Green Business
In 2008, the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce created a GREEN Committee to assist and recognize Lafayette Businesses that are committed to adopting green practices.
Our goals include:
- Help businesses get well-deserved attention for their efforts
- Help residents more easily identify green businesses in our city
- Proposition for Businesses
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What You Can Do To Help
- Sign up to be a Lafayette Green Business and make a pledge to adopt “best practices.”
- Attend an orientation and training where you will receive information on how to become a BAY AREA GREEN BUSINESS and a Lafayette Green Business
- Share green practices that you’ve adopted so they can be listed on this Chamber Website
- Periodically share progress/challenges with the Chamber and its members
What You Get For Helping
Assistance
- Free Training
- Free on-site audit
- Designated “green consultant” from our committee
- Assistance with certification process
- Receive information about new services & resources
Recognition
- Free promotion by the Chamber through the website, local newspapers and newsletters
- “Lafayette Green Business” designation & logo/window sticker and virtual logo
Three Levels of Recognition
- “Pledged” – pledged to work on adopting green practices
- “Lafayette Green”- adopted an initial/basic set of green practices that show that you are on the way to becoming GREEN. This is not a certification!
- “Certified Green Business” – has adopted an advanced level of green practices and has been certified by the county’s BAY AREA GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM.
All businesses that sign up are LAFAYETTE GREEN BUSINESS PARTNERS.
View all the Lafayette Green & Bay Area Certified Green Businesses
How to Sign Up
Download/Print the Lafayette Green Business Application and the Lafayette Green Business Checklist
OR
Fill out the Lafayette Green Business Application online along with the Lafayette Green Business Checklist
Please submit your Lafayette Green Business Application and Checklist to the chamber via fax or postal mail.
Additional Resources
Bay Area Green Business Application
Lafayette Green Business Applicant Instructions
Lafayette Business Owners Green Brochure
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