About B-HIVE
What’s the buzz?
Through peer learning, research showcases, and student engagement, B-HIVE helps partners explore ideas, build relationships, and identify opportunities for collaboration and real-world impact.
B-HIVE is designed for business and industry leaders, especially those working in sustainability, innovation, and operations, while also creating meaningful connections across campus and beyond.
By the numbers
Through shared commitment and sustained collaboration, B-HIVE member companies are making meaningful progress on emissions reduction.
49 million metric tons
49,100,324 metric tons of CO2 have been reduced by member companies since 2021.
12% reduction
Total emissions reduction for 21 companies across Scopes 1-3 is down 12% since 2021.
What does 49 million metric tons of CO2 look like?
17.3 million tons
Equivalent to recycling 17.3 million tons of waste and saving it from a landfill.
49.3 million acres
Equivalent to the carbon captured by 49.3 million acres of forest in a single year. That’s roughly the size of a forest covering the entire state of Wisconsin.
B-HIVE in action
A look at past B-HIVE gatherings where industry, university, and community leaders came together around shared sustainability goals.
The worker bees
Sara Braas, Office of Business Engagement
Aly Fleming, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies
Will Erikson, Office of Sustainability
Izzy McCarthy, Office of Business Engagement
Get involved
Are you a sustainability leader at a corporation with strong ties to Wisconsin? We’d love to work with you!