ESSAY
THE SUSTAINABLE TULSA SCOR3CARD PROGRAM HELPS BUSINESSES FOCUS ON PEOPLE, PROFIT AND THE PLANET. BY MICHAEL J. LIMAS 36
TulsaPeople APRIL 2017
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GEORGIA BROOKS
MAKING THE GRADE
or me, sustainability is not just a word, it is a way of life. During the past 10 years, I worked to introduce Tulsa Community College to daily routine, sustainable practices through community events such as EcoFest, Food on the Move and sustainability conferences. But I wanted to do more. I was so excited when I first heard about Sustainable Tulsa’s Scor3card, our city’s first business sustainability assessment tracking tool. It was during one of ST’s First Thursday presentations in 2015 as Corey Williams, executive director of ST, outlined the requirements for a company to participate. I wanted the TCC Northeast Campus to get involved. We had already been working on projects at the campus that met the definition of sustainability, but there was not a central theme or organizing idea to rally around. Scor3card gave us that direction.