Green businesses have also been growing at a rate of about 5% annually during the last three years, Doyle says.
Future-proofing a city means creating the markets for green businesses and green technologies, and designing the space and facilities to support them.
In it, they warn the Mr Osborne that uncertainty over the government's commitment to low-carbon power generation is harming the development of green businesses.
Kevin Donovan, a vice president at Helios Partners, sports marketing company based in Atlanta , Georgia, said they have talked about working with companies other than those known as green businesses.
Title XVII of that bill created a program of government guaranteed loans for green energy businesses.
The WEF said it showed that global "green" businesses were not the only ones with sustainability credentials.
Other "green lifestyle" businesses, such as those selling organic vegetable boxes, have also sprung up in Shanghai.
"This initiative will not only result in considerable cost savings for homeowners on their energy bills, but also put resources in the hands of green sector small businesses who will in turn create good-paying jobs in communities across the country, " said SBA Administrator Mills.
And a lot them didn't have--or need--gobs of green to launch their businesses.
Energy efficiency retrofits present the opportunity to increase energy efficiency, while also creating new businesses and good green jobs.
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As a small business, Green Citizen serves other small businesses.
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Prof Aynsley-Green's campaign will urge businesses to abandon its use, and will even encourage children to report instances of it being used against them.
As more businesses jump on the green bandwagon, and rising public intolerance for false green claims is experienced, it is only a matter of time before there is a groundswell in court actions or other proceedings.
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If they had green cards they would start their own businesses which would create new jobs.
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"While we agree with the president that support for small businesses, infrastructure investment and green jobs is essential, we also believe that much more needs to be done, particularly for those Americans who are hurting most, " said Lee, chairwoman of the caucus.
More and more businesses are announcing that they are going green.
Now it has to show that the green shoots springing up so effortlessly can grow into mature businesses.
With its underlying jade-like green colour, celadon fired by the family-oriented businesses of Longquan is prized as masterwork-quality art that can also serve as household ware.
The group will also support growing businesses to achieve their goals and will also work to establish new businesses in manufacturing, advanced technologies and the green economy.
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The Keurig system has proven to be a nice employee perk and businesses are installing thousands of them, while Green Mountain also reaps a stream of pure profit from coffee roasters who pay a fee to use its K-Pack cups.
In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April announced the top collegiate purchasers of renewable energy through its "Green Power Partnership, " voluntary program that encourages governments, businesses and schools to buy renewable energy.
Unplanned sprawl leads to a shortage of green space, strains transport systems, and makes it hard for businesses or housing developers to find sites.
On June 15, CNN launched an online special, "Going Green, " to examine the issues and efforts by countries, businesses and individuals to lower the world's collective carbon emissions.
At first glance, this was a campaign led by a green activist organization and a clear example of how the world expects businesses to stay in line with their impact on the environment.
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On 29 February 2012 during Wales Office questions Mr Llwyd said that green technology was a "key industry" in Wales and that businesses would be deterred from investing if "Whitehall can remove funding with the flick of the pen".
He argues that the opportunity for businesses and investors to get on the ground floor of new green technology is now.
This kind of green infrastructure can also help beautify communities, make them more attractive to businesses and investors, and help them better withstand extreme weather.
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The green investment bank is being created to channel private sector funding into low carbon businesses.
Will small and medium businesses be able to meet these standards and gain access to international green markets?
"New World now has in-depth expertise in a very broad range of businesses, which it can use for exponential growth, " says Green.
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