The Manatee Chamber of Commerce will kickoff to its new green business initiative on May 28 with a program called “Going Green . . . What Does It Really Mean? (to your business and community)?”

Keynote speakers include Sen. Mike Bennett, a sponsor of energy and environmental legislation, and Gerald “Jerry” Karnas, executive director of Florida Climate Project for Environmental Defense.

For more information about the event and the initiative, contact Neil Spirtas or Lisa Reeder at (941) 748-3411.