Green Globe International, Inc. Partners With Greenopia and Village Green Global, Inc. to Provide Sustainable Solutions for Smal
July 01 2010 - 09:00AM
Green Globe International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GGII), the worldwide
owner of the Green Globe brand, today announced a joint venture
with Greenopia, who utilizes an eco-analysis method to provide a
local guide to green living for most major U.S. cities, and Village
Green Global, Inc. Village Green and Green Globe International will
provide market-leading green business services and technology
solutions to the 25,000 small/medium business customers of
Greenopia, so that they can maximize their sustainability.
"This joint venture with Greenopia and Village Green Global
provides the complete solution to small businesses that includes
the most trusted name in green consumer awareness, an award winning
measurement tool that can establish a company's baseline and
monetize its environmental improvements, and an internationally
recognized green brand for sustainability consulting and ISO
compliant certification," stated Steven R. Peacock, Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer of Green Globe International,
Inc.
Green Globe International recently announced the signing of a
co-venture and reciprocal non-exclusive licensing agreement with
Village Green Global to imbed a Green Globe Baseline Standard into
Village Green's SMARTweb® tool. This standard and logo will be
provided to each client that completes the SMARTweb environmental
report.
Village Green's SaaS-based carbon accounting tool, SMARTweb®,
which will be offered to Greenopia members for a discounted rate,
not only tracks the environmental impacts of businesses, but makes
unique product-specific recommendations to improve sustainability
and reduce costs. Unlike most assessment tools, SMARTweb features
an easy-to-use online interface that can save thousands of dollars
versus using environmental consultants or building auditors.
Moreover, SMARTweb can significantly lower logistical costs,
resulting in additional savings.
Referencing these savings, Doug Smith, CEO and Founder of
Village Green Global, Inc. said, "Direct savings to the bottom line
performance of 15 percent for companies using SMARTweb are not
uncommon in the United States."
"Greenopia is excited to offer such a complete sustainability
toolkit to its merchants in the myGreenopia program," said Gay
Browne, Founder of Greenopia. "Not only will these tools help
decrease the businesses' environmental footprint, but they will
save small business owners money and will help promote the great
environmental initiatives they are doing."
Greenopia employs its award-winning eco-analysis method to
deliver actionable green-assessments to the rapidly growing green
consumer market. Green businesses and merchants use Greenopia's
targeted marketing methods to effectively reach consumers making
greener choices. Greenopia's rankings and ratings are based on
its review of publicly available information and reflect its
evaluation of such information.
The Green Globe brand and program, which traces its roots back
to the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, where
182 Heads of State endorsed the Agenda 21 principles of Sustainable
Development, has primarily been used in the travel and tourism
industry but is now being expanded to include a growing number of
environmentally responsible businesses in a variety of market
sectors. The Green Globe brand is an ideal symbol for the world's
increasing awareness of environmental responsibility and response
to global climate change.
The company encourages all shareholders and others interested in
following the progress of the Green Globe brand to subscribe to
receive email alerts whenever new information is made
public. To subscribe, please visit
http://www.greenglobeint.com/stayconnected/email/.
About Village Green Global, Inc.
Established in 2002, Village Green Global pioneered automated
environmental reporting for businesses. The company provides
reporting solutions, advisory services, and education to support
better business practices and improved bottom line performance. Its
SMARTweb® carbon emissions accounting tool enables organizations to
accurately gather and verify emission data using the online
application allowing for multiple levels of automated reporting not
possible with manual, non-integrated systems. SMARTweb has been
used for more than 6,000 environmental audits and incorporates
approximately 30,000 devices in its database. Get Green helps
students of all ages learn processes needed to take advantage of
green job opportunities within environmental services worldwide.
For more information, visit http://www.villagegreenglobal.com.
About Greenopia
Greenopia utilizes its proprietary eco-analysis methodology to
assess the greenness of businesses, products, and national
corporations. Greenopia's dynamic research model uses a
life-cycle based approach to measure the most pertinent
environmental impacts. Each business is rated using
category-specific criteria that are weighted based off of their
relative importance environmentally. Greenopia's rankings and
ratings are based on its review of publicly available information
and reflect its evaluation of such information. To find out more,
please visit www.greenopia.com.
About Green Globe International, Inc.
Green Globe International, Inc. is the worldwide owner of the
Green Globe brand, which includes the leading sustainability
certification and benchmarking programs, carbon footprint
calculation and offset programs, and a broad range of consulting
services. Green Globe International has been
admitted as an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism
Organization. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC),
the business leaders' forum for the travel and tourism industry, is
a 5% common stock owner of Green Globe International. For more
information on the company and its programs, please visit
www.greenglobeint.com.
For information on Green Globe Certification, please visit
www.greenglobe.com. To see sustainable travel options, please
visit www.greenglobe.travel.
Green Globe services in the Asia Pacific are distributed,
managed and sold exclusively by Green Globe Asia Pacific (GGAP)
through EC3 Global. If you would like further information on
GGAP, please visit www.greenglobe.org.
The Green Globe International, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6582
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements with respect to
the results of operations and business of Green Globe
International, Inc., which involves risks and uncertainties. The
Company's actual future results could materially differ from those
discussed. The Company intends that such statements about the
Company's future expectations, including future revenues and
earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to
the "Safe Harbors" provision of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
CONTACT: Green Globe International, Inc.
Public Relations and Communications
888-528-0883
corporate@greenglobeint.com
Vantage Communications for Village Green
Tory Patrick
1 202-558-9826
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
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