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End of Year DataGreen Business Challenge End of Year Data

Year One Year Two Year Three

Participants 80 76 95Completing GBC

55 59 72

Final Points Range

26-89 18-96 16-91Finishing GBC Year sq. ft.

5 million 7 million 8 million

New Green Initiatives

450 600 330

Cost Savings

$10,600 (8)

$5,000 (5)

Year 3 Green Business Challenge Data72 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

Participants set their own goals to: reduce energy, water and waste;buy local and green; andcreate healthy workplaces

Year 4 starts July 1, 2014Ends June 30, 2015

Sensible Solutions for your Business and our Community

Scorecard www.charlestongbcscore.com

Scorecard50 Strategies50 Strategies100 Points + 4 Flex Points100 Points + 4 Flex Points

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

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

Your GBC USB and Net Resources

http://tinyurl.com/o6jz6va

Begin the Year

TodayCheck out the GBC table

Visit with exhibitors for helpful tools

Tour Duvall

Special Thanks to Our Partners and Sponsors