Partners
B Corp. Certified B Corporations meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental standards and legally expand their corporate responsibilities to include consideration of interests of all stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, community and the environment. B Lab is the nonprofit organization that certifies and rates B Corporations through its B Ratings System. By becoming a B Corporation, companies leverage their leadership to influence the market beyond the success of their individual company, helping to build a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise for public benefit. Over the long term, the growing B Corporation community builds constituency for the creation of mission-aligned capital markets and tax, investment, and purchasing incentives for B Corporations. [For more information, see the B Corporation website].
Connect the Dots is a nonprofit effort dedicated to helping nonprofit agencies lower their environmental footprint as they deliver their social missions. Wanting to be "green" is one thing; actually doing it is another thing entirely. We provide nonprofits with assistance that turns intentions into immediate actions that result in environmental savings as well as reduce operational costs. Our 3-month Green Start program focuses on fundamental conservation practices that yield deep impact to "jump start" organizations towards sustainability. [For more information, see the Connect the Dots website].
Earth Day Network Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer activism campaigns. Our campaign and programs are predicated on the belief that an educated, energized population will take action to secure a healthy future for itself and its children. Earth Day Network has a global reach with a network of more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world. [For more information, see the EDN website].
Energy Efficient Codes Coalition (EECC) is a diverse set of state and local governments, energy efficiency advocates, energy consumers, environmental groups and industry experts joined forces in mid-2007, creating the Energy Efficient Codes Coalition to mount a comprehensive, integrated effort to achieve an initial 30% boost in the energy efficiency of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) over its 2006 counterpart. After seeing 55 out of its 80 recommendations and 13 of the 21 elements of its comprehensive proposal (“The 30% Solution”) adopted by the International Code Council (ICC)’s voting members at the ICC Final Action Hearings—producing energy efficiency gains estimated at national average of 12.2% or more—the EECC has begun work to consolidate its gains and achieve the remainder of the 30% goal in the 2010 IECC Supplement. [For more information, see the EECC website].
The EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that supports the organizational procurement of green power by offering expert advice, technical support, tools and resources. CRS has qualified to be part of the 100% Green Power Purchaser list, which represents those organizations that are buying green power to meet 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use. Partnering with EPA can help your organization lower the transaction costs of buying green power, reduce its carbon footprint, and communicate its leadership to key stakeholders. Green power is electricity produced from a subset of renewable resources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and low-impact hydro. Buying green power is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve your organization’s environmental performance. [For more information, see the GPP website].
The U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. With a community comprising 78 local affiliates, more than 20,000 member companies and organizations, and more than 140,000 LEED Professionals, USGBC is the driving force of an industry that is projected to contribute $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2009- 2013. USGBC leads an unlikely diverse constituency of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofit organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens, and teachers and students. USGBC is the developer of the LEED green building certification program and the convenor of the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. [For more information, see the USGBC website].
