Networking & Events
SFCED serves as a linking point for clean technology business collaboration. In addition to providing comprehensive, confidential advice and information, we help businesses network and connect. If we can help put you in touch, please contact SFCED.
Information about recent and upcoming events can be accessed using the link at the right.
Organizations that hold events on a regular basis
- The Cleantech Group, LLC.
The Cleantech Group provides insight and opportunities and builds relationships that catalyze and increase speed of market adoption and commercialization of clean technologies globally. Companies under the Cleantech Group founded the cleantech investment category. Through its membership services, the Cleantech Group brings together investors, executives, thought leaders, policy makers and entrepreneurs to facilitate the growth of cleantech globally through business units including the Cleantech Indices(TM), Cleantech Search(TM), Cleantech India and Cleantech China.
www.cleantech.com - The California Clean Tech Open
To promote economic growth and environmental sustainability, The California Clean Tech Open gathers an exceptional and dominant group of entrepreneurs, researchers, environmentalists, investors, business professionals and others to create a clean technology cluster in California. The objective is to cultivate innovative new businesses focused on energy efficiency, smart power, renewable energy, clean transportation, green building materials, pollution control and resource management.
www.cacleantech.com - SustainLane
The first internet and media company dedicated to empowering consumers, businesses and government to go green through three key offerings: SustainLane.com, The Unsustainables and SustainLaneGovernment.
www.sustainlane.com - REBN
REBN is an informal network of renewable energy professionals. The Renewable Energy Business Network links business professionals who are interested in renewable energy to promote renewable energy industry growth. REBN offers opportunities for networking, education and business creation. Events for members run from casual networking functions and learning/discussion sessions to hands-on activities such as field trips to local renewable energy companies. REBN was founded several years ago in the San Francisco Bay Area by a group of renewable energy entrepreneurs. Today REBN's membership is over 500 and an east coast chapter has started in Boston.
www.rebn.org - The San Francisco Green Business Program
The San Francisco Green Business Program's objective is to attain a healthier and cleaner environment. This is achieved through helping businesses to be both sustainable and profitable by incorporating environmental responsibility into their operations. The San Francisco Green Business Program partners with different City agencies that promote, recognize and provide practical support to environmentally responsible local businesses. The San Francisco Green Business Team includes the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and various other agencies that participate in an advisory role. This team provides free pollution prevention and resource conservation assistance to the San Francisco business community.
www.greenbiz.ca.gov - Clean Edge
Clean Edge is a leading clean-tech research and consulting firm with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, Oregon. Clean Edge's services include research and publishing, strategic consulting and co-producing the annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit. Clean Edge tracks and analyzes cleantech markets, trends and opportunities. Through a broad network of partners and affiliates, Clean Edge offers supreme insight and intelligence to its customers.
www.cleanedge.com - Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) is a national community of professionals and business people who believe in protecting the environment while building economic prosperity. Through activities in New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California, E2 connects business and professional leaders who are committed to strong environmental stewardship and cultivates new collaborations among the environmental, business and technology communities. Through support of the Natural Resources Defense Council, E2 works to influence state and national environmental policy.
www.e2.org - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
The BSR is a national alliance of companies that develops, supports, disseminates and advocates responsible business practices and public policies to benefit not only companies, but also employees, communities and the environment.
www.bsr.org - EnviroLink Network
The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization that provides online environmental resources for businesses, ranging from recycling to green building, renewable energy to organic products, and social investing to certified forestry.
www.envirolink.org - Green Tech Media
The Greentech Media is a business to business site covering daily news and market analysis about the end-to-end green technology market. Content is organized via dedicated solar, smart grid and enterprise channels, and includes coverage of other emerging market sectors. GTM is targeted toward business executives and managers who have purchasing and decision making power: the thought leaders of the fast moving greentech economy. www.greentechmedia.com