Released on: April 21, 2008, 7:36 pm

Press Release Author: Verdigris Group

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: Bringing Verdigris Group\'s expertise in Sustainable
Enterprise Management to the Property Brokerage Industry.

Press Release Body: Verdigris Group is a Chicago-based group of real estate-related
entities that have earned a respected reputation for excellence in property
brokerage, property development consulting and sustainable business practice.
(www.verdigrisgroup.com)

Their newest and most innovative venture to date - Verdigris Realty specializes in
commercial and residential property sales while maintaining a focus on their \'triple
bottom-line\' approach to business success: Environmental Stewardship, Social
Contribution and Economic Profitability.

Verdigris Group is setting the bar high for organizational sustainability and takes
pride in being a leader in environmentally sustainable business practices.

This means that Verdigris Group directs all of its operations by measuring,
analyzing and minimizing its organizational 'carbon-footprint' in the effort to be a
sustainable enterprise from both an environmental perspective as well as a way to
guide the business toward future success.

As \'the green revolution\' continues to become a more prevalent subject in the real
estate world, it is clear to us that real estate professionals must be well-versed
in the new landscape that sustainability is creating.

Green property knowledge is an imperative, as are real estate professionals who can
assist clients in negotiating the increasing number of projects and firms that are
making sustainable claims.

Verdigris Group\'s brokerage professionals are not only experts in their local
markets but are also trained and accredited in green building and LEED®
Certification as US Green Building Council LEED® Accredited Professionals.

Verdigris Group\'s three operating divisions are:

. Verdigris Consulting: Sustainable Enterprise Management Consulting, USGBC LEED®
Certification, Green Building Consulting/ Project Management

. Verdigris Realty: The World's First Carbon-Neutral Real Estate BrokerageT
specializing in commercial and residential sales

. Verdigris Properties: Green Building / LEED Certified Property Development

Verdigris Group\'s Founder and Principal, Mr. Garratt Hasenstab long had a vision to
create a real estate company that transcends the status quo and elevates market
transformation in property development, brokerage and sustainable enterprise
management.

His vision is that Verdigris Group accomplishes this objective through the most
environmentally and socially responsible means possible, while continuing the
highest level of Service Excellence for our clients.

In speaking about this new venture with relation to Verdigris Group\'s organizational
sustainability initiative, Mr. Hasenstab said, \"As a sustainable enterprise it is
our mission to take full account of the environmental consequences of our economic
activity and use resources that are renewable, non-depletionary or regenerative. By
so doing, our business operations reduce waste, improve efficiencies, and increase
employee productivity, all of which decrease operating costs and increase profit
margins - and the positive impact our business has on our community is tangible.\"

To learn more, visit Verdigris Group online at: www.verdigrisgroup.com or call
toll-free: (800) 805-2830.


Web Site: http://www.verdigrisgroup.com

Contact Details: Verdigris Group Inc.
Offices: Chicago, IL and Vail, CO
info@verdigrisgroup.com
Toll-free: (800) 805-2830
www.verdigrisgroup.com