Green Economy Now

SJF's Anne Claire Broughton will moderate a panel next Friday, February 24 at the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta titled Not Just Green, But Great Jobs that will highlight entrepreneurial innovators who are creating real, quality green jobs to inspire and share best practices in green workforce engagement with other entrepreneurs, policy makers, community leaders, investors, and other stakeholders.

Join us as we announce the 2011 Green Jobs Award Winners on November 10 in New York at the award reception from 6-8 pm.

Inc. Magazine recently released their list of top entrepreneurial leaders from across the country. This group represents the nation’s top 500 fastest-growing private companies.

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The definition of a "green job," until recently, has been a moving target, defined in different ways in various regions across the U.S., but always promising to play a role in economic revitalization.

SJF Executive Director Bonny Moellenbrock was pleased to attend the first-ever White House convening on the impact economy last month. SJF Institute board chair Cathy Clark was also present, speaking on a panel about breaking down policy barriers  during this all day conversation between investors, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and executives and policymakers about the emerging impact economy.

Momentum for green jobs continues to build; today is deadline for Green Jobs Award

President Obama announced the Better Buildings Initiative Monday during a visit to NC’s Cree, a leading manufacturer of energy efficient LED lighting systems that employs 1,900 people in Durham. The new initiative will put construction workers back to work retrofitting existing commercial buildings with energy-efficient lighting systems, saving businesses up to $40 billion in utility bills annually and creating good green jobs.

Today is the last day for your company to apply for the Green Jobs Award! Don’t miss your free opportunity to be recognized as a leader in creating good green jobs. Private for-profit companies located in the U.S. with at least ten employees and $500,000 in annual revenue in the last year are eligible for the 2011 Green Jobs Award.  Applications are due by 11:59 pm EST today and can be downloaded online at this link. 

The deadline is tomorrow Wednesday, June 15 to apply for this year’s Green Jobs Award and be recognized as a leader in creating good green jobs! Private for-profit companies located in the U.S. with at least ten employees and $500,000 in annual revenue in the last year are eligible for the 2011 Green Jobs Award.  Applications are due by June 15 and can be downloaded online at www.greenjobsaward.org/apply.