TALK: Green Thinking for the Green Industry
PANEL TALK: Sustainability in operations coupled with capacity for ecological services can proliferate GREEN benefits for your enterprise: profit, people planet. St. Louis-based panels - experts, advocates, collaborators - share process insights through corporate, municipal, residential and community project examples from our industry's leading edge.
Presenters are Cody Azotea, Account Manager, Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions; Rebecca Hankins, Partnership Coordinator, Forest ReLEAF of Missouri; Jean Ponzi, Manager St. Louis Green Business Challenge, Missouri Botanical Garden; and Angie Weber, Community Resource Specialist, Missouri Department of Conservation. Moderated discussion welcomes your thoughts and questions!
3 MAIN BULLET POINTS OF PANEL TALK
1 - Sustainability in company operations can boost profits by reducing waste as your team cultivates skills and credibility to help clients achieve sustainability goals (e.g. LEED and SITES certification, ESG and CSR reporting) - while growing community benefits.
2 - Ecological landscaping offerings and sustainable business practices can attract, diversify and keep the brightest person-power.
3. Local-to-regional partnerships, resources and plant communities will help you and your enterprise tap into practical, powerful Green practice.
 Register for D.I.G. Today!
D.I.G. is the only green industry conference in the Midwest to Discover - Investigate - Grow away with knowledge. It will offer skills to improve business, employee education and the tools to discover the latest innovations the green industry has to offer.
Managing organization: Missouri Green Industry Alliance
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Cody Azotea -- Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions, Inc., Account Manager
Senior account manager at Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions, Inc. with 13 years of landscape experience in St. Louis. Currently overseeing landscape maintenance contract with Washington University in St. Louis Danforth and School of Medicine campuses. Passionate about horticulture and connecting people to plants. M.S. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, ISA certified arborist and Grow Native professional certification.
Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions ... We love Plants -- ALL THINGS HORTICULTURE
We create landscape brands for people who are as dedicated to their craft as we are to ours. We’re a dedicated team of sincere, authentic landscaping professionals focused on the unique needs of our clients. Our talented team of horticulturalists, arborists, and irrigation specialists have a passion to reflect the ideals of those we serve.
An industry leader in full service commercial and residential landscaping
Since John Munie founded Focal Pointe in 1997, the firm has evolved to become an industry leader in full service commercial and residential landscaping. Focal Pointe’s growth and success starts with the Vision, Values, and Professionalism instilled by Mr. Munie, and executed by their committed professionals.
We’re a dedicated team of sincere, authentic landscaping professionals focused on the unique needs of our clients. Our talented team of horticulturalists, arborists and irrigation specialists have a passion to reflect the ideals of those we serve.
- Design.
- Installation.
- Full Service Grounds Management.
- Plant Health Care.
- Irrigation & Water Management.
- Snow & Ice Management.
- Specialty & Seasonal Services
