Green Plus and the Institute for Sustainable Development: Small and Mid Size Businesses Going Green

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Green Plus and the Institute for Sustainable
DevelopmentSmall and Mid Size Businesses Going
Green and Sustainable
Adam Klein, MRP, Vice PresidentChapel
Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
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Institute for Sustainable Development

• Public-private partnership of chambers, trade
  associations and universities to promote
  sustainable enterprise
• Duke University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Chambers of Commerce
• GlaxoSmithKline Lenovo
• The Fenwick Foundation

THE FENWICK FOUNDATION
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What Chamber Members Are Saying

• Survey Results (1,000 responses OH, NC)
• 73 think customers are more likely to support a
  business known to have green practices
• 76 think sustainable business practices will
  make them more successful in the long run
• 97 are somewhat or very interested in being
  known as a successful business committed to
  community and to their environment
• 8 know where to find information online about
  improving their sustainable practices

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Green Plus
An affordable, practical program that gives small
and medium sized enterprises

• Education, coaching and mentorship in triple
  bottom line practices from universities and other
  businesses
• Access to a North American network of
  organizations interested in working with
  sustainable businesses
• A way to distinguish themselves for their
  sustainability efforts with consumers and
  community (Green Plus Certification)

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Distribution Model
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Green Plus Question Categories

• Performance
• Organizational planning and documentation
• Financial Information
• Human Resource Management/Employee Effectiveness
• Future Planning
• People
• Employees
• Community Engagement
• Awareness Building

• Planet
• Energy
• Transportation
• Water
• Waste Reduction Green Purchasing

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www.gogreenplus.org
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• For more information
• Adam Klein, Vice President
• aklein_at_carolinachamber.org
• 919-357-9988
• Chris Carmody, Director, Institute for
  Sustainable Development
• ccarmody_at_gogreenplus.org
• 919-357-9991

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www.gogreenplus.org