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Sacramento Sustainable Business Program
Our Mission
The Sacramento Sustainable Business program promotes businesses that take voluntary actions to prevent pollution and conserve resources.
Certified Businesses

 

Go to Business Listing page to view a list of the certified businesses

The Sacramento Sustainable Business Program is sponsored by:
SRCSD Logo
http://www.srcsd.com/

SMUD Logo
http://smud.org/
Be Water Smarter
http://www.rwah2o.org

Water Forum
http://www.waterforum.org/

 About Us
  WHAT WE DO
   

The Sacramento Sustainable Business program assists businesses and public agencies in taking steps to prevent pollution and conserve resources. Certified sustainable businesses and public agencies may display the Sacramento Sustainable Business placard on their premises and in their advertising. The Sustainable Business Program markets the logo so that consumers can identify environmentally responsible businesses. The public’s growing environmental awareness represents purchasing power that can motivate businesses to become sustainable.

The Program, staffed by the Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) facilitates participation by:

  • Helping businesses to develop a positive, proactive relationship with environmental staff members who provide regulatory, pollution prevention, and resource conservation expertise
  • Coordinating outreach so that the businesses receive consistent rather than conflicting information. Program materials cover all applicable environmental issues
  • Recognizing businesses at an annual public awards ceremony
  • Promoting the program to encourage the public to choose Certified Sustainable businesses
 

TWELVE YEARS AND COUNTING
    The genesis of the Sacramento Sustainable Business Program began with the Sacramento Pollution Prevention (P2) Awards in 1995. Over 100 businesses and government agencies were honored with a yearly P2 award through 2006. In 2007, the Business Environmental Resource Center merged the P2 Awards and the Sacramento Green Business program into the Sustainable Business Program.
 

SUPPORT
    The Sacramento Sustainable Business Program is made possible through the generous support of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (SRCSD), the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the Business Environmental Resource Center, the Regional Water Authority, and the Water Forum.