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asasustainablecommunityandthesteps <br />necessarytoachieveit.Inthefallandearly <br />winter,2006,theSBIheldroundtables <br />andcommunitymeetingsanddistributed <br />web-basedsurveystothegeneralpublic <br />andmembersofthebusinesscommunity. <br />Eachroundtableengagedlocalpractitioners <br />aswellasoutsideexpertsinadiscussion <br />ofwaystoenhancesustainablebusiness <br />andjobdevelopment.Anumberofthe <br />roundtablesmettwiceandsomecontinued <br /> <br />tomeetontheirownfocusingonissuessuch <br />asestablishingon-goingnetworkingand <br />problemsolvingmechanismsandconsumer <br />educationcampaigns. <br />TheSBIheldroundtablesonthefollowing <br />topics:greenbuilding;educationand <br />technicalassistanceforlocalbusinesses; <br />reuseandrecycling;andfunding <br />forsustainablebusinesses;biofuels; <br />renewableenergy;naturalandorganicfoods; <br /> <br />sustainabilityinpubliceducationsystems; <br />sustainablehealthcare;naturalproducts; <br />A50-memberplusTechnicalAdvisory <br />sustainableforestproducts;andbicycles. <br />Committee(TAC)supportedtheTask <br />Force.ThelistofTACmembersisprovided <br />Weestimatethatover750business <br />inAppendixA.UOstudentsSarahMazze <br />leaders,governmentrepresentatives,and <br />andRayNeffstaffedtheprojectunderthe <br />1 <br />residentsparticipatedintheSBI.Wealso <br />supervisionofBobDoppelt,Directorof <br />conservativelyestimatethatSBITaskForce <br />ResourceInnovationsintheInstitutefora <br />members,localbusinessandcivicleadersand <br />SustainableEnvironmentattheUniversityof <br />2 <br />othersinvestedover1,500in-kindhours.In <br />Oregon.UOstudentsCoelynBarry,Shana <br />addition,UniversityofOregonstudentsand <br />Sweitzer,DanielHenderson,MelissaCohen, <br />facultyprovidedwellover450in-kindhours. <br />andMelissaMakiprovidedresearchassistance. <br />ClaudiaVillegasdidthelayoutanddesignof <br />thisreport. <br />Sustainablebusinesspracticesarenot <br />newtoEugene.Manylocalbusinesses <br />andgovernmentshavebeenengagedin <br />TheSBIwasshapedbyameetingin <br />theforyears.Indeed,theeconomic, <br />April2005whenover50community <br />social,andenvironmentalachievementsof <br />leadersdiscussedtheirvisionforEugene <br /> <br />