Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

We are proud to be a partner at #VERGE24 (Oct. 29-31, San Jose, CA) hosted by Trellis Group. Join us and gain access to a community of 6,000+ leaders deploying climate tech at scale. Learn more & register with the code V24BEF15 for a 15% discount: https://buff.ly/46cTEUK

The PDX Community Solar Project is more than just renewable energy—it’s transforming lives in Portland’s low-income communities. Learn how Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Verde and the Port of Portland are leading this groundbreaking initiative to bring clean, affordable solar power to neighborhoods that need it most. A local resident shares her story of how this project helps her put more income toward essentials like food, while job creation partnerships with Imagine Energy and Leaders Become Legends (https://lnkd.in/g2mp-tCd) are empowering local workers to build careers in the solar industry. This project shows how renewable energy can create real, lasting change for both residents and workers. Video produced by One Hundred Seconds Video Production https://lnkd.in/g9w7hnze

Thanks to the Center for Hydrologic Innovations for including BEF in an incredible event this week! I am grateful for the vision and leadership from Elvy Barton, Enrique Vivoni, Ph.D., P.E., and Kelly Barr, and it's an honor to collaborate with the business community to drive innovation and water resilience in Arizona! Thank you all for the tremendous effort to lead this event!

?????Curious how to be more responsible with your event's water use? Water Resource Certificates? issued by Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) Foundation are an innovative solution to balancing water impact from event activities. Developed in partnership with Heather Schrock, Environmental Partnerships Director at BEF,?this blog guides you through the important place of WRCs in a sustainable, balanced environmental portfolio. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gNUWBaRa

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Power of partnerships and collaboration: How BEF, Microsoft and P&G are working together to help create a water positive future. On Tuesday August 27th, at World Water Week in Stockholm, a special 20-minute Talk Show session brought together corporate water stewardship leaders from @Procter and Gamble, @Microsoft, and non-profit partner @Bonneville Environmental Foundation to talk about collaborations that can build a water positive community. BEF’s Sara Hoversten highlighted the importance of bringing corporations, NGOs, housing authorities, and municipalities together to build urban conservation solutions. A recent partnership aptly named the Toilet Leak Detection project, teamed up with corporate partners, the @Los Angeles Housing Authority, technology partner @Sensor Industries, and research partner @Pacific Institute, to advance a project to identify leaks in large scale housing complexes and offer real time notifications to property managers. These leak detection solutions will save millions of gallons of water a year. Hoversten points out that projects like these create scalable solutions that can be replicated in other cities. A special thank you to @Walton Family Foundation for bringing the panel together. To catch a recording sign up for World Water Week, and search for Session ID 11884: “How Corporations are building a "water positive" community.” Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, Los Angeles County Housing Authority, Pacific Institute, Sensor Industries, Walton Family Foundation

We will be attending Renewable Energy Markets? 2024, Sept 16–18 in Denver, Colorado! REM? 2024 will offer ample opportunity for networking with hundreds of clean energy decisionmakers, including our very own Lydia Fraser! For over 25 years Renewable Energy Markets? has been the undisputed must-attend annual meeting for clean energy stakeholders, including generators, marketers, utility representatives, purchasers, NGOs, policymakers, and regional stakeholders. Register at https://lnkd.in/ep92vrxc where you can also get information about the agenda, including speakers and panel discussions, and sign up for email updates. We hope to see you there!

Join us on August 27th at World Water Week. BEF’s Sara Hoversten will be participating in a Talk Show session with Procter & Gamble’s Shannon Quinn and Microsoft’s Eliza Roberts on “How Corporations are building a "water positive" community.” This session highlights and discusses how corporations, conservation organizations, NGOs, and others are working together to increase the likelihood of success in achieving water resilience objectives in regions and globally. Session ID 11884 ?? When? August 27th - 15:40 CEST ??Where? Online, and in-person: Talkshow Studio, Level 5 Learn more about World Water Week and register here: https://lnkd.in/dsm3CXg4 Walton Family Foundation

BEF’s Todd Reeve will be at World Water Week, participating in a session with the CEO Water Mandate speaking on the barriers to corporate engagement and opportunities for collective action on August 25th! Learn more about World Water Week and register here: https://lnkd.in/dsm3CXg4 . . . . Katherine Isaf

Learn More about tools for corporate water stewardship at World Water Week! BEF’s Todd Reeve and Sara Hoversten will take part in a season on Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting on August 25th. “Current and Future Corporate Water Strategy Goals.” This session will discuss insights from business partnerships and practitioners on volumetric water benefits accounting. Session ID: 11470 When? August 25th - 11:00 CEST Where? In-person: C2 Level 2! Learn more about World Water Week and register here: https://lnkd.in/dsm3CXg4 Bluerisk LimnoTech World Resources Institute The Nature Conservancy