Annually, City Furniture hosts an innovative Green Summit, bringing together businesses, municipal governments, as well as those focused on the sustainability mission, to share how to embed successful strategies into the business or organizational mission. Sustainability efforts are not inconsistent with positive “Return on Investment” and customer and employee satisfaction!
This year, the GreenCITYSummit24 was as exciting as ever. The final workshop panel was represented by the Florida Panthers, Miami Dolphins and Miami Heat to discuss their current sustainability strategies and plans for the future. It was so interesting to hear professional teams discussing their commitment to sustainability and how to deal with waste streams, like organic waste (a/k/a food waste) which is the most damaging part of the waste stream. They even discussed the importance of creating composting partnerships – which was inspiring for what we can all do!
The Koenig Family and City Furniture have been sustainable leaders for a long time. It is truly inspiring to see their sincere and sustained commitment to diverting from landfills, conserving precious resources and reducing their carbon footprint. As they say, “Our goal is to offset our carbon footprint by ma
king the right choices today. It’s a three-part journey that involves our green delivery fleet, smart facilities, and large-scale recycling efforts. Because no home is more important than our planet.”
To get just a sense of their commitment check out the video on their website.
At the GreenCITYSummit24, venders showcased how they are dealing with waste streams – like taking organic waste and creating usable compost (and destroying the negative myths about composting in South Florida). Other venders demonstrated how they use plastics and other materials to make sustainable decking, benches and other products.
I was so honored to receive the GreenCITYSummit24 “Sustainable Civic Leader of the Year 2024” award, presented by Andrew Koenig. This is an exciting and urgent time for all of us to address our garbage crisis and to work alongside successful businesses and community partners to implement smart strategies. Our economic and environmental vitality is at stake!