Learn more about the Chicago Green Office Challenge through these articles.
Chicago Department of Environment and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA released this press release regarding the July 1st awards ceremony with Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Green Office Challenge award recipients.
This website which focuses exclusively on "sustainability and the competitive edge it
brings to businesses," recognized the City of Chicago and ICLEI for honoring the "Windy City's Greenest Buildings."
Sustainable business and real estate is the focus of this website which features the Chicago Green Office Challenge.
Article in Reuters regarding Round 1 of the Chicago Green Office Challenge.
Smart Business outlines how Chicago is using technology and programs like the Green Office Challenge to implement the Chicago Climate Action Plan. **Please note kilowatt hour reduction should read 72,000,000 instead of 70.
Amy Malick, with the Chicago Green Office Challenge, was featured in an "Expert Q&A" on the
Metro Green Business website, discussing the Green Office Challenge:
Kim Brokhof, with the Chicago Green Office Challenge, was asked to sit on a panel sponsored by the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce and Children's Memorial Hospital to discuss what businesses and citizens can do to "Go Green."
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability expands on the success of the Chicago Green Office Challenge and brings the Challenge to four additional ICLEI member cities.
The Re-fridge Project with Tom Laporte,
Green Office Challenge Participants, and local artists. This video
explains the amazing collaboration that went into this project ad
explains the transition from waste, to art, to a new appliance for someone
in need.
Chris Ruder (Microsoft) and Sundee Wislow (US Equities), both fellow Chicago Green Office Challenge participants, are mentioned in the Chicago Tribune for their efforts in supporting local farmers by making Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) more accessible. Chris is an active member of Aon's Tenants Go Green (building-wide Green Team), and successfully added the city's third tallest skyscraper as a drop-off point for a local CSA.
A documentary following the progress of Chicago's Green Office Artistic
Challenge 2010.
Several downtown business make art from their waste streams and, bring
new humanity to the green movement. They end up reaching all corners of
the city.
