Green Corporate Network

At “Green Corporate Network” , we take a pledge to seek out and highlight every company in this world who works to “Go Green” as reflected in their corporate mission. We will do this one at a time. Come , support us and join our network

Let the world know about your ”Green Corporate Mission” here! Submit your green mission to ckdenv(at)greencorporate.net . 

Young Leaders from corporate China and Hongkong teamed with us to solve a complex problem facing the last bastion of “Asiatic Lions” - Man- Animal confilict around the protected forests of Gujarat. They not only created a business plan for village development but are now also actively seeking funding to make their plan come true! Green learning for the corporate world that they can never forget throughout their life! Their efforts have been broadcasted by STAR TV in a three part series focussing Asia. Organizations all over the world are invited to team with us to conduct similar programs. Write to us at ckdenv(at)envindia.com if interested.

Quite often, when we talk about “Green Corporate Missions” and sustainable business, our vision never goes beyond the works of Big Corporates like Walmart and GE. However, there are thousands of corporates “Down-Under” who are changing the face of the world with their innovative missions and effective implementation. SELCO is one of them. Here is their “Green Corporate Mission” :

Our mission is to empower the lives of underserved populations throughout the world by selling, servicing and financing products that sustainably improve their quality of life.

SELCO designs and sells photovoltaic (PV) solar-home-systems (SHS), principally for lighting, but also suitable for radios, cassette players and fans. It marries these innovative ideas with poverty alleviation principles to create a very innovative and environmentally sustainable business strategy. Here is their customer:

SELCO received the ”Ashden award for Global Sustainability” for its path breaking work.

Let “Treehuggers” of the world not forget grassroot ideas that create a difference among the poor when they talk about “Green Fashion”.

Let’s talk about distribution facilities today. Those huge monolith structures in the center of no where, real estate properties that keep most of the countries supply chain moving. ProLogis is the leader of the industry.

ProLogis is the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, with operations in 20 countries spanning three continents.

The company has $26.7 billion of assets owned, managed and under development, comprising 422 million square feet (39.2 million square meters) in 2,466 properties as of December 31, 2006. ProLogis’ customers include manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies, third-party logistics providers and other enterprises with large-scale distribution needs. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, ProLogis employs more than 1,250 people worldwide.

Via their website

So, it is heartening to note that they came out with their first “Corporate Sustainability Report” under the GRI initiative. They have incorporated a Green Mission that they call “straightforward” .

Our mission with regard to sustainability is straightforward: to be the leading global provider of sustainable distribution facilities and to create an optimal balance between shareholder value, the environment and corporate social responsibility.

To ProLogis, sustainability is a business approach that recognizes economic, environmental and social objectives. It defines who we are and how we operate. Check out their report and decide for yourself how “Green” is their mission.

Going green is red hot in the ad world. Paint companies, laundry-detergent makers, soft-drink producers and locomotive sellers are among a multitude of marketers trying to position themselves as environmentally friendly.

We firmly believe that the ultimate marketing tool for business organizations is their own “Corporate Missions” . They need to embrace a “Green Corporate Mission” and then diligently “walk the talk” . At “Green Corporate Network” http://www.greencorporate.com , we are committed to promoting businesses and organizations who have a real long term stake in doing what they do.... We have started a contest to find out the “Green Missions” across the world. That’s eco-marketing at it’s best!

Check the news story from USA Today here

TESCO is UK’s biggie with 250,000 employees and 1779 retail stores. Obviously, it’s carbon footprint is huge. It has realized the worth of “Going Green” and proclaim their “Green Corporate Mission” in no uncertain terms:

We work with our customers, staff and suppliers to make sustainable choices and reduce our impact on the environment.

Our priorities:

Reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

Reducing, reusing and recycling waste

Making our products more sustainable

Via Tesco’s Website

They have come out with their Annual sustainability report. You can download it here

While we feature individual businesses, it is equally important to highlight the work of consortiums , groups and associations who are working to bring scientific understanding and development of standards. Green Grid is one such association in the IT industry with members like microsoft working to bring energy efficiency in Data Centers. Here is their Corporate MIssion:

The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to developing and promoting energy efficiency for data centers and information service delivery by:

Defining meaningful, user-centric models and metrics

Developing standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve performance against the defined metrics

Promoting the adoption of energy efficient standards, processes, measurements and technologies

Learn more about them