How to become a Certified Green Wedding Provider SM
This section of our site describes how to become green certified.
Green Wedding Providers SM offers nationally recognized certifications for wedding service providers.
Certification arms consumers with the information they need to be able to choose sustainable "environmentally correct" service providers.
Certification gives businesses a credible way of demonstrating to the general public that they are who they say they are and "walk the talk" when it comes to environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
Have you implemented environmentally friendly policies, procedures, and practices in your company but lack the credentials and recognition to make the right impression?
Are you confused about the various qualifications and standards? Certified Green Wedding Providers SM have proven to be truly green in their practices, policies, and procedures.
If you have implemented green practices and want to put them up for review and certification, Contact Us today.
We have developed a comprehensive set of guidelines and a certification program which can help you achieve your goal to be green.
Businesses around the world are positioning themselves for a greener economy.
Becoming a Certified Green Wedding Provider SM gives your business a competitive edge.
If you qualify, you will earn the privilege to display the appropriate Green Certification Mark to your customers and business partners to show that you are an environmental leader and are certified by an independent third-party audit of your green business practices.
You will have to renew your certification each year.
This is a voluntary certification program that is designed to recognize and promote businesses that go beyond minimum environmental standards.
We require you to go beyond achieving basic regulatory compliance and implement additional measures to become green.
Independent Third-Party Review and Certification
If you have implemented green practices, its time to put them to the test.
Consumers in today's economy have learned to see right through "greenwashing". Certification can help your image with potential customers.
We offer independent third-party certification for all types of wedding providers, including photographers, videographers, florists, caterers and wedding planners just to name a few.
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if you are interested in becoming a Certified Green Wedding Provider SM.
We will conduct a survey of your business based on your input on an application and other information gathered by our research and screening team.
We will look for evidence to support the information you provide and will evaluate your greenness in the areas of Energy, Water, Waste, Pollution Prevention, and other criteria that is specific to your line of business.
Our evaluation will be based on a number of factors, including the principles of the three “R”s, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
We will ask you to add a fourth “R”, Rethink!
We encourage our members to constantly rethink their practices and continue reducing their carbon footprints.
If approved, you will be permitted to use the appropriate Green Certification Mark for your line of business for a period of one year from the date you join.
After that, you will be required to renew your certification on an annual basis to retain the privilege of using the Green Certification Mark.
Any failure to renew or becoming delisted from the directory for any reason will immediately revoke any and all privileges to use the Green Certification Mark or claim to be certified.
You may not use the Green Certification Mark in any way unless and until you are certified by us.
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