Sustainability is sexy! The purpose of this group is for like-minded individuals who want to change New York City's landscape through different means. Whether you have a desire to clean up this city, help develop new parks and playgrounds, or build a safer place for your children, we want to meet you! Everyone can make a difference, and we will have weekly meetings and events coming up!

This is a group that welcomes any and everyone interested in the renewal and sustainability of our urban communities through green and wholistic living. We encourage those with interests, hobbies and professions in industries involving earth conscious activities, products and services to join us in helping our communities grow by bridging the gap created by unfortunate social and economical inequalities. Looking forward to meeting, interacting, sharing ideas...and saving the world with you! ;D

Making NYC more sustainable and more resilient We can be proud of NYC’s record as one the greenest large cities in the US.  For years, we’ve been describing green practices as making our communities more sustainable.  That’s good, but a little vague – leaving us to guess about exactly which existential threat is being implied – and how much the green practice in question will help, let alone ensure our civilization is still around in 10 or 100 or 10,000 years.  Then came Hurricane Sandy. The s …

The Green Apple Meetup is for New York City residents, businesses, organizations, building managers, and others concerned with making sustainability sustainable. The Discussion Board is currently active. Please contribute to the discussion online (even if you can't attend an event in person). We do not advocate meetings, or meetups, for the sake of talking green. There is already too much talk and too little action. We are interested in ways of making green happen. In practice there is a cert …

Do you long for ways to live a more wholesome existence? Are you attracted to the idea of a more sustainable lifestyle while connecting with people who care about the same? Now is a great time to start creating the homestead you dream of.  Now is a great time to connect with a community of people who are interested in sharing their successes, sharing their skill, and sharing their joy of the same. The place to start your homestead is where you live right now! You can start right now, be it a 100 …

We offer a variety of workshops and programs based on self-sustainability and health that will promote global, communal, and personal well-being. We would love to see you there!

About the group This group explores and exchanges information about sustainability in homes, communities and businesses. Our meetings dovetail with Green Drinks gatherings in several northern New Jersey locations. Please feel free to drop in at any of the three locations we meet in monthly to say hi and share some good company and information. Great reasons to contact our organizer You want to network in the green/sustainable space You're interested in speaking to the group or giving a workshop …

We are a creative, innovative non-profit organization that connects the community with green businesses and non profits.  Our commitment is to increase access to sustainable lifestyle solutions, while at the same time building and integrating the green community in NYC. The annual Green City Challenge race offers a fun opportunity for teams to compete against their fellow green New Yorkers to demonstrate their knowledge of how to live, work and eat green in New York City. The audience is expose …

We are New Yorkers (and expatriates) who are troubled by the rapid and continuing decline of the ecosystem and want to make a change, starting by reducing our own impact on the environment. Our goal is to build a "Virtual Urban Eco-Village" focused on Green Living, Sustainability Skills and Education, New Urbanism, Community Gardens, Green Homes, Permaculture, Holistic Health, Volunteering, Environmental Activism, and much more. Follow Jennifer Shotts on twitter  http://twitter.com/#!/greensatur …

Urban Farmers Wanted! Learn about growing your own food and sustainability. Join S.A.V.E., and put your projects into practice! You’ve heard about Organic Gardening, we’re Growing Beyond Organic. Introducing Permaponics, it’s Aquaponics (fish and vegetables in water), Aquaculture (fish farming), Hydroponics (growing plants in water), Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) & more. We are building a sustainable, Vertically Integrated Food Industry. Our website http://www.savefarms.org Our primary lo …

We are a community of foragers and friends gathering together and learning from each other in NY and NJ. Mission Our mission is to gather together as a community and have fun teaching, learning and practicing sustainable living through our wilderness adventures in our backyards and beyond. Our Motto is "Gather Together". We are fun, friendly, local, outdoors, sustainable, organic, wild, educational, teaching, healthy, healing, laughing, smiling, eating, creative, playful, nutritious and deli …

City Growers is a non-profit educational organization based at Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop farm business in New York City. We provide farm explorations and workshops at Brooklyn Grange’s two farm locations. City Growers empowers students to envision a greener and healthier future for their city. City Growers connects urban communities with agriculture, food and environment through farm education and advocacy in order to foster a culture of health and sustainability. We need help preparing various …

Welcome all Green Freaks! This group is for motivated, driven, entrepreneurial individuals who want to make a difference in the environment and their personal lives - both personally and financially. We provide the platform for you to build a sustainable business and be part of a collective impact as we work together to create a more sustainable future. Please join us to laugh, learn and Empower your Future.

This group is for professionals in the NYC area who work in Corporate Social Responsibility (aka Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Sustainability, Business and Society) and its link to overseas. Through monthly networking gatherings in a casual setting, we get together to listen to a speaker and then share ideas about CSR, development and network among an informed group. We also connect and share ideas with overseas CSR Groups in Geneva, Switzerland; London, England; DC, …

This group was created to unite current and future Earth building fans and artists worldwide, and to promote related events within the community. The group was founded by Erik Ven, graduate of the Nader Khalili founded CalEarth Earth Art and Architecture Institute. Our goal is to introduce this life changing building method called Superadobe, along with other alternative building and sustainable living methods to more and more people. We invite and welcome not only those who want to learn, but a …

Greenspacenyc.org is a social media platform which aims to advertise local sustainability-themed initiatives and develop public programming at free or little cost for New Yorkers who want to see change in their city. With the migration of media online, and the demise of the local newspaper, there is the danger of a loss of connection to the local community. We aim to promote community-based development by providing an online platform for events and projects. Please join our group and register fo …

Green Breakfast Club is a monthly networking event series that provides resource exchange to grow local green business communities. The club’s event format includes a keynote speaker’s startup success and failure story, and one hour of resource exchange where each attendee presents short ‘gives’ and ‘asks’. This event meshes innovators in social and green enterprise, technology and Corporate Social Responsibility. Green Breakfast Club aims to become THE resource hub for local green business comm …

Meet other local people who support Permaculture design for sustainable human existence, and with a firm conviction to save humanity.

CDI was created by a group of creative, motivated and committed young professionals from around the world and aims to build strong and sustainable urban and rural communities in both the worst off developing countries throughout the world and in disadvantaged local communities in the developed world. CDI implements innovative projects and programs, following the Millenium Development Goals and within CDI's six core inter-related focal areas; Education, Health, Agriculture, Energy, Eco-Enterprise …

By joining our meetup you will have the opportunity to network with other individuals who are or want to be involved in green business. We will be hosting events in New York City and across the country that will focus on Attainable, Measurable, & Sustainable business practices. Whether you offer eco friendly products and services, are a business owner who wants to green their office, or just someone who wants to expand their knowledge about being green, we welcome you to this group. Join us to l …

Are you interested in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and ethical business? Are you a professional in this field, blogger, student, academic or supporter? Do you want to learn more, explore new ideas, start or boost a career in this field? Then our Meetup group is for you! Join and become an active member by attending our events and networking with other professionals who share your interest in CSR. We develop opportunities to learn and get inspired, present and showcase …

Meet other local environmentalists and concerned citizens to discuss environmental issues both on a global and local level. www.meetup.com/nycenvironment The Metro NYC Environmental Meetup only promotes and participates in environmental and sustainability related volunteer, educational, activist, and social activities. Group Events *OFFICIAL group events will be highlighted in GREEN on the Calendar and you'll be able to RSVP for them. Calendar *Events on the calendar in YELLOW are posted for …

A community of like-minded, values-driven professionals interested in exploring, pursuing and prospering in a social-impact career. The social impact landscape can be described as the nonprofit and public sector as well as social entrepreneurship and socially enlightened corporations with commitments to sustainability and social responsibility. This group provides an opportunity to support each other in our efforts to succeed in careers that provide greater meaning and purpose while allowing us …

Make your next trip MEANINGFUL! Attend Meetups and happy hours, learn how to travel responsibly and make a difference. Meet fun, involved, interesting people. Share with us YOUR story about the meaningful things YOU already do! With 20 years of experience spanning 75 countries, we offer enriching responsible, meaningful trips and adventure & volunteer travel to the world's most exciting international destinations. In addition to offering the best in sights, culture, nature and activity - each tr …

Based on the Collaborate for Africa groups, Collaborate for Haiti aims to bring together non-profit groups, aid workers, and others whose common goal is to aid Haiti in a grassroots, sustainable manner. Featuring one presenter a month, our group meetings will try to problem-solve the challenges we face by sharing our resources and experience. And of course, we'll have a potluck.

The shareholders of our building coming together to create & sustain community.  This Meetup is open to residents of 110/118 Riverside Drive only.

This group is for people interested in social goals for business. "Social Goals" may include interests in fair labor practices; fair trade; environmental/sustainability; giving back to communities as well as various charitable causes without operating as a non-profit 501c3. Whether you are interested in developing better corporate responsibility for your employer or business, or starting a new business with social goals built-in, this MeetUp is for you. In addition to networking, we will have re …

ReNEW New York is a coalition of enviro groups focused on replacing the use of fossil fuels, especially fracked shale gas, with wind, water and solar power. Events range from screenings to panel discussions to rallies and eco fairs.