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New Businesses Earn Green Plus Certification & Green Plus Mover Status
The Institute for Sustainable Development and Green Plus program has seen huge growth in the first half of 2012, adding four new Certified organizations and 17 new Movers to its network. Much of this growth was due to the generosity … Continue Reading
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Piedmont EMC First Green Plus Organization to Earn Recertification
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation of Hillsborough, North Carolina, is the first Green Plus organization to become re-certified in the Green Plus program. Piedmont EMC originally earned Certification in 2010. Piedmont EMC is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative based in Hillsborough — a nonprofit electric … Continue Reading
CBI Technologies of Lumberton, NC Earns Green Plus Certification
CBI Technologies, a perimeter mosquito and pest control company based on the coastal plains of North Carolina in Lumberton has become the latest organization to earn Green Plus Certification. Harry Carter, the owner and founder of CBI, is … Continue Reading
NC Museum of Life and Science First Green Plus Certified Museum in U.S.
The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science has earned Green Plus Certification, becoming the first museum in the country to earn the distinction. The Museum is located on 84 acres of land in Durham, North Carolina that includes an … 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
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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
Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA becomes first Green Plus Certified Y in the country
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA has become the first YMCA in the country to earn full Green Plus Certification, joining the ranks of more than 55 Certified businesses around the country to earn the distinction. 210 additional small businesses and non-profits are … Continue Reading
Counter Culture Coffee Supports Employees’ Sustainability Projects With Green Fund
Counter Culture Coffee has officially announced a new program to support the personal sustainability-related projects of our employees. The Counter Culture Coffee Green Fund will match employees’ financial investments in self-motivated sustainability projects up to $500 per year. Such projects might … Continue Reading
Green Plus™ Mover PlotWatt™ Wins GE Ecomagination Award
Congratulations to PlotWatt on securing $1 million in venture capital funding and winning a GE Ecomagination Challenge award. The GE contest recognized just five winners among 856 entries. Durham, NC-based PlotWatt is a Green Plus Mover. “PlotWatt, a three-year-old startup, aims to … Continue Reading
Seven Businesses in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina Earn Green Plus Certification
The Institute for Sustainable Development is excited to welcome seven new organizations in four states Green Plus Certified community. The newest organizations to achieve Green Plus Certification include Ad Spice Promotional Marketing (Durham, NC) AlphaGraphics Cary (Cary, NC) Counter Culture … Continue Reading
