Business Emerald Sustainability Tier (BEST) Program

Purchasing and Waste Management

Energy Efficiency & Renewables, and Transportation & Fuels

Water Conservation, Building and Landscaping

Community Investment & Cultural Support

Health & Safety

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Conservation & Resource Protection

Marketing & Communications more information about the BEST Program, please visit riverwindfoundation.org/best or contact Tim O’Donoghue, Executive Director, at Tim@riverwindfoundation.org.

The BEST Program was created to provide an opportunity and platform for businesses and organizations that want to elevate their sustainability practices to higher levels of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic vitality. The standards in the BEST program are comparable to the world’s most rigorous and comprehensive environmental, community, and economic sustainability criteria. Businesses and organizations that successfully achieve BEST Certification have institutionalized sustainability in their planning, operations and administration, and staff training and customer education in areas including:

+ Purchasing and Waste Management

+ Energy Efficiency & Renewables, and Transportation & Fuels

+ Climate Action

+ Water Conservation, Building and Landscaping

+ Community Investment & Cultural Support

+ Health & Safety

+ Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

+ Conservation & Resource Protection

+ Marketing & Communications