11-6-090 Pledge – Required.
   (A)   Legal entities seeking or obtaining CGB certification for any place of business shall be required to take the City of Chicago's Green Business Pledge, as follows:
      "We believe that a successful business is dependent on a healthy environment. We are actively working to show our environmental stewardship to our community by committing to the following objectives:
      •   To comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations and strive to exceed compliance
      •   To implement and strive to exceed our business's Compliance Checklist
      •   To conserve energy, water, materials and other natural resources
      •   To develop and implement practices that prevent pollution and waste
      •   To be an environmentally responsible business within our community
      •   To strive for continuous improvement."
   (B)   The owner or operator or other controlling person of any place of business certified as Chicago Green Business shall post a legible copy of the CGB Pledge required under subsection (A) of this section in a conspicuous place (1) near the entry to the place of business or in any other place where the pledge is visible to members of the general public; and (2) in at least one common area routinely used or frequented by the business's employees.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-11, p. 115934, § 2)