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Born out of the post-World War II oil crisis that sent fuel prices soaring in the late-1950's, the original Classic Mini struck the perfect balance between fuel efficiency, functionality, and fun - an approach that's still as relevant now as it was then. Today's MINI cars carry on that tradition of reducing environmental impact while increasing efficiency through new advancements in technology and design. MINIMALISM, MINI's global philosophy of doing more with less, encompasses equipping MINI cars with innovative engine technologies and other improvements that significantly reduce fuel consumption without compromising fun and designing and engineering for optimum recyclability. For more information about MINI and MINIMALISM, please visit www.MINIUSA.COM/MINIMALISM



Long before the age of corporate responsibility and corn-fueled hybrids, AlterEcho’s biologists, geologists, chemists and engineers were at the forefront of ecological awareness, developing a deep knowledge and unique understanding of the relationship between business and environmental stewardship. AlterEcho helps our clients develop and manage the skills, systems and support needed to take the strategic steps that not only drive bottom-line growth, but also enhance our environment. It’s an environment we like to call Home.



As architects, designers, planners and consultants, we partner with our clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district. Our work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.



T-Mobile invites their customers to make the planet a little greener. As part of the "Mobilize with T-Mobile" sustainability platform, T-Mobile launched Green Perks, an exclusive mobile application that delivers discounts on green products and services directly to T-Mobile customer's phones.





We enable our clients to communicate key messages and empower individuals to transform society through the innovative use of digital media, storytelling, graphic design, and strategy. We envision a world where transformative social messages rise to the top of the media marketplace. In this world, organizations and inspired individuals who seek to create lasting positive change and expose essential truths will massively influence culture. We believe this vision will lead, inevitably, to a more sustainable, just, and tolerant society.



As the world's largest provider of business software, and with offices and distribution centers in more than 50 countries worldwide, SAP is making its mark as a leader in business IT solutions. SAP's products and services optimize organization and efficiency allowing for profitable productivity to go hand in hand with a diminishing environmental impact.



Eastman provides chemicals, fibers and plastic materials that our customers use as key ingredients to make products people use every day. More than 10,000 Eastman employees around the world blend technical expertise and innovation to deliver practical solutions that help make the world a better place. Eastman is committed to finding sustainable business opportunities within diverse markets we serve that allow the company and our customers to succeed.



Neenah Paper's mission is to create value for our customers and stockholders through innovation, service and excellence in execution. Our Fine Paper business is recognized as a world class manufacturer of premium writing, text and cover materials, cotton fiber papers and specialty items in a wide variety of colors, textures and eco-friendly processes. Our ENVIRONMENT paper brand is made with 100% renewable green energy, is Green Seal Certified and is archival. ENVIRONMENT papers enable your communications to make a statement that represents your environmental conscience.



Since 1938, Knoll has been recognized internationally for creating workplace and residential furnishings that inspire, evolve and endure. Today, our commitment to modern design, our understanding of the workplace and our dedication to sustainable design has yielded a unique portfolio of products that respond and adapt to changing needs.



Southern California Edison (SCE) is one of the largest electric utilities in California, serving more than 14 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and certain other cities.

Widely recognized for its environmental stewardship and balanced renewable portfolio, SCE each year delivers thousands of megawatts of electricity from wind, solar, biomass, small hydropower and geothermal sources to homes and businesses. As part of its commitment to environmental protection, the electric power SCE provides for its customers includes more alternate and renewable energy (16.7%), from a greater variety of resources, than nearly any other utility in the world.



UCLA Extension is the continuing education division of the University of California at Los Angeles, offering evening, weekend, and online courses for professionals in many fields. As the world-class leader in lifelong learning, we create relevant, innovative educational opportunities, such as our new Global Sustainability Certificate--a series of courses designed to help professionals acquire the skills and knowledge to succeed in the new "green" economy, and adapt to the changing needs of today's workforce.



ELS is a leading supplier of energy efficient lighting equipment, offering permanent system installations and turn-key event production services. ELS serves a wide range of industries, including entertainment, live events, immersive environments, retail displays, and corporate shows. People, process, experience and dedication to detail – all reasons why ELS is the brilliant choice for lighting and quality technical production.



RTI's Innovation Advisors work at the intersection of scientific discovery and business to help clients identify and exploit growth opportunities. RTI can support green efforts across the innovation spectrum - concept through launch - with market analysis, technology scouting, or joint development. We can help understand the problem and find solutions.



Classic Party Rentals' network of national offices provides event planners with everything from fine plateware and linens to custom tents and extravagant semi-permanent structures. While rentals, as the ultimate form of reuse, are inherently good for the environment, we are committed to doing more. We develop and implement comprehensive recycling, energy and water efficiency, sustainable purchasing, and waste disposal programs.





PayItGreen is a partnership between financial institutions, financial industry service providers, and businesses of all sizes. PayItGreen is committed to educating consumers and businesses about the positive environmental impacts of choosing electronic payments, bills, and statements over paper. By choosing electronic payments, the amount of paper in circulation can be significantly reduced, which benefits the environment. PayItGreen encourages consumers to turn off the paper in their financial lives - specifically, to use Direct Deposit, receive bills and financial statements electronically, and make payments electronically.



Introducing Sustainable MindsTM, an on-demand, Web-based software and information service that provides a comprehensive system for companies to credibly estimate, evaluate, and track their products' life cycle environmental performance. At the core is design decision support software that enables life cycle assessment and rapid iteration of product concepts in the earliest stages of design.
Sustainable Minds integrates the science of Okala with powerful Web 2.0 capabilities and existing product design tools to develop the skills and knowledge of product development teams and their organizations to grow new revenue and markets through greener product innovation.





Carbon Stalk LLC has the technology to convert corn biomass residue (corn stover) into a green alternative to wood. Corn Board will be an alternative to wood in 1000's of applications from skateboards to furniture, from cabinets to door cores, from floors to building materials. Corn Board is the future.



Through a next-generation social engagement application, Green Nurture provides you with the front-line intelligence needed to move in a more sustainable direction by actively engaging and rewarding your most valuable asset – your human resources – to share ideas on environmental improvements within their workspace and workplace. GreenNurture.com. Start the conversation…™





The first certified organic winery in the Santa Barbara region, dedicated to making the finest organic wines. We're keeping the time honored traditions of old world winemaking by employing winemaking practices without the use of toxic solvent or cleaners. Our winery is solar powered and purchases grapes that are farmed without the use of pesticides or herbicides.





As the largest online cell phone merchant in America today, Wirefly has a responsibility to take a leadership role in the community. We created the Wirefly.org site as a resource to educate consumers - Wirefly customers as well as others - on their options for disposing of old cell phones. Wirefly.org educates consumers about simple reuse, trade-ins and recycle option for their retired phones. Our cell phone trade-in program promotes the safe recycling and reuse of old cell phones in a manner that benefits consumers, the environment and charitable organizations.







TerraPass manages a portfolio of 20 high quality carbon reduction projects across the United States. The projects on dairy farms and municipal landfills are verified under the Climate Action Reserve and the Voluntary Carbon Registry. The company works with voluntary purchasers including Expedia.com and Enterprise Rent-A-Car to develop industry-leading consumer-facing offset programs as well as selling portfolio-based and project specific offsets to businesses of all sizes. For more information, email info@terrapass.com







AoSA specializes in print, design, fabrication, and branding of most anything. Traditionally, the printing industry has had a negative environmental impact; AoSA, however, is happy to be at the forefront of green printing. The papers we use come from a mill that runs a sustainable forest. Our inks are organic and release no toxic substances, and our new sustainable banner program employs a fabric made entirely from plastic bottles. AoSA has created a double recycling process to help reduce the four billion pounds of PVC being added to landfills every year.





Presidio Graduate School offers graduate education in sustainable management, including MBA, MPA, and Executive programs. Presidio is one of the first graduate schools in the country to integrate sustainability across all courses, preparing students to lead organizations in ways that are socially and environmentally responsible and financially successful.





ClearEdge is focused on providing businesses and homes with alternative power solutions, which reduce environmental impact through increasing energy efficiency and cutting CO2 emissions while drastically cutting energy costs. The company’s team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals are determined to develop innovative fuel cell technology, which can easily be integrated in the businesses of today



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    • Green Earth Print and Design provides it's clients with high quality print and graphic design. At Green Earth we print with low VOC soy and vegetable based inks, and we offer the highest content recycled stocks available. Our digital presses use non toxic toners that produce no hazardous waste. Green Earth Print and Design, "Your Environmentally Friendly Print Alternative!"





    KOR believes passionately in the importance of clean water to human health and to the health of our planet, and in the power of design to inspire and motivate. We celebrate and treasure water through design-driven, sustainable hydration solutions and seek to engage consumers on critical water-related issues of container recycling, ocean and watershed protection, and the global water crisis.











    Repurpose began as a group of environmentalists, entrepreneurs, and scientists, looking for an alternative to plastic and styrofoam disposable products. We scoured the globe looking for the most environmentally friendly, well designed, and highest quality disposable tableware products. Now we have created compostable products are made from plants, not petroleum, using three to four times less carbon dioxide, and can be composted in only 90 days.



    To-Go Ware offers solutions for a world with life on-the-go. With the explosion of "to-go" culture, there is no shortage of disposable containers and utensils crossing our paths everywhere we go, and we've all started to feed the landfill more than we may realize. To-Go Ware is committed to providing our customers with a safe and convenient, non-plastic alternative for maintaining a healthy on-the-go lifestyle.



    CallFire empowers businesses & nonprofits to hire agents from home. Firms can decrease call center complexity while reducing emissions, slashing infrastructure costs & increasing employee satisfaction. With CallFire, new agents begin working from home in hours, without additional office space, PCs, hardware or data connectivity. Over 15,000 clients trust our Cloud Telephony services including Curves™, Terminix™, AllState™ insurance, Emergency & Political groups. To learn more, visit www.CallFire.com.











    The AdVinylize brand is a responsible alternative for repurposing outdoor billboards into one-of-a-kind totes, shopping bags and a full line of accessories in an effort to keep them from the waste stream. AdVinylize products offer companies an opportunity to reconnect with their consumers by creating usable merchandise from their retired outdoor ads. They are a winning combination for the business community, consumers and our planet. AdVinylize is offered exclusively through Your Promo Place, a full service promotional products company emphasizing green alternatives.



    We've been putting the NEW in BELGIUM since 1991. It starts with the Belgian brewing tradition of ignoring tradition. One of our core beliefs is to honor nature at every turn of the business. We believe that being green isn't black and white; there are many ways to be stewards of the earth, and each company must determine which strengths they have to leverage. At New Belgium, we have increased efficiencies in the brewing process, utilized green design throughout our building, implemented a process for treating our wastewater, and have used wind-powered electricity since 1999. We kindle social, environmental, and cultural change as a business role model.



    Loll is an outdoor furniture producer of contemporary, durable all-weather furniture crafted from 100% recycled post consumer HDPE. What is that? It is high density polyethylene, a plastic resin used in products and packaging such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs. Loll Designs looks great and will last forever!



    Magnifi Online is a strategic, full-service search engine marketing and search engine optimization company who helps businesses achieve superior online marketing results. In everything we do, we make sure to put the environment and society first. Our website is 100% solar powered, we off-set the carbon footprint left from our travel and power consumption, and we minimize our use of paper, ink, and water. Magnifi Online is also proud to support many small businesses in developing regions of the world through micro-finance investments.





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    The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) works to enhance quality of life through excellence in interior design and to advance interior design through knowledge, value and community. IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 13,000 Members in ten specialty Forums and 29 Chapters around the world.

















    For more information, contact Karen Solomon karen@opportunitygreen.com or 310-709-6952.