LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Globe International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GGII), the worldwide owner of the Green Globe brand, today announced that the company has been engaged by the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) to provide consulting services for the 4th annual Opportunity Green Business Conference, which will be held at Los Angeles Center Studios on September 22-24, 2010. The conference will feature four interactive showcase pavilions focused on Product Design, Food Systems, Transportation and Smart Cities.
The Opportunity Green Business Conference provides an exciting, engaging opportunity for business leaders and entrepreneurs to develop a new way of thinking about the convergence of environmental sustainability and business development.
At the Opportunity Green event, LACCD is sponsoring the NexTrend Transportation Pavilion, a large interactive space designed to showcase all aspects of transportation across the globe for today and in the future. Sectors of transportation that will be represented include automobiles, public transit, air travel, alternative fuels, commercial transport, human powered transport, charging technology, and telecommuting. Consulting services, such as those being provided for the Opportunity Green conference, are another brand revenue steam for Green Globe International.
Green Globe was specifically engaged to recruit authoritative and dynamic speakers who will provide an international perspective on sustainability in the transportation sector. The consulting contract covers research, speaker engagement and recruitment, partnership development, event promotions, and sponsor recruitment.
The Opportunity Green event is expected to attract representative from politics, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and representatives from high profile business and media brands, including BMW, Nike, and News Corporation. For more information on the conference, please visit www.opportunitygreen.com.
Green Globe International and the LACCD are also partners in the initiative that will allow businesses in Los Angeles to earn a seal of approval through the city's new green business certification program.
"Transportation is a key issue in the worldwide movement toward sustainability, and we are pleased to be able to contribute to the success of the NexTrend Transportation Pavilion and the Opportunity Green event," said Steven R. Peacock, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Green Globe International, Inc. "We worked closely with the LACCD during the lead-up to the launch of the L.A. Green Business Certification Program, and we believe that this consulting engagement is an example of additional contracted work that may arise due to our relationship with the LACCD."
Felicito"Chito" Cajayon, Dean of Resource & Economic Development for LACCD, stated, "I have confidence that Green Globe will be able to bring the international perspective that we are looking for to this important event in order to provide our audience and guests with a true picture of the transportation industry's job trends and workforce development opportunities around the world."
The Green Globe brand and program, which traces its roots back to the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, where 182 Heads of State endorsed the Agenda 21 principles of Sustainable Development, has primarily been used in the travel and tourism industry but is now being expanded to include a growing number of environmentally responsible businesses in a variety of market sectors. The Green Globe brand is an ideal symbol for the world's increasing awareness of environmental responsibility and response to global climate change.
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About Green Globe International, Inc.
Green Globe International, Inc., through its 88% majority ownership in Green Globe, Ltd., a UK corporation, is the worldwide owner of the Green Globe brand, the recognized leader of sustainability certification and benchmarking programs, carbon footprint calculation and offset programs, and a broad range of consulting services. Green Globe International is an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the business leaders' forum for the travel and tourism industry, is a major shareholder of Green Globe International. For more information on the company and its programs, please visit www.greenglobeint.com or call 888-528-0883.
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