The GIC Blog

Latest updates, impact spotlights, and tips for impacting your community, bottom line, or resume…
Impact Spotlight: Texas State University

Impact Spotlight: Texas State University

Oct 25, 2013 | ,

Meet Texas State University: The Bobcats. The Net Impact undergrad chapter at Texas State University joined the Green Impact Campaign (GIC) in early 2012. And within months of joining, the student-led team brought the campaign into their community and onto their...

Why We Need To Stop Talking Carbon

Why We Need To Stop Talking Carbon

Sep 22, 2013 | , ,

Why we need to stop talking in terms of carbon, and why we need to start talking in dollars to make sense. Back in 2012, I attended the Energy Efficiency Forum in DC, which was a day-long event featuring mayor’s speaking about their city-wide initiatives, White House...

Energy Benchmarking for Small Businesses

Energy Benchmarking for Small Businesses

Sep 16, 2013 | ,

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” This expression has become one of the more frequently used clichés in the energy management and sustainability industry. It’s right up there next to “move the needle” and “solar power is freaking hot!” And although clichés...

Behavior: The Problem That Could Be Our Solution

Behavior: The Problem That Could Be Our Solution

Aug 7, 2013 | ,

Behavior: The Problem That Could Be Our Solution Do you ever think about why we have toilets that automatically flush? Sure, it’s more hygienic and it certainly plays to the Trekky in all of us, but those are only byproducts to the real reason. The truth is that...

Introducing the GIC Blog!

Introducing the GIC Blog!

Aug 1, 2013 | ,

With the launch of our brand new website, we're also thrilled to launch the all-new Green Impact Campaign Blog (we're still working on a catchier name). Here's what you can look forward to: Impact Spotlights - Highlights of student chapters and participating small...