Green America

Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982 as "Co-op America." We changed our name on January 1, 2009. Mission... Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Vision We work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come. Focus We focus on these four areas for system transformation, insisting on social justice and environmental health across all sectors. We believe if we can get these right, the rest of the economy will follow: ~Climate and clean energy ~Sustainable food and agriculture ~Responsible investing ~Fair labor Strategic Program Areas Consumer Education and Mobilization ~Theory of Change: Consumers are the pressure point for economic change-- it always starts with the customer demanding change Green Business Network ~Theory of Change: Small businesses are the innovators and job creations-- a green economy requires a vibrant small green business sector. Learn more: http://www.greenbusinessnetwork.org/ Center for Sustainability Solutions ~Theory of Change: Direct engagement with major supply chain players for solutions at scale-- consumers demand the change, green businesses prove it can be done, and major players bring it to scale for system transformation. Learn more: http://www.centerforsustainabilitysolutions.org/ What Makes Green America Unique ~Integration of social justice and environmental values: it's what we mean when we say green. ~Economic focus: marketplace solutions ~Interconnection of consumer, business, and supply chain strategies. Our democratically-elected board is elected by our members from our consumer, business, and staff stakeholders. Green America operates as a collaborative and participatory workplace, where staff members reach consensus through democratic decision-making processes on key strategic issues for the organization. Meer weergeven