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“Your membership in the EcoStar Program will provide you with opportunities to meet professionals from a range of businesses with interest in improving their environmental performance.”- EcoStar Standard 23 Business to Business Mentoring, Page 101, EcoStar Action Guide. |
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Press Release Devens Enterprise Commission Awarded Commonwealth of Massachusetts Environmental Purchasing and Sustainability Award October 5, 2005
The Devens Enterprise Commission (DEC), the regulatory and permitting arm of the former Fort Devens redevelopment efforts in North Central Massachusetts, has been presented a State Agency Commonwealth of Massachusetts Environmental Purchasing and Sustainability Award for Fiscal Year 2005 in recognition of its work in advancing a broad range of sustainable development practices at Devens. The Award is part of a public service program sponsored by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Operational Services Division in cooperation with the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Environmental Protection for outstanding performance in the areas of recycling and sustainable purchasing programs.
The DEC, in collaboration with its sister agency, Mass Development works to integrate sustainable development, the balancing of environmental, economic and social equity issues, into the redevelopment of the former Fort Devens. DEC chairman and North Middlesex Bank President, William P. Marshall said, “It’s gratifying to have our sustainable development efforts recognized. Illustrating that environmental protection and economic development are compatible goals, as we have at Devens, will benefit the entire Commonwealth.” From sustainable development indicators to eco-industrial development, the Devens Enterprise Commission has been a leader in assuring that the wishes of the citizens of the three host communities (Ayer, Harvard, and Shirley) and of the Commonwealth, regarding Sustainable Development remain the organizing concept for the reuse of this former army base.
A broad public-private partnership at Devens supports these efforts, which are typified by the EcoStar environmental branding and achievement program sponsored by the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce and the DEC. This program kicked off in February 2005. The program is run by a steering committee of environmental and business groups and has established twenty-five (25) environmental standards. Once ten core requirements and five voluntary requirements are secured, the firm may utilize the EcoStar brand on its products and services. A workbook, The EcoStar Action Guide, and series of educational workshops support the efforts of members to become EcoStar achievers. Seventeen firms have enrolled in the EcoStar program to date. Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Bonnie Biocchi stated, “EcoStar and the efforts of the DEC are helping to create a green development market niche for the Nashoba Valley Region. We support the efforts of the DEC and of Mass Development in this area and will continue to do so.” |
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EcoStar Wins 2007 Massachusetts Smart Growth-Smart Energy Award Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The EcoStar Program was honored with this award at the 2007 Smart Growth-Smart Energy Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester on December 7, 2007.
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EcoStar Awarded the EPA’s 2008 Environmental Merit Award April 22, 2008
EcoStar and its “Great Exchange” event were recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency at their annual awards ceremony held on earth Day in Faneuil Hall in Boston.
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