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College Student Solutioneers
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Business Project Partners
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Sustainability Projects Completed
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Community Volunteer Hours

Since 2013, our passionate team of student Solutioneers at ASU and MCCCD have contributed more than 29,000 volunteer hours on their sustainability projects. We’ve helped dozens of businesses identify and implement sustainability opportunities into their operations.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our positive impact – our students, Project Partners, donors, sponsors, mentors, and community supporters. You make our impact possible.

How We Measure These Numbers

2020 Impact Report

Our team is very excited to share our first Annual Impact Report.

2020 was a uniquely challenging year, but our team rose to the challenge to continue fulfilling our sustainability mission in the business community.

Please read and share our 2020 Annual Impact Report. We welcome your feedback!

2020 Impact Report

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By the Numbers

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College Student Solutioneers
0+
Business Project Partners
0+
Sustainability Projects Completed
0k
Community Volunteer Hours

Since 2013, our passionate team of student Solutioneers at ASU and MCCCD have contributed more than 27,000 volunteer hours on their sustainability projects. We’ve helped dozens of businesses identify and implement sustainability opportunities into their operations.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our positive impact – our students, Project Partners, donors, sponsors, mentors, and community supporters.

You make our impact possible.

How We Measure These Numbers

Project Portfolio

Our hands-on projects with local businesses are where the rubber hits the road for sustainability. We’ve implemented strategic solutions for over 40 businesses – from zero waste events, to energy efficiency plans, to sustainability reporting and more. Our dynamic team of students and professionals collaborate on our GreenLight GuideLines project process to transform ideas into reality.

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2020 Impact Report

Our team is very excited to share our first Annual Impact Report.

2020 was a uniquely challenging year, but our team rose to the challenge to continue fulfilling our sustainability mission in the business community.

Please read and share our 2020 Annual Impact Report. We welcome your feedback!

2020 Impact Report

Click image to view report

Our Projects

Our hands-on projects with local businesses are where the rubber hits the road for sustainability. We’ve implemented strategic solutions for over 40 businesses – from zero waste events, to energy efficiency plans, to sustainability reporting and more. Our dynamic team of students and professionals collaborate on our GreenLight GuideLines project process to transform ideas into reality.

View Project Portfolio

Impact Map

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Testimonials

What are our Project Partners saying about GreenLight?

“Love working with you all. Three words to describe GreenLight Solutions are focused, dynamic, & excited.
“Greenlight Solutions is a great concept that matches real world need with skilled students who are looking to gain real world sustainability “chops.” It’s a win-win — but the biggest winner might be the planet. I don’t see a reason why this simple concept can’t be easily replicated a thousand times at other colleges and universities around the world.”
“GreenLight Solutions helped to make a significant impact in how we manage our resource yard and communicate our sustainability goals to event attendees. The students were hard-working and insightful, often helping us uncover us new ways to be eco-conscious!”
Rob Jameson, CTO/CMO, Arcosanti

“It’s great to have a dedicated group of people looking at a sustainability challenge that we don’t have the resources or capacity to pursue. GreenLight is a great organization that helps small business and organizations solve sustainability challenges while fostering a collaborative approach to real world solutions! I fully support the mission and vision of GreenLight Solutions.”

“GreenLight Solutions puts forth a genuine effort to learn and collaborate on growing people and their environment. GreenLight is resilient, unyielding, persistent, determined and strong.”

“GreenLight Solutions was a pleasure to work with! Thank you GreenLight Solutions for helping our organization understand the impacts of climate change on our infrastructure.”

“We partnered with GreenLight Solutions to promote the Phoenix Solar Co-op. They helped us to spread the word about neighbors in Phoenix coming together to go solar as a group. The students quickly learned to present information about solar to the public. They developed and implemented a marketing plan over email, social media and in-person (pre-COVID).”

What are students saying about GreenLight?

“GreenLight has been such a value add to my college experience—even as a junior. This is my first semester in the organization, and my project team and interactions with leadership have been stellar. I’ve been looking for ways to get involved with ‘green’ organizations on campus as a business sustainability major, and GreenLight has hands down been what I’ve been looking for.”

Michael Nelson, Phoenix Valley Metro Project Team

“I was blown away by the order and depth of the organization. This is not simply a student club. This is a highly-organized, hierarchical team that enables students to gain real-world applicable experience. GLS has enhanced my collegiate experience and expanded my knowledge of sustainability outside the classroom.”

Josh Verdugo, ASU Chapter President
“My time with GreenLight has truly been one of the highlights of my college career. I joined during my Sophomore year hoping to gain some professional skills that would help me in the business world, and I got so much more than that! Literally every role I’ve had within GreenLight has helped prepare me for life after graduation.”
Chloe Robertson, Internal Development Intern

“I really enjoyed the process of working on the project throughout the semester. The GreenLight GuideLines and Leadership Team where instrumental in my group’s success.”

Sam Schneider, Stardust Building Supplies Project Team

“GreenLight is a geat place to interact and make friends, learn working on real life projects, hone your managerial and team work skills while balancing work and study.”

Saylee Koli, Scottsdale Fairmont Princess Project Team

Testimonials

What are our Project Partners saying about GreenLight?

“GreenLight Solutions helped to make a significant impact in how we manage our resource yard and communicate our sustainability goals to event attendees. The students were hard-working and insightful, often helping us uncover us new ways to be eco-conscious!”
Rob Jameson, CTO/CMO, Arcosanti
“Greenlight Solutions is a great concept that matches real world need with skilled students who are looking to gain real world sustainability “chops.” It’s a win-win — but the biggest winner might be the planet. I don’t see a reason why this simple concept can’t be easily replicated a thousand times at other colleges and universities around the world.”

“It’s great to have a dedicated group of people looking at a sustainability challenge that we don’t have the resources or capacity to pursue. GreenLight is a great organization that helps small business and organizations solve sustainability challenges while fostering a collaborative approach to real world solutions! I fully support the mission and vision of GreenLight Solutions.”

“GreenLight Solutions was a pleasure to work with! Thank you GreenLight Solutions for helping our organization understand the impacts of climate change on our infrastructure.”

“Love working with you all. Three words to describe GreenLight Solutions are focused, dynamic, & excited.

“GreenLight Solutions puts forth a genuine effort to learn and collaborate on growing people and their environment. GreenLight is resilient, unyielding, persistent, determined and strong.”

“We partnered with GreenLight Solutions to promote the Phoenix Solar Co-op. They helped us to spread the word about neighbors in Phoenix coming together to go solar as a group. The students quickly learned to present information about solar to the public. They developed and implemented a marketing plan over email, social media and in-person (pre-COVID).”

What are students saying about GreenLight?

“GreenLight has been such a value add to my college experience—even as a junior. This is my first semester in the organization, and my project team and interactions with leadership have been stellar. I’ve been looking for ways to get involved with ‘green’ organizations on campus as a business sustainability major, and GreenLight has hands down been what I’ve been looking for.”

Michael Nelson, Phoenix Valley Metro Project Team
“My time with GreenLight has truly been one of the highlights of my college career. I joined during my Sophomore year hoping to gain some professional skills that would help me in the business world, and I got so much more than that! Literally every role I’ve had within GreenLight has helped prepare me for life after graduation.”
Chloe Robertson, Internal Development Intern

“I really enjoyed the process of working on the project throughout the semester. The GreenLight GuideLines and Leadership Team where instrumental in my group’s success.”

Sam Schneider, Stardust Building Supplies Project Team

“GreenLight is a geat place to interact and make friends, learn working on real life projects, hone your managerial and team work skills while balancing work and study.”

Saylee Koli, Scottsdale Fairmont Princess Project Team

“I was blown away by the order and depth of the organization. This is not simply a student club. This is a highly-organized, hierarchical team that enables students to gain real-world applicable experience. GLS has enhanced my collegiate experience and expanded my knowledge of sustainability outside the classroom.”

Josh Verdugo, ASU Chapter President

Global Goals

In 2015, 193 nations agreed to 17 Global Goals, officially known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, addressing the urgency of climate change, and implementing lasting solutions to all of the world’s global challenges.

GreenLight Solutions is advancing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our hands-on projects, interactive workshops, and educational series.

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals

Our Student-Led Projects align with the SDGs to benchmark success and create measurable metrics and KPIs for our Project Partners. We connect our local solutions to the global conversation on sustainable development.

View Our Detailed SDG Breakdown

Global Goals

GreenLight Solutions is advancing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our hands-on projects, interactive workshops, and educational series.

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals

Our Student-Led Projects align with the SDGs to benchmark success and create measurable metrics and KPIs for our Project Partners. We connect our local solutions to the global conversation on sustainable development.

View Our Detailed SDG Breakdown

Use the following tags to view our projects for each individual Sustainable Development Goal: SDG#1, SDG#2, SDG#3, SDG#4, SDG#5, SDG#6, SDG#7, SDG#8, SDG#9, SDG#10, SDG#11, SDG#12, SDG#13, SDG#14, SDG#15, SDG#16, SDG#17

GreenLight Alumni

We have 250+ alumni who are movers and shakers in a wide range of industries. The vast majority are working in a sustainability-related role or organization, and 90% of our alum say their experience in GreenLight Solutions helped them be prepared for a career in sustainability.

Where are they now?

GreenLight alum are spread across the world, working in diverse organizations, making a positive difference. Below are just a few notable places where our alumni are working:

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GreenLight Alumni

We have 250+ alumni who are movers and shakers in a wide range of industries. The vast majority are working in a sustainability-related role or organization, and 90% of our alum say their experience in GreenLight Solutions helped them be prepared for a career in sustainability.

Where are they now?

GreenLight alum are spread across the world, working in diverse organizations, making a positive difference. Below are just a few notable places where our alumni are working: