EcoLife Consulting is a green lifestyle consulting firm based in San Diego, California. However, EnviroCitizen.org discovered that EcoLife Consulting does more than just consult individuals on how to make their lifestyle more eco-friendly. They also work with businesses to improve water efficiency, energy efficiency, waste reduction and branding. Their simple formula for businesses is: "green business practices = revenue/company growth = company stability = job stability".
Unlike most consulting firms that help businesses go green, EcoLife Consulting also focuses on the employees of the companies that they work with. They work to create green employee benefits packages that include free eco-consults with EcoLife Consulting, carbon offset programs and offering paid time off to employees who participate in sustainable volunteer programs. They also work with apartment complexes to make the units run more efficiently. They create green apartment programs that include water management and conservation, energy efficiency (reducing electricity expenses by up to sixty percent), researching rebates and incentives, training property managers to incorporate green practices throughout the spectrum of apartment management and providing vendor recommendations so that apartment complexes can work with the best green, local companies.
Jim Simcoe, owner of EcoLife Consulting, is widely known as an authority on sustainability. Simcoe focuses much of his efforts on public speaking, connecting with his audience by offering inspiring solutions to environmental issues. Simcoe uses anecdotal stories, facts and real-life examples in his talks to provide insight into sustainability, both in theory and in reality. Simcoe in also known to be an invaluable resource with an abundance of experience and knowledge in the sustainability paradigm. Several news sources have named Simcoe as being the best-of-the-best in San Diego, California and he has been featured in many publications — Belissima Magazine, San Diego Downtown News and Cost Magazine (among others).
Simcoe serves on the Board of Directors of the New World Leadership School and is a Legacy Instructor with Quattro University, an online education program that educates people so that they can gain skills in leadership, wellness and legacy. Simcoe is a member of Build It Green, the United States Green Building Council, EcoBroker International, the Sierra Club and the Surf Rider Foundation. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.
Simcoe believes that people need help wading through all of the greenwashing when looking for green alternatives.EnviroCitizen.org believes that Simcoe is a wonderful leader in the green industry and hopes that he will continue to inspire and educate as much as he can, wherever he can. |
