Sustainability Success Stories from Renew America

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

State Office of Sustainability – Trenton, New Jersey 
Profiles the first state-level Office of Sustainability created in the United States.  The office encourages sustainable business development in New Jersey through a variety of programs.

Bronx Community Paper Company -- Bronx, New York Discusses a planned paper-manufacturing facility to be built on the site of an abandoned railyard and which will utilize 100 percent post-consumer waste paper.

Businesses For An Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow -- Portland, Oregon
Describes a program in Oregon that aims to provide "one-stop-shopping" for area businesses to help them make their properties more energy-efficient and water-efficient and generate less waste.

The Good Neighbor Project For Sustainable Industries -- Cambridge, Massachusetts
Profiles an effort to empower citizens to promote only sustainable, nonpolluting industries within their communities. The program provides legal, technical, and strategic expertise to help residents secure "good neighbor agreements."