USGBC Announces Green Apple Commitment at Clinton Global Initiative
Posted
09/24/2012
Green Apple, an initiative of the Center for Green
Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was
announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual
Meeting held in New York. Green Apple is a global movement to put
all children in schools where they have clean and healthy air to
breathe, where energy and resources are conserved and where they
can be inspired to dream of a brighter future.
Green Apple will celebrate its official launch with the first-ever
Green Apple Day of Service this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. The Day
of Service brings together advocates from around the world,
including students, teachers, parents, elected officials,
organizations, companies and more, to take action in their
communities through service projects at local schools, and presents
an opportunity for substantial change to be made in support of
healthy, sustainable schools.
More than one quarter of all Americans walk through the
doors of a school every day, yet instead of walking into places of
opportunity, millions enter buildings where the air they breathe is
filled with toxins and mold, where classrooms are poorly lit and
overcrowded and where resources are limited and outdated. Many
children are learning in buildings that are compromising their
health and ability to succeed. Green Apple enables individuals,
companies and organizations the opportunity to transform all
schools into healthy, safe, cost-efficient and productive learning
places.