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Green Business Recognition Program

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Last modified: March 03, 2022

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Summary

 

An initiative to recognize local businesses for taking strides toward sustainability.

 

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Message from Rochester Olmsted Youth Commission Member

 

 Dear Rochester Nonprofit Consortium,

 My name is Cate Stacy and I'm a member of the Rochester Olmsted Youth Commission. We've recently launched an initiative to recognize local businesses for taking strides toward sustainability. Lauren Jensen, sustainability coordinator for the City of Rochester, has assisted us in the development of this program. We have begun enrolling businesses and are looking to promote it to prospective entities and the community. 

 To apply, businesses simply fill out a self-evaluation which awards points for the green practices within their daily operations. Based on the score, a bronze, silver or gold recognition will be awarded, and businesses will be given a window cling to display in their storefront. Those that apply in the next two months may be featured at EarthFest in April. The goal of the program is to inform our community of environmentally conscious businesses and encourage customers to prioritize sustainability in their spending decisions.

 We would greatly appreciate Rochester Nonprofit Consortium’s help with promoting our Green Business Recognition Program. Attached is an information flyer that can be sent in a newsletter or other outreach network. 

 Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to connecting!

 Sincerely, 

Cate Stacy

 

Green Business Recognition Program

 

Promotion Flyer

 

 

 

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Application

 

 

 Link to Rochester-Olmsted County Youth Commission's Application on Google Doc

 

Beam Copy of Application PDF

 

 

 

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Pinned City of Rochester, MN organization and project reports

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Project Report of Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative & 2021 Global Mayors Challenge : December 14, 2022 : Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative (BHCL)

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2022-08-22 City Council Study Session on 2023 Supplemental Budget


Project Report of Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative & 2021 Global Mayors Challenge : February 03, 2022 : 2021- 2022 Global Mayors Challenge Status Reports

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Project Report of Executing on Planning 2 Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan : January 19, 2022 : Planning 2 Succeed 2022

City of Rochester 2022 Actions extracted from the city website. 

 


Project Report of Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan : January 03, 2022 : 2021 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

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Project Report of Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan : May 28, 2021 : Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan

2021-05-28 News: Msg from JJ,;  May 2021 TB Report;  ACG pledge , 


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Project Report of Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index : January 30, 2020 : Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Presentation to City Council Study Group

Updating the city council on the ICI workgroup summary of ICI data. 


Organization Report: January 14, 2019 : City of Rochester Vision, Principles and Priorities

City Council COW was shown this Rochester Vision Document. 


Project Report of Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index : June 15, 2018 : Mayor Brede signed ICI pledge

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Final version is now available. 


Project Report of Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index : December 08, 2015 : Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI): Getting the mayor to buy in.

Met with mayor Brede and Randy Staver to discuss city participation and support


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  • For the commercial sector, we tend to register startup activities (new companies and new commercial projects) that bring diversification and high-impact opportunities to the area.
  • For the non-profit sector, we wish to shine light on all the organizations and services that otherwise labor under relative obscurity.
  • Our hope is that dmcbeam.org will encourage cross-sector collaborations and creative solutions.

While there are a number of registries in the community, dmcbeam.org's  distinct value is to pilot a database with a data structure and categorizations that answer the questions such as: What organizations or projects/programs in our community that have purported relevance with some of the over-arching focuses put forward by initiatives such as DMC, J2G and Health Improvements?

This database could be used as one of the ways to explore the capacities of the community. If you are someone on an exploratory journey to learn about the greater Rochester community. dmcbeam.org could be an interesting first step.

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