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Institute for Green Business Certification

CREATING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS IGBC aids you in marketing by creating and sending press releases to your media list and IGBC list of over 120 green publications, blogs and state EPA agencies.
The Problem Question: How can an environmentally conscious business use their community and social concern to create a competitive advantage for themselves while encouraging others to do their part in saving the planet for future generations? Answer: By Becoming a Certified Green Business	Key Benefits By becoming a Certified Green Business, you will Enhance your image in the community Improve your reputation with current customers Attract new customers Reduce operational cost Better employee relations Increased free publicity through IGBC marketing programs Differentiating your business from your competitors Demonstrate to the world you are an environmentally aware company	Our Business Model We, The Institute for Green business Certification, Inc. address ten major areas: Solid Waste Reduction Recycle or Reuse Materials Reduced Office Waste Purchase Used or Recycled Content Energy Savings Water Conservation Pollution Prevention Chemical Reduction Potential Pollutants Reduce Vehicle Emissions Environmentally Friendly Purchasing
Easy To Become Certified In almost every case the businesses who contact us are environmentally aware companies who have already taken the necessary steps to become certified. Their goal is to use what they have accomplished to enhance and grow their business; to get added recognition and to gain market share.

IGBC aids you in marketing by creating and sending press releases to your media list and IGBC list of over 120 green publications, blogs and state EPA agencies.

CREATING THE STANDARD

The Institute for Green Business Certification, Inc. (IGBC) sustainability program defines key areas and specific guidelines in categories such as Recycling, Office Paper Usage, Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, Waste Reduction, Environmentally Friendly Purchasing, Pollution Prevention, Chemical Usage Reduction, and Vehicle Emission Reduction all in compliance with elements of EPA and OSHA regulations.

IGBC is believed to be the oldest international organization of its kind to certify business environmental practices.

IGBC will not offer products nor do they endorse or sell anything and they do not charge for their literature.

The Institute for Green Business Certification, Inc (IGBC) is a third party accrediting organization serving the U.S., Canada, South and Central America, and soon to be Asia, South Africa and Europe.

IGBC provide environmental internal management, sustainability consulting and training to individuals, businesses and organizations. IGBC's 38 page Audit defines what it means to be a "Green Business" and is becoming the standard for the industry.

Medium to Large:
IGBC is believed to be the oldest accrediting organization to certify business practices using a comprehensive Green Audit that is becoming a model for what it means to be a green business. The IGBC Audit evaluates the green initiatives of a business in 10 major categories: Waste Reduction, Recycling, Reduction in Office Material Usage, Purchasing, Energy Saving, Water Conservation, Pollution Prevention, Reduction in Chemical Usage, Proper Handling of Pollutants, and Reduced Emissions.

Small Business:
IGBC's certification process has been utilized by medium to large companies all over the world with success. The process seems to exclude a vast majority of the world's economic system "Small Business". Businesses that have fewer than 6 employees wanted to join the growing Green Community and, as a result, we created an Internet based certification process for small business. The new process utilizes our recently created Small Business Green Audit. To our knowledge we are the first "Third Party" certification process in place for small business. For explanation of the complete process please visit www.USGreenBusinessCertification.org.