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Certifying Green Businesses

Green America's Seal of Approval is the best way for consumers to find and support green businesses. This green business certification is given to businesses that are:

• Actively using their business as a tool for positive social change;
• Operating a "values-driven" enterprise according to principles of social justice AND environmental sustainability;
• Socially and environmentally responsible in the way they source, manufacture, and market their products and run their offices and factories; and
• Committed to extraordinary practices that benefit workers, customers, communities, and the environment.

Since 1982, Green America has screened over 8,000 small businesses.

As the marketplace has evolved, people are asking for greater transparency around sustainability practices—and small businesses need tools and guidance on their paths to sustainability.

Look for the Seal of Approval to identify the leading green businesses that have laid the groundwork for the green economy, and the emerging green businesses that will help bring it to scale.

As companies make greater progress, we recognize their efforts with three tiers:

When you see the Seal of Approval, you can click on the seal and view the sustainability profile of the business. You'll see their green achievements and commitments.

It's more than a Green Business Certification! We provide our business members with an assessment tool and learning program that creates a customized roadmap to turn their social and environmental mission into action.

Businesses that have attained the Gold Seal of Approval have successfully completed an evaluation by the Green America Standards Committee.

The Green America Standards Committee conducts reviews to certify that a business embraces and implements both social justice practices (workers, supply chains, community) and environmental sustainability practices, and has moved beyond general sustainability actions into a deeper focus on their core business area.

The Standards Committee is appointed by and reports to Green America's Board of Directors. Since 1982, we've used both data provided by the business and independent sources in each of our thousands of evaluations.

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