Tag Archives: Green Plus Certification

Congratulations to Foster-Caviness for its recent Certification with Green Plus!!   Like many of our recent Certifications, Foster-Caviness–which has three locations between Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh, NC–came to Green Plus through the PRO*ACT program, a national membership organization of food and produce distributors.   “Being Green Plus Certified is incredibly important …

Congratulations to Finger Puppets Inc., the latest business to earn Green Plus Certification!   Based in Palm Desert, CA, Finger Puppets Inc. makes sustainably produced finger puppets and toys for children.  Right from the onset, founder and CEO Robby Sorensen was extremely motivated to make his business as sustainable as …

Congratulations to Piazza Produce in Indianapolis for its recent Green Plus Certification! Piazza Produce is the sixth business that came to Green Plus from PRO*ACT to earn Certification, and the fourth in the past week alone. Among its other distinctions, Piazza Produce is also the first Green Plus Certified business in the …

Congratulations to the Park Foundation, the most recent organization to earn Green Plus Certification.   The Park Foundation, based in Ithaca, New York, has been a close partner of Green Plus for several years.  After a lengthy remodel of its office space, the Park Foundation began pursuing LEED certification under the …

Congratulations to Common Sense Defense, of Amherst, Ohio, the most recent business to earn Green Plus Certification!   Common Sense Defense is an emergency preparedness planning and consulting business that specifically works with schools and child care centers.  President and Lead Consultant, Molly Tyson, started Common Sense Defense in 2013 …

Congratulations to Bix Produce, the most recent business to earn Green Plus Certification, and the first to do so in the state of Minnesota. St. Paul-based Bix Produce provides produce to customers throughout Minnesota, and into parts of Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Iowa.  It provides bulk and specialty fresh produce to …

Congratulations to the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association on its recent Certification with Green Plus!  NCSEA now joins 83 other businesses and organizations around the country to earn Green Plus Certification. NCSEA joined Green Plus as part of a scholarship opportunity offered by the Z. Smith Reynolds foundation.  Ten organizations …

NC GreenPower, a nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, is the latest organization to earn Green Plus Certification.  They now join the ranks of more than 80 businesses and nonprofits around the country to earn the distinction. NC GreenPower provides customers with the chance to invest in alternative energy projects or …

Congratulations to MDC Inc., for its recent Green Plus Certification!  MDC is one of 82 Green Plus Certified organizations around the country.   Headquartered in Durham, NC, MDC works around the country to expand and improve opportunities in disadvantaged communities.  MDC is one of ten nonprofit organizations that  are taking …

Congratulations to the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits for earning Green Plus Certification!   The NC Center for Nonprofits became the latest organization to earn Green Plus Certification, joining the ranks of more than 80 businesses and organizations around the country to earn the distinction.  It is now the second organization …