Meow Meow Tweet

has been certified by the Green America’s Green Business Network as an environmentally and socially responsible business. This business has reached the Bronze tier by adopting principles and practices that demonstrate a strong commitment to conserving the environment and supporting social justice.

The Green America’s Green Business Network is proud to recognize their contribution to creating and growing a green economy by supporting the needs of their customers, workers, the environment, and the community. We appreciate your continued support of Meow Meow Tweet and thank you for your commitment to sustainability.

Member Since: 11/30/2011

Seal Valid Until: 12/31/1969

Meow Meow Tweet has completed the following initiatives:

  • Building an Equitable, Supportive & Inclusive Workplace

  • Make an explicit effort through your hiring process to attract a diverse pool of job applicants (i.e. religion, race, sexual and gender identity, etc.). (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Provide formal support to your staff and workers for dealing with work-related stress. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer employees flexible schedules to promote work life balance. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Pay living wages per community standard for your direct employees. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer eligible employees paid vacation days. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer eligible employees paid sick days. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer health Insurance or assurance of coverage to employees and their families. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer a scholarship program or subsidies to support employee continuing education. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Implement a process for regular employee performance evaluations from peers and subordinates.  (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Implement a process for regular employee performance evaluations from supervisors. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Offer a buying club or discounts for employees. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Institute grievance procedures to provide staff members with a process for addressing concerns or disagreements related to the violation of company policies. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Engage office teams to lead specific issues or projects within the office (i.e. event planning, health and wellness, space allocation, etc.). (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Educating Employees, Customers & Vendors

  • Include a sustainability curriculum that raises awareness about general issues and personal choices and as part of your ongoing employee training program. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Provide training for employees on your company's social and environmental policies. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Include a sub-page on your website for green advocacy, education, information and resources links.

  • Educate your staff about differences in cultural values and norms for business operations in other regions or countries. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Assist at least one other business in learning about sustainability and encourage them to join Green America's Green Business Network.

  • Include a statement on your website describing your company's social standards, goals, and objectives.

  • Include a statement on your website describing your company's environmental standards, goals, and objectives.

  • Minimizing Emissions & Exposure to Toxins

  • Use environmentally friendly cleaning products for daily use in the workplace, such as a non-toxic multipurpose cleaner or glass cleaner.

  • Select office space in a LEED certified building or in a space with a clear track record of green building improvements. (If you work out of a home office, click 'Complete'.)

  • Install a filtered water tap at your sink or a water cooler for drinking water, instead of purchasing bottled water. (If you work out of a home office, click 'Complete'.)

  • Relax the office dress code to allow for attire that doesn't require drycleaning, and encourage employees to switch to non-toxic dry cleaners. (If you work out of a home office, click 'Complete'.)

  • Use natural odor elimination methods, i.e. ventilating with open windows, air filters, carbon odor eliminators.

  • Use air-filtering plants throughout the office to improve indoor air quality.

  • Avoid using the following ingredients in your products: pthalates, parabens, sodium laurel sulfate, and synthetic fragrances.

  • Use only natural or unscented essential oils rather than synthetic fragrances in your core products.

  • Use only minerals as active ingredients in sunscreen and avoid the use of nanoparticles.

  • Minimizing Transportation Impacts

  • Create incentives to encourage employee carpools, public transportation, or bicycling as a means of transportation. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Designate car pool and hybrid parking spaces that are in preferred areas of your parking lot. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Use telepresence or other long-distance communication to replace travel when possible.

  • Encourage creative scheduling and telecommuting possibilities for your employees. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Arrange for a single delivery, or try to group shipments of several items at once from your vendors.

  • Use ground shipping rather than air whenever possible.

  • Core Practices

  • Bronze: Based on your specific industry, describe to us the major area of social and environmental impact (pick one for each) of your business and how you're currently addressing it.

  • Bronze: For a company that hires employees or uses interns/volunteers, establish a process for providing clear feedback on performance. For sole proprietors, establish a process to receive regular advice/mentoring on how to improve company performance.

  • Bronze: After completing the GreenGain assessment, analyze your current sustainability performance and develop a plan that prioritizes initiatives based on your results.

  • Bronze: Organize an office Green Team, designate a green leader, or create personal goals to help champion green initiatives throughout your company.

  • Bronze: Develop a company social and environmental mission and vision statement and post it on your company's website.

  • Bronze: Create and publish a clear return/refund/cancellation process for customers on your website.

  • Silver: Recommend environmentally preferable products and services to all of your clients (If you are a product-based business, please click 'Complete').

  • Silver: Establish practices to support the development and training of your employees and/or interns/volunteers. If sole proprietor, develop and implement a yearly plan for professional growth and development.

  • Silver: Install the display source code for your Green America Seal of Approval on your website.

  • Gold: Take a leadership role in an organization that continually works to improve the environment or social responsibility nationally or in your area.

  • Conserving Resources, Recycling & Minimizing Waste

  • Eliminate paper towels, styrofoam or plastic cups, plates and utensils in the breakroom or kitchen. Use re-usable mugs, dishes, and silverware instead.

  • Place bins at print and copy stations to store unused printouts for scratch, draft paper, etc.

  • Use recycled or re-used boxes, bags, and general packaging for office mailings, shipping, marketing, and promotions.

  • Reduce outgoing mail by updating the contact information on your company's mailing lists regularly.

  • Reduce incoming junk mail by removing your business' name from national direct marketing databases.

  • Establish a paper recycling program for newspaper, office paper, direct mail, white and colored paper, cardboard, envelopes, magazines, and catalogs.

  • Use printers that have a duplexing (two-sided copying and printing) function, and print/copy double sided when possible.

  • Establish a recycling program that includes glass, plastic, and aluminum.

  • Eliminate unnecessary paper forms for administrative functions and use electronic forms when possible (ie. digital faxes, electronic receipts, digital pay stubs).

  • Establish a paperless billing program for your vendors or clients.

  • Responsibly dispose of hazardous items, such as CFL/fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, paint, and electronic waste.

  • Set up an office supply re-use center and encourage materials sharing (I.e. rechargeable batteries, scrap paper, markers, etc.).

  • Sell or donate unneeded furniture and office equipment.

  • Use reusable or compostable catering supplies for company meetings and events (i.e. digital handouts, re-usable dishware and linens, or biodegradable flatware).

  • Recycle unwanted equipment and electronics, such as computer monitors, hard drives, cell phones, PDAs, toner cartridges.

  • Work regularly with vendors to minimize product packaging.

  • Maximize the percentage of post-consumer recycled content in packaging for your products.

  • Eliminate use of virgin plastic, polystyrene, or any other petrochemical-based packaging for your products.

  • Implement a minimal packaging policy, based on industry best practices.

  • Ensure that product packaging is operationally recyclable, biodegradable, or responsibly disposable.

  • Use the most recyclable plastic available (lowest number inside the triangular recycling symbol), if using plastic packaging.

  • Purchase paper towels and toilet paper made from 35-100% post-consumer recycled materials.

  • Reporting Performance & Progress

  • Have an accurate and complete ingredient and/or species list on product labels and website.

  • Clearly label which of your products and ingredients are organic, on website and product packaging.

  • Saving Energy & Using Renewable Energy Sources

  • Set computers and monitors to enter automatic standby or sleep mode after 20-30 minutes of inactivity.

  • Use a green web hosting service for your company's website.

  • Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified electronic equipment and appliances, an indicator of more energy efficient equipment.

  • Design your office with day lighting in mind (i.e., take significant advantage of natural light with sky windows, skylights, etc.).

  • Replace older light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLS), light emitting diodes (LEDS), and other more energy efficient light bulbs as they burn out.

  • Develop an energy conservation policy or program that encourages employees to support energy conservation. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Use your lighting more efficiently with daylight dimmers and/or task lighting.

  • Reduce phantom vampire power loads by installing after hour timers on non-essential electrical appliances or using smart power strips.

  • Saving Water

  • Obtain an assessment of your building's water use to identify specific water conservation ideas. (If you work out of a home office, click 'Complete'.)

  • Use water-conserving cleaning methods when possible (i.e. sweeping instead of mopping and hosing).

  • Supporting Responsible Industry Practices

  • Regularly review your marketing and promotional materials to ensure there is no use of negative stereotypes.

  • Actively participate in advocacy or lobbying work to raise awareness around environmental and/or social issues.

  • Regularly educate yourself on the progress of responsible environmental and social practices in your industry.

  • Purchase supplies and/or materials from green-certified or Green America certified companies.

  • Supporting Your Community

  • Reserve a certain number of hours per year for employees to volunteer on local environmental or community projects (e.g., Habitat for Humanity, Earth Day). (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Become an active member of an organization that continually works to improve the environment and social justice, nationally or in your region.

  • Actively recruit from underserved or special needs communities. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Taking Care of Animals

  • Conduct no animal testing.

  • Minimize the use of animal ingredients in your products, or ensure that animal-based ingredients or components were responsibly produced.

  • Using Organic & Renewable Materials

  • Maximize the percentage of USDA certified organic ingredients in your products.

  • Use Fair Trade or organic coffee, tea, and sugar in the office.

  • Identify and eliminate any petroleum-based products, or items with petrochemical derivatives additives that your company uses or offers.

  • Remove any materials in your products for which there are material scarcity concerns.

  • Use organic and unbleached cotton and paper fibers in cotton balls, swabs, and feminine hygiene products.

  • Establishing Transparent Leadership & Governance

  • Determine a defined ratio between your company's lowest and highest paid employee. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Implement processes and policies to support active participation of workers in management (i.e. Board of Directors, Executive teams, etc.). (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Clearly disclose to all staff members any internal policies, practices or code of ethics that impact employees. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Implement profit-sharing plans with staff. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

  • Implement a democratic voting process or consensus approach for key company decisions. (If you are a sole proprietor, hit 'Complete'.)

Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982 (formerly "Co-op America" until January 1, 2009). Its mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Green America's Green Business Network™ is the first, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the country. The Green Business Network serves to connect, market, and grow the green marketplace. The Green America Seal of Approval recognizes businesses that meet Green America’s rigorous certification standards and display a deep commitment to consumers, communities, workers, and the planet.