Resources on the Web
Since 1981, the AHC Group has been the careful and discrete creation of successful partnerships and alliances. This page showcases some of the trusted news sources that we use and valuable organizations that we support. In addition, more useful links can be found on our Points of Interest and Financial Articles pages.
Partner Websites
Please use these links as a resource, a signpost to other third-party organizations leading in the effort to forge a world made better by integrating the concept of sustainability in the manufacture of better products.
The Great Green Race
The Great Green Race is a powerful platform integrating a variety of dynamic forces in the economy to work together toward restoring our natural resources including: business, finance, banking, credit and savings, green products promotion, incentives, rebates, grants, social networking, education and standards set by consumers.
Green Home Solutions
Green Home Solutions designs and builds structures that will stand the test of time, and at the same time be environmentally friendly heirloom homes for centuries to come. They take the mystery out of going green and teach homeowners how to use green products and services in the most effective way for a home or project.
Fight Global Warming
(Environmental Defense)
Environmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
Ethical Markets
The TV series Ethical Markets, now airing on PBS stations and covering 45 million households nationwide, was created and co-produced by Hazel Henderson. These 13 half-hour TV shows cover the underreported growth of the "green" economy worldwide, focusing on progress in corporate social responsibility, socially-responsible investing, and the burgeoning LOHAS sector (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability). These shows, along with the five-part mini-series on "International Financial Reform," are also available on DVD from our website.
The Salt Water Institute
Learn about THE SEVEN INTENTIONS® of Values-Centered Leadership, a set of tools developed by a group of CEOs and entrepreneurs, including Tom Chappell, founder of Tom's of Maine, who sought to integrate their personal values with their workplace decisions.
Good Common Sense
Good Common Sense is all about making it easy to live more in balance with the environment. Their products outperform the accepted standards by lasting longer, cutting utility bills, improving comfort, functioning without hassles, and preserving ecological necessities. They're selling better products and building a better future — today!
The Realia Group
Over 3,000 participants on three continents have benefited from the organizational learning exercises of this company. Sessions reveal the "mental models" of participants, explore obstacles and paths to success, and enable appropriate change — individual and organizational — to facilitate profitable sustainability strategies.
SustainableBusiness.com
The online community for green business, connecting people with environmentally conscious employers who contribute to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy, and whose companies unabashedly embrace the goal of enhancing life on earth as an integral part of their business strategy.
Essential Suites Systems
ESS is a full-service provider of integrated software and services for Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management. ESS's Essential Suite™ and Compliance Suite™ solutions have helped more than 35,000 businesses, government agencies, and other organizations worldwide comply with international, federal, state, and local regulations and industry standards. See these recent news releases on ESS:
- ESS Finishes 2006 With Record Performance and Growth
- Alcoa Selects ESS Essential Suite™ For Global EH&S Management
LeaderValues
LeaderValues focuses on the best leadership thinking from around the globe, with a particular emphasis on how to use the 4 E’s of leadership: Envision, Enable, Empower. and Energize. They help Leaders in all kinds of organizations develop their skills and get better results, and also provide students of Leadership with one of the best meeting places on leadership and value systems on the Web.
The Bellagio Forum
Founded in 1993 by a group of international donors meeting in Bellagio, Italy, the Forum brings together an expanding membership of organizations to promote global sustainability. With its current home on the premises of the Federal Foundation for the Environment in Germany, the Forum has established a platform for like-minded partners to focus on issues involving energy, water, environmental awareness, finance, and health.
HIP Investor
Founded by R. Paul Herman, a former strategist at McKinsey and Omidyar Network, HIP Investor helps companies, investors, and entrepreneurs realize both Human Impact + Profit simultaneously. Their approach to investing is based on the premise that human impact drives profit; that impact can and should be measured by such factors as Health, Wealth, Earth, and Equality; and that only those leaders, investors, and organizations that pursue this approach will outperform and prove truly sustainable.
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