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2. How long does it take for a business to obtain Green Business certification?
3. What do I need to do to be a Green Business?
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5. What can I do to expedite my application?
6. Does my business have to be entirely green before I apply?
October 19, 2015
We at the Green Business Program have been victims of our own success. Every City and County Coordinator can remember the first year of their program, getting excited every time a new business expressed interest in the program. Those businesses were lucky to have our undivided attention. We were so excited that they were interested […]
September 25, 2015
Yesterday, the California Green Business Network presented our story, well, one of them anyhow, to the California Air Resources Board. Truth is, we have almost 3000 green business stories, but this one made the cut. Good afternoon Chair Nichols, Board Members. I’m Josephine Fleming, the Executive Director of the California Green Business Network. I am […]
August 20, 2015
This morning I awoke before dawn, drove over two California mountain ranges to witness a beautifully chatoyant sunrise through the California Central Valley. It was the kind of sunrise that brings hope, excitement about the things that are happening in the world, that makes you want to be a part of positive change. Lucky for […]
May 16, 2015
“Caring about climate is like living with a latent condition. Most of the time you feel fine, but every so often, you have a flare up of existential despair.” In the course of our work as Green Business Coordinators, we learn about many troubling things happening to our environment and can easily identify with this […]
February 13, 2015
Yesterday, during the Cool California awards, I had the pleasure of meeting the Lee family, who run an eco-friendly and Green Business Certified wet cleaners in Thousand Oaks called Plaza Cleaners. They explained the wet cleaning process, and how it differs from perchloroethylene and hydrocarbon cleaning processes. Perchloroethylene is a known carcinogen and is being […]
February 12, 2015
The Cool California Program, and the folks at the Air Resources Board that work hard to make it happen, is so “cool”. If you haven’t, take a look at the resources on their website. There is a wealth of knowledge there to help any city, business, or home go green. Ten out of the sixteen […]
January 9, 2015
Wouldn’t you want one of these friendly faces coming to your business, showing you how to green your business, save money, and attract new customers? This is a team of Green Business Coordinators from all over the State of California that met and toured a quaint little Green Business in Ventura named Patagonia. There, the […]
January 9, 2015
Find these phone/tablet apps in the App Store on your device: 1. Find out where to recycle just about anything with the irecycle app from Earth911. 2. Stop junk mail with MailStopMobile, a product of Catalog Choice 3. Purchase items that you know are environmentally preferable using the Good Guide app. 4. Seafood Watch allows […]
January 5, 2015
Jacquelyn Ottman and David G. Mallen on GreenBiz.com Shoppers are seeking out greener products, energized by the prospects of healthier alternatives, higher quality, preserving the environment and saving time and money. But the “greenwash” phenomenon threatens the green-marketing revolution. View the full article.
December 17, 2014
Now that you’re a Certified Green Business, learn new ways to promote your business. Get the first free chapter of the New Rules of Green Marketing http://www.greenmarketing.com/files/NRoGM_ch1REVIEW-COPY-FOR-FREE-DOWNLOAD.pdf
The California Green Business Program leads the state and nation in working with small to medium sized businesses to grow a vibrant and healthy green economy. Led by a coalition of cities and counties, we contribute to more livable communities with healthier environments, while also conserving resources and saving money.
The program is funded by grass-roots contributions from local government and utility partners to make it accessible to small to medium sized businesses in California.
The California Green Business Network is a nonprofit organization that oversees programs operated by Chambers of Commerce, cities and counties throughout California. Businesses that apply receive personal attention from the public agencies and the utilities that serve them.
The counties and cities that offer the Program are listed below. County programs are generally available to businesses located in all cities within that county.
If your city or county is interested
in joining CAGBN, click here.
New programs are organizing. If your city or county is not listed, contact your local jurisdiction to find out whether a program in your community may be launching soon.
Pamela Evans
pamela.evans@acgov.org
Bay Area Region
Paris Greenlee
925-335-3213
paris.greenlee@hsd.cccounty.us
Bay Area Region
George Payba
213-485-3698
george.payba@lacity.org
Steve Moch
mochs@email.laccd.edu
Elektra Grant,
Sustainability Assessments Manager
elektra@artsearthpartnership.org
Lisa Ryder
310-874-2499
lisarydermoore@gmail.com
Manhattan Beach Region
Dana Armanino
415-499-3292
darmanino@marincounty.org
Bay Area Region
Ian Bevan, Coordinator
Ian@economicsinc.net
831-755-4579
recycle@co.monterey.ca.us
Monterey Region
Deborah Elliott
707-259-5969
deborah.elliott@countyofnapa.org
Bay Area Region
Jessica May
JMay@riversideca.gov
Mandy Rose, Director
831-636-4110
mandyr@iwm.co.san-benito.ca.us
Monterey Region
415-355-3778
greenbusiness@sfenvironment.org
San Francisco Region
Frank Ferral, Programs and Policy Director
San Joaquin and Fresno Counties
209-547-2770
fferral@stocktonchamber.org
Central Valley Region
Sheila Peck,
Green Business Program Coordinator
Sheila.peck@envirocentives.com
Kim Springer,
Green Business Program Director
kspringer@smcgov.org
Bay Area Region
Frances Gilliland, Program Director
805-705-1686
coordinator@greenbizsbc.org
Santa Barbara Region
Lisa Rose
408-282-3166
lisa.rose@aem.sccgov.org
Bay Area Region
Mary Simmons
831-420-5592
msimmons@cityofsantacruz.com
Monterey Region
Ana Maria Rebelo
831-477-3976
greenbusiness@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Monterey Region
Susy Borlido, Coordinator
310-458-8716 x2
smgbc@sustainableworks.org
Karl Bruskotter
310-458-2255
karl.bruskotter@smgov.net
Santa Monica Region
Narcissa Untal
707-784-3172
nuntal@solanocounty.com
Bay Area Region
Coordinator
707-565-6455
SonomaGreen@sonoma-county.org
Bay Area Region
Rod Cordova
805-449-2468
rcordova@toaks.org
City of Thousand Oaks
Courtney Lindberg
805-667-6502
clindberg@cityofventura.net
City of Ventura
Julianne Rhodes
831-431-3485
jrhodes@envirocentives.com
Monterey Region
Pacific Gas and Electric Company supports and funds the energy conservation aspects of the California Green Business Program and the local City and County agencies that administer the them in their territory. This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.
“PG&E” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. © 2015 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. All rights reserved.
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement G14-EA-001 to the California Air Resources Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.
