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Small Businesses reject role of money in politics; view citizens United decision as bad for business
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
On Jan. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Citizens United decision that corporations are free to spend unlimited sums of money in elections. According to opinion polling released by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority,...
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Closing the Funding and Opportunity Gaps for Women and Minority-Owned Business
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement
This report outlines the unique barriers facing women and minority-owned businesses. It also outlines policy solutions for closing the funding gap for women and minority-owned businesses....
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Opinion Survey: Small Business Owner Opinions on Access to Credit and Proposals to Boost the Economy
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
Small business owners are suffering from weak sales and decreased customer demand, and on top of that, a lack of access to credit. It is difficult for small business owners to access the credit that will help them grow, hire and jumpstart the economy. This survey explores what small...
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Freeing the Market: Accounting for the True Cost (and Benefit) of Doing Business
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights
The cost of business is not only measured by money but should also include air pollution, contaminated water, and other environmental impacts. Prices must be based on true cost to help our economy become sustainable. Fossil fuels and toxic chemicals can create a series of negative...
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Clean Water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin: Economic Importance, Threats, and Opportunities.
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
The upper Mississippi river supports a vibrant economy. The nutrient pollution, agricultural practices, urban runoff, and wastewater discharge threaten the UMR. The government should protect the area by utilizing green infrastructure, implementing better agriculture practices, and...
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Contracts for Burning Trash in Incinerators Should Not be Awarded
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
There is no good business case for trash incineration. Burning trash is the most expensive form of electricity generation, creates pollution that raises health costs to the public, destroys valuable resources, and produces the fewer jobs than comparable capital projects. The trash...
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Poll Report: Small Business Owners' Views on Retirement Security
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2013
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This report, which contains the results of a scientific national phone survey of small business owners (2 to 99 employees) conducted in March 2013, is designed to inform policy discussions about retirement security and serve as a basis for evaluating proposals that address the needs...
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American Sustainable Business Council Supports the Green New Deal.
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
American Sustainable Business Council Supports the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal modernize America's water, transportation, and energy infrastructure. If the government provides clear criteria and goal-oriented incentives, the market will response and create sustainable growth....
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The Business Case for Rethinking Fracking
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement
Fracking for gas and oil is threatening national forests, parks, and other public area. States need to set minimum standers and rules on the condition and location for hydraulic fracturing. Fracked gas and oil help employ people and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, but it hasn't...
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Small Business Owners Favor Raising Federal Minimum Wage
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This report outlines the results from a scientific national phone poll of small business owners with employees. It finds that small businesses' support for raising the federal minimum wage is strong across the United States. Small business owners believe that a higher minimum wage...
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The High-Road Workplace: Route to a Sustainable Economy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families
By offering health insurance, paid family leave and sick days, companies and workers can avoid working against each other and businesses experience increased worker productivity. The public interest is also served as companies end up putting more money into local economies. New regulations...
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The Business Case for Clean Water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
The health and navigability of upper Mississippi River is important to the area's prosperity since it supports a vibrant economy. Nutrient pollution, agricultural pollution, urban runoff, coal pollution, wastewater discharge, thermal pollution are threaten the area's economy. Green...
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The Business Case for Carbon Pricing: Business supports climate action
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights
Climate change presents the biggest threat to America's economy. A price on carbon can be an efficient, business-friendly way to mitigate climate change. It can reduce emissions, spur innovation and job creation....
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The Business Case for Sustainable Procurement
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources
Sustainable procurement benefits the larger economy by reducing damages associated with climate change and hazardous chemicals, minimizing costly environmental and health problems in workers and other people, especially children. Shifting to sustainable procurement resonates through...
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Industry Brief: How Green Building Helps the U.S. Economy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy
The report examines the growth of the green building sector, the business case for high-performance buildings, the potential cost savings for property owners, and the role of green buildings in addressing climate change and reducing carbon emissions. The report also provides various...
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The Business Case for Supporting Clean Water in the Delaware River Watershed
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
The Delaware River supports a vibrant economy. Clean water creates a comprehensive, region-wider vision and strategy to ecosystem and economy, grows funding for water infrastructure, and decreases storm water runoff. However, urban runoff, agricultural practice, manufacturing discharge,...
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Environmental, social and governance ESG) Tracking and Metrics- A better way forward
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance
since ESG reporting is lack of quantifiable, verified data, it should be integrated into economic assessment to improve invest analysis and decision-making. The benefit of ESG is not just cost savings, but also improvment of environmental resource efficiency, employee engagement,...
Municipal Primer on Climate Investing
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy
This report outlines possibilities for city and pension fund managers to expedite the transition towards clean energy, evaluate risks, divest from fossil fuels, reinvest in low-carbon economic activities, and actively engage shareholders. It compiles educational resources that fund...
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Small Business Owners' Views on Climate and Energy Policy Reform
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy
This report is based on the results of a scientific, national phone survey of 555 owners of small businesses (2 to 99 employees) conducted in June 2014. The survey found that clear majorities of small business owners are concerned about how climate change will affect their companies,...
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