2012 Mentorship Class

Alterra Energy is a green energy company with the mission of supplying institutional customers with renewable fuels and best practices that promote a cleaner and healthier environment.
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Efficiency International, LLC (parent company of AAA Client Services, LLC) delivers energy saving solutions through home and building efficiency consulting services, sustainability construction retrofits, and green workforce training & development. With more than 15 years of experience providing high quality energy efficiency solutions, Efficiency International has the breadth and depth of technical expertise to develop the energy management solution that is best for each client. Efficiency International’s mission is to provide the tools to create a more sustainable planet for the next generation, stay on the leading edge of the innovative energy industry, and elevate others through job creation and workforce training, education and development.

Ecolibrium3 assists individuals, businesses, and communities in northeastern Minnesota in the creation of environmental and economic solutions for a sustainable future. Our flagship project, the Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP), accomplishes this mission by working with households, contractors, utilities, and communities to reduce residential energy use through the coordination of training, bidding and contracting, home-performance assessments, financial incentive bundling, and post-improvement quality assurance. Ecolibrium3 also applies our technical expertise in the areas of energy awareness and broader environmental sustainability to help businesses and communities develop sustainability programs and projects that accomplish economic and environmental development goals.
duluthenergy.org

Empowering a Green Environment and Economy (EGE2 - “ege squared”) is a multi-faceted consulting team with a mission to “make environmental stewards out of everyday people”. EGE2 has four main areas of service: assessing environmental efficiency and program evaluation; event greening; grant writing for environmentally themed projects; tailored technical training, and curriculum development. Our goal is to empower individuals, community-based organizations and small businesses to consider environmentally responsible thinking in their personal and professional practices. Our management team has worked in the academic, non-profit, for-profit and government sectors. We have a passion for utilizing our diversity of experiences to provide common-sense solutions, build successful collaborations, and empower organizations to tackle environmental challenges that will improve the physical environment and enhance the green economy. 
ege2.org

Starting out in 2007, Green Global LLC has been an R & D company developing, testing, and implementing myriads of combinations of renewable energy products including a variety of solar blankets, inverters/micro-inverters, wind turbines, LEDs and hydropower units. Our bottom-line parameters were simple - to determine which technologies yielded the best cost-to-benefit results and is pragmatic in large real world applications, particularly cities and municipalities. With decades of experience and knowledge in energy and business solutions, our team has successfully formed several product lines that are both, cost-effective and scalable to cities and municipalities with active installations in several municipalities and states. Along with our efficient solutions, we also meter and record several metrics in several database systems. We data mine the data tracked to constantly fine-tune, improve, and create detailed maintenance plans for the systems in varying environments. Green Global allows any city the opportunity to “GO GREEN”, save money, and improve infrastructure efficiency. A real world Win-Win!
thinkgreenglobal.net

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As a company we pride ourselves on our environmentally conscious clothing for children from organic cotton and other eco-friendly materials. We call it "Clothing Made Organic by Nature." Origany’s founder and parent himself holds a belief that today’s parents view their environment as well as fashion in a "green" context. Green has become the new black! All Origany children’s clothes are made from 100% certified organic cotton in either India or Peru, from cotton grown in respective country. All apparel is made with low-impact eco-friendly dyes that minimize the environmental impact. Starting in February 2012, we will be also treating all garments with bio-wash for superior luxurious feel and comfort while using only eco-friendly soap. Bio-washed garments protect the skin from various ailments such as acne, allergy, eczema, chronic itching, etc. that can be caused by chemicals found in other washes. Bio-wash is entirely chemical free. Origany is Green America certified and compliant with Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS). GOTS ensures the organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and social responsible practices from manufacturing to labeling. 
origany.com

People’s Community Market (PCM) will be a neighborhood retail store in West Oakland that supports the health and social well-being of low income families through quality food products, in-store services, and positive social interactions. We will cater to the unique preferences and cultural interests of the local area and make it convenient for residents to buy fresh, prepared and ethnic foods at affordable prices in their own neighborhood. Our product offering will focus on perishable and recurrent goods purchased repeatedly between less frequent, larger shopping trips. Our fresh foods will include produce, meat, seafood, and dairy items sourced from directly from producers. Our full-service deli will offer prepared ethnic foods in Southern, Cajun and Latino culinary traditions. We will also strive to be “More Than a Grocery Store” by offering resources and supports for improving health and fostering positive social connections.
peoplescommunitymarket.com

Founded in July 2009, ReMix Recycling LLC is a woman owned, minority owned recycling company located in Atlanta, GA. The premise of ReMix Recycling was built upon the need for recycling collection services accommodating urban developments. Through ReMix, communities, businesses, corporations and events are embracing the triple bottom line. Socially, they are taking accountability for promoting responsibility. Economically, they are not burdened with overpriced operations and the demand of recycling goods. Environmentally, they are diverting goods from the landfills. We recognize the importance of not only supporting the emergent industry of recycling and promoting sustainable jobs but also in “recycling lives”. Our mission is to support, train and employ men and women suffering from homelessness and unemployment. Through job creation and work-readiness programming, we offer these individuals the tools to stay competitive in a budding industry while empowering these individuals to act as catalysts for change within their own communities. 
remixatlanta.com

Rock and Wrap It Up! is an award-winning, anti-poverty think tank. Using greening tactics, we recover food and other assets to give to agencies fighting poverty, increasing their operating budgets. This allows the agencies to hire more services such as tutors, social workers, job placement counselors and mental health counselors to attack the root cause of poverty. Our work supports over 43,000 agencies in North America. We work in music, sports, schools, hotels, entertainment, and do public advocacy in the House and Senate. Our partnerships include 150 music bands, 75 Professional Sports Franchises including the entire National Hockey League, colleges like Columbia, UCLA, Fordham University, Hotel chains including Marriott, Grand Hyatt, Sheraton, Film and television producers NBC/Universal and HBO. We wrote and helped pass the 2008 Federal Food Donation Act, which encourages all federal agencies and buildings to feed the poor and not put food into landfill. We reduce the planet’s poverty footprint by reducing society’s carbon footprint. 
rockandwrapitup.org

The Gaia Group specializes in providing customized residential and commercial energy management and sustainability solutions through a hands on personal approach we assess clients energy usage and provide streamlined solutions to increase energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption, increase occupant satisfaction, and lower operating costs. The Gaia Group also provides program management services for municipalities as well as public utilities.
thegaiagroupinc.com

The Green Science Academy [TGSA] is a local woman owned company founded in 2009. TGSA is focused on vocational training and certification for the construction & design industry, environmental policy, water management, and safety. TGSA's mission is to provide resources to individuals that will enable them to reduce their overall carbon footprint on the plant. Secondly, TGSA believes that by having access to information individuals can become empowered to changing their environment and learn how they can save our planet. TGSA's vision is to ensure that our students have access to the most current information on eco friendly practices. TGSA also works very closely with various colleges and universities who are developing the latest technologies and practical applications for recycling, the manufacturing of goods and services which allows TGSA to provide training and education to individuals to compete in the green economy job market.
greenscienceacademy.org

The Sustainable Design Group is an architectural and engineering firm that specializes in reduced carbon footprint design of towns, neighborhoods, homes and mixed use buildings through infill, innovation, and the creative use of space and place. We are comprised of both employees and subcontracting affiliated professionals and we provide visioning and design services, sustainable architecture and innovative engineering, green certification and project management, to individuals, builders, developers, consultants, municipalities and utilities. Through our group of affiliated professionals we strive to save clients money through collaboration and efficient management to deliver our projects on time, on budget and meeting the green specifications required.
sustainabledesigngroup.com

Washme-Envigreen provides environmentally friendly automotive, janitorial and dry carpet cleaning services while establishing long-term business practices with businesses, federal and utility companies. Washme-Envigreen products contain low volatile organic compounds, which exceed current environmental standards and tailored to provide a superior service. Washme-Envigreen further provides mentoring and workforce development training that leads to jobs within a green-related industry.
washmegreen.com

Well Worthy Concepts is a visionary cause communications company that exists to empower sustainable communities from print to practice. In print, we offer thousands of goods—from earth-friendlier and US-made to culturally competent and fair trade—that can be custom imprinted with a logo, photo or other message for a range of organizational and business needs. With our wholesale pricing, Well Worthy clients rely on us for cost-effective solutions for conference and event souvenirs, awards, health promotions, uniforms, packaging, campaign promotions, resale merchandise and much more. In practice, Well Worthy is committed to advancing sustainability in its environmental, economic and social dimensions for all stakeholders. We live this commitment as we help clients align their purchasing practices with their social purpose, create green jobs and innovate enterprise philanthropy targeting low-wealth stakeholders and continually scale our own capacity to operate sustainably from print to practice. 
well-worthy.com