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CREATING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
FOR YOUR BUSINESS
GBC aids you in Marketing by Creating and Sending Press Releases to your Media List and GBC's List of over 120 Green Publications, Blogs and State EPA Agencies. |
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The Uniform Standard for Green Business Certification (GBC) is a third party accrediting organization serving small business throughout the United States, Canada.
GBC provides consulting to small businesses and organizations regarding environmental management and sustainability. Our multiple page audit is becoming the standard for what it means to be a "Green Business" . GBC certifies companies with 1-5 employees, while The Institute for Green Business Certification (IGBC), the parent company, certifies companies with 6 or more employees. GBC's sustainable program defines key areas and specific guidelines in categories such as recycling, water conservation, energy conservation, waste reduction and "environmentally friendly" purchasing. The US Green Business Certification does not sell or endorse products, or charge for literature.
IGBC parent company of GBC is believed to be the oldest organization of its kind to certify business environmental practices.
| Small Business Certification Process |
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| Register |
- Fill out the online registration
- Agree to "Terms and Conditions"
- Secure registration with refundable deposit (50%)
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| Documentation |
- Download Small Business Green Audit
- Print and complete Audit
- Return completed Audit signed and notarized
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| Certification |
- Audit is Review by GBC
- Certification notification
- Certification and marketing materials shipped out
- Press Releases to be sent to your media outlets
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by number of employees
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Deposit |
Total |
| One (1) Employee |
$95 |
$190 |
| Two (2) Employees |
$110 |
$220 |
| Three (3) Employees |
$130 |
$260 |
| Four (4) Employees |
$155 |
$310 |
| Five (5) Employees |
$185 |
$370 |
| No special offers or promotional discounts can be used with ‘Green Small Business Program’ |
WARNING Green Business Call Ceters
March 23, 2011
The Institute for Green Business Certification, Inc. (IGBC) has nothing to do with any Call Center calling from a Pennsylvania telephone number: 215.475.5457. This Call Center has a number of complains about their harassing techniques while they claim to be taking a survey for Green Business Certification. They are, apparently, "Phishing" for account numbers.
Please be careful of giving any personal or business information to any phone solicitors that you are not familiar with.
We state again, the Call Center in question or any call centers doing "Green Survey" are not associated with the Institute for Green Business Certification, Inc., or any of our divisions. We are not sure if they have any association with any Green Business Certification company that we know about!
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