Going Green is Growing!
April 1st, 2008, 10:19 am · Post a Comment · posted by Tony Natale
Going Green is a becoming a popular term in the business world.
Basically, it describes companies that are not only becoming environmentally friendly, but are turning a profit by doing so as well as firms that are selling green products. The East Valley is an especially fertile place for Going Green. On April 4, for example, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., a breakfast sponsored by the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce will focus on how companies can not only improve the environment but can also have economic success. The speakers will tell guests who will pay between $15 and $30 to attend that:
* 500,000 new jobs could be created in green industries by 2030.
* 41 percent of consumers buy products containing recycled material.
* 64 percent of consumers would be willing to pay more for products and services that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions.
* The current green market in the U.S. is estimated at $229 billion.
The session will be at the DC Ranch Homestead Community Center, 9797 E. Union Hills Drive, Scottsdale. Guest speakers include Gerry Keim, associate dean at the Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Management; James Porter, owner and head chef at Tapino Kitchen and Wine Bar and Lauren Simmons, vice president of marketing at Scottsdale C.V.B.
Then, on April 17 the Tempe Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Council is sponsoring a Hot Topics lunch about the business of sustainability. That’s the word used to describe how businesses can not only operate in an ecologically-sound environment but how they can profit economically. The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Embassy Suites, 4400 S. Rural Road, Tempe and cost is $20 for chamber members in advance, $25 at the door and $30 for prospective members. Information about theScottsdale session: (480) 355-2700 or www.scottsdalechamber.com. In
Tempe, call (480) 736-4285 or www.info@tempechamber.org
Go Green!