•  Encourage the immediate reduction of GHG emissions in the industrial sector through a comprehensive set of cost-effective actions.

•  Facilitate communication between business leaders and environmentalists by promoting cost saving environmentally friendly technologies.

•  Foster innovation by allowing participants to identify the actions that make the most sense for their organizations.

• Raise awareness of global warming as a pressing issue by educating the public through seminars, PR campaigns, newsletters, and school system outreach for grades K-12.Raise awareness of global warming as a pressing issue by educating the public through seminars, PR campaigns, newsletters, and school system outreach for grades K-12.

•  Change the way organization's view and manage environmental performance by demonstrating the economic and productivity gains associated with “lean and clean” manufacturing.

•  Track energy/environment related legislation on both the state and national level and become a source of information for both legislators and members of the community.

•  Annually report the result of business's actions to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DOE through the VRGG Program.