This theme of this year's annual event was Greening Your Bottom Line. If you attended the event, thank you! Please take a quick moment to provide feedback on the event, go to the online survey.

For more information about topics addressed in the presentations or represented at the information tables during this green meeting, please click on the following links:

State of the Utility: Seattle Public Utility Director Chuck Clarke provided overview information regarding rates, significant utility issues and conservation priorities. To learn more about Utility programs and services, please go to: www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU.

Business Panel Presentation: The business Panel presented their experiences with implementing green initiatives: see their presentation. View case studies about the resource conservation efforts of each business represented on the business panel at the Forum:

• Seattle University 
  
• Papé Materials Handling
• Children's Hospital
• QFC
• Seattle Mariner's

Information Tables: Several organizations provide conservation services to businesses. Visit the following website to find more information about the following organizations and programs:

• City Green Building: www.seattle.gov/dpd/GreenBuilding
• Seattle City Light: www.ci.seattle.wa.us/light/conserve/business
• Puget Sound Energy: www.pse.com/solutions/ForBusinessLanding
• Seattle Climate Partnership: www.seattle.gov/climate/partnership

Conservation Tools: Children's Hospital made use of Resource Venture's toilet calculator to assess their water conservation savings potential. Other resource assessment tools are also available for businesses, including:

• Toilet Calculator
• Biodegradable Serviceware Providers
• Food Waste Collection Companies
• Water Incentives

Additional information:
For more information on the Customer Forum contact:
Karin Olefsky
karin@resourceventure.org
206-343-9759 x124