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This summer=2C Pajaro Valley Pride (https://pajarovalleypride.org/) made h= istory as the state=E2=80=99s first Green Certified Community Event. The P= V Pride board worked tirelessly to ensure their operations=2C along with t= hose of their vendors=2C adhered to CAGBN=E2=80=99s sustainability guideli= nes and also complied with the City of Watsonville=E2=80=99s foodware ordi= nance (https://www.watsonville.gov/1885/Watsonville-Single-Use-Service-War= e-Ordi) =2C which requires food facilities and events to use BPI compostab= le foodware instead of single-use plastic foodware. In an effort to furthe= r reduce plastic waste=2C PV Pride replaced their traditional balloon arch= with one made of compostable plants and flowers=2C and reusable flags=2C= setting a powerful example by hosting a balloon-free event. Pajaro Valley Pride hopes to be an inspiration to other community events a= nd members=2C proving that small steps can lead to significant positive im= pact. https://greenbusinessca.org/child-care/ Healthy Childcare Facilities Program Creates Safer Environments for Children Children spend 8-10 hours a day in childcare facilities=2C where they play= =2C learn and grow. Ensuring those environments are safe and healthy can h= ave a lasting impact on a child=E2=80=99s development. Over the past year= =2C CAGBN Sustainability Consultants in the Central Valley and Monterey Ba= y Area have been working with childcare facilities to reduce children=E2= =80=99s exposure to harmful cleaning chemicals and cut down on waste by sw= itching facilities to EPA Safer Choice cleaning products and reusable food= ware=2C creating a clean and safe environment for children and childcare w= orkers. Funded by an EPA Region 9 pollution prevention grant=2C CAGBN provided one= -on-one technical assistance to 83 facilities=2C resulting in all of these= facilities switching to EPA Safer Choice janitorial products. While over= 60 of these facilities were already using reusable foodware=2C our consul= tants were able to assist 17 childcare facilities in switching from dispos= able to reusable foodware. With continued encouragement to continue their= sustainability journey=2C 32 of the facilities we worked with went above= and beyond the grant focus to become Green Business Certified! You can explore case studies and additional details on the Healthy Childca= re Facilities (https://greenbusinessca.org/child-care/) page on the CAGBN= website. If you want to get your childcare facility Green Business Certif= ied=2C contact your coordinator today (https://greenbusinessca.org/contact= /) ! Update From The Field: City of Los Angeles=2C Sanitation & the Environment Recognizes Over 200 Green Business Achievements! The City of Los Angeles=2C Sanitation & the Environment hosted its Green B= usiness Program recognition event=2C honoring newly certified and recertif= ied businesses for the 2023/2024 period=2C on June 6=2C 2024. The event ce= lebrated over 200 certifications=2C with nearly 10% achieving the prestigi= ous Innovator status. Over 25% of these businesses operate in environmenta= l justice areas=2C highlighting the program=E2=80=99s inclusive impact. The event proved to be a networking triumph=2C creating an impactful syner= gy among attendees who are now actively partnering with each other to impl= ement sustainable solutions and share resources. These connections foster= a green business ecosystem that will benefit both the city and its reside= nts for years to come. Contributed by Guest Writer=2C Michelle McElroy City of Los Angeles Green Business Coordinator and CAGBN Board Member https://search.greenbusinessca.org/ Support Green Businesses this Holiday Season This holiday season=2C make your purchases count by supporting Certified G= reen Businesses! Whether you're gift shopping=2C planning holiday gatherin= gs=2C or looking for services=2C choosing a green business helps protect t= he planet and supports sustainable practices. Finding a Certified Green Bu= siness near you is easy=E2=80=94just search the Green Business Directory (= https://search.greenbusinessca.org/) for all your holiday needs. From char= ming shops to eco-friendly services=2C the directory has options for every= thing you=E2=80=99re looking for this year. Every dollar spent with a Gree= n Business not only helps the environment=2C it also strengthens our local= economy and communities. This holiday season=2C let=E2=80=99s give back t= o the planet and the businesses committed to a sustainable future! Find a Green Business (https://search.greenbusinessca.org/) The Innovator Tier is the highest level of certification that the Californ= ia Green Business Network offers. Businesses who achieve this accomplishme= nt go above and beyond to combat climate change and work toward social equ= ity by providing additional employee benefits and community resources. The= se businesses receive additional advertising benefits and recognition from= CAGBN for reaching Innovator level. Be sure to contact your local coordin= ator (https://www.greenbusinessca.org/contact/) to find out how your busin= ess can be an Innovator too! https://indoek.com Indoek Program: Ventura Celebrating coastal creative culture=2C Indoek presents a curated perspect= ive and aesthetic to the surfing lifestyle. 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Pajaro Valley Pride is CAGBN=E2=80=99s first
Green Certified Community Event! 

This summer=2C Pajaro Valley Pride m= ade history as the state=E2=80=99s first Green Certified Community Event.= The PV Pride board worked tirelessly to ensure their operations=2C along= with those of their vendors=2C adhered to CAGBN=E2=80=99s sustainability= guidelines and also complied with the City of Watsonville=E2=80=99s foodware ordinance=2C which requires food facilities and even= ts to use BPI compostable foodware instead of single-use plastic foodware.= In an effort to further reduce plastic waste=2C PV Pride replaced their t= raditional balloon arch with one made of compostable plants and flowers=2C= and reusable flags=2C setting a powerful example by hosting a balloon-fre= e event. 

Pajaro Valley Pride hopes to be an inspiration to other community events a= nd members=2C proving that small steps can lead to significant positive im= pact.
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Healthy Childcare Facilities Program
Creates Safer Environments for Children

Children spend 8-10 hours a day in childcare facili= ties=2C where they play=2C learn and grow. Ensuring those environments are= safe and healthy can have a lasting impact on a child=E2=80=99s developme= nt. Over the past year=2C CAGBN Sustainability Consultants in the Central= Valley and Monterey Bay Area have been working with childcare facilities= to reduce children=E2=80=99s exposure to harmful cleaning chemicals and c= ut down on waste by switching facilities to EPA Safer Choice cleaning prod= ucts and reusable foodware=2C creating a clean and safe environment for ch= ildren and childcare workers.

Funded by an EPA Region 9 pollution prevention grant=2C CAGBN provided one= -on-one technical assistance to 83 facilities=2C resulting in all of these= facilities switching to EPA Safer Choice janitorial products. While over= 60 of these facilities were already using reusable foodware=2C our consul= tants were able to assist 17 childcare facilities in switching from dispos= able to reusable foodware. With continued encouragement to continue their= sustainability journey=2C 32 of the facilities we worked with went above= and beyond the grant focus to become Green Business Certified! 

You can explore case studies and additional details on the H= ealthy Childcare Facilities page on the CAGBN website. If you want to= get your childcare facility Green Business Certified=2C con= tact your coordinator today!
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Update From The Field:<= /span>
City of Los Angeles=2C Sanitation & t= he Environment 
Recognizes Over 200 Green Business Achievements!

The City of Los Angeles=2C Sanit= ation & the Environment hosted its Green Business Program recognition= event=2C honoring newly certified and recertified businesses for the 2023= /2024 period=2C on June 6=2C 2024. The event celebrated over 200 certifica= tions=2C with nearly 10% achieving the prestigious Innovator status. Over= 25% of these businesses operate in environmental justice areas=2C highlig= hting the program=E2=80=99s inclusive impact.

The event proved to be a networking triumph=2C creating an impactful syner= gy among attendees who are now actively partnering with each other to impl= ement sustainable solutions and share resources. These connections foster= a green business ecosystem that will benefit both the city and its reside= nts for years to come. 

Contributed by Guest Writer=2C Michelle McElroy
City of Los Angeles Green Business Coordinator and CAGBN Board Member=

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Support Green Businesses this Holiday S= eason

This holiday season=2C make your= purchases count by supporting Certified Green Businesses! Whether you're= gift shopping=2C planning holiday gatherings=2C or looking for services= =2C choosing a green business helps protect the planet and supports sustai= nable practices. Finding a Certified Green Business near you is easy=E2=80= =94just search the Green Business Directory for all your= holiday needs. From charming shops to eco-friendly services=2C the direct= ory has options for everything you=E2=80=99re looking for this year. Every= dollar spent with a Green Business not only helps the environment=2C it a= lso strengthens our local economy and communities. This holiday season=2C= let=E2=80=99s give back to the planet and the businesses committed to a s= ustainable future!
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The Inno= vator Tier is the highest level of certification that the California Green= Business Network offers. Businesses who achieve this accomplishment go ab= ove and beyond to combat climate change and work toward social equity by p= roviding additional employee benefits and community resources. These busin= esses receive additional advertising benefits and recognition from CA= GBN for reaching Innovator level. Be sure to contact your local coordinator to find out how y= our business can be an Innovator too! 
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Indoek
Program: Ventura

Celebrating coastal creative culture=2C Indoek presents a curated perspect= ive and aesthetic to the surfing lifestyle. Indoek started as a blog=2C th= en evolved into a publisher of original content.The Indoek gallery in Vent= ura serves primarily as an art gallery and creative hub that both celebrat= es local creative talents and inspires the community with unexpected coast= al art programming and events.


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Laird Nor= ton Wetherby
Program: San Francisco

Laird Norton Wetherby (LNW) serves exceptional families and individu= als seeking to activate the full potential of their wealth. Offering both= RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) and trust services=2C LNW is committe= d to providing clients with unbiased=2C independent guidance and solutions= =2E

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