Sustainability 101: What does ESG mean for me?

Sustainability isn’t just about being green—it’s about building a stronger, more resilient business. In this Sustainability 101 training, you’ll learn how sustainable practices can reduce costs, improve efficiency, and open doors to new customers and funding opportunities. With options for sustainability certifications, consumer demand for responsible businesses, and supply chain expectations, now is the time to future-proof your company. Join us to discover practical steps that make sustainability work for your bottom line!

Join The Fehlig Group for a step by step practical guide to sustainability in your business. Whether your company is big or small or sells products or services, this training will offer valuable insights on:

• What sustainability really means

• The value of sustainability

• Sustainability expectations of clients and customers

• Incorporating sustainability into your business

• What it means to be a sustainable supplier, gaining the language, resources and tools you need for long-term success and resilience

• How to leverage what your business is already doing through a lens of sustainability for greater success

• Different sustainability certifications and which ones are right for you

About the Speakers

Mary Fehlig, Founder and President, The Fehlig Group

Mary founded The Fehlig Group with the belief that sustainable practices are as individual as the values that define each client. For almost three decades, she has helped companies engage in sustainability practices aligned with their business goals. She brings a business perspective to her work grounded in experience in business development and systems implementation for Xerox and IBM.A recognized “founder” of corporate responsibility/sustainability, Mary has served on a range of boards and initiatives that advance the field. She was elected to serve on the board of directors of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), served as a practitioner advisor for Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communications, and worked with Green America, Points of Light Foundation, Net Impact and the Sustainable Business Network.

Liz Whitehead, CEO, 12PointFive

Liz Whitehead is an award-winning business development consultant who supports small businesses and women-owned companies in building strategies that drive new business. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as business enterprises who are invested in connecting with large procurement organizations. She supports her clients in reaching their goals through facilitation, consulting, and one-on-one coaching. She leverages these certification networks: Disability:IN, NGLCC, WBENC, and NMSDC and B Corp.For two decades, Liz has consulted with businesses on how to leverage diversity to achieve their business goals both domestically and internationally. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies who want to bring their supplier diversity education to the next level, small to medium sized businesses who want to sell to those companies and B Corps that are looking for business development trainings for their teams.

Her awards include WBEC DMV’s WBE Connection award, Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate Award and the WBE Star Award. She was recognized by Women’s Enterprise Magazine (WE USA) as one of the Top WBE CEOs of 2021 and by the Women Presidents Organization as a President’s Award winner. In 2023, she was recognized by WBENC as a WBE Star.

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