Dow GLBI Sustainability The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (Dow GLBI) announced the recipients of its first-ever Collaborating for Sustainability Community Grant and opened the application process for 2023. The annual grant program awards up to $20,000 in seed money to businesses and organizations seeking to advance collaborative sustainability initiatives in the Great Lakes Bay Region. 2022 grant recipients were revealed at the fourth annual Dow Sustainability Summit, which gathers leaders at the national and community level during the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational to discuss collaborative approaches to advancing sustainability. Recipients were: • Midland Children’s Museum and the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for the Throw Shade, Plant a Tree program. The program will establish eight community gardens in Midland, Bay, Saginaw and Isabella counties in urban deserts, helping communities and children learn the importance of reducing negative environmental impact and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. The project will plant 50 trees, eight vegetable gardens and 10 floral gardens, tracking and measuring the collective environmental impact of the planting efforts over four years. • Michigan Sustainable Business Forum for its Great Lakes Bay Sustainable Business Campaign. The Michigan Sustainable Business Forum elevates and promotes sustainable business in Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw Counties. It is utilizing funding for their Great Lakes Sustainable Business Campaign, which aims to create a community of practice for sustainability and sustainable business in the region. “Our Collaborating for Sustainability Community Grant was created to spark partnerships and practices that address important sustainability issues and contribute to the region’s longterm vitality and competitiveness,” said Andre Argenton, Dow’s vice president, EH&S and chief sustainability officer. “In its inaugural year, we were impressed with the number of innovative project proposals that we received. It demonstrates the high level of commitment among businesses and community groups to advance regional sustainability.” Applications for the 2023 Collaborating for Sustainability Community Grant are now open. The grant application must be jointly submitted by two or more organizations with the intent to support the development of a project that will help advance sustainability in any of the following categories: biodiversity and ecology, built environment, climate and energy, food systems and security, waste and circular solutions, and soil and water. Projects must be in one of the four counties in the Great Lakes Bay Region (Bay, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw). Michigan Golf Journal
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