There is a tremendous opportunity for the 1200+ businesses, large and small, that operate in Lafayette to become more sustainable and help reduce global warming.

Sustainable Lafayette is working with the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette's Environmental Task Force to help identify easy steps that any business can take and to share success stories (i.e. best practices) between businesses. So, local businesses can learn from what others are doing.

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Join the Sustainable Lafayette Network and begin receiving a monthly newsletter with tips and success stories from around town. If you've already taken some steps to make your business more green, please consider sharing your story so other local businesses can learn and be inspired by what you've done.

The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has formed a Green Committee to help local businesses save money by adopting green practices. For more information contact Jay Lifson (jay@lafayettechamber.org) or Bart Carr (bart@sustainablelafayette.net)

There are a wide range of steps that a local business can take to make their business more sustainable. For ideas visit our tips page with 50 quick tips that apply to most businesses in Lafayette.

View four pages of ideas and resources for greening your business provided by Rhonda Chaikin, owner of HMR Associates, which helps local businesses "go green" by assessing their building and operations and recommending ways that they can reduce their environmental impact. For more information visit www.hmrassociates.net.