In recent decades the concept of sustainability has become a driver for business practices that protect the environment. Environmentally sustainable businesses tend to reduce costs, enhance profits, attract and retain employees and have consistently strong bottom lines. And because sustainability and innovation go hand in hand, profitable, exportable technologies are developed when business leaders take sustainability to heart.
The Oregon Environmental Council is currently working to promote a sustainable biofuels industry and secure the adoption of economic development strategies that strengthen sustainable agriculture and community-based food systems in Oregon.

Each year we hold a Forum for Business and the Environment series to promote dialogue on some of Oregon’s most difficult environmental and economic challenges and to share positive, profitable strategies that address these issues Our vision is that Oregon will be a model in developing local sustainable businesses and industry clusters in a range of areas such as green building and manufacturing, biofuels and renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. Rural and urban businesses will thrive economically by integrating environmental stewardship as standard practice into their operations.

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On the Way to Carbon Neutral: Resources for Oregon Businesses

Visit our online resource, “On the Way to Carbon Neutral,” for tools and resources to reduce your business’s carbon footprint. Whether you are planning to make your business carbon neutral, or simply want to take series of smaller step to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we have compiled a highly adaptable roadmap to help you develop and implement a climate action plan.

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Fueling Oregon with Sustainable Biofuels

Not all biofuels are equal from a sustainability perspective. Read all about it in the brand new report from the Oregon Environmental Council, Fueling Oregon with Sustainable Biofuels.

Dowload the report here, or read it online.