I spoke with General Manager Sergio Núñez de Arco of Andean Naturals about how to navigate the unexpected when trying to be a sustainable food business and creating business “ecosystems” to take on multiple issues at once…
I spoke with Sustainable Industries’ Brian Back, Founding Editor, and Christina Weber, Senior Account Executive, about how to grow a small green business organically and what’s coming around the corner in sustainable business trends…
Alexia Marcous, Vice President of Dharma Merchant Services, gives fellow Green Chamber Members the scoop on what it took to win the Green Business Leadership Award at Green America’s recent Green Business Conference…
I spoke with Patrick Marks, owner of The Green Arcade, a specialty bookstore that focuses on sustainability and related subjects. Here’s what he had to say about the challenges of maintaining a brick and mortar store and the value of creating community to support small green businesses…
Eden Benavides and Luis Herrera of Organic Chef Catering share what it takes to maintain a sustainable catering company and why businesses shouldn’t accept compromises on green standards.
The Green Chamber recently joined with the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), adding strength to their already powerful national network of socially responsible and sustainable business associations. The council is a policy advocacy group comprised of business organizations that are dedicated to building an equitable and sustainable economy.
JD Carr, Co-Founder, gave me the scoop on Greenergy2030’s Eco-Business Certification Program, their network helping small businesses become sustainable and why it isn’t easy (but is totally worth it!) to go green…
Apple announced this week they would join the ranks of PG&E, PNM Resources and Exelon in stepping down as members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in order to protest the chamber’s policies on climate change. Other chamber business members like Nike have decided to relinquish their position on the board of directors stating, “on the issue of climate change the Chamber has not represented the diversity of perspective held by the board of directors.”
The chamber opposes current climate change legislation on the grounds that it would cause the loss of American jobs and make energy too expensive for business. The number of defectors continued to grow when the chamber recently questioned the scientific legitimacy of the EPA’s research on climate change. They have petitioned the EPA to hold a public debate justifying their findings on health and welfare endangerment caused by global warming. If the EPA does not agree to the trial, the chamber is threatening litigation.
EcoMetro’s mission is to expand the market for sustainable businesses and products – to do this, we produce a green resource guide and coupon book that is published in 6 local markets – the East Bay, Silicon Valley/Santa Cruz, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis/St Paul, and Denver/Boulder. The businesses that place coupons in our guides have to fit our environmental and community criteria. With the guides, we’re connecting consumers to like-minded businesses, and providing a financial incentive for people to get out and try a new local green business.
I spoke recently with Jeff Jungsten, Vice President of Caletti Jungsten Construction, a building contract firm that has set out to be sustainable since they first opened their doors. Jeff was in his element talking about green building and even over the phone you could feel his excitement for the future of the construction industry.
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