Sustainability @ GAI

The Sustainability Committee at GAI was formed on Earth Day in 2009. However, this was not the beginning of GAI’s sustainable business practices. Our employees have promoted the firm’s awareness of environmentally friendly office products and recycling options for years, and each office handled sustainability differently. In 2009, GAI’s executive staff determined that a coordinated approach…

Green Comes in Many Colors

  Green Comes in Many Colors is a new future model for the way businesses should conduct themselves in the world.  As a green business, their mission is to recycle items that would normally be burned or go into a landfills.  But, they don’t stop there!  They are providing dignified, good-paying jobs to women overseas…

Tax Strategies & Tips for Entrepreneurs

By Mayumi Young, CPA Founder and Managing Partner CPA MOMS, LLP. http://www.cpa-moms.com 877-CPA-MOMS  It’s that time of year again when the tax man comes a callin’! For most entrepreneurs, preparing for tax season usually stimulates feelings of discomfort for those who have waited until now to prepare their books for this year’s taxes, or failed…

New Bill Sets Standard for Green Motor Oil

Many thanks to Biosynthetic Technologies, a U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Member, for providing this informational article on California Senate Bill 916 By Gregory D. Blake, Director of Public & Government Relations for Biosynthetic Technologies . www.biosynthetic.com A new state bill SB 916 recently introduced by California Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) offers an innovative…

Press Release: U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Announcement Michelle Thatcher as New Chief Executive Officer

Press Release: U.S. GREEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES MICHELLE THATCHER AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER San Diego, CA (December 17, 2013) The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (USGCC), a national non-profit organization dedicated to empowering businesses to achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability, today announced the appointment of Michelle Thatcher as its Chief Executive Officer.…

New Senate Bill Addresses Climate Change

“Unless we take bold action to reverse climate, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are going to look back on this period in history and ask a very simple question: Where were they? Why didn’t the United States of America, the most powerful nation on earth, lead the international community in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and…

Small Businesses Learn from Big Businesses’ Sustainability

Big-box retail and sustainability might sound like mutually exclusive business endeavors, but some major players are going to great lengths to change that perception. In 2009, Walmart set aside initial funding for The Sustainability Consortium, an organization tasked with creating a comprehensive resource for credible information about the sustainability (both environmental and social) of everyday…