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April 16, 2009
Marlowe Kulley
Sustainability Advisor
Portland’s Story
Learning from our successes
The CITIZENS of Portland
have made it one of the
greenest cities in the US
Back in 1993 …
Per capita, Portland residents have
reduced their emissions by 17%!
How did we do it?
Reduce,
Reuse,
and then
Recycle
www.ecologicalmail.org
www.41pounds.org
Top Projects: Recycling
Materials: What are they? Where did they come from? Naturally
occurring? Sustainably harvested?
Evaluating Eco-Labels
Purchasing
The Green Office – Green Screen www.thegreenoffice.com
Sustainable Industries Green Office Guide http://www.sustainableindustries.com/resources
Eco-labels
www.ecolabelling.org
Greener Choices http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm
BSR www.bsr.org “Eco-promising: communicating the environmental credentials of your products
and services”
Contact Us
• Marlowe Kulley
– marlowe@bestbusinesscenter.org
• Stephanie Schlecht
– sschlecht@givesomethingback.com