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The Green Chamber, the first national business organization created to serve the practical and legislative needs of thousands of “green” businesses and organizations was announced today.
Formed as a non-profit, 501c6 organization with lobbying capability, the Green Chamber is a direct result of thousands of green companies looking for an organization that can serve their diverse interests, including providing a standard for defining what is, indeed, a “green” business as well as having an organization that can speak to their needs for legislation to advance the growth of green businesses in the U.S.
The Green Chamber will serve for-profit and non-profit members in a very diverse range of businesses, everything from alternative energy to companies providing a huge range of green products and services to environmental groups. The new Chamber provides a framework for this community of sustainable businesses to interact with each other about using ecologically-based business practices, policies and actions.
Willi Paul, National Program Development Director, defines the organization further: “Like the Rotary Club and other organizations, green businesses need to crank up the RFP and referral machines and support each for the sustainable business movement to succeed.”
Formed as a non-profit, 501c6 organization with lobbying capability, the Green Chamber is a direct result of thousands of green companies looking for an organization that can serve their diverse interests, including providing a standard for defining what is, indeed, a “green” business as well as having an organization that can speak to their needs for legislation to advance the growth of green businesses in the U.S.
The Green Chamber will serve for-profit and non-profit members in a very diverse range of businesses, everything from alternative energy to companies providing a huge range of green products and services to environmental groups. The new Chamber provides a framework for this community of sustainable businesses to interact with each other about using ecologically-based business practices, policies and actions.
Green Chamber Created By Requests from Green Businesses
Executive Director Jon Anderson said, “The Green Chamber provides the missing link for green companies to share market research, employment needs and business leads to further their growth.”Willi Paul, National Program Development Director, defines the organization further: “Like the Rotary Club and other organizations, green businesses need to crank up the RFP and referral machines and support each for the sustainable business movement to succeed.”
Working Green: New Standards for Green Businesses
Goals of The Green Chamber, in addition to education and promotion of green principles, include the promotion of fair trade, non-toxic materials, recycling and waste reduction, and alternative energy use in business and personal practice.
Members are certified through a detailed questionnaire that asks the application about their methods of waste reduction, recycling, conservation and other business practices, as well as certifying the validity of their product or service.
With seventeen regional directors in the continental United States and Alaska, local chapters have the opportunity to network with each other at regional meetings and fund raisers.
Ultimately, this is a “walk-the-talk” organization, created by demand from green companies that realize the way they do business requires a new organization committed to sustainable business practices.
More information about The Green Chamber can be found at: www.thegreenchamber.org.
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