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The GBP offers incentives and assistance to encourage businesses to implement voluntary actions to protect, preserve, and improve the environment beyond what current laws require. Businesses meeting these criteria can be certified as green businesses. The Green Business Program:
- provides guidebooks, resources, and assistance to businesses wanting to be green
- certifies businesses through on-site visits and evaluation, and
- highlights certiified businesses so that local consumers can shop green.
Celebrate with us at the Fifth Annual Green Business Program Luncheon
We'll be celebrating the accomplishments of our largest number of local Certified Green Businesses yet at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott on Wednesday, February 13, from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us then. Cost will be $25 if received prior to RSVP date, and $30 after that date and at the door. For more information and to register, see our event page here. Let us know if you have any questions by email at Coordinator@GreenBizSBC.org
Energy Case Studies
We're highlighting individuals and businesses in our community going above and beyond to conserve energy. Learn more about the experiences of a renter, a homeowner, a contractor and a business. Read the case studies »
NEW! The Towbes Group Case Study: The Towbes Group has a motto – “do the right thing, even when no one is looking.” The company’s commitment to integrity, quality and sustainability has made it a leader in real estate investment, development and property management for over 50 years. More »
Marriott Case Study: First and foremost, Mike Hendrick, General Manager of the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott is a businessman. When he signed up to participate in the Santa Barbara County Green Business Program, it was to save money. What he did not expect was how the program would change his mind about running a sustainable business, one that protects the planet, people, and profit. More »