Recognizing Phoenix Businesses Dedicated to Sustainability

About the program

The City of Phoenix Green Business Leader Program recognizes and promotes businesses that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible manner through sustainable actions. Businesses receive many benefits to be a part of the program.

This program started through the Reimagine Phoenix initiative, which is the city's public goal to increase its waste diversion rate to 40 percent by 2020.

The program also assists the city in reaching its eight overarching 2050 Environmental Sustainability goals.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Green Business program, your business must:

Be located within Phoenix city limits
Must achieve a minimum of 10 action items on the Green Business checklist
(If applicable) Provide the City of Phoenix with quarterly metrics on the percentage of waste your business is diverting from the landfill

There are currently 90 Green Businesses in Phoenix!

Full list of Green Businesses

How to apply

1. Download the Green Business checklist and mark off what actions your business is doing.

2. Submit your completed Green Business checklist.

3. A Zero Waste Specialist will reach out and schedule a brief walk-through at your business to confirm all of your checked items.

4. If all prerequisites are met, then your business will become a Phoenix Green Business!

Green Business checklist Submit completed checklist

Benefits

The program has three levels of certification. Businesses achieve higher certifications by achieving more sustainable actions. Higher certifications also have more benefits.

Additional benefits

As an added benefit to the Green Business program, the Phoenix Water Department provides free water efficiency check-ups, to help identify potential water conservation opportunities in the workplace. Check out the Water Department's water smart tip sheets.

Green Business spotlight

Cotton Country Jams

Cotton Country Jams is a family owned and local business in Phoenix since 2000 making jams, jellies, salsas, syrups, vinegars, sauces and pickles. Ingredients for their products come from locally-grown produce. They work with businesses to keep their supply local and they are advocates for reuse. Additionally, they rent out their extra kitchen space in their building for use by other local businesses. Cotton Country Jams achieved a Platinum Certification in August 2019. To learn more, please visit their website at http://cottoncountryjams.com/shop/

This spot is reserved for businesses certified as Gold or Platinum. This could be you! Strive for more than 26 sustainable actions to achieve Gold Certification, and more than 40 actions for Platinum Certification.

Resources

FAQs How to create a recycling program (PDF)

Contact us

greenbusiness@phoenix.gov