Green Your Business
Conserve resources, create a healthier work environment for employees, and enhance your recycling and composting programs. Clark County Green Business program offers:
Evaluations to identify opportunities to increase efficiencies and reduce waste
Assistance with recycling and composting programs
Recycling trainings and presentations for employees
Get Certified
Join the growing list of certified Green Businesses. Earning Green Business certification demonstrates to your customers and employees that your business is committed to the environment and to your community.
Recognition as a Green Business
Self-assessment tool
Business-focused networking events, tours and workshops
About Green Biz
The Clark County Green Business Program recognizes businesses for environmental excellence through onsite assistance and verification of green business practices. The program provides an environmental assessment, resources, and assistance to businesses seeking a structured approach to implementing green initiatives and measuring results.
Our businesses demonstrate that going green is not only good for the environment, it is also good for business's bottom line, improving employee morale, increasing operational efficiency and maintaining a positive public image.
2022 Green Business Award Winners
Each year, businesses and community members are presented with awards for their efforts to reduce their environmental footprint and make continuous improvements toward a sustainable future. Our 2022 Clark County Green Business Awards winners:
Green Business Spotlight
The Clark County Green Business team sat down with Eric Florip and Tim Shellenberger from C-TRAN to discuss their sustainability initiatives and how C-TRAN plans to celebrate Ride Transit Month, a monthlong celebration of transit that occurs every June. Read on to learn more! Can you describe the overall sustainability messaging of C-TRAN? "Sustainability is the core of what we do as a transit agency. We're proud to provide a service that helps individuals and communities improve their environmental impact. At C-TRAN, we have also worked to imp...
January Morning Blend
Our January Morning Blend event will be hosted by our Green Business Jacobs! We are excited to be touring their water treatment center in Vancouver on January 31st at 9AM. We're going to start the day with some light refreshments at the Vancouver Water Resource Education Center downstairs classroom and hear from Jacobs to learn more about their sustainability initiatives. Then we are going to head over to their water treatment plant for the tour!
We recommend wearing closed toe shoes and long pants, and all other safety gear will be provided. There's a large parking lot by the Water Resource Education Center, and you will be directed down to the meeting place at 9AM.
AGENDA
9:00am: Networking at the Water Resource Education Center, we'll be in the downstairs classroom
9:30am: Jacob's sustainability initiatives
9:45am: Guided tour of Jacob's water treatment center! The tour is expected to last around 45 minutes
Event Details
| Event Date | 01-31-2024 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 01-31-2024 10:30 am |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Registered | 14 |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Location | Vancouver Water Resource Education Center |
Latest News
July 30, 2024
Many businesses are becoming more aware of their environmental impact and are looking for ways to minimize or offset it. Smaller businesses might find it more challenging to reduce their environmental footprint when much of it may be outside of their control. Often, a small business's environmental ...
Green Biz Events
October Morning Blend
10-02-2024 9:00 am
Free
Join us at the Water Resource Education Center for our October Morning Blend on 10/2 at 9am. We will be diving into stormwater pollution prevention and regulations in Clark County with Eric Lambert, Clean Water Outreach Specialist from Clark County Public Works.
Please meet us at 9am at 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661 for coffee, Bleu Door Bakery goods, and networking!
Green Businesses
Online and retail sales collectible of crystal & mineral specimens
Vancouver, WA
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WSP is a consulting firm offering services in the areas of planning, civil and structural engineering, environmental services, public involvement, construction management and support, and underwater inspection services.
Vancouver, Washington
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Clark Cleaning Service specializes in residential, vacation rental, and commercial cleaning in Clark County using only green products with very minimal single use plastic waste.
Vancouver, Washington
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Vance Family Soy Candles makes and sells wholesale, sustainable, GMO-free, soy candles in American-made containers with pure essential oils, organic flavor oils and cotton & paper wicks. No plastics, toxic dyes, synthetic fragrances or petroleum products
Vancouver, Washington
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