The document summarizes data from the first three years of a Green Business Challenge program. It provides the following key details: - Participation increased each year from 80 businesses in year 1 to 95 in year 3. Completion rates remained around 60%. - Total square footage of participating businesses grew from 5 million sq ft in year 1 to 8 million sq ft in year 3. - In year 3, 72 businesses completed the challenge, saving over $16,700 and reducing water usage, waste, and energy consumption comparable to powering 200 homes. - The program encourages businesses to set goals in reducing environmental impacts and provides resources and trainings for participants throughout the year.

2. Special Thanks to Our Partners

3. End of Year DataGreen Business Challenge
End of Year Data
Year One Year Two
Year
Three
Participants 80 76
95
Completing
GBC
55 59
72
Final Points
Range
26-89 18-96
16-91
Finishing
GBC Year
sq. ft.
5 million 7 million
8 million
New Green
Initiatives
450 600
330

4. Cost Savings
$10,600 (8)
$5,000 (5)
Year 3 Green Business Challenge Data
72 Completing Businesses
Water
Decreased Waste
Year Three
Energy (kwh & therms)
108,000 gal (3)
Savings from Participants
Enough to power 200 homes for a year
$16,700 (10)Totals
Note: Includes savings from a single participant
in a single category
Enough to provide water to more than 10
homes for a year
124,155 gal (6)
803 tons (4)
Increased Recycling
Diverting of 131 trash trucks full of recyclables
away from the landfill
Comparable to…
2 million kwh (11)
1.5 million gal (12)
25 tons (3)
Enough waste to fill 18 trash trucks

6. Participants set their own
goals to:
reduce energy, water and waste;
buy local and green; and
create healthy workplaces
Year 4 starts July 1, 2014
Ends June 30, 2015
Sensible Solutions for your Business and our Community

7. Scorecard
www.charlestongbcscore.com

8. Scorecard
50 Strategies50 Strategies
100 Points + 4 Flex Points100 Points + 4 Flex Points

9. During the Year
Participants
 Set goals and implement – for the year and for each
month
 Receive suggestions and
tips from successful
participants
 Attend trainings
 Celebrate success

10. Key Opportunities
 Year starts July 1st
 Early Bird Flex Point
 Baseline Submittals and Goals by July 31st
 Special Opportunities for
 Waste Assessments
 Energy Walk Throughs by Charleston Wise (Oct, Nov, Dec)
 New Strategy: Make A Plan - Retrofitting Your Building

11. Your GBC USB and Net Resources
http://tinyurl.com/o6jz6va

12. Begin the Year
Today
Check out the GBC table
Visit with exhibitors for helpful tools
Tour Duvall

13. Special Thanks to Our Partners and
Sponsors