Welcome Brittany, to the USGCC Missouri Chapter! Brittany Angle has joined the Columbia, Missouri Chapter of the US Green Chamber as a Board Member. She is the laboratory director at Columbia-based Tensive Controls, a biotech startup working to perfect a treatment for cachexia, the wasting condition often seen in cancer patients. At Tensive, Brittany is also investigating…
Grand Opening–Florida Green Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Sustainability at Launch event in Winter Park The Florida Green Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) celebrated their Grand Opening on April 30th 2015 at First Green Bank and welcomed over 100 attendees to its grand launch event. “We are so honored to have Florida open the first Chapter in…
On May 29th 2015, the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce held its first webinar as part of the the USGCC 2015 National Education Webinar Series. World-renowned Ashoka fellow and CEO of Recycle Across America™, Michelle “Mitch” Hedlund, spoke about how to super charge your recycling program within your business. Through Recycle Across America™, Mitch has developed a standardized…
Find Success after College Want to utilize your skills and passion by making a meaningful impact in the world through your career after leaving the oh-so familiar and comfortable world of college? IDEAS For Us and the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce have come together to create their collaboration that will help you ‘spark your career’. Click…
2015/2106 National Education Webinar Series U.S Green Chamber of Commerce has launched our 2015 National Business Sustainability Webinar Series. We have selected top sustainability professionals in America to be part of the program. The 2015/2016 National Sustainability Webinar Series is a high level program. It will be led by experts and will focus on different…
At a time when consumers are looking for companies that support green and sustainable business practices the team from the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce put our heads together and came up with a list of 15 simple and affordable ideas for greening your business in 2015. Get ready to renew your business and make…
Companies that have strong lobbying practices also have strong influence and power. By Ashley Siana Disclaimer: Always check with an attorney about the rules, regulations and laws governing lobbying. In a world that faces ever-increasing political changes concerning the environment, market and society, it is fundamental for a green business to be aware of these…
The Florida Chapter, U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (USGCC) was formally established this last week in the city of Orlando. It is the very first Chapter of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce. “This organization is just the first of many chapters to be established within the United States” says Michelle Thatcher, CEO of USGCC,…
by Debra Atlas The growth of solar is exploding. As the technology continues to improve, the focus for commercial buildings is solar, but with a twist. Not all commercial buildings can handle large solar arrays on their One of the leading contenders in the U.S. is New Energy Technologies, a building integrator photovoltaic (BIPV) developer…
Ashely Siana, Policy Coordinator Intern of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (U.S.G.C.C.) was selected to participate in the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s Coral Reef Internship (CCMI) through Rutgers’s University at Little Cayman. As an intern at the field station, Siana learned that “the importance of local resources is so prominently linked to the…