Small Business Case Studies

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Save Energy

Featured Business:
Harmony Farm and Nursury, Sepastopol, California

Yearly Savings: $7000
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Read more about Recycling & Waste Reduction Businesses»
Recycle & Cut Waste

Featured Business:
Seton Medical Center Coastside, Moss Landing, CA
Yearly Bill Savings: $2000

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Read more about businesses that Buy Green»
Buy Green

Featured Business:
Numi Organic Tea, Manufacturing

Yearly CO2 Savings: 235 tons (2008)
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Read more about businesses that have Built Green»
Build Green

Featured Business:
Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco, California
Total Bill Savings: 20% of energy bill

Many small California businesses just like you have already successfully taken steps

ranging from lighting upgrades to implementing green building strategies to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To find out more, visit case studies associated different ways to save money:

Resources

Ecology Action is a nonprofit environmental consultancy serving the Santa Cruz area that delivers cutting edge education services, technical assistance, and program implementation for initiatives that assist business and others to maximize environmental quality and community well being. Contact Ecology Action for your free consultation.

Environmental Defense Fund: California's Green Economic Boom. See how state efforts to reduce emissions are paying off. Thousands of companies are benefiting from California's leadership on climate change. Check out how these maps tell the story of companies across California involved in green business, energy generation, energy efficiency and transportation.

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Case Studies Table

The table below lists all of our small business case studies. Click on a heading to sort the table by name, industry/sector, by region, or by their main action area.

Name Industry/Sector Region Main Action
Arkin Tilt Architects Construction / Real Estate / Development Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Hero Arts Manufacturing Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Zan Media Business or Professional Services Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Advanced Transit Dynamics Manufacturing Bay Area Recycle and Cut Waste
Green11 Retail Bay Area Recycle and Cut Waste
Paragon Label & Mrs. Grossmans Manufacturing Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Hesperian Cleaners Business or Professional Services Bay Area Be a Green Biz
The Living Christmas Company Business or Professional Services South Coast Region Be a Green Biz
Arya Cleaners Business or Professional Services South Coast Region Be a Green Biz
Rent-A-Green Box Business or Professional Services South Coast Region Build Green
Blue Oak Energy Business or Professional Services North Central Region Build Green
Blue Star Refreshments Business or Professional Services Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Resource Solutions Group Business or Professional Services Bay Area Drive Less and Drive Clean
Public Policy Institute of California Non-profit Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Irwindale Chamber of Commerce Non-profit South Coast Region Recycle and Cut Waste
Lafitte Cork & Capsule Manufacturing Bay Area Save Energy
Premier Auto Tops & Interiors Automotive Bay Area Be a Green Biz
El Primero Boutique B&B Hotel Hospitality / Tourism South Coast Region Be a Green Biz
Sustainable Silicon Valley Non-profit Bay Area Save Energy
Spirit Graphics & Printing, Inc. Retail South Coast Region Be a Green Biz
Waldeck's Office Supplies Business or Professional Services Bay Area Recycle and Cut Waste
Stater Bros. Retail South Coast Region Refrigerant Management
CenterStone Communities Construction / Real Estate / Development South Coast Region Build Green
Ecology Action Non-profit Bay Area Be a Green Biz
Cool the Earth Non-profit Bay Area Recycle and Cut Waste