GBB Launches Inexperienced Certification Program for Westchester County, NY

Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau (GBB) has opened up an workplace in New York (NY) to offer the state with native assist for GBB’s sustainability administration options and inexperienced enterprise certification program. GBB’s on-line platform helps companies of all sizes turn out to be extra sustainable and guides them in attaining licensed ranges of improved enterprise sustainability.

“The inexperienced enterprise motion is clearly accelerating in New York. The Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau is happy to be a part of that. We’re dedicated to serving to firms in NY develop sustainable enterprise practices and acquire the popularity and advantages they’ve earned for his or her efforts. We’re excited to have Maria Genovesi be part of GBB to spearhead that effort in NY“. – Tom Permatteo, CEO of the Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau

“Inexperienced Enterprise Certification” Initiative and Program

The preliminary focus will start in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley which have demonstrated a powerful dedication to the adoption of sustainability and local weather motion initiatives. GBB will add additional motion to the area by deepening group dedication, and interesting enterprise homeowners, influencers, and key decision-makers to make the area one of the vital environmentally and socially accountable within the nation.

“I’m thrilled to be part of the launch of an area Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau presence in New York. The event of inexperienced companies is essential to the general transition to a sustainable future throughout all of the State. The GBB inexperienced enterprise certification program and sustainability software program platform are precisely what is required to assist companies turn out to be extra sustainable and get the popularity they’ve earned“. – Maria Genovesi, NY Enterprise Improvement, Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau
maria.genovesi@greenbusinessbureau.com

Advantages of Becoming a member of Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau

Environmental Motion, iImproved effectivity and value chopping, worker satisfaction and new prospects

Sustainability certification for enterprise is greater than only a stamp of approval. It’s a dedication to creating enterprise change that may have a optimistic affect, for the surroundings and for enterprise. The advantages of motion are measurable and vital:

• Environmental motion:
  • What you are promoting can struggle local weather change and air pollution for you and your loved ones right now.
  • Make investments for the long run and turn out to be extra socially and environmentally accountable for your youngsters and their youngsters.
• Notice value efficiencies and financial savings:
  • Taking actions to scale back your carbon footprint additionally results in enterprise value cuts. The GBB Sustainability Program exhibits you cut back your power payments, cut back waste, preserve water and get monetary savings in lots of small ways in which add as much as massive financial savings.
• Enhance worker satisfaction:
  • Research have proven that youthful generations need to work for sustainable firms.
  • Workers take satisfaction in serving to their employer be extra inexperienced and create an excellent working surroundings and a optimistic tradition.
• Appeal to prospects and develop income:
  • Increasingly customers need to purchase from companies which are taking steps in decreasing their carbon footprint.
  • Elevate your inexperienced model and repute by selling your online business’s GBB-certified sustainability efforts.

How the Inexperienced Enterprise Certification Program will work

Leveraging the Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau sustainability program is all on-line and simple. Right here’s the way it works:

1. Companies join membership at GreenBusinessBureau.com for instant entry to GBB’s library of inexperienced initiatives and on-line EcoPlanner device designed particularly for his or her sort of enterprise.
2. Subsequent they full the GBB EcoAssessment to earn EcoPoints for the inexperienced initiatives already accomplished and to create a baseline EcoScore. Any initiatives accomplished as a part of the unique Inexperienced BUsiness Partnership program can be credited.
3. As soon as a enterprise completes the GBB stipulations, it will possibly earn completely different ranges of the Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau standing seals (with GBB verification) and share their official EcoProfile publicly.
4. Companies are inspired to recurrently use the EcoPlanner to implement new inexperienced initiatives and advance as a inexperienced enterprise.
5. Companies can earn the Gold and Platinum stage GBB seals by finishing extra initiatives and incomes the required variety of EcoPoints for every stage.

GBB Inexperienced Enterprise EcoAssessment and EcoProfile

With the net Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau EcoAssessment™ and library of initiatives and plans situated within the EcoPlanner™, companies can higher perceive, prioritize, implement and certify their inexperienced initiatives. Members get credit score for the sustainability actions they’ve already taken for his or her industries together with recycling, environment friendly lighting, photo voltaic, inexperienced power supplies, plastic elimination, waste administration, carbon offsetting, digital distant workplaces and electrical automobiles. Particular person initiatives are rated on environmental affect, implementation value and energy, and are price 1 to 40 EcoPoints™. Companies reaching Gold and Platinum ranges are then verified by the Inexperienced Enterprise Bureau.

You probably have any questions or have an interest within the NY Inexperienced Enterprise Certification Program, please eMail Maria Genovesi at maria.genovesi@greenbusinessbureau.com.