The Green Enterprise Certificate Program
Organizations are under increasing pressure to improve their ecological footprint. The Green Enterprise Certificate Program is designed for representatives of for-profit, non-profit, and institutional enterprises who want to reduce their energy, water, paper, and materials usage. The content ranges from understanding the characteristics of a green enterprise; to working with staff, Green Teams, and stakeholders; to creating audits and selecting measures to reduce eco-footprints; to green marketing that tells the organization’s story. Course material applies checklists, calculators, and processes from the instructor’s book, The Green Business Guide.
Topics include:
- Characteristics of green organizations
- Attributes of green organizations
- Planning the green transformation
- Energy supply and conservation
- Renewable energy
- Water supply and conservation
- Life cycle assessment
- Ecodesign
- Material supplies, use, reuse and recycling
- Paper and packaging
- Eco-effective transportation
- Auditing and reporting
- Climate impact
- Green cleaning
- Green purchasing
- Green marketing and communications
- Green as strategy
- Success factors in becoming green
Target Audience:
- For-profit enterprises, non-profits, schools, medical centers, and government agencies
- Staff of small and medium sized organizations (C-level, department heads, facility managers, office managers, maintenance staff)
- Individuals seeking to increase their skill sets
Schedule: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm, September 28th- December 7th Location: The Green Center, 1082 Davol St. Fall River, MA 02720 Price: $495
Certificate requirements
Attendance minimum. Engagement in class. Individual or team projects.
Contact the Green Center, (508) 678-2811 x2565 or for more information