Earth Day is inspiring more and more green, business, educational, government, private and non-profit organizations to take part in these days events, seminars, celebrations and gatherings all around the world. United States of America, as the home of the first Earth Day, is specially involved in these happenings offering people, entrepreneurs and students more information and advices about the eco-friendly working and living.
Go Green Expo (an eco-friendly business and consumer lifestyle showcase) invites business leaders, eco-minded consumers and their families to explore aspects of green living and sustainable business practices including energy, home and building, transportation, electronics, food, and health & beauty. This organization takes part in Earth Day, promoting green businesses and eco-friendly values.
A special business session is organized this weekend at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave, Oaks, complimentary to trade professions and buyers with business cards. The expo is open to the public 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 pm Sunday.
Joining the lineup of keynote speakers and special appearances this year is alternative energy advocate and candidate for U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware County), who will give his talk at 2 p.m. Sunday. The green racecar driver Leilani Munter, also known as the Carbon Free Girl, will hold the speech at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Special speaker sessions and panel discussions include topics such as “Greening Your Home,” “Eco-Fashion & Lifestyle,” “State of Our Environment,” “Green Entrepreneurs,” “Triple Bottom Line Energy Management,” “Alternative Transportation and Sustainable Investing.”
Key exhibitors include Volkswagen and General Motors, who will showcase the latest cleaner-burning automotive technology, Earth-friendly paper goods company Marcal and sustainable printing service Print Responsibly.
“I am pleased to welcome the Go Green Expo back to the Philadelphia region. In a city which is quickly becoming recognized for its ambitious sustainability initiatives, and a state which has proven its green leadership, you couldn’t choose a better place to be.”
-Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter
For more information and a full schedule of the show’s events, visit www.gogreenexpo.com
If you are interested in making your business officially green, appealing to a larger business community and using the multiple environmental promotion and marketing capability which our Green Commerce Bureau provides for green business owners, sign up for your business’ green certificate.
