Urban Green Lab Inc.
Programs
Budget
$125,253.13
Description
The Sustainable Classrooms division trains educators of all kinds on sustainability and how they can bring a sustainable lens into their classrooms.
Our three- to four-hour professional development training provides educators with the confidence, tools, and community needed to empower students to make lifelong sustainable choices. Using our standards-aligned curriculum, a project-based learning assignment, and student-led home investigations as a base, we explore how to use a sustainability lens in any formal or informal K-12 classroom.
Category
Education - Teacher & Faculty
Beneficiaries
K-12 (5-19 years)
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.13
Description
The Sustainable Classrooms division trains educators of all kinds on sustainability and how they can bring a sustainable lens into their classrooms.
Our three- to four-hour professional development training provides educators with the confidence, tools, and community needed to empower students to make lifelong sustainable choices. Using our standards-aligned curriculum, a project-based learning assignment, and student-led home investigations as a base, we explore how to use a sustainability lens in any formal or informal K-12 classroom.
Category
Education - Teacher & Faculty
Beneficiaries
K-12 (5-19 years)
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.66
Description
Urban Green Lab officially recognizes organizations that are committed to the practice and training of sustainable behaviors as a "Certified Urban Green Lab." We acknowledge workplaces that explore new ways of making decisions that better protect our people, profit, and planet. As a part of the certification process, we use an annual assessment to diagnose your needs, then work together to kickstart your green team, create a strategic plan, connect you with fellow workplaces and experts, and help better share your story.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.66
Description
Urban Green Lab officially recognizes organizations that are committed to the practice and training of sustainable behaviors as a "Certified Urban Green Lab." We acknowledge workplaces that explore new ways of making decisions that better protect our people, profit, and planet. As a part of the certification process, we use an annual assessment to diagnose your needs, then work together to kickstart your green team, create a strategic plan, connect you with fellow workplaces and experts, and help better share your story.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,066.00
Description
The Nashville Sustainability Roundtable is the only convening of its kind dedicated to guiding workplaces to be more sustainable. Members of the Roundtable attend bi-monthly meetings at rotating workplaces to exchange best practices, troubleshoot obstacles, and share their own journey to sustainability. Attendees of the Roundtable enjoy networking opportunities, workshop-style interaction, and access to an online portal for enhanced communication between meetings. Roundtables in 2022 are being held safely in person.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,066.00
Description
The Nashville Sustainability Roundtable is the only convening of its kind dedicated to guiding workplaces to be more sustainable. Members of the Roundtable attend bi-monthly meetings at rotating workplaces to exchange best practices, troubleshoot obstacles, and share their own journey to sustainability. Attendees of the Roundtable enjoy networking opportunities, workshop-style interaction, and access to an online portal for enhanced communication between meetings. Roundtables in 2022 are being held safely in person.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.13
Description
B Tennessee is a community of businesses and citizens led by a desire to use business as a force for good and envision a more sustainable future. Urban Green Lab assists local businesses that want to be B Corp Certified by providing meaningful connections. We aim to grow the support system for B Corporations in Tennessee.
At Urban Green Lab, we educate on the importance of the B Corp Movement within the larger context of social and environmental sustainability. We connect emerging B Corporations with valuable resources in Tennessee to accelerate their change-making work, host events to spur community engagement and education around the B Corp movement, and serve as a guide for any business interested in becoming more sustainable.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.13
Description
B Tennessee is a community of businesses and citizens led by a desire to use business as a force for good and envision a more sustainable future. Urban Green Lab assists local businesses that want to be B Corp Certified by providing meaningful connections. We aim to grow the support system for B Corporations in Tennessee.
At Urban Green Lab, we educate on the importance of the B Corp Movement within the larger context of social and environmental sustainability. We connect emerging B Corporations with valuable resources in Tennessee to accelerate their change-making work, host events to spur community engagement and education around the B Corp movement, and serve as a guide for any business interested in becoming more sustainable.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.16
Description
The Nashville Environmental Justice Initiative (NEJI) works to educate community stakeholders on the tenets of environmental justice and collaborative problem solving that protects and empowers Nashville's most marginalized communities from environmental hazards. Through a partnership between Urban Green Lab and Tennessee State University, the initiative is designed to grow a culture of systemic learning around environmental justice in the city by exploring the issues facing marginalized communities today, developing impactful educational solutions, and connecting thought leaders to better mobilize their collective impact so Nashville grows responsibly for its people, profit, and the planet.
Beneficiaries
General Public
At-Risk Populations
Minorities
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.16
Description
The Nashville Environmental Justice Initiative (NEJI) works to educate community stakeholders on the tenets of environmental justice and collaborative problem solving that protects and empowers Nashville's most marginalized communities from environmental hazards. Through a partnership between Urban Green Lab and Tennessee State University, the initiative is designed to grow a culture of systemic learning around environmental justice in the city by exploring the issues facing marginalized communities today, developing impactful educational solutions, and connecting thought leaders to better mobilize their collective impact so Nashville grows responsibly for its people, profit, and the planet.
Beneficiaries
General Public
At-Risk Populations
Minorities
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.16
Description
The Nashville Food Waste Initiative (NFWI) drives citywide policies and strategies that reduce food waste by preventing wasted food, rescuing surplus food for those in need, and composting and recycling food scraps to build healthy soil. The NFWI was founded by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2015 and is a partnership between Urban Green Lab and the Environmental Law Institute.
Through the NFWI, Urban Green Lab organizes, trains, and connects diverse food waste stakeholders year-round and offers training through our divisions for how you can reduce food waste in your own institution.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.16
Description
The Nashville Food Waste Initiative (NFWI) drives citywide policies and strategies that reduce food waste by preventing wasted food, rescuing surplus food for those in need, and composting and recycling food scraps to build healthy soil. The NFWI was founded by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2015 and is a partnership between Urban Green Lab and the Environmental Law Institute.
Through the NFWI, Urban Green Lab organizes, trains, and connects diverse food waste stakeholders year-round and offers training through our divisions for how you can reduce food waste in your own institution.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.13
Description
The UGL Volunteers are Urban Green Lab's frontline ambassadors working to make Nashville a more sustainable place. On their own time, volunteers connect their families and neighborhoods to key educational resources that inspire sustainable choices at home, like saving energy and reducing wasted food. We believe this monthly outreach is an impactful way to connect neighbors around topics of sustainability.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.13
Description
The UGL Volunteers are Urban Green Lab's frontline ambassadors working to make Nashville a more sustainable place. On their own time, volunteers connect their families and neighborhoods to key educational resources that inspire sustainable choices at home, like saving energy and reducing wasted food. We believe this monthly outreach is an impactful way to connect neighbors around topics of sustainability.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
Budget
$125,253.13
Description
Hosted by Zero Waste Nashville and Urban Green Lab, "Sustainable in the City" features interviews, webinars, and panel discussions with Nashville's top experts in all areas of waste and sustainability.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$125,253.13
Description
Hosted by Zero Waste Nashville and Urban Green Lab, "Sustainable in the City" features interviews, webinars, and panel discussions with Nashville's top experts in all areas of waste and sustainability.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
