About the Sonoma Green Business Program
Fall 2007 marked the expansion of the Sonoma Green Business Program to include a wider range of businesses and fully integrate the Bay Area Green Business Program standards. Coordinated by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board in cooperation with the Business Environmental Alliance, the Sonoma Green Business Program verifies that businesses meet higher standards of environmental performance. Our partnership of government agencies and utilities helps local businesses comply with all environmental regulations and take actions to conserve resources, prevent pollution, and minimize waste.
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
The Sonoma Green Business Program is part of the Bay Area Green Business Program. Developed by Bay Area public agencies in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control and the business community, the program is currently offered in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties. The Association of Bay Area Governments coordinates the program, which is implemented by Green Business Coordinators in the nine participating counties. More than 1,000 businesses and public agencies have been certified in the Bay Area since 1997.
Background
The Sonoma Green Business Program, the first multi-media environmental compliance program in the Bay Area, served as a model for the development of the Bay Area Green Business Program.
The Sonoma Green Business Program began as a voluntary compliance program for the automotive industry and expanded to included graphic arts industries and wineries. In 1999, Sonoma Green Business received a prestigious award from the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities.
Under the former Sonoma Green Business Program, 165
businesses were certified. Please note that the former Sonoma Green
Business Program is no longer accepting applicants, and all organizations
interested in achieving Green Business certification must meet the 
standards
of the expanded Sonoma Green Business Program.
Partner Agencies
Pacific
Gas & Electric
Sonoma
County Department of Emergency Services
Sonoma
County Waste Management Agency
Sonoma
County Water Agency
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