Mayor Urges Businesses & Residents to Take Part in Green Madison

How can an entire city work together on sus­tain­abil­ity? Learn more about the City of Madison’s approach, and how you can get involved in this brief video excerpt from the pub­lic launch of Green Madi­son, our city’s entry in the George­town Uni­ver­sity Energy Prize competition.

As Mayor Soglin noted, the com­pe­ti­tion is stiff, but with high involve­ment from Madi­son res­i­dents and busi­nesses, our city can demon­strate that Madi­son is a national leader in energy effi­ciency. Here’s how you can help Madi­son claim the $5 mil­lion prize to use toward future sus­tain­abil­ity initiatives:

Madi­son Businesses

Do you want to fur­ther boost your green rep­u­ta­tion in Madi­son? Would you like to get your employ­ees ener­gized around the topic of sus­tain­abil­ity in a brand new way? You’re encour­aged to play a free online sus­tain­abil­ity game called Cool Choices this fall as part of Green Madison’s effort to win $5M to rein­vest in Madison’s sus­tain­abil­ity efforts.

  • Learn more about the ben­e­fits of play­ing Cool Choices at your
    orga­ni­za­tion and how to sign up to be a Green Madi­son Partner.
  • Learn more about the ben­e­fits of spon­sor­ship and see a cur­rent list of game sponsors.

Madi­son Residents

Your involve­ment is cru­cial to our city’s success!

  • Learn more about the ways you can get involved to save money, help the envi­ron­ment and help Madi­son win.

The George­town Uni­ver­sity Energy Prize is a national com­pe­ti­tion that will award $5 mil­lion to the city that saves the most energy through 2016. Learn more about the George­town Uni­ver­sity Energy Prize.