The Environmental Initiative (formerly the Minnesota Environmental Initiative) builds partnerships to develop collaborative solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems by creating opportunities for dialogue, convening stakeholders to seek solutions and implementing solutions reached through consensus. EI works with business, government and nonprofits to reach agreement on critical issues and respond with actions that have positive environmental outcomes.

Environmental Initiative
211 First Street North
Suite 250
Minneapolis MN 55401
Tel: 612-334-3388
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Programs

The Environmental Initiative (EI) works on a range of environmental issues to harness the diverse perspectives of individuals working in Minnesota’s public, private and nonprofit sectors.

*Fostering Dialogue. EI’s Business and Environment Series fosters networking, peer-to-peer learning and creative discussion on issues impacting Minnesota’s business community. Series topics have included sustainability, energy efficiency and carbon management.

*Seeking Solutions. EI convenes and manages longer-term discussions among people with diverse interests and perspectives to address complex problems like green house gas reduction, chemical regulation and water quality in order to find common ground and identify consensus-based solutions.

*Implementing Change. Over 1,800 school buses and 400 heavy duty-diesel vehicles have been retrofitted with pollution control equipment, protecting air quality and health, through EI’s partnership-driven, Project Green Fleet.