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The Caribbean Investor Network (CIN, founded 2008) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to accelerating social and economic change in the Caribbean through entrepreneurship. The CIN is the premiere network committed to sustainable economic development for the Caribbean island nations.

 

URL:  www.caribbeaninvestornetwork.com

 

 

The Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) is the Greek national entity for the promotion of renewable energy sources, rational use of energy and energy conservation.
In the modern demanding energy sector CRES is dynamically active, in the frame of the national and Community policy and legislation, for the protection of the environment and sustainable development.  Working in the state of the art of technology development, CRES implements innovative projects and significant activities for the promotion and market penetration of new energy technologies.

 

URL:  www.cres.gr

 Center for Economic Growth (CEG)  is a private, not-for-profit organization who works with a diverse group of members and partners to advance the ability of the region and it's assets to succeed in the global marketplace. With a focused and strategic approach, CEG work to grow, attract and prepare.

URL:
http://www.ceg.org/
  

Central Union Mission is the oldest social service agency in the District of Columbia. It was founded in 1884 by the Reverend Latham Douglass, a young man filled with compassion for the thousands of homeless, neglected men who wandered Pennsylvania Avenue, many of whom were Civil War veterans.


Today, Central Union Mission is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with four locations throughout the Washington area. It operates an 18-month rehabilitation program for men with life-controlling issues, a free meals program, a clothing and furniture distribution center, and a 220-acre retreat center with a camp for underprivileged children and recreation facilities for the community.


  

Chesapeake Natives is a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005. They sponsor demonstration gardens at the University of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The organization conducts research on the use of locally native seed for soil stabilization, and on the use of native plants as alternative crops.

Their volunteers responsibly hand-gather local native seed and grow plants for sale to the public. Chesapeake natives supports commercial nurseries who wish to add locally native plants to their product lines and works with local farmers who wish to produce native seed.


URL: www.chesapeakenatives.org

 

 

  

Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The mission is to educate and mobilize citizens of this region in a way that fosters a rapid societal switch to clean energy and energy-efficient products, thus joining similar efforts worldwide to slow and perhaps halt the dangerous trend of global warming.


  

The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment.


URL: www.cehn.org





  

Chevron, our businesses work in concert to provide the energy that drives human progress. Explore Chevron’s companies to learn how we use our global resources, determination and ingenuity to meet today’s complex energy challenges.

 

URL:  www.chevron.com

 

 

 

Christine Robinson & Associates, LLC, provides business and technology strategy, architecture, and security solutions from small initiatives to the world’s largest. Services may include focused efforts or full life-cycle development for domestic as well as international solutions. Known for thought-leadership in the U.S. and around the world, our firm and industry-leading partners provide full life-cycle development for a federal agency or other enterprise. A woman-owned small business, partnerships and business relationships range from small disadvantaged firms to the world’s largest system integrators.

 

Barrier Boom is a revolutionary oil spill containment system developed by CiAgent that will allow unimpeded flow of water during normal rainfall events or snowmelt, but will become an impervious barrier in the event of an oil release.

 

URL:  www.ciagent.com

  

City of Austin/Austin Energy is the nation’s 9th largest community-owned electric utility. We serve more than 400,000 customers and a population of almost 1 million. We provide service within the City of Austin, Travis County, and a small portion of Williamson County. Austin Energy powers the capital city of Texas through a diverse generation mix. Our portfolio includes nuclear, coal, natural gas, and renewable energy sources. That’s almost 3,000 megawatts (MW) of total generation.

We developed the top performing renewable energy program in the nation. We own the nation’s first and largest green building program. And we’re home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive residential and commercial energy efficiency programs.

 

URL:  www.PluginPartners.org

 

 

Community IT Innovators (CITI) is an employee-owned company committed to helping social mission organizations effectively use technology. We combine expert technology services with a genuine commitment to make the world a better place. This commitment is based on our support for the missions of the organizations we work with, and a relationship of mutual respect.


Since 1993, Community IT Innovators (CITI) has developed a successful, socially responsible mission-driven business model. We attract and retain highly skilled computer consultants committed to serving the nonprofit community.

  COANIQUEM BCF´s mission is to:  Finance the integral treatment needed by the 500,000 burned children yearly mostly under five years of age in the Americas.  The effort is help them overcome their burn sequelae and reach their complete psychological, spiritual, and social rehabilitation - all completely free of charge.  The organization seeks to fund scientific and technological research into the processes of healing those severely burned while dealing with the emotional scares of the families. 

COANIQUEM
BCF
seeks to educate parents, the general public, and governments about the prevention of burn accidents through education campaigns while increasing social
awareness.
 
URL:  www.burnedchildren.org
 COMPETE coalition represents over 190 electricity stakeholders, employing over 4.5 million American workers, including customers, suppliers, generators, transmission owners, trade associations, and economic development corporations, all of whom support well-structured competitive electricity markets for the benefit of consumers.

URL: http://www.competecoalition.com/
 

The Competitiveness Company is an international Enterprise Development NGO based in Kingston Jamaica. The company's mission is the development of sustainable and competitive small and micro-enterprises that will create employment opportunities and wealth for small business owners, the poor, unemployed and at-risk. Our methodology is market and data driven, augmenting technical approaches to development that include the formation of business clusters, value chain analysis and business service development. We write proposals and implement projects in areas as diverse as competitiveness analysis and benchmarking to agricultural diversification using greenhouse technology to sustainable and energy efficient ornamental fish farming for exports.

 

URL:  www.exportjamaica.org

  

Courtney Vaughan’s (LLC) team of expert advisors has over two decades of experience advising financial and non-financial institutions as well as government, multilateral and private institutions in the United States and over 40 countries worldwide and includes former international and domestic commercial and investment bankers, economists, policy makers and analysts, and industry specialists.  Their team also includes subject matter experts and sector specialists from various industries, adding value, depth and integrity to our technical and advisory services.

  

CSG has helped people from across the U.S. find ways to use energy wisely where we live and work by designing and delivering energy efficiency and clean energy programs that are innovative, cost effective and get the job done!

 

URL:  http://www.csgrp.com

 

 

Constellation Energy has a long and pioneering history in the energy industry. From our roots as the nation’s first gas light utility, our company has evolved into one of the largest and most innovative energy companies in America.

URL:  http://www.constellation.com

 Continuum of Care Consultants, LLC is a national company led by the former CEO of an international long-term care association. We work nationally so that our clients can choose among multiple geographic locations to find the options that best serve their needs.

Continuum of Care Consultants works with our clients and their families to find options that meet their individual needs and accommodate our clients' preference for luxury care, personalized service, and ambiance. They work with the best care providers including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, home health agencies, social workers, and more.


URL: www.continuumofcareconsultants.com

  

Since 1994, Canada, Mexico and the United States have collaborated in protecting North America's environment through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The NAAEC came into force at the same time as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and marks a commitment that liberalization of trade and economic growth in North America would be accompanied by effective cooperation and continuous improvement in the environmental protection provided by each country. Accordingly, the NAAEC established an international organization - the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) - in order to:

  • address regional environmental concerns
  • help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts
  • promote the effective enforcement of environmental law

URL:  www.cec.org/jpac

  

Covanta Energy is an internationally recognized owner and operator of Energy-from-Waste and power generation projects.  Covanta Energy's Energy-from-Waste facilities convert municipal solid waste into renewable energy for numerous communities, predominantly in the United States.

 

URL:  www.covantaenergy.com

 


The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) is a non-profit institute affiliated with Stanford University that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impacts of the tourism industries and maximize the positive benefits to communities where tourism takes place.  We do this through consultancies with private sector businesses, governments and other NGOs, as well as through policy-oriented research and field projects in destinations around the world.


URL: http://www.responsibletravel.org