank. We thank all our participating members for making this possible!
10.16.09 – Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance was profiled in the October issue of Cleaner Greener Baltimore newsletter. read article
08.13.09 – CSBA Green Gatherings restart with better than ever programs and a new name – Green Mondays
Join CSBA as us we kick off our first meeting of the new program year and introduce you to the new CSBA! We'll overview our new member benefits and the upcoming program year. Enjoy delicious local fare prepared by Gertrude's celebrity chef / owner John Shields who will speak about the delights – and the challenges – of serving local food. Network with fellow CSBA members and other local, sustainable businesses. You won't want to miss this meeting!
07.09.07 – Mayor Sheila Dixon Announces Go Back To School And Buy Local Week
Citing the important role local businesses play in Baltimore neighborhoods, Mayor Sheila Dixon announced "Go Back to School and Buy Local Week," which will take place August 18 – 25, 2007. The campaign will be run and promoted by The Mayor's Office of Minority & Women-Owned Business Development in partnership with the Buy Local Baltimore program and the Main Streets Initiative.
> View Full Press Release 12.11.06 – Made in Maryland, The Examiner
Make it easy on yourself this holiday season and focus your shopping energies on the bounties of our home state. “I do all of my Christmas shopping at local retailers,” Keith Losoya, a holiday consumer from Federal Hill, said. Losoya, also the executive director of Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance, will likely walk to the Guilded Peach to purchase local handmade jewelry for his wife, he said. “The more people take that opportunity to walk down their Main Street, the less they’ll jump in the car, and it is more economically and environmentally sustainable.”
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11.30.06 – Buy Baltimore campaign kicks off next week, The Examiner
Forget shopping at the mall, at least for next week. Instead, visit a local store — and help the environment at the same time. That’s the message of the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance. The group encourages businesses to be environmentally responsible while encouraging consumers to shop at their local stores.
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11.29.06 – Push on to shop in the city, The Daily Record
The Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance and Baltimore Main Streets are both sponsoring events focused on bringing shoppers into city neighborhoods and away from national big-box stores and shopping malls.
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10.24.06 – CSBA Announces Buy Local Baltimore Week, December 2 to 9, 2006
As part of its Buy Local Baltimore campaign, the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance (CSBA), along with Mayor Martin O’Malley and the Baltimore City Council, announces Buy Local Baltimore Week, December 2 to 9, 2006. Buy Local Baltimore Week will occur during the National Buy Local Week when more than 20 cities in the US and Canada will be drawing attention to their locally owned businesses.* The Buy Local Baltimore Campaign is an education and marketing campaign that encourages area residents to shop at local, independently owned businesses (www.buylocalbaltimore.com).
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03.30.06 – Baltimore City Officially Recognizes Buy Local campaign!
Administered by the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance (CSBA), the Baltimore Buy Local Campaign is open to local-and independently-owned private business in Baltimore region, who, through the financial support of CSBA's sponsors, are provided with significantly subsidized, professionally designed materials and publicity. By supporting the efforts of CSBA to educate the public on the importance of supporting Baltimore's local economy and to encourage businesses and consumers to be environmentally sustainable and socially responsible, Baltimore City joins in the vision for a sustainable global economy characterized by long-term economic empowerment and prosperity, economic justice, cultural diversity, and a healthy natural environment.
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