City of Tampa Green Business Designation Program
The Sustany Foundation is proud to partner with the City of Tampa on their new Green Business Designation Program. Businesses seeking to participate in the program will be reviewed against a list of criteria that evaluate their organization’s level of sustainability including green policies and practices. A business can achieve one of three distinct levels of green designation depending on the number of points achieved through the evaluation. Businesses that receive the designation will be provided an item to post at their business location that recognizes their achievement. Additionally, the organization will be included on the City’s green web page as part of Tampa’s “Green Pages” for businesses.
PRESS RELEASE
PROGRAM DESIGNEES
Bayside Engineering
Score - 75 (tenant)
Designation level 2 - "Green"
http://www.baysideng.com/
contact person: Patrick Herman
pherman@baysideng.com
Florida Business Interiors
1300 East 8th Avenue, Suite 120
Tampa, FL 33605
Score: 64 (tenant)
Level: Green
Contact: Kevin Baker
(kbaker@4fbi.com)
813-549-7310
www.4fbi.com
Children's Cancer Center
4901 West Cypress Street
Tampa, FL 33607
Score: 90 (property owner)
Level: Green
Contact: Tyler Freriks
tfreriks@childrenscancercenter.org
www.childrenscancercenter.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
Rules of Program
- The designation will be granted for one year from the date that your application is officially approved.
- All companies have to be registered to do business in the State of Florida, per www.sunbiz.org.
- Business address of the office attempting to obtain the City of Tampa Green Designation must be within the city limits of Tampa.
- Business must adhere to all environmental regulations normally designated for their specified industry.
- Business must keep accurate records and allow city and/or administrator oversight of all records and operations as they relate to the program.
- Once designated, company must pledge to continue these efforts annually.
- An annual review of the criteria of the program will be done based upon emerging technologies.
- IMPORTANT: At the end of the application, the box indicating understanding of the rules and procedures associated with the program must be checked. If that box is not checked and application is submitted, then the application will not be reviewed, until such time that the box is checked.
- Upon completion and submission of the application, it will be reviewed within two weeks and an auditor will be assigned to the business to ensure compliance with program requirements.
- All auditors are volunteers for the Sustany Foundation and are eminently qualified to perform said auditing task.
- Once auditors have confirmed the appropriate designation, the business will be sent a benefits package and added to the Sustany Foundation and City of Tampa website.
Application fees (based upon # of employees):
0-4 employees: $149
5-9 employees: $199
10-49 employees: $250
50-99 employees: $500
100+ employees: $1000
*Fees for not for profit organizations will be 50% off normal application fee.
Payment of fees:
*Fees for the application can be paid in installments up to no more than 6 months, if agreed upon by both the Sustany Foundation and company.
**Payment is due upon submission of application
Use the PayPal link or send a check to address below to make your payment. In the notes section of the check, please put “green business.”
Sustany Foundation c/o David Reed 1414 West Swann Avenue Tampa, FL 33606
Description of fees
- Application fee is an annual fee for the processing and review of documents, as well as the audit of the company to ensure compliance.
- Fee applies to the location of the office that you are attempting to designate green. For example, if your company has more than one location either within the county or throughout the United States or State of Florida, and you have 4 employees in the Tampa location, but 200 employees nationwide, then your fee is just $125 annually.
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