Green C Certification Program-
Welcome Announcement

Welcome to the
American Consumer Council’s
Green C Certification Program

Creating a Culture of Green in America:
In 1990, the American Consumer Council launched its first Green Initiative by offering educational programs and workshops to help consumers understand the importance of environmental responsibility and how to practice it in their daily lives. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that Americans produce more than 220 million tons of garbage annually and use more than 3,600 billion gallons of water per day! This is a trend our earth can neither sustain nor support for much longer. ACC decided to act by encouraging consumers to change their wasteful habits. While we have made progress, there is still much work to be done to create what ACC president Thomas Hinton calls a “Culture of Green in America.”

Today, ACC’s commitment to protecting and enhancing our natural resources and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been expanded to recognize those businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and non-profit organizations that embrace environmental standards and foster Green Initiatives. Through ACC’s Consumer Green Council (CGC) and our Green C Certification Program, we are making a difference and creating a Culture of Green in America!

By earning the Green C Certification, your organization will be recognized for not only being in compliance with industry and government standards for environmental responsibility, but also you will be recognized for promoting environmentally-responsible products and practices, and helping to create a “culture of Green” in your industry or sector.

The Goal of ACC’s Green C Certification Program:
The goal of ACC’s Green C Certification program is to encourage and recognize Green practices among businesses and organizations throughout North America, and promote Corporate Social Responsibility that preserves and enhances our earth. We achieve this goal by incentivizing businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to operate in an environmentally efficient manner, and recognizing those deserving organizations that meet ACC’s environmental compliance and CSR criteria with ACC’s Green C Certification.

We invite you to review the certification criteria in this section of our website. For more information, please email us at: info@americanconsumercouncil.org or call ACC at 1-760-787-0414 during regular business hours (8am - 5pm - Pacific Standard Time).