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North American Sustainable Enterprise Awards Finalists Announced

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 [...]

Five New Businesses Certified Green Plus™ by the Institute for Sustainable Development

Five businesses achieve Green Plus™ Certification, Forty-one others complete first phase of certification process Forty-six businesses were recognized for their dedication to triple bottom line sustainability in the Green Plus TM by the Institute for Sustainable Development.  Five businesses in North Carolina and Pennsylvania obtained Green Plus TM certification, while thirty-nine others throughout the Midwest and [...]

Application Period for 2010 Sustainability Fellowships Closed

Call for Applicants: Institute Seeks Candidates for 2010 Sustainability Fellowships The Institute for Sustainable Development is seeking qualified applicants for its 2010 Sustainability Fellowship program. Fellowships pay a competitive stipend and will run for eight weeks during the summer of 2010. The Institute will select at least eight Fellows and perhaps more depending on the [...]

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 more [...]

Thirteen Businesses in Three States Receive Green Plus Recognition

Thirteen Businesses in Three States Receive Green Plus Recognition Four North Carolina Businesses Become Green Plus Certified; Companies in Pennsylvania and Connecticut Complete First Stage of Certification Thirteen businesses in the Green Plus program were recognized by the Institute for Sustainable Development for their exceptional efforts toward triple bottom line sustainability. Four businesses received full [...]