Portland, Oregon Sustainability Winners

Below are this year’s 2012 award recipients along with descriptions and videos about their work:

Purdy, a Portland paint brush and roller manufacturer, which seeks to send zero waste to the landfill. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/purdy/

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, which offers transit benefits to employees, who also use a carbon-tracking platform to measure the impact of their travel, commuting and office practices.

http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/northwest-energy-efficiency-alliance-neea/

Capital Pacific Bank, which has a green team that got the entire company excited about sustainability. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/capital-pacific-bank/

FMYI, which minimizes travel emissions by offering free Trimet passes and Zipcar memberships, and has reduced corporate travel by more than 40%. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/fmyi-inc/

NatureBake, which partners with local farmers and food producers to create bread made mostly from ingredients procured from within 100 miles. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/naturebake/

GO Box, which provides bike-delivered reusable containers for food cart vendors and customers. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/gobox/

Sustainable Northwest Wood, which provides the building community with a steady supply of local, sustainable wood. http://bestbusinesscenter.org/recognition/business-directory/sustainable-northwest-wood/

The BEST awards have been handed out in Portland  for 20 years.  Here is a listing of past recipients:  http://bestbusinesscenter.org/downloads/Past-BEST-Award-Winners.pdf