{"id":5515,"date":"2016-02-18T16:04:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T21:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=5515"},"modified":"2016-02-18T16:04:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T21:04:23","slug":"green-business-awards-nominations-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/green-business-awards-nominations-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Business Awards nominations now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Newton-Needham Chamber is seeking nominations for its annual <a href=\"http:\/\/survey.constantcontact.com\/survey\/a07ec4hz8fiijfw73tt\/_tmp\/greeting\" target=\"_blank\">Green Business Awards<\/a>. The awards recognize businesses and non-profits that are at the forefront of the sustainable and environmentally-friendly business movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NNChamber.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/NNChamber.png\" alt=\"NNChamber\" width=\"256\" height=\"138\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5516\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTo qualify a business or non-profit organization must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Located in Needham or Newton<\/li>\n<li>Has made significant progress in reducing energy or other environmental strategies toward sustainability, <b>and\/or<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Supplies green products or services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Green Needham is an active member of the Chamber&#8217;s Environment Committee, which organizes and runs the yearly programs.  Green Needham and the Newton Needham Chamber encourage <b class=\"c\">all eligible businesses to <a href=\"http:\/\/survey.constantcontact.com\/survey\/a07ec4hz8fiijfw73tt\/_tmp\/greeting\" target=\"_blank\" >apply<\/a><\/b> and will <b class=\"c\">announce winners at the Annual Green Business Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 19 2016.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/needham-businesses-recognized-at-2015-chamber-green-business-awards-breakfast\/\" title=\"Needham Businesses recognized at 2015 Chamber Green Business Awards Breakfast\" target=\"_blank\">Last year&#8217;s recipients<\/a> included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 Needham Green Business of the Year: <b class=\"c\">The Carpet Workroom<\/b> at 39 Highland Circle<\/li>\n<li>2015 Green Initiative Award: <b class=\"c\">Stacy&#8217;s Juice Bar<\/b> at 1257 Highland Ave.<\/li>\n<li>2015 Green Initiative Award: <b class=\"c\">The Bulfinch Companies<\/b> at 250 First Ave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nDeadline for submissions is end of business Monday, <b>February 29th, 2016<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/survey.constantcontact.com\/survey\/a07ec4hz8fiijfw73tt\/_tmp\/greeting\" target=\"_blank\" >nomination form can be found online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nBusinesses interested in hosting a table at the breakfast, or otherwise supporting the Chamber&#8217;s Green Business initiatives, please contact Lise Elcock at 617-244-1864.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Newton-Needham Chamber is seeking nominations for its annual Green Business Awards. 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