Joining us all the way from Germany, Nadine has recently taken on the role as our star Executive Events Director in coordination with the many talented, hard-working staff members at the U.S. Green Chamber. In addition to her Bachelor’s Degree in Event Management from the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef in Bonn, Germany,…
Meet Maureen. She is a biologist, an adventurer, and a multimedia diva! Maureen earned her Masters degree in Biology at Northern Arizona University, examining the effects of fertilizers on animal development and behavior. Although her original focus was conservation, during her research she realized the strong connections between environmental and social justice issues. She also…
Elizabeth Painter, Chief of Staff at the US Green Chamber of Commerce, is a sustainable business development professional. She worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Economics, an international NGO empowering local media worldwide, and a private contractor specializing in agricultural solutions to end hunger and poverty, among others. An International …
SustainableBusiness.com News Frogs, Bees, Bats are all in desperate trouble and scientists are scrambling to find out why, so far to little avail. Could there be a connection between the diseases that seem to be rapidly killing off the animals we depend on to pollinate our foods and protect us from insect invasions? Since 2006, the little…
A discerning locavore might have questions about their origins, but a new study suggests those concerns are somewhat misplaced. It is a veritable maxim of the modern environmental movement: To help heal the planet, eat local. If only it were that simple. A growing number of studies, including one recently published in the journal Environmental Science…
CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s restaurateurs have recycling programs as part of their sustainability efforts, according to a new study conducted by the National Restaurant Association in partnership with Georgia-Pacific Professional. The research, which will be released at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, also shows that three out…
SUSTAINABILITY PARADIGM PIONEERS by Linda Sechrist A paradigm shift–a change from an old to a new way of thinking–doesn’t just happen. Whether it is local, regional, statewide, nationwide or global, a shift in the way individuals perceive and think and what they value is driven by paradigm pioneers: change agents who help the shift to…
The erosion of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s leadership among American businesses has been drawing headlines for nearly two years. What’s drawn less attention is the decidedly West Coast flavor of the high-profile defections and efforts to forge a new coalition of companies that support a national clean-energy push. In 2009, Apple and California heavyweight…
San Diego Based Shoe Retailer Discusses Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices US Green Chamber of Commerce Member continues to develop ways to improve efficiencies By Mercedes Ruiz, US Green Chamber SAN DIEGO, CA, February 19, 2011 – US Green Chamber announces today one of its member’s successes in evolving into an environmentally sustainable shoe retailer. Local…