"Lead with a vision" • Promote green businesses in Haifa

The Economic Society and MTI Impact promote green businesses in Haifa: a closing panel for the "Leading a business with a vision" program took place today

A closing panel for the "Leading a business with a vision" program, which includes an acceleration course for existing, small and medium-sized business owners, operating in the green, environmental and social arena, in collaboration with MT Impact, social business entrepreneurship, and the Haifa Economic Society, took place today (Wednesday, August 2.8.23. XNUMX) in the economic society. The two teamed up to empower the business sector operating in various fields and promoting green activity in a social, community and environmental way.

those present on the panel

The panel was attended by the ten businesses selected for the process and panel members who came to hear the vision and goals of each business, in order to focus it and connect it to the business environment in Haifa. Among the panel members: Rani Bender, CEO of the City Center mall and chairman of the Haifa Boston Partnership, Nega Karmi, owner of the Hai Fe News Corporation, Or Shaf, CEO of the Economic Society, and Michal Seni, director of the "Straw Back" project at the Haifa Economic Society. Also present: Shani Aloni, CEO of Haifa MT, Michal Ponia Alexandron, leads the esg course at Lehav Tel Aviv University and the Technion, and Boris Giladi, a business consultant.

The course's goal

The purpose of the program was to help businesses that operate in the field of commerce and green services to be more successful, increase their business turnover, create new jobs and have a positive impact on the environment in a measurable way. The course for which a handful of businesses operating in the field were selected, consisted of 10 sessions, in which the businesses were given tools to achieve the goals that were set.

Shani Aloni, CEO of MT Haifa, tells Lahi Pa the news corporation:

This is the first project of its kind in the region that puts a spotlight on small business owners who, in addition to economic profit, also promote profits for the environment. The business owners we met in this course are inspiring entrepreneurs who get up every morning, roll up their sleeves and create solutions for the great environmental crisis of our generation. These business owners remind us that every small action is a choice to promote a better world, even through our money. Together with the economic company, we are proud to be partners in their success.

The course is a collaboration between many

During the course, the Haifa Economic Society supported the activity, including the creation of connections with municipal systems and business systems of international scale. The syllabus included senior lecturers, including Dr. Keren Or Chen, Michal Ponia Alexandron, leads the esg course at Tel Aviv University and the Technion, head Impact Forum at the Institute for Strategic Management and the head of the board of trustees of the Oxford Organization for the Climate, Eli Horvitz. The course was led by Einat Elazar, group manager and business coach, and Limor Botnero, director of Mati Impact Haifa initiated and implemented the course with the help of the wonderful partners. In addition, the director of UNPRI was present for responsible investments, former, and many more good ones.

Get to know the course participants

• Nurit Lavona, owner of the business "Studio Lavona" which deals in green construction and design of spaces from recycled materials.
• Ofri Yosef, owner of the business "Efrita" that deals in sustainable fashion. Ofri reuses textile materials that challenge us to work out of lack and limitation, and create a sense of independence to create our own clothes and design ideas.
• Shmuel Pitroshka, business coach and group leader. Intended for underprivileged and underserved populations in order to make their voices heard and to build community projects.
• Netta Eisenstein, owner of the business Netta Eisenstein-Simply Get Dressed: personal stylist, owner of a home boutique studio, which offers second-hand clothes and creative styling, with an emphasis on sustainability and a positive body image for women of advanced ages.
• Or Levy Avshalom, the owner of the Eco-Perico business, which deals in experiential education for sustainability through experience and experiential learning with all ages.
• Liat Eliez Ifergan, owner of the business "The Special" - a second-hand boutique with personal advice. The business offers personal styling advice to women and girls. Believes in connecting styling to the second hand world.
• Nitzan Shohat, owner of the business "Perla and Nina". A vintage and second-hand clothing store in the Talfiot market, which aims to make green fashion accessible and encourage circular consumption. In the business we innovate (Up Cycling), upgrade and collaborate with local artists to bring love back to fabrics.
• Limor Raiten, owner of the business LR DESIGN, has been an interior designer for over 20 years. Advocates a designed and special space that is tailored exactly to the client and will serve him for a long time. I like to bring the outside in, to use the principles of "green construction" and natural materials in combination with the solutions brought to us by technology and progress.
• Uri Shamir Alon and Idan Barles, owners of the business "For Agriculture" which deals with education and empowerment through the land. The programs allow every child or person to meet themselves in the mirror of the land.
• Yishai Bekel, the owner of the business "Opetat", which is involved in the production of wrapping fabric that is made entirely of environmentally friendly and biodegradable products, as a replacement for nylon wraps.

Or Shaf, CEO of the Economic Society for Haifa, tells Lahi Fe to the News Corporation:

I saw here today a group of amazing entrepreneurs in a wide variety of fields who turn a dream into reality and ensure a real connection to the community in Haifa. The Economic Society for Haifa will be wherever help, support and assistance is required for the small and medium-sized businesses that are the central growth engine of the city, and will do as much as it can to generate collaborations, for businesses in general and green businesses in particular.