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Interview with Green Chamber Member Jack Jacobs of Cleantech Law Partners

GCC: What would you like people to know about your clean tech law firm? Jack: Cleantech Law Partners is a specialty law firm that is focused on helping renewable project developers and cleantech companies with their legal and policy needs. We have an impressive team of 25 lawyers who have experience working with solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, electric [...]

Green Venture Forum: From Community Idea to Global Impact

Date: Tuesday September 20th Time: 6:30 pm Location: Guzman Lecture Hall, Dominican University of CA 50 Acacia Avenue San Rafael, CA 9490 Save the date! The Green Frog from Silicon Valley and The Venture Greenhouse of Dominican University of California are pleased to co-produce “From Community Idea to Global Impact”, a forum on social and [...]

Green Business Gathering Wed, Sept 28

Is Your Green Website Helping or Hurting Your Bottom Line? More and more people are looking for ways to save money while doing good for the planet. The trick for businesses is how to turn green into gold. If you sell green products or services, design for or build green buildings, or are looking to [...]

Small Businesses Urge President to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep. 01 /CSRwire/ – Two leading sustainable business organizations representing 5,000 small businesses today sent a letter calling on President Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and, instead, invest in clean energy technologies. The pipeline would deliver oil from the tar sands in Canada to the Gulf of Mexico across the [...]

Shades of Green Podcast Interview with Green Chamber VP Alexia Marcous

B Corp Bill Needs Your Support Now

AB 361 (Huffman), the Benefit Corporation Bill, has passed the State Assembly and Senate and is due to arrive on the governor’s desk by Friday, August 26. Governor Brown has 12 days to sign or veto it – and he needs to hear from the green business community that we support this effort to help [...]

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Cultivating Capital

Carolina Miranda, Founder of Cultivating Capital, speaks about harnessing the entrepreneurial power of women-owned businesses and consulting them to be leaders in sustainability practices and online marketing practices… LL: Tell me about the founding vision of Cultivating Capital and how the company was started? CM: The vision for Cultivating Capital emerged while I was getting [...]

San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber Accepting Resumes for Board President Position

The San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as Board President.  This is a perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to help build a diverse green business network.  We invite you to join us in overseeing the success and growth of the organization. Resumes will be [...]

Solar@Work: Commercial Solar Made Simple & Affordable Through Group Purchasing

The San Francisco Department of the Environment would like to inform you of an exciting new solar group purchasing program for small businesses and commercial property owners in San Francisco called Solar@Work. This volume discount model makes it possible, for the first time, for small- and mid-sized businesses and commercial property owners to pay less [...]

Become a certified Sustainability/CSR Practitioner this September in San Francisco

Take advantage of early registration discount! The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence is conducting an IEMA-certified CSR training workshop on September 21-22 in San Francisco, CA. Upon completion of the course, participants are able to effectively develop Sustainability strategies, implement CSR programs, and communicate performances through Sustainability/CSR Reports. CSE has certified more than 200 CSR [...]