A recent report created by by Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com has tons of great resources compiled, charted and graphed. Lots of tables of organized information such as Top Stories, a Green Biz index and the Best of 2007. (link at bottom of page)

We especially liked the section at the end of the report titled, “Indicators We Wish We Had.” An honest look at missing key indicators, GreenBiz.com underlines the need for acquiring and organizing Green Collar Worker Resource everywhere, not just Hawai`i.

from the 2008 State of Green Business Report at GreenBiz.com…

Green Job Creation. How many jobs are being created through all of the kinds of activities measured in this report? No one knows. There are estimates for jobs in clean technologies, but that’s only a small part of the picture. How about people working inside non-clean-tech companies on energy efficiency, or as recycling coordinators, as environmental procurement specialists, or any of dozens of other positions that have a green component? We need a means of understanding the impact of green business activities on job growth.

additionally the report states…

Green Business Growth. Similarly, there’s no good metric for the number of green businesses, their revenue, growth, or other metrics. There’s good reason for this: There’s no definition for “green business.” Does it refer to a company specifically in the business of environmentally preferable products or services? How about a dry cleaner or print shop that employs environmental practices? How about a division of a multinational company that is working on clean energy, bio-based materials, less-toxic cleaners, or any of hundreds of other environmentally improved products? We need a means of measuring the size and scope of environmental practices on the economy, and tracking over time.

At Green Collar Technologies we are in the process of obtaining the data necessary to answer the following questions:

• How many Green Collar Workers are currently on Hawai`i Island?
• How many Green Collar jobs are currently available?
• How many Businesses on Hawai`i Island claim to be “green”?
• How many workers claim to be green collar workers on Hawai`i Island?

We’re looking for sponsors and funding organizations to help us collect, qualify and quantify the effort. If you’re interested in volunteering or helping in any way, please send us a note.

Download the complete report from GreenBiz by following this link.