“Chambers for Sustainability” Coalition

[ San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ]

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce works to cultivate the economic success of San Francisco’s businesses through advocacy and education. The chamber educates on environmental issues California faces, which include California wildfires and housing development.

[ Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce ]

The Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce was our very first member! The chamber promotes innovative green business and educates new members on sustainable practices. The chamber creates a dialogue between members and the government to shape public policies in favor of the environment.

[ Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce ]

The Metro Atlanta Chamber has three signature sustainability programs. The first is the Atlanta E3 Awards, which recognizes companies, individuals, and organizations innovating at the intersection of sustainability and commerce. The Greenlight on Sustainability series takes deep dives into the stories of the E3 winners to share their successes with other members of the business community. MAC’s Regional Sustainability Dashboard, first published in 2014 and is updated in 2020, takes a broad look at how metro Atlanta fares in several key metrics of sustainability.

[ National City Chamber of Commerce ]

The National City Chamber of Commerce, located in California, encourages sustainable practices through education, outreach, networking, marketing, and advocacy. The chamber recognizes the challenges of compliance with the local and national environmental policies, therefore, the chamber provides extensive guidance for development to meet standards.

[ Blair County Chamber of Commerce ]

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce, from Pennsylvania, has joined our coalition to inspire neighboring Chambers and businesses to participate in sustainable business practice. The Chamber’s Sustainable Blair County program provides resources and education for businesses to gain sustainable certifications.

[ North Florida Green Chamber of Commerce ]

The North Florida Green Chamber of Commerce is a leader in helping businesses to go green as easily as possible. The chamber offers access to sustainability coaches for guidance to get started at implementing sustainability practices and the Buyer’s Club encourages members to purchase green products thus decrease the price of sustainable supplies.

[ German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce ]

The German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce is a Mexico-based chamber that works to connect the sustainable innovations of business and development technologies between Germany and Mexico. The chamber offers education and training on technologies, such as renewable energy, to members and officiate with diplomas.

[ Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce ]

The Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce, from New Mexico, emphasizes the importance of supporting local businesses with community events, such as Construction Compadres. The chamber provides a Sustainable Business Recognition program to recognize sustainable businesses that are making an impact and educate businesses on how to implement sustainability.

[ Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce ]

Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, in Wyoming, is highly commended for its sustainable developments. The RRR Business Leaders Program serves to recognize and train businesses to reduce waste and conserve energy. The Jackson Hole Climate Action Collective was created to help reduce the county’s carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. Therefore, the chamber contributed to Jackson Hole, Wyoming’s Silver EarthCheck certification 2020 for the first destination of sustainable tourism in North America!

[ Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce ]

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, in California, has an active Green Business Committee that has been operational for over 13 years.  Through that committee, the chamber hosts business resource content monthly and also hosts an annual Green Business Expo.  Additionally, the chamber hosts Eco Tours to see positive best practices in sustainability at other businesses. The chamber is in the process to get all members to become “Green Certified.”

[ Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce ]

Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce, in New Mexico, is dedicated to assisting members in conserving energy and water through initiatives such as Save Water Santa Fe and the Methane Mitigation program, to prevent methane leakage at oil & gas well sites. Throughout these initiatives, the chamber is dedicated to recognizing its members’ efforts toward sustainable practices and environmental conservatism.

[ San Rafael Chamber of Commerce ]

The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce’s green business committee promotes sustainability in the membership and the business community through outreach, education, networking, and publications. The chamber provides training and education about green business practices, resources, expertise, policy recommendations to the Chamber Board, and increases the number of certifications, legal structures, and reported metrics for green businesses.

[ Central PA Chamber of Commerce ]

The Central PA Chamber of Commerce works collaboratively with its members to help businesses grow. One of the Chamber’s programs, Raising the Board (RtB), is designed to build business confidence with discussions of four focus areas: Practice, Act, Apply and Connect, and topics ranging from missions, strategic planning, fundraising, and advocacy. The chamber also celebrates Green Business of the Year to showcase the environmental efforts of its members and features green businesses on their website and offices.

[ Swedish American Chambers of Commerce in San Diego (SACC – SD) ]

SACC-SD has had a mission for over a decade to spread the passion and knowledge to Southern California. The chamber hosts networking events, such as CleanTech for educating, networking, and exchanging sustainable solutions between Nordic and American companies that share a passion for a healthy planet.

[ South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce ]

South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce advocates for renewable energy and energy conservation to reduce carbon emissions that drive the sea-level rise and severe weather which threatens the small business coastal tourism economy and increases costs for small businesses. The chamber actively supports solar net metering programs, solar farms, the closure of coal plants, and more resources for demand-side management utility programs.

[ Encinitas Chamber of Commerce ]

The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental Sustainability Committee works to educate, communicate and collaborate with the City of Encinitas on environmental organizations, ECC members, and the community on matters of environmental protection and resource utilization. The chamber helped the City of Encinitas with programs such as the Clean Water program, Climate Action Plan, Coastal Zone Management, and more.

[ San Marcos Chamber of Commerce ]

The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce collaborates with the City of San Marcos to initiate the San Marcos Climate Action Plan. The San Marcos Climate Action Plan will inspire and prepare the community to enact various sustainability actions, which include the Single-Use Plastic Ban.

[ San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce ]

Since its founding, the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce has been advocating for the socio-economic wellbeing of the African American community in San Francisco and beyond. The Chamber is committed to providing sustainable support for African American businesses in contracting, education, healthcare, housing, socio-economic and demographic stabilization.

[ Rome Floyd Chamber of Commerce ]

The Rome Floyd Chamber of Commerce is currently in the process of launching a new program, “Green Business”. The goal is to provide tangible, helpful, sustainable measures and innovative solutions to Rome and Floyd County businesses and adding a Green Business Committee that will oversee the program. Our Chamber wants to become a liaison between the business community and the environment.