GreenTown is designed to help create sustainable communities. Since 2007, mayors and other elected officials, city managers, public works directors, parks and recreation directors, planners, developers, builders, architects, landscape architects, engineers, school leaders, teachers, healthcare professionals, environmental advocates – and many others interested in sustainable development – have gathered to hear inspiring speakers, learn from been-there case studies, and discuss actionable steps to make communities–and people and planet–healthier. At GreenTown, people learn, network and act.

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GreenTown is co-produced by a5 Branding & Digital, a Chicago-based marketing and communications firm, and Seven Generations Ahead, a non-profit organization whose mission is to build healthy, sustainable communities. Over the past ten years, we have created experiences across the Midwest in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, including:

  • Aurora, IL

  • Chicago, IL

  • Elgin, IL

  • Fox Valley, IL

  • Highland Park, IL

  • Lake County, IL

  • Naperville, IL

  • Oak Park, IL

  • Will County, IL

  • South Bend, IN

  • Terre Haute, IN

  • Valparaiso, IN

  • Grand Rapids, MI

  • Kent, OH

  • Toledo, OH

  • Rockford, IL

GreenTown has led to the development of sustainability plans and the creation of sustainability networks. Seven Generations Ahead and a5, with partners, lead the Fox Valley Sustainability Network. And in Will County, Illinois, the GreenTown on October 26, 2018, debuted the Will County Sustainability Network.

GreenTown is a zero-waste experience designed to connect the dots between the public and private sectors to create a stronger platform for common ground and building community. Our aim: mix equal parts inspiration, aspiration, and perspiration to be a catalyst for sustainability planning and implementation. To learn how your community can host GreenTown, contact John Harris at a5 at 708.227.5313 or via email at jharris@a5inc.com

Now is the time to create healthy, sustainable communities.

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GreenTown is a zero-waste event.

At GreenTown, all waste is either composted or recycled. We are taking further steps to green the event by:

  • limiting the amount of printed material used for the conference

  • when printing, we source post-consumer recycled and FSC-certified paper

  • minimizing linen and towel usage to reduce the amount of water used

  • encouraging walking to and from the venues

  • providing locally grown, organic foods where possible