by Jbs030309 g3 — March 4, 2009 In an indication of how things have changed in American business, the Green America Green Business Network (formerly known as “Co-op America”) says it has expanded from 345 members to nearly 5000 members, a growth rate of about 1,350 percent, since its founding in 1983.
Examples of the growth of the Green Business Network include the following:
- Alternative energy/contractors: up nine-fold from 10 to 88.
- Financial services/investment: up 100-fold from six to 623.
- Construction (including architects, designers and builders): up 200-fold from one to 209 members.
Green America’s Green Business Network claims to be the first, largest and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the US. The Network was launched with the explicit mission of helping the green business sector—businesses with deep social and environmental commitments—emerge and succeed. It consists of small- to medium-sized green businesses that are provided the tools and information they need to succeed.
The Green Business Network has developed and fostered a major national market for products and services through events such as the Green Festivals and publications such as the National Green Pages. Green Business Network members benefit from Green America’s consumer education programs and publications that reach over 25 million values-driven consumers each year, encouraging them to shift their spending to support socially and environmentally responsible enterprises.
