Green Plus™ works with Cleveland, Ohio, & the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center to Connect Sustainability with Economic Opportunity for small business in low wealth urban and rural communities The Institute for Sustainable Development’s mission is to democratize triple bottom line sustainability — making it accessible to smaller employers and their communities — and [...]
By Elizabeth Friend for 1360, WCHL “Three local businesses have earned national recognition for their efforts to promote sustainability (please click here for the audio version and full text of the story) Kirsten Hausman, of the Institute for Sustainable Development, says the Green Plus certification helps small businesses to meet a triple bottom line of [...]
Newly Certified Organizations Prove Traditional Organizations Can Be Sustainability Trailblazers; Seventeen Others Complete First Phase of Certification Process North Carolina Research Triangle – Twenty-nine organizations were recognized for their dedication to triple bottom line sustainability through the Green Plus™ program by the Institute for Sustainable Development. Eleven organizations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio obtained [...]
Business Before Hours Breakfast Briefing: Green Plus – 7:30-9:30 a.m., Friday, August 6 – Aqueduct Conference Center Registration required. $10 for Chamber members. Questions? Contact Laura Morrison | 357.9989 lmorrison@carolinachamber.org Breakfast Briefing attendees will learn more about Green Plus, a green and sustainable certification and education program that is designed specifically for small- and medium- [...]
The Institute for Sustainable Development announced its 2010 Green Plus™ North American Sustainable Enterprise (NASE) Finalists. The awards are designed to recognize smaller enterprises in a variety of sectors for the example they have set in advancing triple-bottom-line sustainability. The awards, presented by GlaxoSmithKline, bring together academic, business, and philanthropic leaders from around the country [...]
“Dual flush toilets, rainwater collectors, LED lighting and solar panels are not usually associated with a building dating back to 1905.” “Not to mention a car care center.” “After three months of renovations to its Carrboro location, Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center plans to return to a normal business schedule by mid-April, with a [...]
(NB: As the author correctly notes, the Institute for Sustainable Development is partnered with the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). The ACCE is a distinct and separate organization from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. According to the organization, “ACCE’s mission is to support and develop chamber professionals to lead businesses and their communities. The [...]
Partnership To Make Green Plus™ Available to 1.2 million U.S. & Canadian Businesses The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) announced today that it will partner with the North Carolina Research Triangle based Institute for Sustainable Development to offer Green Plus™, a program to help small businesses succeed while becoming stronger stewards of the environment [...]
The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) will be the first Pennsylvania organization to offer Green Plus, a program to help small businesses save and make money while being good environmental and community stewards. The Lancaster Chamber will kick off the program with its membership Tuesday, June 16. LCCI has 2,800 business members with [...]
Join local leaders at the 2009 Triangle Success Forum to hear the business case behind going green. Learn how your business can become more sustainable and see a positive bottom line impact, impact, and hear from three Triangle businesses (Chapel Hill Restaurant Group, Bland Landscaping, and iContact) who have used Green Plus to improve their [...]
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