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Sustainable
Business
Leader
Program
(SBLP)
Mission Statement
SBLP
is leading the way for small and mid-sized businesses to become more
environmentally sustainable.
We
invite you to become a sustainable business leader!
Greater
Boston
Programs
Group
workshops and individualized assistance for
small and mid-sized businesses are available in communities in and
around Boston. The
six-step technical assistance process includes:
1)
An introduction to the Sustainable Business
Leader Program and an overview of the Sustainability Assessment
Form (SAF)
2)
A site visit to your company to review the SAF you have completed
3)
Help to create an Action Plan based on
our recommendations and priorities you select from the SAF
4)
Implementation and guidance to services and vendors
5)
Ongoing assistance to measure progress
6)
Program evaluation with a final report
SBLP
help businesses assess current
business practices in six areas:
Customized
Programs
We
offer customized services to match your company's specific needs and
interests.
On-Site
Services for Individual Companies
If
you are looking for special services in the field of
sustainability, we
send an SBLP coordinator to your company to assess your current
business practices and provide in-depth on-site support. Silver programs provide start-up guidance while Gold and
Platinum programs receive additional on-site implementation and
management support.
Application
To
help us better serve you please fill out the
application. Thank you!
Revenues
received from SBLP are used to fund SBLP training, development and
management services for small and mid-sized businesses.
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Boston
Program
Boston
SBLP Orientation
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here for photos
Boston's
Sustainable Business Leader Program accepted 27 companies from ten Boston
neighborhoods in June 2008. Participants are receiving technical assistance for one year. An
SBLP coordinator conducts a sustainability assessment in these six areas:
Based on recommendations from the
assessment, each business is creating a Sustainability Action Plan. Upon
successful completion of the Action Plan, which may take up to one
year, a business can be designated "Sustainable Business
Leader".
Click
here for the Sustainability Assessment Form (SAF)
SAF
Sources: Bay Area Green Business Program, Cambridge Climate
Leader Program, Maine DEP, World Resources Institute, Energy Star,
Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council, EPA, Clean Air
Cool Planet, The Green Office.
Permission to
copy and reprint the SAF is required.
SAF
Correction: NO = 1 (not 0)
Program Updates
The
Boston Sustainable Business Leader Program is for small and mid-sized businesses that want to become more sustainable. On this website we
will post the sustainability assessment, resources for implementation,
case studies, and program updates. At the end of the program we
will prepare a report with lessons learned and recommendations for expanding
this effort to many more businesses.
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The
Busy Business Owner's Guide to Sustainable Business Practices
A
wonderful eight-page (pdf) guide to sustainability!
The Boston
Sustainable Business Leader Program was
created through a partnership between the Sustainable Business Network of Greater
Boston (SBN) and the Boston Redevelopment
Authority's Green
Tech Initiative.
The Boston
program was funded in part by a grant
from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The
Greater Boston Sustainable Business Leader Program is offered through
the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston.
Carbon Calculators
Carbon
calculators are common. You can choose from a list at website:
www.greenerchoices.org
Under
"toolkit" click on "calculators."
Or
you can use EPA formulas rounded to the nearest decimal:
Electricity
1
kwh = 1 pound CO2
Natural
Gas 1
therm = 11 pounds CO2
Oil/Diesel
1
gallon = 22 pounds CO2
Gasoline
1
gallon = 20 pounds CO2
or Gasoline
(23 mpg vehicle) 1
mile = 1 pound CO2
Flights
1
mile = .7 pound CO2
Contact
Information
Alex Chamberlain, SBLP Director
617-532-1065
Alex@SustainableBusinessLeader.org
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