NCSBC Business Sustainability Awards Luncheon 2024

North Carolina Sustainable Business Council invites you to our 7th Annual Business Sustainability Awards Luncheon at the New Belgium Brewing, near Downtown Asheville.

Join us in person as we celebrate business leaders who are paving the way to Transforming How We Do Business For Good! You will hear innovative entrepreneurs tell how their sustainable and multiple bottom-line business practices have propelled them to success while enhancing our communities and protecting our environment.

This year’s Theme is: Local Businesses = Stronger Communities

Here are Three reasons why this is true:

● Small businesses have generated 12.9 million new jobs during the last 25 years, accounting for two out of every three jobs added to the economy

● Local businesses contribute to 44% of US economic activity, roughly $10 trillion

● On average, local retailers recirculate 48% of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to only 14% for chain retailers