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Making Sustainability WORK through the St . Louis Green Business Challenge

Join the St. Louis Green Business Challenge and work towards making sustainability a priority in your business. Choose from three levels of participation and receive customized coaching, access to resources, and recognition for your efforts. Don't miss the Green Products and Services Expo on September 5!

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Making Sustainability WORK through the St . Louis Green Business Challenge

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  1. Making Sustainability WORKthrough theSt. Louis Green BusinessChallenge www.stlouisgreenchallenge.com

  2. Sustaining Sponsor

  3. Contributing Sponsors

  4. www.stlouisgreenchallenge.com

  5. Three Levels of Participation – resources for any type and size of business • Challenge APPRENTICE • 3 month timeframe • 2 seminars • Challenge LEADER • 8 month timeframe • Monthly seminars plus Green Business tours and other events • Challenge CHAMPION • 8 month timeframe • Monthly seminars plus Green Business tours and other events • Regional promotion in business media advertorials • EVERY Level • Scorecards guide strategic Green policy & practice implementation • Customized coaching from EarthWays Center sustainability experts • Participation in regional Green Business Network Leadership network • Recognition through Awards Event and Case Study publication • Can exhibit in Green Product & Services Expo – September 5

  6. St. Louis Green Business Challenge – by the numbers • Over 150 companies, non-profit institutions and local governments – representing over 110,000 employees have participated in the Challenge since the program’s start in 2010 • 100% of 2013 Challenge companies formed Green Teams and 87% incorporated Sustainability Guidelines into daily operations • 72% of 2013 participants established education programs for employees, promoting Green strategies in the workplace and at home • 70% of 2013 participants adopted a Green Purchasing Policy, helping to transform procurement processes and supply chains • THESE COMPANIES’ RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU!

  7. St. Louis Green Business Challenge – by the numbers • 62% of 2013 companies pledged to reduce building energy consumption by at least 10% - 23% of these achieved that goal • 56% of 2013 companies pledged to reduce waste by 25%23% of these achieved that goal • 24 companies began Biodiversity strategies to enhance property management with native plants and water conserving measures, while reducing landscaping costs • 10 companies earned LEED, Sustainable SITES or ENERGY STAR certification in 2013’s High Performance Building Initiative • THESE COMPANIES’ RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU!

  8. Green Business Challenge Apprentice Program • Two in-depth seminars on integrating sustainability into operations • Multiple program cycles running throughout 2014 • Work withmenu of basic Sustainable Policies and Practices • Activity timeframe is three months from your company’s starting seminar date • Customized coaching from Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center • Ongoing support by email and phone • Access to best practice resources • Catalogued at www.stlouisgreenchallenge.com • Join in special events with Green Business Challenge Network • Green Products and Services EXPO September 5 • Recognition in Green Business Challenge Award Ceremony - January

  9. Challenge Apprentice – Basic Sustainability Policies and Practices • Complete at least 5 choices from each menu • Focus on measures that will best advance Green thinking and practice in accord with your company’s • Purpose • Type of business • Workplace Culture • Alternative choices can be reviewed and considered as the program proceeds

  10. St. Louis Green Business Challenge Details at www.stlouisgreenchallenge.com Jean Ponzi – Resource Advisor to Challenge Companies jean.ponzi@mobot.org 314-577-0246

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