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Welcome to the website of Net Impact's DC Professional Chapter! At the crossroads of business, public policy and sustainability, the DC Professional Chapter works to inspire, educate and equip professionals to use the power of business to make the vision of a more socially and environmentally responsible world a reality.

To meet that goal, we offer a diverse array of opportunities and programs across the year, including:

Ongoing event tracks, like our Impact Investing series, offering entrepreneurs information to help them identify environmentally and socially responsible companies or projects to pursue;
Panel discussions, ranging from “carbon capitalism” to a primer on B Certified companies and Benefit Corporations;
Special Interest Dinners, where small groups join thought leaders to break bread and debate;
Chapter Dinners and Happy Hours, networking events where practitioners in a variety of fields can share experiences, best practices, or business opportunities;
Our award-winning Service Corps program, which pairs professionals with nonprofits in need, offering those organizations pro bono consulting services.

Upcoming DCNI Events:

Networking Happy Hour: Welcome Summer Interns!
May 15th, 5:30PM-7:30PM
$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers
Dirty Martini, 1223 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (closest Metro stops: Farragut North, Farragut West or Dupont Circle (NOTE: south exit closed for repairs)) (map)

Come join DC Net Impact's Professional Chapter for this month's networking hour! All are welcome, especially those just arriving to Washington for their summer internships.

Impact Investing Series: Building an Impact Investing Career - Advice from the Trenches
May 24, 7:00PM-9:00PM
$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers
Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 (closest Metro stops: U Street) (map)

You have heard that impact investing careers enable you to do well by doing good... but what background and education have enabled professionals to break into the field of impact investing? DCNI's Impact Investing Series presents a panel where professionals currently employed in impact investing firms will share their story and advice on how you can build your impact investing career. Whether you are interested in financial analysis, marketing, program management or evaluation and monitoring, this session will help you learn about career transition strategies that will surprise you and make you more competitive as you build your impact investing career.

Panel Discussion: Driving Sustainability in Retail Supply Chains
May 29th, 6:30PM-8:30PM

$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers
Busboys & Poets, 1025 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 (closest Metro stops: Mt. Vernon Square-7th Street-Convention Center or Gallery Place-Chinatown) (map)

Adam Siegel from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and Taryn Sullivan from Efficiency Exchange (EEx) will discuss how U.S.-based retailers and their international manufacturing partners are developing sustainable supply chains. With China as the world's largest consumer of energy, and 30% of it going towards manufacturing exported goods for global retailers, there is significant opportunity for cost, energy, and carbon reduction. Learn how retail companies are working with their suppliers to foster more sustainable manufacturing, and how EEx’s innovative technology platform helps factories and brands align their unique economic interests towards operating more efficiently.

Efficiency Exchange spearheaded a study last year on efforts to build sustainable retail supply chains in China; their report on barriers and solutions, released in Feb. 2012, is available here.

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