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Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow

Guiding Portland's small businesses toward a profitable green future.

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The BEST Awards is an annual recognition program that awards businesses whose dedication to creating a more sustainable tomorrow stands out from the crowd. Winners are announced and awards are presented at the annual BEST Awards Breakfast.

2008 Winners are:

  • BEST Practices for Sustainability - Large Company

    • New Seasons Market /li>
  • BEST Practices for Sustainability - Medium Company

    • Full Sail Brewing Company
  • BEST Practices for Sustainability - Small Company (2 winners)

    • Hawthorne Auto
    • Mint Dental Works
  • Green Building (2 winners)

    • The 200 Market Building
    • OHSU Center for Health and Healing
  • Sustainable Products or Services

    • YOLO Colorhouse
  • Green Buildings

    • The Civic & The Morrison
  • Sustainable Food Systems (2 winners)

    • Laughing Planet CafĂ©
    • Your Backyard Farmer

For more information about all the winners and applicants, visit the Office of Sustainable Development's website.

The City of Portland was the first local government to adopt a local Global Warming Action Plan in 1993.