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America, Bringing Sexy to Green! by Denise Jackson

The United States of America is known for many things like restaurants, sports teams, Wall Street, NY, Hollywood, banking, diversity and a host of other things. To top it all, the Unites States of America is one of the top countries that most people want to live in. But the United States will be known for one more thing if certified green consultants have their way, a country that is bringing sexy to green with the most certified Green businesses!
What does bringing sexy to green mean? It means innovation, transparency, resiliency, people building skills and the anticipation of something greater to come in the green industry. We are not just talking light bulbs and solar panels; we are talking about major exciting changes that are going to make the world take notice. The green industry is sexy and the United States will lead the way.

Certifying and preparing businesses for green practices creates jobs, creates transparency and creates sustainability. If a business is overpaying in utilities and other wasteful practices, how can the CEO justify hiring. But all of this is about to change. Any business in the United States can go on a website and use free software called "green path assessment" which list different green practices. They are divided into pull-downs by category and you need only check the ones that you have accomplished. A point calculator will calculate the pending Green Points for your effort. Once your company has progressed to the first 100 points you are ready for an in house audit by a certified green consultant. Once the audit is done and your company is rank certified, your business will now be listed as a Certified Green Business that reduces carbon footprints, makes the CEOs and stakeholders happier, saves money, and has increase the hiring process.
Chamber of Commerce, business associations, environmental committees, and city and community leaders should encourage others as well to use this free software. If we train students and displaced workers in entry level green jobs, businesses that are certified green will more than likely want to work with green skilled workers, thus jobs will remain plentiful along with skill workers. We need to help our schools, non profits and other organizations embrace training teens and adults in entry level green jobs.
There are roughly 23 million small businesses in the United States of America. If every small business was certified green how much water wouldn't be wasted or electricity being used and the amount of time employees are out on leave because of Sick Building Syndrome. We could reduce asthma and respiratory diseases in half as well as other ailments. Simply adding plants to the work area could dramatically reduce bad air quality. Little green practices like this goes along way and that in itself is sexy!

About the Author

Denise L. Jackson is a Certified Life/Career Coach and a Certified Green Consultant. She has worked in the banking and finance industry for more than 15 years training interns and new graduates. She decided to embark on a new career coaching teens and young adults and soon started Enhance My Skills, an e-mentoring/e-coaching online company preparing teens and young adults for the marketplace. Quickly afterwards she created Mo-Active Learning Series, a compilation of workbooks that combines motivation, activation and skill building for the marketplace. Denise also has a heart for the environment and therefore starting training others to become certified in entry level green occupations. She can be reached at info@enhancemyskills.com. Please visit us at http://www.deniseljackson.com.

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