WEBINAR "ADDING GREEN TO YOUR SUCCESS EQUATION" NOTES
FIRST: I WANT TO THANK KRISTEN, DAWN, JESSICA AND EVERYONE AT REBAC FOR ASKING ME TO PRESENT THIS TOPIC TO YOU TODAY. THIS IS A TOPIC VERY DEAR TO MY HEART AND I AM EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.
SECOND: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME FROM YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO JOIN WITH US IN LEARNING ABOUT "GREENING YOUR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS". THIS IS A "HOT TOPIC" AND WILL GET EVEN MORE SO AS WE MOVE INTO 2009.
I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS TOPIC AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION. THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC, PLEASE EMAIL ME. I ALSO WRITE BLOGS ABOUT OUR INDUSTRY AND HOW TO WORK WITH YOUR CLIENTS IN TODAY'S "GREEN MARKET". FOR UPDATES VISIT WWW.ECOGREENRE.COM AND CLICK ON THE "ECOGREEN" TAB & ALSO ON THE "RESORT LIVING" TAB.
So let's talk about why this is happening and where we go from here.
MARCH 6, 2007 Bank of America Launches $20 Billion Environmental Initiative to support environmentally sustainable business activity. Bank of America stated that its ten-year plan will encourage development of environmentally sustainable business practices through lending, investing, philanthropy and the creation of new products and services. Bank of America plans to create customized solutions for clients who are developing and implementing environmentally sustainable building designs. To read this article in full please visit:
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/03/06/bank-of-america-launches-20-billion-environmental-initiative/
ONE WEEK LATER 15th March 2007, the Australian Federal Labor today announced a "Green Car Innovation Fund". The "Green Car Innovation Fund" is a long-term plan designed to generate $2 billion in investment with the goal of providing secure jobs in the automotive industry and tackle climate change by manufacturing low emission vehicles in Australia.
According to Dale Buss "The Green Mantle Could become the Golden Cloak" of the automotive industry. Buss stated "Whoever controls the green mantle will grab a huge advantage with an American public increasingly obsessed with a their purchase decisions in environmental awareness"
Acording to Alan Dean, Vice President of research for BrandIntel, a Toronto-based consumer-market research firm who recently surveyed US consumers about their "green" perceptions, "The positioning is still open and the level at which consumers are paying to "green" products is suprising". To read the complete article, visit: http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/04/for-automakers-green-mantle-could-become-a-golden-cloak.html
September 17, 2008 in the Winston-Salem Journal - Nascar announced Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are to get their own hydrogen fuel cell cars in a couple of weeks, to drive around Charlotte, in the next phase of a low-key rollout for a new line of alternative-powered vehicles. The full article can be found at: http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/sep/17/going-green-nascar-needs-image-makeover
Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Winston-Salem plans focus on 'going green' with a target date of 2012. Mayor Joines stated that to meet this mark by our goal of 2012, the entire community must be involved and committed."
Oct. 4th around our nation is THE BIG SWEEP. Check out the video filmed in Charlotte regarding this nationwide plan to cleanup our waters. http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3537784/9799094
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ADDING GREEN TO YOUR SUCCESS EQUATION, SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND.
