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All Green-Certified Businesses!

Prior to the June 9 MCCC Annual Dinner, MCCC President and CEO Gigi Godwin and other Chamber leaders joined County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Nancy Floreen in showcasing a new Ride On bus ad campaign to promote the new Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program. The ad campaign highlights the program’s first 20 green-certified businesses and organizations and encourages more companies to “get on board” the green business movement by getting certified and featured in future promotions.

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View the full press release for the event.

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Green Business Certification Program

To learn more about the Green Business Certification Program, download your application, and get certified, visit www.mcgreenbiz.org!

MCCC is Certified Green!

MCCC is excited to announce that we are now certified through the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program. Here are just a few highlights of changes we've made to our operations:

• Environmental policies and procedures have been created and shared with all staff.
• All copier/printer defaults are set to print double-sided.
• Glass pitchers will replace bottled water for meetings.
• Reusable kitchenware has replaced disposables in the office kitchen.
• A bin of scrap paper has been created for re-use by staff for in-house printing.
• The coffee machine (20 cups) will be placed on a timer rather than remaining on 24 hours.
• Signs have been posted at all light switches to remind staff to turn off when not in use.

MCCC has maintained a Discussion on "the Greening of MCCC" on its Facebook Fan page. Fan us on Facebook and join in the conversation!

Congratulations to the following certified businesses!

• All Eco Center
• Bethesda Green
• Building Maintenance Systems
• Calvert Group, Ltd.
• Center for a New American Dream
• Clean Currents
• Greenavise, LLC
• Hallman Orthodontics
• Honest Tea
• Innovative Business Interiors, Inc.
• Marriott International, Inc.
• Pepco Rockville Service Center
• Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
• Radius Technology Group, Inc.
• Reznick Group
• Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
• Smart Techs
• Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
• Solid Waste Association of North America
• The Maven Group

See below for information on how to become a green-certified business, including crash course and webinar information.

Upcoming Green Events

More Events Coming Soon!

About the Certification

Earning Green Business Certification indicates that you are part of an innovative leadership movement to green your business operations and help transition to a sustainable future. It is designed to recognize businesses and other entities that have taken voluntary steps to protect, preserve, and improve the environment. Certified green businesses operate in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship, and conserve energy and water, reduce their carbon footprint, and generate less waste and recycle more. Businesses that are interested in making their operations more sustainable can use the resources offered through the Green Business Certification Program to achieve this goal. The Green Business Certification Program is a partnership of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and Montgomery College. Read the Green Business press release.

CRASH COURSES

Position your company to be among the first to get certified in Montgomery County’s new Green Business Certification Program, a voluntary program designed to help businesses go above and beyond basic green measures to reduce their ecological footprint. This class will assist you guide you through the application and strategies to become a green business.

Class Dates:

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Register Now!

Where:

Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Rockville, MD 20850

For more information and to download your application, visit www.mcgreenbiz.org

WEBINARS

Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program: How to Meet the Requirements

If you are already familiar with the county’s green business certification process and have filled out the application document, you may still have trouble achieving enough “green actions” to meet the program’s requirements.  This short course is designed to explore how your organization can most strategically approach remaining green options to achieve certification, save money, and create happy and loyal employees.  Have your application document and questions ready to discuss.

All registrants must provide an e-mail address so they can be contacted with webinar sign-in information.

Online Webinar Dates:

Next Webinar Date – TBA

Montgomery College will offer Continuing Education Units and Certificates for class attendance. Completed forms should be faxed to: Gaithersburg Customer Service at 240-567-1877 or mailed to Montgomery College, Attn: Transcie Almonte, 12 South Summit Avenue, 4^th Floor, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

Any questions? Contact Barbara Ashe, President, Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation at 301-738-0015 x215 or bashe@mcccmd.com

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