Babe’s Ace Plumbing and Hardware
140 E. Miami Ave.
Venice, FL 34285
941-488-0411
Babe’s Ace Plumbing and Hardware
Babe's Ace Plumbing and Hardware has instituted effective recycling and resource conservation practices throughout its business. All employees, including management, administrative and field personnel are doing their part to ensure the success of the environmental program.

Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.
6000 Cattleridge Drive, Suite 300
Sarasota, FL
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. is a civil engineering firm whose services encompass transportation, stormwater management and land development. BDI was the first firm to develop total reuse systems for wastewater, and the first to obtain permits for advanced treatment discharging to a wetland, in northwest Florida. The company's business vision focuses on infrastructure development and revitalization. Baskerville-Donovan met with its property manager to ensure the use of responsible landscaping and building utility practices. The company implemented measures to reduce paper waste by printing plans in half size instead of full size, reusing folders and binders, and reusing disposed plans as notepads.

Bee Ridge Lighting & Design
3909 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-922-2626
Bee Ridge Lighting & Design
Bee Ridge Lighting & Design is a design-oriented lighting showroom offering high-quality lighting in all styles. The company not only recycles efficiently, it has also taken measures to recover and reuse light bulbs and light sockets.

Beechwood Builders, Inc./Beechwood Green Solutions, Inc.
779 Commerce Drive, Suite 14
Venice, FL 34292
941-484-9053
Beechwood Builders, Inc.
Beechwood Builders specializes in all levels of home building and remodeling. The company has reduced paper waste by double-sided printing and using scrap paper for scratch paper. It ensures unnecessary lights are turned off, and is committed to keeping its facility grounds litter-free.

Brighter World Painting
4556 Barton Drive
Sarasota, FL 34232
941-773-6988
Brighter World Painting
Brighter World Painting is a full-service paint contracting company that provides interior and exterior painting, faux fishing, and custom furniture refinishing. Other services include custom murals and professional color consultation. The company gives its clients the option of using paint products  with low VOC’s and in some cases, no-VOC paints. Brighter World Painting used the Green Business Partnership program as a tool to formally establish what has been one of their guiding business principles, minimizing their own environmental impact. The company isolated aspects of their business where they could improve their performance, including reducing paper use, using reusable drop cloths and other painting supplies, donating excess pain to non-profit organizations, cleaning up litter on their street, and implementing numerous energy conservation measures.