Green Local Suppliers/Resources

Where do I find a green ______?  You fill in the blank.  It could be a florist, hotel, venue, A/V company, etc.  Well, we would like to make this search a little easier.  Listed below is a list of suppliers that we have found or heard of that are incorporating sustainable practices into their services. 

Accommodation & Venues

• Hilton Garden Inn Downtown – Environmental Policy & Links
• University Place Conference Center & Hotel recently won the IMPI Green Venue Award for 2010
• Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) – are sponsors of MPI’s CSR Initiative and own the following properties;
  Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, Intercontinental Hotel
  A local resource is the Crowne Plaza in Union Station (Downtown)
• Eiteljorg Museum
• Indianapolis Zoo
• Trader’s Point Creamery

Promotional Products, Marketing, Print Media

• Fineline Printing Group is a provider of printing options that are environmentally responsible. The company purports various green certifications as well as policies and best practices, giving their clients many options to highlight their commitment to sustainability.
• DCC Digital Color Graphics
• Harding Poorman Group is one of North America's leading commercial graphics providers
• Time Factory Publishing makes all kinds of business and personal calendars, and is the first wind powered business in Indianapolis using chlorine-free Forest Stewardship Certified (FSC) paper, environmentally-safe inks, and corrugate displays that are certified by both the Sustainable Forest Initiative and FSC.
• Botanical Paperworks provide handmade invitations, calendars, etc, that are imbedded with wildflower seeds. You can plant the pages, etc.
• Twisted Limb Paperworks is a carbon-neutral production art studio in Bloomington, Indiana. They sustainably create colorful handmade 100% recycled paper using old colored office paper and grocery bags, recycled water, and inclusions of flowers, wildflower seeds, and grass from our lawn. They creatively assemble handmade papers into recycled wedding invitations, business promotional items, holiday greeting cards, birth announcements, thank-you notes, programs, guest books, place cards, menus and favors.

Trade Show Displays

• Indy Displays have made a commitment to do our part to protect the environment by providing clients with a large selection of green trade show display options that include bamboo banner stands, recycled aluminum on custom modular displays, graphics printed on recycled material, LED lighting, and eco friendly popup displays. Indy Displays believe that green trade show booths are the wave of the future and will continue to offer the latest green displays available in the industry.

Transportation

• Carbon Offset Companies:
  • Native Energy: All kinds of transportation offsets
  • TerraPass: Flight calculator/offsets
  • Carbon Fund: Flight calculator/offsets
• Carey Indiana provides ride-sharing options of chauffeured transportation
• IndyGo: mass public transit within Indianapolis
• Pedestrian walkways such as skybridges, Monon Trail, and Cultural Trails throughout downtown Indianapolis
• Bike Port Indiana: cycle lanes, rentals & lockers available in downtown Indianapolis

Florists

• Harvest Moon Flower Farm is a local niche farm business providing a diverse assortment of floral, herbal and evergreen products