Clark County Green Business
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Clark County Green Business program offers resources and onsite assistance to support your business goals to operate efficiently, reduce your environmental impact, and offer employees a healthy workplace. We recognize and celebrate environmental excellence with Green Business certification. Explore our articles for the latest news and tips to make your business more sustainable.
Clark County Green Business
1w ago
Clark County proclaimed April 1-7 as Food Waste Prevention Week! Our Solid Waste Education and Outreach teams at Clark County are one of over 600 organizations working around the globe to stop food waste from ending up in the landfill. If your business is interested in becoming a Food Waste Prevention Week Partner, click here. Food waste creates 58 ..read more
Clark County Green Business
1M ago
Why market your business's sustainability? In the past, most businesses and corporations were primarily motivated to reduce their environmental impact due to regulatory standards. Consumer behavior did little to influence or drive market changes as there was a lack of transparency and awareness around the environmental impact of products purc ..read more
Clark County Green Business
1M ago
With Earth Month just around the corner, there's a buzz surrounding the topic of food waste prevention as a strategy to foster sustainability within our community. Clark County's Solid Waste Education and Outreach programs are partnering with the national campaign for Food Waste Prevention Week (April 1-7), and we encourage you to become a partner ..read more
Clark County Green Business
2M ago
This month, we're excited to share more resources for you and your business to engage with and learn about sustainable business practices. In preparation for National Pride in Food Service Week (Feb. 5-9), we wanted to focus our trainings this month on food service sustainability. Read on to learn more! Introduction to Sustainable Practices in Food ..read more
Clark County Green Business
3M ago
For big businesses to small, we are always on the lookout to find more resources to share with our Green Businesses for their sustainability training initiatives. Sustainability trainings provide tools and a knowledge base to build on for creating and working towards sustainability initiatives. Trainings are also an opportunity to develop sustainab ..read more
Clark County Green Business
3M ago
It's time to apply for or nominate a Clark County Green Business for a Green Business of the Year Award! This is an opportunity to celebrate the sustainability successes of our Clark County Green Businesses, and we encourage any small or large Green Business or government/non-profit organization to apply! Previous winners include C-Tran, who won th ..read more
Clark County Green Business
3M ago
It can be tough for businesses to implement sustainability initiatives when they may require changes to processes, added expenditures, or additional work for your staff. Fortunately, there is an extremely low-effort way for you to green your business – and it actually saves money! The cost of office supplies for new and current employees can add up ..read more
Clark County Green Business
4M ago
It's officially fall, but the weather and leaves aren't the only things changing in Clark County. Last month the Green Business team welcomed Mary Hurley as our new environmental programs tech. This role supports the Clark County Green Business program, in addition to some other programs, like Clark County Green Neighbors. You might ..read more
Clark County Green Business
6M ago
Clark County's entire Solid Waste Education and Outreach team wants to say a big thank you to one of our amazing volunteers, Charisse Wall! Charisse has been a rockstar for Clark County's Composter Recycler program since 2018. She has helped divert over 2,600 pounds of food waste from the landfill by collecting used espresso grounds from Espresso E ..read more
Clark County Green Business
6M ago
Join our team to learn more about sustainable brewing! The August Morning Blend event is scheduled Thursday, August 24th from 8:00am - 9:00am at Hopworks Brewery in Vancouver (17707 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98683). Hopworks owner and Brewmaster, Christian Ettinger, will speak about sustainable brewing techniques and environmentally fr ..read more