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San Francisco Green Business Program. Green Business Program. Our goal is to achieve a healthier and cleaner environment by helping businesses integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that is sustainable as well as profitable. Background & History.
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Green Business Program Our goal is to achieve a healthier and cleaner environment by helping businesses integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that is sustainable as well as profitable. SF Green Biz
Background & History • City-agency Partnership • Role of ABAG • Launched in 2004 • Awarded 20 businesses to date FREE SF Green Biz
Green Business process Enrollment Compliance Verification Conservation Audits Reap benefits of being green SF Green Biz
COMPLIANCE Air Quality Wastewater discharge Health & safety Fire Safety CONSERVATION Water Conservation Energy Conservation Recycling & Composting Toxics Reduction Wastewater Process Flow SF Green Biz
Why Green Business? • Sector specific checklists • Audits by Experts • Free promotion – websites, events • Did I mention.. FREE?? SF Green Biz
Be Green! Support your local Green Business.. • Architects: Organic Architect, S B Architect • Catering: Work of Art Catering • Consulting: Sustainable Spaces, Raines Melton and Carella • Design: Conscious Creative • Electronics Recycling: HMR • Retail: Rainbow Grocery • Hotel: Tuscan Inn, Courtyard – FW • Marketing: Digital Hive, Kollar Design • Music: Rosebud Agency • Restaurant: Warming Hut, Jardinière • Petcare: PetCamp • Media: SF Chronicle • Paper: New Leaf Paper • Other: Corporate Filings, Inc., Aquarium of the Bay SF Green Biz
(415) 355 3700 http://www.sfgreenbiz.org Sfgreenbiz@sfgov.org