Green Business Certification Program

Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program
Crash Course Webinar How to Become a Green-Certified Business
DATES TBA - Registration Fee: $55 (per person)

Position your company as a leader in the green economy.  Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program is a voluntary program to help businesses go above and beyond basic green measures to reduce their ecological footprint.  Start by taking the Crash Course Webinar on how to Become a Green Business.  The Webinar is offered in partnership by Montgomery College and MCCC. Course instructor Jennifer K. Woofter of Strategic Sustainability Consulting will guide you through the application process to accelerate  your certification. 

The course focuses on day-to-day operational categories addressed in the application.

Organizational Commitment - Waste Reduction & Recycling
Environmentally Responsible Purchasing * Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Efficient Runoff Management & Water Use * Pollution Prevention
Transportation & Travel

PLEASE NOTE: a headset/microphone are required to participate. Your office must be located in Montgomery County to qualify for certification.  Upon registration, you will receive instructions about how to join the webinar. 

Congregation Beth El becomes the first congregation certified by the county as a Green Business!

About the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program

The Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program - a unique partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Montgomery College, and the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation - recognizes businesses that have voluntarily made efforts to protect, preserve, and improve the environment.  The program focuses on day-to-day operations and management policies rather than LEED certification, which focuses mainly on building construction and major systems.

Certified green businesses are committed to:

• environmental stewardship
• conserving energy & water
• reducing their carbon footprint
• generating less waste
• recycling more

How to Become a Montgomery County Green Certified Business

• Read the FAQs
• Attend the Crash Course
• Check out the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program website to learn more, to download your application, and to subscribe to receive the latest green news in the e-newsletter!

Congratulations to the following Montgomery County,
Maryland Green-Certified Businesses!
 

• AIS Engineering, Inc
• All Eco Center
• Berlin, Ramos & Co., P.A.
• Bethesda Green
• Building Maintenance Systems, Inc.
• Calvert Group, Ltd.
• Carbonfund.org
• Center for a New American Dream
• Clean Currents, LLC
• Congregation Beth El
• Congressional Bank
• DMS International, Inc.
• Goodwill Industries International
• Greenavise, LLC
• Hallman Orthodontics
• Honest Tea
• Innovative Business Interiors, Inc.
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Marriott International, Inc.
• Maven Group
• Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
• NewTower Trust Company
• Oudens Knoop Knoop + Sachs Architects
• Pepco Rockville Service Center
• Radius Technology Group, Inc.
• Reznick Group
• Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
• Smart Techs
• Snyder Cohn
• Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
• Solid Waste Association of North America
• URS Corporation
• Wildlife Habitat Council