Sustainability Business Forum

The Sustainability Business Forum (SBF) is a voluntary peer-to-peer network of business executives who are taking the initiative to shape a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi. SBF members share a deep commitment to our island home, and a desire to drive private-sector action to achieve Hawai‘i’s statewide sustainability goals.

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This unique group is devoted to aligning company values with a triple-bottom-line approach to achieve economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and community resilience, and to advance Hawaiʻi’s Aloha+ Challenge. Coordinated by Hawai‘i Green Growth, the SBF convenes quarterly at the executive level to engage in strategic dialogue that catalyzes action on concrete initiatives. The forum develops opportunities to build resilience and create investment opportunities in key priorities including energy efficiency, regenerative tourism, local food production, and environmental social governance (ESG).

Principles

Leadership: We take the initiative to shape Hawaiʻi’s future.
Vision: We advance a collective vision of sustainable growth for all of Hawaiʻi.
Partnership: We collaborate across industry sectors, government and civil society.
Discretion: We follow the Chatham House Rule.
Action: We commit to implementing concrete initiatives of statewide significance and sharing lessons learned.

Group Initiatives

The forum develops opportunities to build resilience and create investment opportunities in key priorities including energy efficiency, regenerative tourism, local food production, and environmental social governance (ESG).

Aligning public-private partnerships is a key goal of the Forum. SBF members are working collaboratively with the public sector to pursue energy efficiency and sustainability measures.