CONNECT.
Collaborate. Create.
We are building the largest black + Green Network of sustainability professionals, entrepreneurs & ENTHUSIASTS.
We invite you to join us on our mission to mobilize sustainability practitioners of Afrikan descent to (re)build sustainable communities & economies that restore balance to our planet.
THE NEW BLACK
SUSTAINABILITY
NETWORK.
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Better Searchability
User
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We are re-introducing our new and improved Black Sustainability Network platform, tailored to fit the needs of our members. With our improved BSI platform, you get a user-friendly platform, better searchability for a wider range of Industry House options and a sacred space in our Members-Only platform to build and collaborate with other Black & Green experts and business leaders with the same mission in mind.
BSN MEMBERS
2300 Members
1246 North America
24 South America
169 Africa
30 Europe
1 Australia
OUR ANNUAL SUMMIT
Collaboration for Liberation
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOE WASTE DECON TRAINING
BSI has partnered with BSN Member, Shoe Waste to create a green workforce development training program centered around addressing waste and job creation in the Black community. Participants that successfully complete the training will have the opportunity for a learning exchange abroad. Join us as we build a manufacturing center to address decarbonization and divert waste from our landfills!
SAVING RURAL AMERICA 2025
Do you own land in a rural area? Are you thinking of ways to activate it other than farming? Are you interested in learning how to leverage USDA resources to help activate/preserve the land you steward?
Join us February 12, 2025 via Zoom!
SUPPORTING B.O.O.S.
We take honor and pride in acknowledging our supporters, as many are also members of the Black Sustainability Network!
SUPPORT OUR B.O.O.'s (Black Owned & Operated Organizations) or find out how you can become one.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Wande Okunoren-Meadows
Wande Okunoren-Meadows is the Executive Director of Hand, Heart and Soul Project.
The Hand, Heart, and Soul Project does three things:
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Provide children and families access to nutrient-dense foods,
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Work with early childcare providers and schools to develop holistic programs focused on health, wealth, education, and nutrition and,
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Advocate on the local, state, and national platforms to amplify minoritized and marginalized voices in places of decision-making.
Because of her lived experiences, Wande is frequently invited to inform early care and equity-focused initiatives. She advised the Democratic National Committee’s Planning COVID-19 health crisis platform in a conversation moderated by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Okunoren-Meadows was also appointed to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s first Early Education Subcommittee, and testified before a Georgia House Study Committee on Children’s Mental Health.
