FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC  – Green DMV has partnered with the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development. In support of Mayor Adrian Fenty's Green Collar Jobs Advisory Council's Green Business Survey, Green DMV will provide District businesses with sustainability educational materials to help them reduce their carbon footprint and increase their bottom line.

"We are extremely excited to be involved in DC's Green Business Survey project. It's a great opportunity for Green DMV to do its part to help make Washington, DC a green city." said Philip O'Neal, co-founder of Green DMV. Green DMV is an environmental organization that provides minority-owned and small and disadvantaged businesses with green services.

As the economy of the District of Columbia increasingly ‘goes green,’ the District government is surveying businesses to help increase their opportunities in the green economy. 

The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) and the Mayor’s Green Collar Jobs Advisory Council designed the survey. Young people from the Mayor’s Green Summer Job Corps, who have worked on cleanup projects and environmental education all summer, will handle the distribution. The goal is to gain a better understanding of which District businesses have green operations, products and/or services.

By collecting information about local businesses’ level of green expertise, DSLBD plans to connect businesses with green opportunities that will help them reduce overhead costs, expand customer bases, and participate in District projects.

DSLBD wants to hear from any business with any level of green capabilities and practices. The agency encourages businesses that are interested in going green to respond to the survey.

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About Green DMV

Green DMV is a non-profit organization seeking to create a socially and environmentally responsible culture throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area by engaging the low-income community.

For more information, please visit www.greendmv.org