2024 Green Business Application

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

No

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 has accessed energy efficiency programs and/or services from Puget Sound Energy, other government programs.

Our business has installed energy efficient windows, equipment or appliances.

Our business reduces its overall need for electricity by installing motion sensors for lighting, programable thermostats, that manages or monitors power consumption.**

To reduce our carbon footprint our business has enrolled in PSE’s Green Power or Green Direct program. **

Our business generates a portion of the electricity we use on-site using solar PV, wind, fuel cell or other renewable energy generating system.

N/A

*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?

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.

Sustainable Product Life-Cycle

This section is for Manufacturers only.

If you are not a manufacturer, please select "No, Skip this Designation."

Do You Wish To Apply?(Required)

Yes, Proceed With Application

No, Skip This Designation

Sustainable Product Life-Cycle Questions(Required)

Please check the questions which apply to your business or organization.

Supply: When sourcing raw materials, ingredients, or components for our product our business gives preference to suppliers who grow, harvest, process, or manufacture in a sustainable way.

Distribution: Our business tries to lessen our environmental impact in the way we bring our products to market. Consider, for example, how your products are stored, packaged, and delivered.

Use: Our product(s) improve(s) environmental sustainability/resiliency by facilitating the efficient use of natural resources or encouraging other sustainable/beneficial habits and activities.

Disposal: We design our product with end-of-life in mind.

We purchase products with recycled content in them and that can be recycled after using.

N/A or Other

If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.

Sustainable Product Life-Cycle

Upload Documents (Sustainable Product Life-Cycle)

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 (Sustainable Product Life-Cycle)

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 upholds sustainable labor practices such as paying a legal minimum wage and offering affordable health care to our employees.

Our business upholds human rights including non-discrimination, racial equity, gender equality, freedom of association, indigenous rights, freedom from child labor, and freedom from forced or compulsory labor.

Our business has an established policy that upholds human rights.

Our business provides continuing training and educational opportunities around sustainable business and labor practices for our employees.

N/A

If you selected N/A because the answers provided differ from yours, please provide more information below.

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.