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Green Your Company
No matter what kind of business
you have, there are lots of ways you can
take action to reduce your environmental impact.
Green
Your Operations
 Certify
Become an Bay
Area Certified Green Business. This
free service helps companies
comply with environmental regulations, and then go beyond that to
implement “best
environmental practices.” Participating firms
save money by increasing energy and water
efficiency and by reducing solid waste. Moreover, they protect
worker and customer heath by reducing toxics in the workplace.
Best of all, they benefit from free promotion
for their efforts. Learn
more today!
Take the Sustainable
Berkeley Pledge to reduce Green House Gas emissions in your
business.
Sustainable
Berkeley's Restaurant
Services helps restaurants get Green certified. Their staff provides
step-by-step help with the Green Business checklist as well as referrals
to a number of special services for restaurants. Contact
them now!
Green certified
restaurants get special exposure on the Greener
Grub website which helps consumers find a great place to eat based on
city, cuisine and other needs.
The
Teleosis Institute is
an educational not-for-profit organization devoted to Green Health
Care—sustainable medical practices that are good for you and
your local environment. The Institute is a certified member of the
Bay Area Green Business Program. Contact Teleosis
to start greening your health care office.
There are also a number
of industry or issue related certification
programs which may benefit your company.
Green
Your Strategy
Grow
Your Business
 Increase
Eco-Efficiency — While Saving $$$
Take steps to improve the eco-efficiency of your business.
Learn about the SmartLights program to reduce energy usage while lowering
utility costs. Contact $topWaste to learn how to minimize your
company's contribution to the waste stream -- and reduce your garbage
fees. Participate in the City of Berkeley's Commercial Recycling programs.
For even more ideas about how to increase the eco-efficiency of your
business visit GreenBiz.com, which
offers extensive hands-on resources. Or to learn about how
to put sustainability at the core of your company's strategy and
operations visit The Natural Step. The
Bay Area Green Business program certifies that companies operate in an
eco-efficient manner.
More
Resources
 Network
Join the Sustainable
Business Alliance. This local membership organization provides
support and advocacy for companies who are committed to operating their
businesses for greater sustainability.
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Telephone: (510) 981-7439
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