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Green Retirement, Inc. is a California Certified Green Business,
recognized by Alameda County. Our local Green Business Program does
a very rigorous job in certifying business. With the limited
resources available, the staff, who are all very committed to their
jobs, have helped us and many other green businesses save water and
electricity, reduce waste to the landfill, reduce vehicle trips,
and switch to greener products. All of these steps reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and provide multiple environmental and
economic benefits.

With more resources, even more could be achieved. Small businesses
are a large sector of the state’s economy. While we lack dedicated
environmental staff to focus on conservation and greening our
business, if we are provided technical assistance, we are eager to
save resources and cut operating costs. The California Green
Business Program is a comprehensive, one-stop shop for
small-to-medium sized businesses like mine to go green, be better
neighbors in their communities, attract and retain customers,
quantify environmental benefits, and save money. We highly
recommend other small business engage with the Green Business
Program. We believe that many small businesses making changes, as
we did, can have a big cumulative impact in the state. We strongly
encourage your Board, the Governor’s office, and the State
legislature to consider including a small business element in your
investment plan.