Clean Clothes

Casey Sheahan, CEO, Patagonia
Chip Bergh, CEO, Levi’s

From organic cotton to recycled zippers, clothing brands are trying to establish their green credentials with consumers who care about the health of their bodies and the planet. What lies ahead for product labeling and making the $200 billion U.S. clothing industry more sustainable? Are efforts encouraging consumers to wash their clothes less a smart move or a retailer dodge? Do U.S. brands really monitor their factories in China? Join a conversation with leaders in the effort to run companies that make durable and responsible products.

Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program, 1 p.m. networking reception
Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students

New Visions in Architecture: SFPUC New LEED Platinum Headquarters Building

Ed Harrington, Recently Retired General Manager, SFPUC

Considered to be one of the greenest buildings in the nation, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's 525 Golden Gate headquarters is considered an exemplary model for the future of sustainable office buildings throughout the world. A candidate for LEED Platinum rating, the new building features solar panels on the roof, vertically stacked wind turbines on the front, and onsite biological sewage treatment and water recycling. It has an innovative post-tension system and shear walls running through the building for immediate protection during an earthquake. In addition to an onsite childcare center and cafe, there are electrical vehicle charge stations, bicycle parking and locker rooms, and individual air comfort controls at workstations for over 900 employees in this Class A office building. Please join Harrington for a look at and discussion of this amazing building, destined to be a 21st-century San Francisco landmark.

MLF:  Environment & Natural Resources
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark

Natural Wonders of the City: Appreciating and Preserving San Francisco's Wildlands and Wildlife

Margo Bors, Board Member, California Native Plant Society, Yerba Buena Chapter; Nature Photographer and Artist
Peter Brastow, Founding Director, Nature in the City
Ruth Gravanis, Member, San Francisco Commission on the Environment; Long-time Natural Areas Advocate

Join us to explore the value and beauty of San Francisco's remaining indigenous habitats – grasslands, woodlands, coastal scrub, dunes, wetlands – and their native plant and animal life during our seasonal changes. We will discuss how these wildlands and biotic communities are threatened and the City's Natural Areas Program is working to preserve and restore them. We'll dispel the myths surrounding these small remnants left of our natural heritage for us and our children to appreciate and explore.

MLF: Environment & Natural Resources
Location:  SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, students free (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark
Also know: Photo by Margo Bors

New Visions: Smart Choices – Western Water Security in a Changing Climate

Scott Miller, CEO, Resource Media
Kimery Wiltshire, CEO, Carpe Diem West

Western water managers, community leaders and decision makers are hungry for solutions as well as inspiration. As the climate warms and weather extremes become undeniable, policymakers at all levels are looking for no-regrets strategies and tactics to build resilience and durability into our current and future water-delivery systems. Miller and Wilshire, western states water experts, will discuss the report “New Visions – Western Water Security,” which highlights successful, actionable and economically sensible steps being taken now throughout the American West. Join us and share your insights, experiences, fears, concerns, success stories and predictions about water use and supply for western communities, agriculture, economies, cities and urban areas.

MLF: Environment & Natural Resources
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark

New Century Urban Development: Economics and the Environment

Claude Gruen, Ph.D., Principal Economist, Gruen Gruen + Associates, San Francisco

Highly respected national and international economist and consultant Gruen will describe policies that create incentives for environmentally sound land stewardship and encourage economic growth. His research and findings present a pivotal discussion on how we can help the environment while simultaneously growing our economy. The American Library Association's Choice cites his book New Urban Development: Looking Back to See Forward as a "must read for anyone with an interest in housing policy and the evolution of urban spatial structure in the United States." Join us in this lively discussion of the critically important changes to federal, state and local policies that could provide better and less expensive urban housing, desirable neighborhoods and thriving workplaces for the future of urban areas and environments.

MLF: Environment & Natural Resources
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. book signing
Cost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark