2026 Thurston Green Business Application

2026 Green Business Application

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For all applicants: Please submit a new application regardless if you are new or returning.

Business/Organization Information

Please tell us about your business or organization. While primarily for administrative use, some fields will be visible in our Green Business directory.

Business/Organization Name(Required)

Visible in Green Business directory.

Is your organization a non-profit?(Required)

Yes

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Employees(Required)

Phone:(Required)

Visible in Green Business directory.

Web Address:(Required)

Visible in Green Business directory. Please include ‘http://’ or ‘https://’.

Business Email Address(Required)

You may input your personal email address if it is the same.

Additional Information for Green Business Directory

Please tell us about your business or organization. While primarily for administrative use, some fields will be visible in our Green Business directory. Still required for Sustaining Members.

Business/Organization Description (For Directory)(Required)

Business/Organization Logo (For Directory)

Please upload your logo (publicly visible once green business designations approved). Preferred dimensions are 300 x 300px.

Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Email Address(Required)

Are you a Sustaining Member?(Required)

Businesses and organizations who have successfully completed the application in the year prior and received recognition as a Thurston Green Business may opt to skip this year’s application. Previous application will be reviewed by administration before being approved.

No, I will submit an application for review (this is for new Thurston Green Applications and renewing Thurston Green businesses who wish to compete for the small, medium or large Thurston Green Business of the Year awards

Yes, I am a Sustaining Member and wish to skip the application

Energy Efficiency Designation
Any answers selected that have a ^ will have additional, related information below the answer box.
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Energy Efficiency Questions(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business regularly reviews its energy bills and has implemented changes to reduce energy consumption and demand.
Our business has created and implemented an energy conservation policy.
Our business has accessed energy efficiency programs and/or services from Puget Sound Energy and/or other energy service providers.
Our business has installed energy-efficient lighting. *
Our business has installed energy efficient windows, equipment or appliances.
Our business has installed efficient and electric HVAC, such as a heat pump, for space conditioning.
Our business reduces its overall electricity use by installing motion-sensing lighting controls and smart thermostats that manage or monitor power consumption.
To reduce our carbon footprint, our business has enrolled in PSE’s Green Power or Green Direct program.
To reduce our carbon footprint, our business has enrolled in a demand-response program with PSE.
Our business generates a portion of the electricity we use on-site using solar photovoltaics, wind, fuel cells or other renewable energy generating systems.
Our business invests in and supports Community Solar programs, such as Olympia Community Solar and PSE’s Community Solar program.
*If you’re a Puget Sound Energy customer you may be able to get help paying for lighting upgrades through their rebate programs for lighting. If you’re not a Puget Sound Energy customer contact your energy provider to inquire about rebate opportunities.
**If you’re a Puget Sound Energy Customer you can opt to purchase Green Power and offset some of all of your electricity usage.)
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
What have been your biggest successes in energy efficiency? What have been the biggest challenges?
Are you interested in learning more? Anything specific?
Energy Efficiency Score
Upload Documents (Energy Efficiency)
Use this step to upload any posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your application in this area. Doing so greatly helps the review team better understand the depth of your efforts. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate. Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider unless you request otherwise.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Energy Efficiency)
Please tell us more about what your business has done in this area of sustainability. To receive an award for your efforts we strongly encourage you to provide supplemental details. You may also use this section to describe anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate.

Transportation & Commute Trip Reduction Designation
Any answers selected that have a ^ will have additional, related information below the answer box.
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Transportation & Commute Trip Reduction Questions(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business’s transportation fleet includes electric and/or hybrid vehicles.
Ten percent or more of our employees use a commute alternative to get to and from work at least one day per week. Commute alternatives include carpooling, vanpooling, riding the bus, cycling, walking, telecommuting, or working a compressed schedule.
We offer programs to subsidize employees’ bus or vanpool fares and/or incentivize them to use alternatives to driving alone to and from work.
We allow our employees to telecommute, work a compressed schedule, and/or we allow flexibility in our employees work schedules to enable them to catch a bus, a vanpool or carpool.
We offer preferential parking for vanpools, carpools, and electric vehicles, and provide bicycle racks for employees who commute by bike.
We have a charging station for staff who drive electric vehicles.
We encourage employees to participate in the Thurston Bicycle Community Challenge and/or the Week without Driving.
N/A
*See Ride Share Online and Intercity Transit’s Vanpool program, System Map, or Trip Planner for more information.
**Examples include full or partial payment for monthly bus passes or vanpool fares.
***Links Wheel Options Thurston County Bicycle Commuter Program
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
Where has your business been most successful in encouraging alternative transportation and reducing commute impacts?
What challenges have you faced?
Transportation & Commute Trip Reduction Score
Upload Documents (Transportation & Commute Trip Reduction)
Use this step to upload any posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your application in this area. Doing so greatly helps the review team better understand the depth of your efforts. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate. Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider unless you request otherwise.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Transportation & Commute Trip Reduction)
Please tell us more about what your business has done in this area of sustainability. To receive an award for your efforts we strongly encourage you to provide supplemental details. You may also use this section to describe anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate.

Waste Reduction & Recycling & Composting
Any answers selected that have a ^ will have additional, related information below the answer box.
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Waste Reduction & Recycling Questions(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business recycles.*
Our business provides the most up-to-date recycling guide to inform staff and customers about what is accepted in our local recycling systems.
Our business diverts food waste (through curbside organics collection service or drop off site, onsite composting, and food donations)
Our business diverts yard waste (through curbside organics collection or drop off site, oneiste composting, and landscaping service)
Our business has conducted a waste assessment over the past three years to identify opportunities to reduce waste and divert more materials from the landfill.
Our business has an office green team or waste-prevention team that identifies ways to manage our waste streams more effectively.
Our business looks for opportunities to prevent and reduce waste.
Our business looks for opportunities to reuse and/or repair equipment and materials.
Our business looks for opportunities to donate or sell equipment and supplies that were used by our company when they are no longer needed (versus putting them into the garbage/landfill).
Our business purchases items made from recycled content.
Our business provides an incentive for employees or customers to bring their own reusable items (cups, containers, etc.)
Our business provides permanent dishware (versus disposables).
Our business has made efforts to reduce or eliminate our use of single-use plastics.
N/A
Please list the types of items you recycle.*
Only answer this question if you checked the corresponding * in the previous section
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
Where has your business been most successful in waste reduction and recycling?
What challenges have you encountered?
Waste Reduction & Recycling Score
Upload Documents (Waste Reduction & Recycling)
Use this step to upload any posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your application in this area. Doing so greatly helps the review team better understand the depth of your efforts. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate. Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider unless you request otherwise.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Waste Reduction & Recycling)
Please tell us more about what your business has done in this area of sustainability. To receive an award for your efforts we strongly encourage you to provide supplemental details. You may also use this section to describe anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate.

Water Conservation Designation
Any answers selected that have a ^ will have additional, related information below the answer box.
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Water Conservation Questions(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business reviews water bills regularly to identify leaks, spikes, or other anomalies, and when we find water waste, we take prompt action to address it.
Our business requires company vehicles to be washed only at car wash facilities that recycle their water.
We’ve replaced or retrofitted indoor appliances or equipment to conserve water.
Our business has taken steps to reduce or minimize outdoor water consumption (irrigation).
Our business prevents rainwater from contacting sources of pollution entering the stormwater system via runoff by keeping garbage, recycling, oil, and organics/food & yard waste container lids closed.
We have an on-site spill kit and response plan, and we train our staff to quickly contain and clean up leaks and spills to prevent pollution of our waterways.
N/A
*For more information contact LOTT or your local water utility.
^^LOTT’s WaterSmart program provides rebates that cover up to 75% of the cost of a wide range of water-saving retrofits for industrial, commercial, or institutional customers. Contact LOTT for more information. For businesses outside of LOTT’s service area, contact your local water utility to inquire about similar conservation incentives they may offer.
***Examples include planting a water-efficient landscape, modernizing your irrigation system, and requesting an irrigation assessment from a landscape professional or your local water utility. For more information contact your local water utility.
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
Where has your business been most successful in water conservation and pollution prevention?
What challenges have you faced?
Water Conservation Score
Upload Documents (Water Conservation)
Use this step to upload any posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your application in this area. Doing so greatly helps the review team better understand the depth of your efforts. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate. Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider unless you request otherwise.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Water Conservation)
Please tell us more about what your business has done in this area of sustainability. To receive an award for your efforts we strongly encourage you to provide supplemental details. You may also use this section to describe anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate.

Buying and Selling Green
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Buying and Selling Green Questions(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business gives preferential procurement to locally owned vendors.
Our business makes, sells, or provides a service that improves our community’s health by enabling customers to reduce their environmental footprint.
When sourcing raw materials, ingredients, or components for our product, our business prioritizes suppliers that grow, harvest, process, or manufacture sustainably.
Our business aims to reduce our environmental impact in how we bring our products to market. Consider, for example, how your products are stored, packaged, and delivered.
Our product(s) improve(s) environmental sustainability/resiliency by facilitating the efficient use of natural resources or encouraging other sustainable/beneficial habits and activities.
We participate in end producer responsibility.
Our business has divested from fossil fuel investments and from banks with fossil fuel exposure, and has partnered with a local credit union to keep money in our community.
N/A
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
Where has your business been most successful in buying and selling green?
What challenges have you encountered?
Buying and Selling Green
Upload Documents (Buying and Selling Green)
Use this step to upload any posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your application in this area. Doing so greatly helps the review team better understand the depth of your efforts. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate. Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider unless you request otherwise.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Buying and Selling Green)
Please tell us more about what your business has done in this area of sustainability. To receive an award for your efforts we strongly encourage you to provide supplemental details. You may also use this section to describe anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add points to your application as appropriate.

Social Performance Indicators
Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation
Social Performance Indicators(Required)
Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.
Our business pays, at a minimum, the most current living wage (as calculated by the MIT Living Wage Calculator) to all employees.
Our business ensures equitable pay across genders for similar positions and levels of expertise/experience.
Our enterprise supports a healthy work-life balance for our employees.
Our business offers employee volunteer opportunities for humanitarian or social causes.
Our business trains employees on occupational health and safety.
N/A
If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.
Where has your business been most successful related to social performance?
What challenges have you encountered?
Social Performance Indicators
Upload Documents (Social Performance Indicators)
Does your workplace encourage staff to participate in Green Business practices? Use this step to upload any office posters, flyers, memos or photographs that help to support your workplace’s application in this area and would help our review team better understand the depth of your efforts. The review committee may apply extra points to your application for documents you provide.

Any documents you provide may be used for future promotion of the Thurston Green Business Program or used as (best practices) for other applicants to consider.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Tell Us More (Social Performance Indicators)
Please tell us anything you feel is relevant to this section that you didn’t get an opportunity to tell us about. We will evaluate the information you provide and add the appropriate points to your application.

2026 Thurston Green Business Application