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.

Tips on reducing food waste from one of our Green Businesses

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 104 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 team member 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

Map of Green Businesses

Benefits

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

Green Business spotlight

Copper Star Coffee

Copper Star Coffee is a locally owned coffee shop along 7th Avenue, just north of Indian School Road. From their recycling program, to the use of compostable products, to even the retrofit of a historic gas station to house their coffee shop, they are very passionate about sustainability. Copper Star Coffee achieved a Gold Certification in August 2019. For more information, please visit their website.

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.

Water efficiency check-ups

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.

Resources

FAQs
How to create a recycling program (PDF)
Estableciendo un Programa de Reciclaje en su Negocio

Contact us

greenbusiness@phoenix.gov