The Vector Group’s Green Business Basics

CERTIFICATIONS & ASSESSMENTS

LOS ANGELES GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION http://ow.ly/1Xkms
LEED (certification for built environments) http://ow.ly/1Xkpx
PROBE (assessment for organizations) http://ow.ly/1Xkr4

BOOKS
The Ecology of Commerce, Paul Hawken
Green Business Strategy, from Harvard Business Review
Natural Capitalism & The Ecology of Commerce, by Paul Hawken
Green to Gold, by Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston
Mid-course Correction, by Ray Anderson
Cradle-to-Cradle, by McDonough & Braungart
Conscious Business, by Fred Kofman
Hot, Flat & Crowded, by Thomas Friedman

MEDIA
Patagonia’s The Footprint Chronicles http://bit.ly/ghBZ
Sustainable Industries Journal http://www.sustainableindustries.com/
Ethisphere http://www.ethisphere.com/
The Story of Stuff (video) http://www.storyofstuff.com/

GREEN BUSINESS BEST PRACTICES

Interface Carpet – carpet tiles - http://www.interfaceglobal.com/Sustainability.aspx
WalMart - supply chain - http://walmartstores.com/download/3863.pdf
Serious Materials – building materials - http://www.seriousmaterials.com/
OriginOil – oil from algae - http://www.originoil.com/
TerraCycle – up-cycling branded goods - http://terracycle.net/
UsedCarboardBoxes.com – sourcing misprints - http://www.usedcardboardboxes.com/

RECURRING EVENTS INSIDE & OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES

Natural Products Expo West – spring in Anaheim - http://bit.ly/7T3qHB
Green Business Networking – monthly in Santa Monica - http://bit.ly/1alfp9
Sustainable Business Council - quarterly in Los Angeles - http://bit.ly/jejPY
Fortune Magazine: Brainstorm Green – spring in Laguna Niguel - http://bit.ly/86CBAy
Los Angeles Business Council – summer - http://bit.ly/b0PLPp
Opportunity Green - autumn at UCLA - http://bit.ly/1alfp9
Social Venture Network – spring & autumn - http://www.svn.org/
Verde Exchange - winter in Los Angeles - http://bit.ly/1DjLY0