Ventura Chamber of Commerce

GREEN TASK FORCE

In collaboration with the City of Ventura and local agencies dedicated to a "greener" environment,
the mission of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce Green Task Force is to empower the local business
community to work "green" through Chamber-led community projects and educational initiatives that
will positively impact the environment.

Guiding Principles

• Drive economic development through green principles and sustainability.
• Develop community-based projects and events to raise awareness and generate support for environmental concerns and sustainable practices.
• Create green business practices to be adopted and used by the Chamber and local businesses.
• Act as a central repository for information for local programs, events, projects, incentives, and resources related to environmental sustainability.
• Create green business tools and opportunities to educate and support local businesses. Increase Chamber membership through promotion of our vision for a "green" Ventura, with emphasis on attracting small emerging "green" businesses.

Our platform includes:

WASTE DIVERSION  |  WATER EFFICIENCY  |  ENERGY CONSERVATION
TRANSPORTATION  |  GREEN TIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS  | 
PUBLIC EDUCATION & AWARENESS

PAST MEETING AGENDAS:

 

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November 17, 2011

December 15, 2011


UPCOMING EVENTS: 

 

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2nd Annual GREEN JOBS SUMMIT
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - Ventura City Hall 10:00am - 2:30pm
The Second Annual Green Job Summit, hosted by Assemblymember Das Williams, the Chamber of Commerce Green Task Force, the City of Ventura and the Ventura County Community College District, will be held on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 from 10:00am - 2:30pm at the Ventura City Hall.  Are you a green business in the City of Ventura? We are looking for EXHIBITORS to host tabletops at the Green Jobs Summit. We would prefer if you had job opportunities, but informational tabletops are welcome as well. Please download and complete the form, indicate on the form if you have job opportunities, internships, or volunteer opportunities available and return to:

 Courtney Lindberg / City of Ventura Environmental Specialist

clindberg@ci.ventura.ca.us or fax to (805) 653-8015

DOWNLOAD FORM BY CLICKING HERE

 Feel free to forward this to any other businesses you feel might be interested. For more information, please contact Courtney at (805) 667-6502. Special thanks to this events’ sponsors: City of Ventura, Ventura County Community College District, Assemblymember Das Williams, Houweling’s Tomatoes, Cool Planet Energy Systems, Green Task Force & Ventura Chamber of Commerce. This event is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Thank you and we hope to see you there!

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Promote your Business and Save the Planet!

A Day Without a Plastic Bag Event-December 15th, 2011

The Chamber's Green Task Force is partnering with the Surfrider Foundation to encourage the community to go without plastic bags on Thursday, December 15th, 2011. We will be at select local grocery stores to hand out reusable bags. If you have some extra, clean reusable bags, we need them. If you have bags with your company name and logo, even better! Please participate in this event by dropping off your reusable bags at the Chamber office or at the next Chamber breakfast on December 2nd, 2011. Volunteers are also needed to hand out bags for a few hours at participating stores. We would like to collect 1,000 bags! For more information, contact James Davis at associatedelectric@msn.com.

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