Green Course - Students For The Environment

Green Course Campaigns: Alumni Chapter

Green Course- Alumni Chapter

Green Course's alumni chapter was established in 2005. The chapter aims at involving graduates interested in continued environmental activities. The Green Course alumni chapter has more than doubled its size over the past year. Today over 500 alumni contribute greatly to Green Course's activities and professional resources. Projects include: a legal forum of lawyers, Israel's international film festival (Ecolnoa), an urban planners forum and the alumni chapter's pioneering project...

Greening the Business Sector (GBS).

GBS aims to harness the green trend within the business sector, creating real change through services provided by Green Course alumni. GBS promotes energy conservation and environmental awareness among workers. In addition, GBS sets itself apart from competing programs by encouraging proactive steps to be taken for a healthier environment by employees (bottom-up) rather than dictated management decisions.

To date, over 10 companies have already undergone GBS training. GBS is currently run entirely by volunteers; we look forward to establishing the needed framework in order to spearhead this project in the coming year.

For more information: Noa Peled : info@green.org.il

Other Alumni Chapter Projects Include:

• Legal Forum: Legal advice and guidance.
• Ecolnoa- Environmental Film Festival: including alumni in film-making industry.
• National Safe Walk to School Project: Partnering with Beterem & Ministry of Education- Project aims to promote non-polluting ways of getting to school, teaching why environment & the community benefits from leaving the car at home.
• Environmental Advocacy Project -in the Knesset- lead by alumni member experienced as personal assistant to MKs.

Future funding will enable Green Course to sustain these projects and develop and support initiatives underway, such as:
• Greening Companies- through Alumni –workers in the high-tech & other industries.
• Expanding the alumni chapter to adult population in general.
• Architects & Planners Forum - Providing professional resources to Green Course campaigns.
• Media & Communications Forum.