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is a nonprofit association with 250 members and growing. CORE enhances the economic vitality and competitive positioning of its members by helping them integrate socially and environmentally responsible practices into profitable businesses.

In June of 2006, CORE announced that two grants have been awarded to the association from The Energy Foundation to promote new and clean energy technologies.

CORE is partnering with the Western Business Coalition for New Energy Technologies on a $40,000 grant to support successful adoption and implementation of state renewable energy standards and other policies in Western states.

CORE is partnering with West Wind Wires on a $100,000 grant to advocate policies and facilitate integration of clean energy technologies on the electric grid in Western states.

"It’s not the business you do; it’s how you do business."

All definitions of sustainability involve living within limits; understanding the interconnections among economy, society, and environment; and distributing resources and opportunities equitably.

Formerly the Colorado CleanTech Initiative (CCI), Mountain Clean Energy Ventures (MCEV) focuses on developing new start-up businesses, based on technologies developed in the Colorado Front Range. It helps businesses grow from the ground up and provides a base from which to provide jobs for Colorado residents, ultimately creating a sound foundation for a Colorado Clean Energy Technology Cluster. MCEV provides:

• An open, and interactive, monthly forum for entrepreneurs, investors, and other business support organizations to interact with, learn from, and link up with each other on clean energy markets
• A robust business mentoring network using serial entrepreneurs (a key differentiator compared with traditional incubation processes or angel investing) experienced in high return on investments
• Virtual incubation by experienced mentors, for companies in the pre-seed stage, and beyond
• Strong ties to NREL, the Collaboratory (including CSU, CU, CSM), as well as to a wide range of investors, including the Rockies Venture Club, and the Keiretsu Forum
• A pathway for developing a coalition among economic development organizations along the Front Range
MCEV's July 31st event

Innovators in large and small companies have discovered that the global movement in sustainability opens up ways to make money and boost shareholder value. New products, new services, and new ways of doing business all represent opportunities for savvy companies. Join industry leaders at the second annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit. You will discover practices to reduce your business ecological footprint and increase its bottom line.

Speakers include: Mayor John Hickenlooper, Mark Wong (CEO, Renewable Agricultural Energy), and Julie Blunden (Director of Investor Relations, SunPower).
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Bud McGrath, Executive Director of Core and Treasure, Graham Russell question Neil Golightly about Ford's direction and seeing if it is sustainable. listen

Participants in Thursday's Sustainable Opportunities Summit sessions in Boulder, in part, had a chance to learn who will be responsible for future energy independence.
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Located on the high plains at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is geographically unique. As the only large city within a 600-mile area, halfway between the Midwest and West Coast, it has become a major center for the storage and distribution of goods and services. more

Mayor Hickenlooper speaks about Denver's Sustainability Plan. watch

Sustainability fact sheet (PDF)

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