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Exciting New Developments
by Michael Richmond
Kurt Morrow and I were recently invited to a private business event in Cartagena, Columbia where we stayed at Water Staudinger's extraordinary home in the 600 year-old, walled city of Cartagena, Columbia.
This is was a working event, but of course, you cannot ignore the opportunities to ...
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Ford Presidential Library Receives Green Certification
by Michael Richmond
The Gerald R Ford Presidential Library received Green Certification by the Green Business League.
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Spratt attends Mayor's Green Initiative
by Kathy Spratt
The first Mayor's Green Initiative for Economic Growth Workshop and Trade Show was held on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Miami Beach, FL.
Spratt attended the event, which focused on Green Lodging in Florida. The Trade Show was well attended by exhibitors, with some great new technologies and products being featured. |
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What's this all about? |
Your office, business or building can be certified as a Green Business. Many companies are already incorporating environmental practices into the workplace. If you are one of those companies, that's great! We want to help you maximize your efforts and provide you with the proper credibility to use your green status in marketing your business.
If you haven't established any green practices, we can help. You will be surprised how many things are possible that will help you save money that doesn't cost you anything to start.
We create a Sustainability Plan that contains these basic practices, plus outlines proposed purchases and capital investments that provide the maximum return on investment. We subscribe to the philosophy of the Triple Bottom Line that focuses on People, Planet and Profit.
Going green will build your business. According to the financial advice website Tomorrow's Money, more people are making purchase decisions "based on whether or not products and services are earth-friendly, ethically-produced and made, recyclable and energy-efficient."
As a Certified Green Business League Consultant, we have the ability to certify a single location or we can assist a chain that has thousands of locations to get the entire location certified green. Call and we can arrange a meeting to explain the entire process and answer all your questions. Who is the certifying organization?
The Green Business League stands as a non-biased, third-party certification organization active throughout the United States, Canada, and a dozen other countries. We are quickly becoming the industry standard for Green business everywhere. We stand against website-bought certifications as shams. We feel that even local programs lack the substance for a serious business certification.
We ask that you expect the same integrity of your suppliers that you now offer to your customers. It is called the Green Supply Chain, and it means that we should buy locally, reduce packaging, and participate in the larger environmental program. Your vendors and suppliers need to be Green certified as well as a matter of basic ethics.
Consider that your company has gone Green and asks your customers to participate in a Green project by supporting Green businesses. On the flip side, your company ignores the same advice and buys companies in complete ignorance of their environmental commitment. Even the EPA promotes "Environmentally Preferred Purchasing" as a standard for all businesses. We suggest that you ask your Certified Green Consultant to work with your team to "Green Up" your supply chain. Remember, the GBL motto is, "Be Green, Buy Green, and Hire Green.". |
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Don't be fooled by the astroturf.
GBL Green Business Certification is always "Earned, and not Bought," and we trust that your business realizes the importance of taking the long view to Greening the company. It's just like trying to say that astroturf is real grass. No, it's not. So when someone asks you to fill out a form online and send them $100 and you are magically a "certified green company", we just have to say, "No, you're not." Without that important verification process, it may really be there; but we realize the importance of being able to say when a company has actually made the commitment to incorporate green practices into their workplace.
The first level of certification is Silver at 100 points, and you will reach Gold at 200 points. You will work your way up the ladder to Emerald at 900 points. Emerald is the Green stone, so it is the top of the certification process.
A Certified Sustainable Officer or a Certified Green Consultant can assist your company to install "Green Practices" that have targeted point values. But, it is also important to realize that this is not a one-time, or even one year task.
Going Green is progressive, and it is also easy to see good programs recede once they have been installed. That is why we audit every business every year to affirm the Green business certification.
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