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Green Power Market Development Group
The Green Power Market Development Group is a collaboration of 12 leading corporations and the World Resources Institute dedicated to building corporate markets for green power. Our goal is to develop corporate markets for 1000 MW of new, cost competitive green power by 2010.
Green Products Alliance is a consortium of manufacturers and marketers who make and sell extraordinarily natural personal care products.
INCR - Investor Network on Climate Risk
The Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) is a network of institutional investors and financial institutions that promotes better understanding of the financial risks and investment opportunities posed by climate change.
INCR is coordinated by Ceres, a coalition of investors and environmental groups working to advance sustainable prosperity.
Our mission is to provide best in class services that help companies communicate and implement their socially responsible efforts on-line.
LOHAS companies practice "responsible capitalism" by providing goods and services using economic and environmentally sustainable business practices. LOHAS business owners and industry leaders from around the world meet each year at the LOHAS Conference to discuss industry trends, share ideas and learn how to run a successful LOHAS business.
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world. We offer a portfolio of programs to educate, equip, and inspire more than 10,000 members to make a tangible difference in their universities, organizations, and communities.
Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS)
NBIS is a unique organization designed to help businesses meet the sustainability challenge and prepare for success in the changing global marketplace. NBIS offers a multidisciplinary response that draws upon the technical assistance provided by government and non-profit organizations, the expertise and student talent from member academic institutions, and the collaborative resources of individuals and businesses charting the path to sustainability.
New Hampshire Business for Social Responsibility
An ever growing number of businesses are discovering the integral link between social responsibility and the bottom line. New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) is the business organization driving the social responsibility agenda in New Hampshire.
Pew Center Business Environmental Leadership Council
Starting with 13 companies in 1998, the BELC is now the largest U.S.-based association of corporations focused on addressing the challenges of climate change and supporting mandatory climate policy. The BELC includes 42 mainly Fortune 500 companies with combined revenues of over $2 trillion and nearly 4 million employees. Many different sectors are represented, from high technology to diversified manufacturing; from oil and gas to transportation; from utilities to chemicals.
SGP - Sustainable Green Printer Partnership
The mission of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is to encourage and promote participation in the worldwide movement to reduce environmental impact and increase social responsibility of the print and graphic communications industry through sustainable green printing practices.
Southeast Recycling Development Council, Inc. (SERDC)
It is the mission of the corporation to unite industry, government and non-government organizations to promote sustainable recycling in the Southeast.
Sustainable Business Institute
The Sustainable Business Institute (SBI) was founded in 1995 to provide companies committed to Sustainability a venue for sharing best practices and promoting shared goals. From small main street store fronts to the executive suites of international businesses, an organization’s attention to sustainable business practices has an impact upon the bottom-line.
Over the next five years, The °Climate Group’s goal is to help government and business set the world economy on the path to a low-carbon, prosperous future. To reach this goal, we’ve created a coalition of governments and the world’s most influential businesses – all committed to tackling climate change.
The Conference Board is the world's preeminent business membership and research organization. Best known for the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators, The Conference Board has, for over 90 years, equipped the world's leading corporations with practical knowledge through issues-oriented research and senior executive peer-to-peer meetings.
The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. By doing so, business, as a primary agent driving globalization, can help ensure that markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere.
U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development (USBCSD)
The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) is a non-profit association of businesses whose purpose is to deliver highly focused, collaborative projects that help its members and partners demonstrate leadership in the United States on sustainable development and realize business value.
United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP)
USCAP is an expanding alliance of major businesses and leading climate and environmental groups that have come together to call on the federal government to enact legislation requiring significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. After a year of dialogue and collaboration, the group produced a set of principles and recommendations to guide the formulation of a regulated economy-wide, market-driven approach to climate protection.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) 
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development. The Council provides a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.