Our Purpose
reenLeaders DC seeks to be the premier knowledge-broker in the sustainability space by harnessing the power of online collaboration.
GreenLeaders DC is founded on three core principles:
- Sustainability is enlightened self-interest
- Technology empowers sustainability
- Sustainability is smart business
The need for ongoing education and training to remain competitive in a globalized, resource-constrained economy is greater than ever. An interdisciplinary approach to sustainability topics combined with a collaborative learning context based on interactive technology can successfully address ecological challenges and ensure prosperous societies.
Our services are a combination of digital literacy and sustainability training. We have an interdisciplinary focus – we bring together pros from all areas of business to deliver training, mentor, and consulting services in small-group, accessible, community-driven online formats. Our users and clients not only learn about sustainability, but develop relationships and get empowered to take action.
The Opportunity
he nexus of education, innovation, and sustainability is a tremendous opportunity for the academic, business, and government sectors.
The combination of information technology, interdisciplinary approaches to economics and ecology, and smart business incentives will produce powerful solutions to today’s sustainability challenges and lay the foundation for prosperous, regenerative economies.
The ultimate beneficiaries of our services are the young professionals and students who will make up future workforces. Employees who understand business challenges from a sustainability perspective bring creativity and a strategic mindset to the job. The result is more engaged, productive, and competent employees, less turnover, and lower human resources costs.
Our Approach
e approach sustainability as a business issue with a focus on investment, human resources, and innovation-driven business opportunity.
Finding solutions to complex sustainability challenges first requires recognizing the diverse nature of sustainability. Considering only one aspect doesn’t accurately describe the whole challenge. Like the fabled blind men feeling the elephant, each singular approach leads to a different interpretation.
Our approach is interdisciplinary. We define sustainability in economic and ecological terms and deliver our services with partnering experts from all parts of the sustainability spectrum.