S&S Plumbing / Bob Rizi Plumbing
5701 Derek Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34276
941-924-4895
S&S Plumbing / Bob Rizi Plumbing
This family-owned and operated company has been serving Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties since 1987. S&S encourages employee participation through daily staff meetings and other training sessions. The company has reduced its paper use by using scrap paper for notepads. It is also using its Florida Power & Light energy audit to identify measures to reduce its energy use, including removing excess fluorescent bulbs. The company plans daily work assignments to reduce mileage and fuel.

Sarasota Animal Hospital
4535 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
Sarasota Animal Hospital
Sarasota Animal Hospital is a full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care. The practice offers a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories. The facility includes a well-stocked pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, digital dental radiography and modern dental equipment, in-house x-ray capabilities, a closely supervised hospitalization area, and indoor boarding kennels with outdoor walking areas. The office has achieved substantial paper waste reduction measures by evaluating its form usage, eliminating duplicative or unnecessary documents, and double-sided copying and printing. The office has also eliminated all hazardous waste associated with x-ray film development by moving to digital radiograph technology.

Sarasota Architectural Salvage
1093 Central Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-362-0803
Sarasota Salvage
This company is by nature focused on waste reduction and material reuse, and they work passionately to keep local history out of the landfill. Their customers, which include restoration specialists, designers, builders and the general public, can browse a warehouse full of artifacts, furniture and great oddities that have withstood the test of time and represent a flavorful mix of cultures. Sarasota Architectural Salvage implemented several additional measures required by the Green Business program, including the installation of compact fluorescent bulbs and increased employee awareness.

Sarasota Coastal Credit Union
Locations throughout Sarasota, Venice and North Port
941-907-4038
Sarasota Coastal Credit Union
Sarasota Coastal Credit offers a variety of financial services, including checking and savings accounts, car loans and home equity loans. The company has communicated their environmental outlook to all staff members and adopted several energy conservation measures recommended by Florida Power & light. Employees now can scan documents in lieu of printing them. They no longer use Styrofoam or other disposable products. The firm has implemented a paperless payroll system and, in addition to encouraging employees to carpool, has made telecommuting an option.

Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau
766 Hudson Ave., Suite A
Sarasota, FL 34236
Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official and primary provider of visitor information for Sarasota County. It hosts more than 50 travel writers annually from media outlets such as Washington Post, Travel Channel, New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler. Annually, SCVB responds to more than 100 story leads and 300 media requests. SCVB also has public relations and sales representatives throughout Europe. Its annual visitors' guide is distributed to 135,000 potential visitors every year. The bureau enthusiastically embraced the principles of the Green Business Partnership. It enhanced its office recycling efforts, identified ways to reduce waste by more effectively estimating the quantities of brochures needed for printing and by relying on electronic copies of documents, instead of paper copies. It is also implementing several of the energy conservation measures recommended by its Florida Power and Light (FPL) energy audit.

Sarasota County Health Department - Ringling Facility
2200 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34237
Sarasota County Health Department
The Sarasota County Health Department provides health care, human services and environmental services to residents of Sarasota County, Florida. It offers health centers (clinics) with doctors and nurses, immunizations (shots for school and travel), STD and pregnancy tests, dental, HIV / AIDS services, wellness programs in the community, and much more. The department’s 200-plus employees established a “green team’ that has increased recycling rates while reducing garbage costs, created a comprehensive program to reduce energy use, and developed a process to keep its expand Green Business Partnership principles to other county facilities. These efforts have not only reduced the department’s environmental impacts, they have also saved taxpayer dollars.

Sarasota Document Shredding
4563 Mariotti Court, Suite 101
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-927-7586
Sarasota Document Shredding
This company not only recycles their paper and cardboard, it has taken measures to reduce its consumption of these materials as well. Its efforts to reduce its environmental impact as a business includes encouraging employees to carpool, removing half of its fluorescent bulbs, and keeping doors open during cooler weather instead of using air conditioning.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1700 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
941-917-1700
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota's nationally-ranked public hospital has established a green team that includes key management staff that includes operations, facilities maintenance and procurement, an often overlooked but critical area that is vital to integrating environmental stewardship in business culture. Among many others, one of the measures they've taken is to include an overview of their environmental program in their new employee orientation program.

SCOPE (Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence)
1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Suite 202
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-365-8751
SCOPE
SCOPE is a community organization that brings people together to build a shared understanding of the qualities that make Sarasota a good place to live, work, and raise a family. This private nonprofit organization is dedicated to engaging the community in planning for excellence through a process of open dialogue and impartial research, to establish priorities, propose solutions and monitor change to enhance the quality of life in Sarasota County. SCOPE reuses paper to reduce consumption and save money, and has removed one of every three fluorescent light bulbs to conserve energy.

Shelby Financial Group, Inc.
3212 Austin St.
Sarasota, FL 34231
941-925-7544
Shelby Financial Group
Shelby Financial Group is dedicated to the education of individual investors and business owners regarding comprehensive financial management using a platform of socially responsible investments. The company empowers its clients to use their financial resources to make a profound and lasting difference in the world. The company is a member of Co-Op America as well as the Social Investment Forum, and has begun including recycling and other environmental issues in its electronic newsletters to clients. Not only is Shelby conducting its business in an environmentally sound manner, it is spreading the wealth of good environmental practices and influencing its customers.

Simply Gourmet Caterers
4783 Swift Road
Sarasota, FL 34231
941-929-0066
Simply Gourmet Caterers
Simply Gourmet Caterers is a full service catering company  that specializes in fine dining, business luncheons and weddings. The company has markedly improved its office and kitchen recycling, identified areas to reduce its energy and water consumption, and is researching replacing traditional cleaners with more environmentally-friendly cleaners.

Snelling Staffing Services
1217 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 
941-953-6999
Snelling Staffing Services
This Dallas-based company delivers temporary, career and professional staffing solutions to companies in every region of the country and has been operating in the Sarasota market for more than 10 years, specializing in placing candidates in "temporary," "temporary to hire" and "direct hire" opportunities. In addition to instituting measures to reduce its own environmental footprint, Snelling has made a concerted effort to work with its property management company to improve the performance of the entire building.

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
301 N. Cattlemen Road, Suite 201
Sarasota, FL 34234
941-365-5500
Stantec Consulting Services
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, surveying, economics and project management. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities, it is recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. It supports public and private sector clients in a diverse range of markets in the infrastructure and facilities sector.

Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
1097 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34275
941-485-4800

1760 Mound St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
941- 954-1600
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank is a registered 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation supported by hundreds of individuals, corporations and foundations. It provides a reliable supply of quality blood products and services to hospitals and health centers in need. Suncoast is simultaneously reducing its environmental impacts and overhead costs. By reducing waste, they save money on garbage service and office materials. The organization switched from T-12 lighting to T-8, which uses less energy and cut their electric bill. They also converted to low-flow toilets that reduce their water consumption and water bill.

Suncoast Defensive Driving School
3947 Clark Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-556-1161
Suncoast Defensive Driving School
Suncoast Driving School is committed to making the smallest footprint possible on our planet. It earned its certification in part for its use of hybrid vehicles and conscientious use of paperwork to conserve resources. Its home study materials are in DVD and CD Rom form so students can return them, thereby reusing an item that would ordinarily be created from paper. It also offers courses online. Owner Bill Rowell uses only hybrid cars in his teaching fleet, taking the opportunity educate young drivers about conservation and environmental stewardship.

Sun Hydraulics Corporation
1500 W. University Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34243
941-362-1284
Sun Hydraulics Corp.
Sun Hydraulics is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds that control force, speed and motion as integral components in fluid power systems. The company has a comprehensive recycling program that includes metal shavings from its milling process, and its stormwater pollution prevention measures ensure the protection of the pond adjacent to its property. Sun Hydraulics is currently researching the addition of solar power as a supplemental energy source for its facilities.