2. Environmental and Social Justice Becoming Standard Business Practice “ Sustainability Not Just Socially Responsible – It's a Competitive Must” COSTAR GREEN REPORT: Greening the Supply Chain
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4. ™ Positioning and Market Opportunity BetterWorld Telecom Change the world. One call at a time. ™ 1.3 Million Non Profit Organizations US Telecom Market $900B Per Yea r Business and Orgs Serving LOHAS Market $250B+ Per Year BetterWorld Telecom Market - $1B+ Telecom Spend Per Annum
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7. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ Certified Carbon Neutral Status – First Telecom Carrier in North America BeGreen Carbon Offsets are the latest sustainable product offered by Green Mountain Energy, the leading cleaner energy provider in the U.S. BeGreen carbon offsets, backed by the progressive mindset of Green Mountain Energy, provide reliable and transparent opportunities to invest in lower emitting technologies like renewable energy, forest restoration, and energy efficiency projects. BeGreen works with well known non-profit organizations like American Forests , The Pacific Forest Trust , The Voluntary Carbon Standard , and The Climate Trust to provide high quality carbon offsets. They also source high quality renewable energy credits from wind, solar, hydro, and biomass facilities nationally.
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9. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ Volunteerism Connecting With People and the Environment in Communities We Live and Serve There is a resurgence of interest in the inner workings of government, schools, community and social change. There is a new energy around the idea of individual and collective exchange to create value and meaning that results in safe, connected and healthy communities.
10. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ ™ Advocacy We Believe in Business as the Agent of Change in Society “… what does meet the eye is compelling: tens of millions of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.” Paul Hawken To Remake the World As business is taking on greater responsibility in social justice and sustainability, BetterWorld helping to create change not only in our own business, but others as well.
11. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ ™ Certifications Deepening our Commitment By Auditing and Improving Our CSR Standards “ We propose an updated notion of corporate social responsibility – global corporate social responsibility – that reflects the fact that people hold firms responsible for actions far beyond their boundaries, including the actions of suppliers, distributors, alliance partners, and even sovereign nations.” The Responsibility Paradox The Stanford Social Innovation Review
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13. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ Our Customers: Aligned by Mission, Passion Increasing Market Share by Demonstrating Green and Socially Responsible Commitment
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16. Change the world. One call at a time. ™ Trends ICTs Contribution to Global Warming
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24. ™ Global Market Opportunity Telecom and Climate Change Change the world. One call at a time. ™ Consumer / Residential Communications Market Global Carrier Market $2.0 Trillion SOHO, SBM, and Enterprise Customers Green Communications Opportunity by 2013 $257B Tomorrow Where Do We Go From Here? Carriers need to seize the huge green communications opportunity and move their focus from inward improvements only to enabling customers to start using communications proactively to reduce their carbon footprints.
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