GreenOrder was a management consulting group specialising in

environmental sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

. It was established in 2000 by Andrew L. Shapiro.

History

Shapiro got the idea for GreenOrder from the

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, an environmentally friendly

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in the

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area of

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. GreenOrder was acquired by LRN in 2008 and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary. GreenOrder worked with companies like Polo Ralph Lauren and General Motors. It worked with Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) in making investments in green technologies and products. In 2011, GreenOrder Partner Truman Semans took part in delivering the keynote addresses at the

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in Abu Dhabi. GreenOrder served as a principal strategic adviser on

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's ecomagination portfolio, including involvement in the ecomagination Product Review process. In 2012, GreenOrder was merged with Cleantech Group LLC. GreenOrder no longer exists as a separate entity.

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External links

Cleantech official site
Sustainability advocates Companies based in Manhattan Renewable resource companies established in 2000 American companies established in 2000 Renewable resource companies disestablished in 2012 American companies disestablished in 2012