January 2, 2009—Leonardo Academy, a nonprofit focused on advancing sustainability, has announced the launch of its World Green Web Community, the availability of Obama World Green buttons, and the opportunity to participate in its 2008 Corporate and Organization Sustainability Survey.
The World Green Web Community provides an opportunity for companies, organizations, government, and individuals to network and share information on sustainability and green practices.
The Obama World Green buttons, a popular item at the US Green Building Council’s Greenbuild 2008 conference, are available through the World Green Community Web site. The button’s bipartisan message is: “Let’s all help President Obama make the world green!”
The 2008 Corporate and Organization Sustainability Survey’s purpose is to assess the status of sustainability awareness and implementation among companies, organizations and government entities. The survey covers the full scope of sustainability from emissions footprints and LEED implementation to supply chains and social equity. All companies, organizations, and government entities are invited to fill out the survey and tell their sustainability story. Multiple responses from the same company or organization will be averaged in the analysis of the results. Responses will be accepted through January 30, 2009.
Results of the 2007 survey are available on the World Green Community Web page. Last year’s survey showed that companies and organizations are making more concerted efforts to incorporate sustainability into their practices. Over 40% of responding companies had a sustainability plan in place, and nearly 30% more were in the process of developing a sustainability plan.
The 2007 results further indicated that a growing number of companies and organizations are becoming more actively engaged in supply chain sustainability. In addition, nearly 80% of the responding businesses and organizations revealed that their customers are inquiring about their sustainability achievements.
