Peter Zahn, U.S. Green Chamber’s Co-Founder and founding Chair, sent out this update from Paris just before 195 countries signed the first ever global agreement to eliminate fossil fuels and transition to 100% renewable energy. “Peter’s insight into this historic United Nation’s Climate session was a frank and honest account—covering a play by play of…
By Heather Haas Sustainability is not about warm-green-fuzzy feelings. It’s more than environmentalism. Sustainability is resilience! More and more people are understanding that our current business and consumer practices are leading us down a dark path that we cannot continue indefinitely. It’s time for American businesses to adapt to changing times, or risk failure. Case…
Irblich Schools is a proud member of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (USGCC). This allergen-friendly, eco-friendly, unplugged pre-school focuses on learning through a natural approach. One of the first truly Holistic Preschool’s located in Central Florida, the school’s mission is to support families with a holistic education in a healthy setting through: a plant-strong diet, integrating…
By Heather Haas, November 4, 2015 A recent Forbes article [1] discussed the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals [2] and laid out an argument that government alone could not reach the goals without the assistance of corporations. The Forbes article examines how large corporations can use the UN Sustainable Development Goals to “pursue opportunity and innovation.”…
What are you doing to protect your employees from Chemicals? In a recent U.S Green Chamber of Commerce (USGCC) webinar, Larry Smith, of Go Green Electrolyzer, shares how companies can completely revolutionize how they clean and sanitize. Jim Bunch, chairman of the USGCC board stated that “This technology is so simple yet so profound, that…
by Michelle Thatcher Within the past few months, our nation has taken great strides forward when it comes to both clean energy and climate change. Washington has released several announcements for limiting carbon pollution in power plants, along with plans to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency across the country. These actions will help accelerate…
U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Member First Green Bank was selected by the Greenwich-CT based sustainable finance think tank, Capital Institute, to be its partner in an exciting project called “The Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank.” The project has received special grant funding from the Kendeda Fund and the Compton Foundation. Over…
The Columbia Chapter, US Green Chamber of Commerce is now the Missouri Chapter, U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce. This expansion of the chapter to the entire state promises to broaden the organization’s reach, while bringing exciting new business opportunities, idea leaders, conferences, events, and other outreach programs to Columbia. “After months of strategy and planning, it…
“Storytelling for Green Businesses” is the latest webinar in the U.S Green Chamber’s National Webinar Series. Michael Volpatt, strategize, develop and execute a flawless PR campaign. He covered subjects such as competitive differentiation, messaging, media outreach, and proactive storytelling!partner with Larkin/Volpatt communications informed green business executives how to better Founded in 2003, Larkin/Volpatt communications is an integrated marketing communications…
In August, the Florida Chapter of the U.S Green Chamber of Commerce founding board member and Rollins College environmental studies program coordinator, Ann Francis, received the 2015 Helen A. Ward Crossley Distinguished Service Award and the 2015 Thaddeus Seymour Staff Award for Community Engagement. The Helen A. Ward Crossley Distinguished Service Award, established in 1999,…