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2012 Green Plus Sustainable Business Awards To Be Held April 12th
2012 Green Plus Sustainable Enterprise Awards To Be Held April 12th. Please join us for the Green Plus Sustainable Enterprise Awards Thursday, April 12, from 8:30am – 1pm at Research Triangle Park Foundation. Presented annually by GlaxoSmithKline, the awards recognize … Continue Reading
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
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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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
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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
‘Starting Up Green,’ and ‘Make My Business Greener’: Two Small Business Guides
Last year, the Institute for Sustainable Development developed two guides to the green economy for entrepreneurs and incumbent small businesses. There are two guides: 1. Starting Up Green: Discovering Your Unique Entry Point in the Green Economy 2. Make My Business Greener: … 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
A New Season for Green Plus
As we move into the Fall, we’ve expanded our team and launched new opportunities for Green Plus participants. • In September, we hired Amanda Komar, our first Green Plus Community Coordinator. Amanda’s main roles will be to help participating Green … Continue Reading
Green Plus Welcomes a New Team Member
In September, Green Plus was thrilled to welcome Amanda Komar to our small but mighty team. A member of the third Green Plus Summer Fellowship Class, Amanda started with Green Plus in June and we’re excited to have her on … Continue Reading
“One Man’s Struggle to Bridge the Landlord-Tenant Energy Divide”
”One lesson is that real estate, and the relationship between landlords and tenants, really matters. He has high hopes for “green leases,” a type of contract that would allow both to benefit from energy efficiency. The renter would save money … Continue Reading
