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By Elizabeth Friend for 1360, WCHL “Three local businesses have earned national recognition for their efforts to promote sustainability (please click here for the audio version and full text of the story) Kirsten Hausman, of the Institute for Sustainable Development, says the Green Plus certification helps small businesses to meet …

Newly Certified Organizations Prove Traditional Organizations Can Be Sustainability Trailblazers; Seventeen Others Complete First Phase of Certification Process North Carolina Research Triangle – Twenty-nine organizations were recognized for their dedication to triple bottom line sustainability through the Green Plus™ program by the Institute for Sustainable Development.  Eleven organizations in North Carolina, …

“Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center owner Marc Pons won a national award for his exceptional commitment to a sustainable community and his pioneering leadership in bringing green principles to the automotive care industry. The Institute for Sustainable Development announced the winners of the Green Plus North American Sustainable Enterprise …

Syracuse earns kudos for sustainable economic development, Cleveland for member support, and St. Louis for national effort to help chambers themselves In its annual Green Plus North American Sustainable Enterprise Awards, the Institute for Sustainable Development recognized three chambers of commerce for their leadership efforts to help the nation, their …

Awards Highlight Small Businesses and Chambers of Commerce Leading by Example Today, the Institute for Sustainable Development announced the winners of the Green Plus North American Sustainable Enterprise Awards at a ceremony at the Silver LEED Certified Research Triangle Park headquarters. Green Plus is a program of the Institute designed …

The Institute for Sustainable Development announced its 2010 Green Plus™ North American Sustainable Enterprise (NASE) Finalists. The awards are designed to recognize smaller enterprises in a variety of sectors for the example they have set in advancing triple-bottom-line sustainability. The awards, presented by GlaxoSmithKline, bring together academic, business, and philanthropic …

The Institute for Sustainable Development today named its 2010 Sustainability Fellows. The 2010 Class of Sustainability Fellows comprises graduate students and professionals from six universities in four different states. Fellows include Donna Daniels, Solita Denard, Max Felsher, Karina Hilton Spiegel, Jessie Margolis, Alissa Marturano, Marissa Mitzner, Darshan Mundada, Stacie Nagy, …

Originally incubated as a program of the Chapel Hill -based Foundation for a Sustainable Community, the Institute for Sustainable Development has been spun off as a distinct non-profit organization with its own board and staff and a new vision and mission.  Tony Waldrop, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development …

Five businesses achieve Green Plus™ Certification, Forty-one others complete first phase of certification process Forty-six businesses were recognized for their dedication to triple bottom line sustainability in the Green Plus TM by the Institute for Sustainable Development.  Five businesses in North Carolina and Pennsylvania obtained Green Plus TM certification, while thirty-nine …

The Institute for Sustainable Development has established a new office in Durham at the John O’Daniel Exchange. “We’re thrilled to have a presence at the Exchange,” said Chris Carmody, Director of the Institute. “The Green Plus program has a special commitment to helping all people benefit from triple bottom line …