Making Sustainability WORK through the St . Louis Green Business Challenge

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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!

9. 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

10. 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

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