City of El Paso Office of Resilience and Sustainability Launches Resilience Exchange

Staff Report April 27, 2016 Comments Off on City of El Paso Office of Resilience and Sustainability Launches Resilience Exchange

The Office of Resilience and Sustainability is offering a yearlong series of workshops for local businesses.

The resilience exchange is focused on providing local businesses with information and tools that can help build their bottom line and engage employees, while also preparing them for the unexpected.

Part of the exchange is a built-in business challenge that offers an opportunity for businesses to compete for a variety of achievements including:

 Energy Smart Business of the Year

 Water Smart Business of the Year

 Sustainable City Champion

 Healthy City Business of the Year

 Community Service Hero

WHO: Representatives from the Office of Resilience and Sustainability, local businesses, El Paso Water Utilities, El Paso Electric, The Hospitals of Providence, City/County Office of Emergency Management, CERT, Pencil Cup, True Food, and El Paso Homegrown community.

WHAT: Launch of Resilience Exchange – Why resilience matters to your business and your

WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 28

WHERE: Thorman meeting room (lower level), City 3, 801 Texas Ave.