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Green Plus Seeks Nicholas School Students for Group Masters Project
The Institute for Sustainable Development has a group masters project available for up to three (3) Nicholas School students — assisting us in developing a national Environmental Help Desk for Business. The Help Desk will be a resource to help … Continue Reading
Green Plus Scholarships for Small Businesses Available in NC, OH
The Duke Energy Foundation, the Park Foundation, the Chapel Hill – Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, and the Generation Foundation are providing scholarships to qualifying smaller enterprises that want to pursue Green Plus education, networking, and certification in 2012 – 2013. … Continue Reading
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools becomes first Green Plus Certified school district in the country
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district in North Carolina is the latest organization to earn Green Plus Certification, the first school system in the country to become certified. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has been partnering with Green Plus since the … Continue Reading
ISD Welcomes New Green Plus Graduate Assistants
The Institute is pleased to introduce our 2011 Green Plus Graduate Assistants, including Ryan Donnelly, from the Fuqua School of Business; George Kataoka from the Nicholas School of the Environment; Jessica Lab, also from the Nicholas School of the Environment; … Continue Reading
Assembled Products Corp. of Rogers, AR, Earns Green Plus Certification
Assembled Products Corporation, a manufacturing company based in Rogers, Arkansas, joined the growing list of businesses and organizations to become Certified Green Plus. APC, which scored over 90% on the Green Plus Certification Survey, manufactures products that are sold to Fortune … Continue Reading
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Green Plus Seeks Nicholas School Students for Group Masters Project
The Institute for Sustainable Development has a group masters project available for up to three (3) Nicholas School students — assisting us in developing a national Environmental Help Desk for Business. The Help Desk will be a resource to help American small and medium-sized businesses to meet the fulfill new green supply chain requirements being introduced in many sectors.
Click here for the full description of the project by Duke University’s Nicholas…
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“Rates of early-stage entrepreneurial activity surged around the world in 2011, jumping nearly 60 percent in the U.S.,…http://t.co/BQ6Z87HF
Your Business’ Carbon Footprint: Updated in the Green Plus How – To Guide. Over the course of the year, ISD staff and graduate assistants are continually updating our How-To Guide for Small Businesses. In each entry, we try to synthesize
a) What it Is
b) Why It Matters
c) Getting Started
d) Going Further
e) Case Studies
f) Outside Resources
Please put this entry to good use, pass it on, or share your thoughts on how we can improve it. Thanks!
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A carbon footprint measures the impact of various daily activities on the environment. The calculation measures the amount of greenhouse gases produced day to day from the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heating, and transportation.
