President, Marc Alt + Partners - Sustainable Innovation
Greater New York City Area
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- Partner at Opportunity Green
- Co-Chair, Founder and Partner at Greener Gadgets Conference
- President at Marc Alt + Partners
- Past
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- Chairman and Founder at AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
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Marc Alt’s Summary
Marc Alt is president of Marc Alt + Partners, a design, research and brand strategy agency dedicated to sustainable innovation. Marc Alt speaks frequently to a wide variety of audiences and companies about green design, sustainability and creating value by aligning corporate strategy with environmental and social benefit.
Marc Alt + Partners provides consulting services, strategy and insight to clients from a diverse range of industry verticals. Recent engagements include BMW/MINI USA, Bloomberg LP, Ogilvy, Butler Shine (BSSP), Liz Claiborne, Lippincott, Consumer Electronics Association of America (CEA), The Green Electronics Council, Neenah Paper and others.
Marc regularly speaks at a variety of international conferences and industry summits focused on innovation. He has lectured at the American Marketing Association, Yale, NYU, AIGA, the PSFK Trends Conference, SINOCES and many other venues on the convergence of green design, marketing and business. He is often asked to provide POV and context on green issues for journalists and is quoted frequently in media.
As an advocate of business transformation, Marc develops environmental conferences, including Greener Gadgets, a conference exploring the challenges, possibilities and trends in the greening of the $170 billion consumer electronics industry.
Marc is active in initiatives that are helping design and product innovation teams share knowledge and accelerate understanding of sustainable design principles. Marc serves on the advisory board of The Designers Accord and was founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design. Marc previously served on the board of the NY Chapter of AIGA, The Professional Association for Design.
Marc Alt’s Specialties:
Sustainable Innovation, Triple Bottom Line, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Corporate Citizenship, Sustainability, Environment, Reputation, Risk Management, Renewable Energy, Social Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets, Cleantech, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Sustainable Development, LOHAS, Green Building, Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Fashion, Design for Sustainability, Packaging, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Community Partnerships, Non-profit Boards
Marc Alt’s Experience
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Partner
Opportunity Green
(Renewables & Environment industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Co-Chair, Founder and Partner
Greener Gadgets Conference
(Consumer Electronics industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Friday, February 1, 2008
McGraw-Hill Conference Center
New York City
On February 1st, 2008 in New York City industry leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and product designers gathered to discuss the business case for the greening of the consumer electronics industry to a sold-out audience of over 400 people. Presenting sponsors included BusinessWeek, HP, Nokia and CEA.
The topics of discussion included: design for sustainability, product life cycle, enhanced producer responsibility, take-back and recycling programs, energy, materials, product lifespan and upgradeability, consumer attitudes and demographics, and lifestyle marketing.
Presenters included representatives from HP, Nokia, M.I.T., EPEAT, the Green Electronics Council, IDEO, Engadget, Earth2Tech/GigaOm and many others. -
President
Marc Alt + Partners
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
MAP (Marc Alt + Partners), is a design and brand strategy firm specializing in environmental strategy, innovation and sustainability.
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Chairman and Founder
AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
(Non-Profit; Design industry)
September 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 10 months)
As a board member of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) NY Chapter, Marc developed the concept for and chaired the first conference dedicated to the intersection of design, sustainability and business in New York City. The conference featured presentations by senior executives from Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Osram Sylvania, IDEO, Russell Design, Cook+Fox Architects, Material ConneXion, Flag, ValueNewsNetwork.com, UN Global Compact and many other leaders of industry.
Marc currently serves as chairman of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, an initiative and task force of the AIGA National organization.
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Marc Alt’s Interests:
Photography, Motorcycle Restoration, Vintage Motorcycles and Cars (1950's-70's primarily)
Marc Alt’s Honors:
2008 Yale Forum on Sustainable IT - Delegate
SINOCES 2008 - Keynote Speaker on The Future of Green Technology
PSFK Conference New York 2007 - Panelist, Green Business/Marketing panel
PSFK Conference New York 2008 - Moderator, "Is Good the New Green?"
Opportunity Green Conference 2008 - Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker at AIGA Chapter Green Salons - Miami, Philadelphia, Honolulu.
AIGA Y-Conference 2008 - "Seeds of Change", Keynote Speaker
The Green Media Show / SustainCommWorld 2008 - Moderator, Design for Sustainability session
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