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Launched in May 2024, the Ann Arbor Green Business Challenge (A2 GBC) presents a new framework to recognize, support, and celebrate local businesses working to advance sustainability in the community. Co-created by ​the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations and Ann Arbor SPARK, this new program will help local businesses:

Lower operating costs

Create a stronger brand

Reduce their environ​mental impact.

Build a more sustainable culture

Enhance employee and customer satisfaction​

The A2 GBC Framework and Toolkit

Designed to cover seven core areas of sustainability, the A2 Green Business Challenge creates a unique opportunity to grow and build lasting sustainable business practices. This toolkit​ ​outlines the details of the Challenge, including support resources available to help you on your sustainability journey.

A2 GBC has four certification levels—bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. The certification level that a business can achieve is based on the number of points they accumulate across seven areas of sustainability - energy, water, circular economy, mobility, resilience, education, and supply chain. Some areas have more points possible than others. In addition to the formal certification levels, there are also recognition opportunities for those entities that improve their performance year over year, regardless of their status. Businesses are also able to earn “innovation" points for undertaking novel practices or implementing policies not explicitly included in the framework.

The A2 GBC was designed to offer recognition to local businesses while also helping them lower their operating costs, create a stronger brand, build a more sustainable culture, enhance employee and customer satisfaction, and reduce their environmental footprints.​

Sustainable Business Spotlights

Verification Checklist

​Staff will be randomly selecting A2 GBC participant submissions to verify. For a complete list of all the documentation that will be necessary to verify your completion of key criteria and actions​​.

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To schedule your complimentary 1:1 business consultation and to create your personalized sustainability plan. Fill out the form below.

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