<div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><img src="cid:ii_155eee20c057ccf6" alt="Inline image 1" width="318" height="54" class=""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><span style="font-size:18pt;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/forum/trends-in-sustainability-government-and-corporate-commitments/" target="_blank">Trends in Sustainability: Government and Corporate Commitments</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:11.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(121,121,121)">July 10, 2016</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The Trends in Sustainability forum is targeted for city officials and the public to become aware of powerful sustainability tactics that may not be in their foresight. From methods of integrating alternative fuels as a means to address emergency responses, to using sustainable economic methods to reframe the way we plan for company growth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The goal of this month’s forum to highlight the latest wave of sustainability methods and how they are being practiced, as well as open opportunities to take advantage of such trends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/o/greenhomenyc-1045103873" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(64,64,64);outline:0px">GreenHomeNYC</a></h2><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)</h2><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.2px;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:15.84px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)"><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-weight:300"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ny--new-york/events/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(64,64,64);text-decoration:none">New York, NY</a></h2><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;letter-spacing:0.533333px;line-height:normal">Wine and refreshments will be served!</b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(50,152,180);border:1pt 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nmics of how to shift from long range plans when it is recognized that they are no longer effective. </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline">Click here to register!</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><div><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline"><br></span></div></div></div>