certified sustainable businesses

Become a certified

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

A project of the Sustainability Alliance www.SustainabilityAllianceAZ.org

www.SustainabilityCertifications.org

What types of organizations are certified?

• Apparel

• Artists/Galleries

• Builders/Contractors

• Entertainment venues

• Food production

• Lodging

• Medical

• Municipality

• Non-profits

• Nursery

• Personal development

• Professional services

• Realtors

• Restaurants

• Retail

• Schools

• Transportation/tours

• Vineyard/Winery

Three levels of certification

BRONZE: CONSERVATIONIST SILVER; INNOVATOR

GOLD: SUSTAINABLE

Eye Boutique of Sedona

• Frames from recycled materials

•Used glasses go to Malawi

•Green cleaning products

• Low-flow fixtures

City of Clarkdale, AZ

•Permaculture garden

•Requires native plants

•Buys locally

• Sustainability guidelines for builders

Yogi Yoga Wear

•Workout clothes from recycled plastic bottles

•Green cleaning products

•Assesses employee satisfaction

Pedego Sedona Electric Bikes

•Rents/sells electric bikes

•50% or more purchases are certified

•Donates to conservation efforts

• Educates customers

Taste of Marrakech

• Local organic food

•Recyclable take-away containers

•Pay living wage

• Involve employees in decision making

Verde Valley School

•75%+ waste diverted from landfill

•Grows food for cafeteria

•Grows food school lunches

•Volunteers in community and Malawi

•Publishing sustainability report

Old Town Center for the Arts

•Recycles

•Gives preference to durable/reusable items

• Sponsors sustainable events

ChocolaTree Restaurant

•Healthcare and above-market wages•Profit sharing to senior

staff•All organic or

‘wildcrafted’ foods•Composts food waste •Buys green power

Clear Creek Vineyard and Winery

•Geese, not pesticides

•Passive solar fermentation

•Cover crop for fertilizer

•Pays a living wage

• Recycles your stuff•Hires disabled adults• Conducts free waste audits• Teaches in schools

Sedona Recycles

Jay’s Bird Barn

• Efficient lighting

• FSC certified paper

•Repurposes water jugs

•Advocates/educates for conservation

El Rincon Restaurant

•Recycles cooking oil to biofuels

• Funded solar on schools

•Offsets some carbon emissions

•Donates to local community efforts

Artline Graphics

• Chooses a green printer for clients

• Green cleaning products

• ‘Zero waste’ (90% diversion from landfill)