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Local chambers of commerce demonstrate fresh leadership, diversity of opinion on sustainability

(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 [...]

COSE First to Offer Green Plus™ in Ohio

Cleveland, October 14, 2009 — One of the largest American chambers of commerce, the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), has become the first business association to offer the Green Plus™ sustainability education and certification program to Ohio’s smaller enterprises.

Green Plus™ is a three-part program to help smaller enterprises improve their performance through becoming [...]

Wal-Mart Sustainability Index Ups the Ante for Suppliers

Fresh off the presses, and addressed in The New York Times, Treehugger, GreenBiz and Slate’s business site The Big Money, is Wal-Mart’s new sustainability index – an effort to assess the sustainability of every single product that Wal-Mart sells. The corporate giant will formally announce the index on Thursday, July 16.
The index will be overseen by [...]

About Green Plus

Green Plus is a green and sustainable small business certification and education program that gives employers affordable, practical support in succeeding financially while being good to their environment, employees and community. Green Plus gives chambers of commerce, trade associations, foundations and local governments a new way to support their small business and non-profit stakeholders.
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