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NBIS invites you into a unique member community of passionate, pragmatic, innovative professionals exploring new ways of doing business that foster thriving companies, communities and ecosystems. With the unprecedented challenges we face today, NBIS, our members and our leadership board, are dedicated to helping companies make the transition from old take-make-waste models to new paradigms of resource efficiency and social and environmental responsibility.

The path forward requires leadership, collaboration and innovative thinking. NBIS offers opportunities for people to meet and learn from each other across sectors and industries and to gain training in new practices and approaches.

We provide ways for companies to reach beyond the limits of traditional models and to engage others in exploring how the engines of industry can again become the problem solvers and the prosperity makers for a new local and global economy.

We invite you to join our community and we look forward to getting acquainted. You may also download our brochure here.

Mary Rose & Karl Ostrom

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• Alaska Airlines

  Alaska Airlines is the eighth-largest U.S. airline based on passenger traffic and is the dominant U.S. West Coast air carrier. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, are owned by Alaska Air Group. Both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have two of the youngest and most fuel efficient aircraft fleets in the country. Through their fleet transition programs and flying efficiencies, they have reduced their carbon emissions by 23% per revenue passenger mile (RPM) since 2004. You can read more about Alaska Airgroup’s environmental performance in their 2009 Corporate Environment Report, downloadable at:
  www.alaskaair.com/company/

• Apex Facility Resources

  Apex Facility Resources is dedicated to sustaining our environment by providing recycled office furnishings to our customers, using sustainable practices in the services we provide, and embracing environmental stewardship throughout our company.
  www.apexfacility.com

• Arbor Group

  The Arbor Group at UBS provides multi-strategy, fee-based asset management for foundations, endowments and high net worth families. The Arbor Group Portfolio Management is part of the UBS Portfolio Management Program (PMP) and specializes in socially and environmentally responsible, globally diversified investments.

  The Arbor Group is a member of UBS Institutional Consulting Services. Services include Investment Policy, Asset Allocation, Independent Manager Search, Performance Monitoring and Board Review. The Arbor Group works globally with conservation trust funds and endowments.

  The Arbor Group

• atelierjones llc

  atelierjones llc is an award-winning firm specializing in architecture and planning, with a particular focus on sustainable urban housing, large scale urban design, and smaller scale design projects. The firm creates delight in the dense urban realm, focusing on sustainable design, small urban infill residential projects, adaptive reuse and renovation projects. Described as an “incubator of design ideas” by a recent client, the firm is devoted to research and innovative approaches to design projects. atelierjones is known for crafting innovative, value-added solutions for their clients’ highly unique projects. Susan H. Jones, AIA, LEED AP is founder and principal. She is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington. Atelierjones llc is a member of By-Product Synergy NW and Susan serves on the project Steering Committee.
  www.atelierjones.net

• BetterWorld Telecom

  BetterWorld Telecom is the only nationwide, full-service voice and data telecommunications carrier solely focused on serving businesses and organizations that support social justice and sustainability. With Seattle-area clients including the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Yes! Magazine, Climate Solutions, and Full Circle Farm, BetterWorld is the first carbon neutral telecom carrier in the world, with an average 28% savings, 100% guarantee, and they donate 3% of top-line revenues to causes that benefit children, education, the environment and Fair Trade. Please call Gina Diamond for more information and to setup a free communications audit on 206.499.1791 or email us for more information.
  www.betterworldtelecom.com

• Canyon Creek Cabinet Company

  Located in Monroe, WA, Canyon Creek is a leading manufacturer of affordable framed and frameless cabinetry for every room in the home. In early 2009, Canyon Creek introduced its line of closet and storage products—Canyon Creek Cabinet Company Closets Plus—creating one of the most extensive lines of custom cabinetry and closet storage systems available.

  Canyon Creek Cabinet Company has been a recognized leader in the kitchen and bath industry since 1981 and has won many industry awards for its cabinetry and environmental practices, including the EPA’s Evergreen Award for Environmental Excellence and the Governor’s Award for Sustainable Practices.
  www.canyoncreek.com

• Cartridge World Seattle

  Cartridge World Seattle is a locally owned and operated company. We help businesses and households lower their costs and their carbon footprint by offering quality, locally re-manufactured ink and toner cartridges. We offer next day delivery and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We also provide printer repair services.

  James Kinskey, Owner
  Cartridge World – Seattle
  400 NE 45th Street, Suite 140
  Seattle, WA 98105
  Store:(206) 632-5555

  Fax: (206) 632-5560

  www.cartridgeworldusa.com/store319

• Cascade Designs

  Cascade Designs, Inc. began over 35 years ago with the simple idea of providing a more comfortable night outdoors. Since then, we have grown to become the parent company of some of the most respected brands in the outdoor industry. Though much has changed with this success, our recipe for achieving it has not. We believe that manufacturing the majority of our gear in our U.S. and European facilities is an essential element in maintaining quality, and that by striving to exceed our customers’ expectations of service, we will be successful for many years to come. Cascade Designs include Therm-a-rest (developed by the founders of the company) MSR, SealLine, Platypus and Tracks. Cascade Designs is a member of By-Product Synergy NW and the Outdoor Industry Association’s Eco-Working Group.
  www.cascadedesigns.com

• Cascadia Consulting Group

  Cascadia Consulting Group assists businesses to become “green”- strategically. We provide strategic planning and implementation services in waste reduction and recycling, water and energy efficiency, green building and climate change. Cascadia Consulting Group has been a recognized leader in environmental management consulting in Seattle since 1993. We have saved Seattle-area businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars by implementing green solutions.
  www.cascadiaconsulting.com

• Cedar Grove Composting

  Cedar Grove Composting and Emerald Services NW are a family-owned, 400-employee enterprise with roots in the waste management business going back to 1938. As the Pacific Northwest’s leading organic recycling company, Cedar Grove transforms grass, leaves, yard trimmings, food waste and wood waste into the finest nutrient-rich compost. From a humble beginning, Cedar Grove has developed a full line of healthy soils with a loyal following and has grown to become the largest single dedicated yard waste composting facility in the United States.

  Emerald Services is Washington’s leading one-stop recycling and environmental services provider for manufacturers, transportation-related companies, the military, ship builders, and more. We continue to introduce innovative technologies for a greener tomorrow. Our mission is to create a sustainable business to re-use or re-manufacture the products we collect.

  Cedar Grove Composting

• Chinook Book

  Chinook Book assembles deals from the best green and local merchants in each of our cities. We work with businesses that treat their employees and suppliers well, minimize their environmental impact, and play a vibrant role in their neighborhood. Available in both print and mobile (iPhone® & Android®), each Chinook Book contains local resources, neighborhood maps and amazing offers on:
  restaurants, organic groceries, yoga and fitness, theater and museums, outdoor recreation gear, gardening supplies, green building supplies, clothing and gifts.

  Chinook Book

   

• Correctional Industries

  Washington State Correctional Industries produces custom furniture, uniforms and other products for sale to state-funded organizations as a way to provide jobs and skill training for the state’s incarcerated offenders. Job skills improve offenders’ chances for post-sentence employment, which greatly reduces their likelihood of returning to crime. Offenders’ wages reduce prisons’ reliance on tax dollars by paying the costs of incarceration and restitution to victims. In recent years, CI has placed considerable emphasis on environmentally friendly products and sustainable practices, which has opened many new opportunities to provide new products and, subsequently, created additional jobs and training options. Environmentally-focused changes have also reduced landfill-destined waste and saved money for CI and the state prison system.
  www.washingtonci.com | View Member Profile

• E3 Energy Partners

  E3 Energy Partners™ is a global leader in chemical engineering, process scale-up, detailed design and project oversight for renewable energy solutions rising from plentiful, non-food chain natural resources. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, the company has over 25 years experience designing, and managing energy related projects for petrochemical, pulp & paper, food processing and biofuel clients worldwide. The company partners with project developers, industrial companies and renewable energy technology providers around the world to create, scale-up and deploy new energy technologies and turn-key facilities serving energy needs of the 21st century. Current biomass to energy projects include next generation biodiesel from waste oils and fats up to 100% FFA; cellulosic ethanol from agricultural, forest and timber waste; and biogas from municipal green waste, food processing waste and byproduct streams from ethanol and biodiesel facilities. The firm is a member of By-Product Synergy NW; Rich Bacigalupi serves on the project Steering Committee.
  www.e3energypartners.com

• earthbongo

  earthbongo is a social media platform that increases employee engagement around sustainability.
  If your company is looking to engage its employees, measure its social and environmental good and tell the story of its corporate citizenship, let us know. Our online home for social and environmental projects can help your business measure outcomes, save money, create a happier workforce, and build a better planet.  

  www.earthbongo.com

• EcoFab

  Our focus is on green, energy efficient, healthy, and affordable buildings within the Cascadia bioregion. Ecofab provides development services for sustainable homes and neighborhoods.
  www.ecofab.net

• Ecore Global

  Encore Global, Inc. engages in international trading, business development and consulting with sole focus on sustainability. Our team of dedicated staff bring deep knowledge, skill and expertise, on top of an insatiable drive to make a difference in this world. The range of business we cover spans widely from renewable energy, industrial machinery, green building material, energy efficient building maintenance technology, and to natural and organic products. Our core principle is, “Think globally, look globally, move globally, and act locally with focus.”
  www.ecoreglobal.com

• Elliott Bay Brewing Co.

  Elliott Bay Brewing Co. is a family owned company of high quality neighborhood brewpubs in communities throughout the Seattle area. Elliott Bay Brewing Co. takes a very progressive approach to the practicing sustainability. We believe in taking charge of choices that influence quality of life…whether globally, locally or individually. From large to small, we have made conscious commitments over the years to minimize our impact on the environment, and to support those who operate with a similar philosophy.
  www.elliottbaybrewing.com | View Member Profile

• Environment International Ltd

  Environment International Ltd. is a multidisciplinary environmental consulting firm of experienced scientists, engineers, attorneys, policy analysts, facilitators, and outreach specialists. EI is unmatched in its ability to develop innovative, yet very practical and cost-effective strategies for environmental management, achieving clients’ operational, economic, and environmental goals. EI has advised on a wide range of issues in the United States, Canada, and numerous countries throughout Latin America, Asia and Europe. Prinicpals: Valerie Ann Lee, J.D., M.Sc.Civ.Eng., President, Pamela Bridgen, Ph.D., M.B.A., CEO and Senior Scientist.
  www.envintl.com

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  At the Hutchinson Center, we live and breathe a life of science. Our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Our researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and the world.
  The Hutchinson Center, together with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, comprise the Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium. The Consortium is among 40 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers nationwide.

  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

• Genie Industries

  Genie Industries began in 1966 with the introduction of the Genie® Hoist, a portable, pneumatic material lift. It was followed by additional material lifts and a series of aerial work platforms to meet customer demand — products that quickly gained worldwide recognition and often represented breakthroughs in design. Today, as a subsidiary of Terex Corporation, Genie remains at the forefront of innovation and quality production. With four decades of experience, Genie provides the most advanced lifting equipment in the industry and the full line of products offers unmatched performance, safety and reliability. Genie utilizes lean and green approaches to identify the most efficient, environmentally sound ways to make the products customers want. “Lean” practices minimize waste with the goal of delivering the highest quality product in the shortest amount of time at the lowest cost to customers. In 2009, Genie’s GRC-12 Runabout Contractor won a RER Magazine’s Gold Award for most innovative product. Genie Industries is a member of By-Product Synergy NW.
  www.genielift.com

• Glassworks

  Glassworks combines the translucent properties of glass, and the energy of design to create one-of-a kind architectural works-of-art for commercial and residential settings. Working directly with architects and interior designers to reflect ambience, brand identity and one-of-a-kind design presentations. Glass elements are non-toxic, easy to clean, and hold their integrity in high use areas. Recycled glass offerings elegantly showcase the eco-friendly nature of glass as a viable alternative to other materials. Glassworks owner Tish Oye is also LEED certified and deeply committed to sustainable building practices.
  www.glassworksinc.com

• Graphics Plus

  Graphics Plus is a local Seattle print shop committed to integrating sustainable practices into traditional and digital colorful printing. For over 35 years we have been mindful of green issues in the print industry, and continually strive to make our shop as minimally wasteful and energy efficient as possible. We pride ourselves in working closely with businesses and non-profits in our community and provide larger companies in the Pacific Northwest with the exquisite brand collateral essentials they need. We work closely with our customers to help them select from a wide variety of beautiful eco-friendly papers and print with the best soy-based inks. We’ll make sure that whatever our customers print, they can feel confident knowing their marketing materials walk the talk.
  www.graphicsplusseattle.com | View Member Profile

• Group Health

  Group Health Cooperative began in 1947 as a community coalition dedicated to making quality health care available and affordable. Today it is one of the few health care organizations in the country governed by consumers. Its 11-member Board of Trustees — all health-plan members elected by other members — work closely with management and medical staff to ensure that the organization’s policies and direction put the needs of patients first.

  Group Health Cooperative, together with its subsidiary Group Health Options, Inc., operates in all or parts of 20 counties in Washington and two counties in North Idaho. In Washington, Group Health Cooperative offers coordinated-care plans for both groups and individuals; Clear Care®, our Medicare Advantage plans; and plans for residents who qualify for Healthy Options (Medicaid), Basic Health, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP).

  Care is provided by Group Health Permanente doctors and other clinicians at Group Health-operated medical facilities. In service areas where Group Health doesn’t own facilities and for plans offering more choice, a network of nearly 9,000 community clinicians and 41 hospitals meets member health care needs.
  www.ghc.org

• Hydrovolts

  Revolution in Micro-Hydropower
  Hydrovolts offers new in-stream hydrokinetic turbines for clean energy generation around the world.
  Hydrovolts’ new hydropower technology taps a plentiful but overlooked source of renewable energy from water currents in canals and channels around the world. Hydrovolts turbines generate reliable, local, clean power, economically and easily, in millions of locations around the world. You’ll never look at water the same way again.
  Hyrdrovolts is a certified B Corporation and has won numerous awards in the Clean Tech Open and other entrepreneurial competitions.

  Hydrovolts

• Integral Consulting

  Integral Consulting Inc. is a national science and engineering firm providing multidisciplinary services in the fields of health, environment, technology, and sustainability. We provide clients with technical assessments and investigations, strategic advice, and management tools to reduce their environmental footprint, while enhancing organizational performance and value. Our information technology services help clients improve efficiency and save money by reducing energy consumption and computer waste. Our internal sustainability efforts have been recognized with a “Recycle Works” award from the City of Portland. With 10 offices throughout the United States, Integral has the resources to meet your most challenging sustainability needs.
  www.integral-corp.com

• Integrative Family Law

  Carol Bailey conceived of practicing family law in a way we now call Integrative Family Law. During the many years she served as a Guardian ad Litem for children in difficult family law cases she observed how often the legal process itself was the cause of needless destruction of significant relationships important to the well being of both the parents and the children. The primary relationship adversely affected by the legal proceedings was that of the parents of the children, soon to be ex-spouses or ex-partners. Many times, along with the deterioration of trust and ability to work cooperatively over the lives of their children, the parents saw their relationships with their in-laws, friends and larger social circle begin to disintegrate to the detriment of their long term well being and that of their children. This result need not be the case.
  www.integrativefamilylaw.com

• Leader International

  Since 1981 Leader International Corporation has enjoyed manufacturing success in a variety of markets with emphasis on high-end product design and fabrication. Leader is involved in new product design, steel fabrication & manufacturing and distribution of third-party products through three divisions: FairWeather Site Furnishings, LED Accent Lighting & Cara Designs.
  www.fairweathersf.com

• Lutron

  SAVE ENERGY: In almost 50 years of innovation, Lutron has invented hundreds of lighting control devices and systems, and expanded their product offering from 2 products to 15,000. The company has advanced the technology of lighting control while maintaining top market position by focusing on exceptional quality and design. Lutron continues to lead the market in high-quality lighting controls for fluorescent, halogen incandescent, magnetic low-voltage, electronic low-voltage and LED light sources. Lutron’s latest innovations include window shade technology for the control of daylight, as well as wired and wireless systems, to integrate the control of daylight and electric light.
  www.lutron.com

• Madres Kitchen

  Madres Kitchen is dedicated to delicious foods prepared fresh daily and a fun approach to catering that clients continually rave about. Entrepreneurial moms, Heather Chitty, Marci West, and Kristen Cole are as delightful as their food. Best of all, they do it with organic, locally-produced ingredients that are both healthy and tasty. Madres benefits from the bounty of fresh food grown and raised in the Pacific Northwest and a network of farmers and sustainable businesses. Their dream-come-true has been in creating a workplace where they can spend time with their kids and provide an environment that lets their employees share in that balance of both worlds. They live the saying, “Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life.”
  www.madreskitchen.com | View Member Profile

• Marketing Philharmonic

  We help companies increase their value while protecting our resources. So how do we do that? We help companies create a strong brand–a consistent value set integrated in all aspects of the business.

  We start with competitive, company, category and customer research to provide the insight for the positioning, messaging, and the strategies. We partner with EcoFocus to bring you proprietary information on the new EcoAware consumer. We compose the marketing plan, orchestrate implementation, manage the talent to be secured and oversee the tactics to be executed.

  Our clients appreciate the value we bring: executive-level talent at cost-effective rates. We act as your temporary, part-time Chief Marketing Officer or just give you an extra boost.

  marketingphilharmonic.com | Member Profile

• Mighty House Construction

  Mighty House Construction is dedicated to building fabulous, high quality, useful, and healthy indoor and outdoor environments that are beautiful and tread lightly on the planet without guilt or financial burden. 

  Co-owners/Founders, Doug and Laura Elfline, believe that you do not necessarily need radical change to obtain a radical shift in how you live, play, and prosper in your home. For Mighty House, sustainable building is more than materials — it’s a whole system perspective, where energy conservation and healthy, green building products, are balanced equally with functionality, current and future needs, aesthetics, and financial considerations.

  www.mightyhouseconstruction.com

   

• NewWood

  NewWood’s goal is to be at the forefront of the sustainable building revolution because in a world with a growing population and finite resources, businesses and consumers need to use their resources more wisely to survive in a global economy and a more crowded planet. While we use urban wood waste as one component ingredient at our plant in Elma, WA, our technology is highly adaptable to other waste stream materials. Our goal is to bring NewWood’s technology to countries around the world, diverting locally found waste into sustainable building materials.
  NewWood’s other great resource is our team. We are committed to live our own values by producing our building materials with a minimal environmental impact and managing our own waste and emissions responsibly.
  NewWood

• Nordstrom

  Nordstrom is one of the nation’s leading fashion retailers, offering a wide variety of fine quality apparel, shoes and accessories for men, women and children at stores across the country. We remain committed to the simple idea our company was founded on, earning the trust of our customers, one at a time.
  www.nordstrom.com

• NRG Insurance

  NRG Insurance is a full service insurance brokerage firm offering customized business and personal insurance. Owner Michelle Rupp has built on the family legacy of community involvement, integrity and passion. She has created an innovative, non-traditional company, introducing paperless office technology, and a team approach that makes every employee a contributor to the success of the business. The company is a recipient of the City of Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award.

  www.nrgseattle.com

   

• Nucor Steel

  Nucor Steel is the largest producer of steel in the United States, and it is also world’s foremost recycler of steel. Nucor Steel Seattle is a proud member of the Nucor Bar Mill Group. Since 1904 our facility once proclaimed as “Seattle Little Pittsburgh” has continually strived to be the safest, community oriented, environmentally responsible, and profitable business we can be. As a member of a very carbon-intense industry sector, Nucor is keenly aware of its responsibilities regarding environmental protection. Issues concerning climate change and greenhouse gas emissions are of vital concern to the company. As a result, Nucor is a strong supporter of the U.S. Government’s Climate VISION program which seeks to voluntarily lower greenhouse gas emissions in the United States without sacrificing economic growth. In addition, Nucor continues to search for other ways to improve energy efficiency and to research and invest in new technologies that can facilitate further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the steel making and recycling process. To assure that Nucor remains one of the safest, productive and environmentally conscious companies in the world, Nucor’s board regularly reviews management’s efforts to affect and respond to such issues through research, analysis, educational efforts and participation in business and governmental programs. Nucor Steel Seattle is a member of By-Product Synergy NW.
  www.nucor.com

• One Pacific Coast Bank

  Welcome to One PacificCoast Bank! We are a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) formed out of the December 2010 merger between OneCalifornia Bank and ShoreBank Pacific. We believe socially responsible banking is a critical tool in creating sustainable communities and thriving local economies.

  Our banking staff has expertise in green building, small business lending, nonprofit finance, and serving the credit needs of rural communities. Through our relationship with the One PacificCoast Foundation, our profits will go toward supporting affordable housing, increasing financial literacy, and environmental conservation. Our stakeholders measure our value not only by financial returns, but also by how well we improve our environment and strengthen our communities.
  www.onepacificcoastbank.com/default.aspx

• OneEnergy Renewables

  At OneEnergy Renewables™, we help companies measure their carbon footprints and then enable them to offset what they cannot reduce. We accomplish these reductions through our role as the only source for 100% independently tracked and verified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Carbon Offsets. Because we also build our own high quality clean energy projects, we create a seamless link between our customers and new renewable energy projects. Our direct participation in REC and carbon markets improves the financial return to investors and landowners, making more clean energy projects viable. At the same time, our project development business allows customers to advance the construction of projects in the most meaningful, measurable, and efficient way.
  www.oneenergyrenewables.com

• Pangeality Productions

  Videographer Len Davis combines his commitment to social justice and working toward a better world with the skill and creativity of filmmaking. The term “Pangeality” emphasizes our shared human experience; Pangea is the original landmass when all the continents were one and, therefore, a symbol of our interconnectedness. Pangeality Productions is niched toward green businesses and organizations, creating honest and dynamic media and educating clients about putting their content to work as a business tool. His work has been featured on ABC’s 20/20, PBS, BBC, Democracy Now!, The Travel Channel, The History Channel, ZDF German Television, MTV and in The New York Times, at The United Nations as well as at numerous trade conferences and film festivals around the world.
  www.pangealityproductions.com

• Patagonia Orchards LLC

  Patagonia Orchards LLC is an organic grower, packer and shipper based in Rio Rico, Arizona. We ship premium organic fruits grown in Arizona and Mexico to wholesalers and retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada. We partner with over 15 organic growers, many of whom have been growing organically for more than two decades. Our partnership with these dedicated growers is important to us. We provide access to large volume markets, while our growers focus on creating some of the best tasting fruit on the planet. Regular field and orchard visits provide our sales staff with valuable information about quality, harvest yields, availability and cultural practices.
  www.patagoniaorchardsllc.com/home.html

• PATH

   PATH is an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential.

  Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, PATH operates office in 34 cities in 23 countries. PATH currently works in the areas of health technologies, maternal and child health, reproductive health, vaccines and immunization, and emerging and epidemic diseases.

  For more information, please visit www.path.org.

• PCC Natural Markets

  With nine neighborhood stores in the Puget Sound region, PCC Natural Markets is the largest consumer-owned natural food retail co-operative in the United States. PCC’s 46,000 active members (along with tens of thousands of non-members) value PCC’s commitment to advocating high-quality food standards; supporting local, sustainable agriculture; educating consumers about timely issues; operating in an environmentally friendly way; and building community.
  www.pccnaturalmarkets.com

• PMI

  Established in 1983, privately-held Pacific Market International (PMI) revolutionizes the way people eat and drink on the go. The company owns the Stanley®, Aladdin® and MiGo® brands and operates a thriving private-label business for globally recognized companies. PMI is headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Shanghai, Nashville and London. In 2006 PMI was awarded the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Shanghai Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Small Business. This award is in recognition of the exceptional efforts and advancements that PMI has made in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs. To learn more about the brands visit www.stanley-pmi.com or www.aladdin-pmi.com
  www.stanley-pmi.com | View Member Profile

• Resource Stewards

  Green Business Experts will conduct a thorough environmental evaluation of your business programs and practices. Our environmental analysis will uncover opportunities for improved resource conservation actions that once implemented will move your business toward a more Sustainable Future. Successful programs also improve staff morale and customer relations. It seems everyone wants to work with Green Businesses these days! Let us help you become a Green Business Expert!
  www.greenbusinessexperts.com

• Rhizome Design & Rhizome Images

  Rhizome Design is an award-winning integrated marketing firm delighted to work with socially responsible and eco-friendly businesses. From corporate identity to sophisticated websites and print campaigns we are one of the few studios that offers custom and stock photography. Rhizome Images is an independent collection of royalty-free, rights-managed images that serve as a professional marketing resource for businesses and green technologies. We offer up a fresh perspective on the positive, negative, and alternative aspects of sustainability and industry. All purchases from our collection also donate trees to ReLeaf funds through American Forests, the nation’s oldest, nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization.
  www.rhizomeimages.com | View Member Profile

• Scope 5

   Scope 5′s web-hosted software helps a wide range of private and public-sector organizations extract value from their environmental sustainability and energy data. We are inspired by a vision of transparent, effective sustainability and energy management as a common mode of operation for all organizations.

  Scope 5 is the accessible upgrade option from spreadsheets. Organizations typically start their early sustainability reporting efforts using spreadsheet-based tools. Sooner or later these become  inadequate. Alternative solutions are too complex and costly for most organizations. Solving this dilemma is our sweet spot.

  Scope 5 is developing – and collaborating with – NBIS and a network of sustainability consulting firms that are adding Scope 5 to their solution tool boxes. Prospective partners can contact us directly (partners@scope5.com).

  Learn more about Scope 5 by emailing us (sales@scope5.com) or the NBIS team.

• Sellen Construction Company

  Sellen Construction Company is among the largest locally-owned commercial construction firms in the Pacific Northwest. Sellen’s sustainable construction practices support environmentally friendly development and build economic benefits for our clients.
  www.sellen.com

• Shell Puget Sound Refinery

  Shell Puget Sound Refinery is a member of By-Product Synergy NW (the Northwest waste-to-profit project coordinated by NBIS). Shell is “committed to protecting the environment and public as we conduct our business. Our objective is to continuously improve our environmental performance, and in doing so, be recognized as a leader in our industry.”

  In addition to running a complex oil refining plant, the Puget Sound Refinery also has a co-generation plant that produces electricity as a by-product of the refining process — about 350,000 pounds per hour in steam to produce 140 megawatts of electricity. An onsite waste water treatment plant treats all waste water from the plant: sewage, stormwater, process water and ship bilge water.
  www.shellpsr.com

• SoJustGreen

  SoJustGreen is an innovative provider of green and open technology products and services for offices in small office/home/office (SOHO), small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), non-profit organizations (NPOs), EDU and local/state GOV institutions. SoJustGreen is a one-stop shop solution provider for end-to-end green office technology for the 21st. century business office. We take a holistic end-to-end approach in evaluating, supporting and selling the products it carries. The production to end-of-life process that is adopted by SoJustGreen is comprised of 4 different phases or steps in the consideration of a product as green or greener than the other products in the marketplace.

• Standard Biodiesel

  Standard Biodiesel opperates one of the two commercial biodiesel plants in Washington State. Standard uses recycled fryer oil as its exclusive feedstock and applies inovative sustainable practices in its production plant. Standard Biodiesel is commited to the production and distribution of local, sustainable B-100 for a variety of enrgy needs. For more information visit www.standardbiodiesel.com.
  www.standardbiodiesel.com

• Sustainable Industries

  Sustainable Industries is an independent, award-winning media company serving business leaders on the West Coast and beyond with its monthly magazine, quarterly business guides, web site, webinars, e-newsletters, events, and more. Offering news, tools and analysis focused on the environmental and social components of business, sustainable Industries connects the dots between key sectors such as Clean Energy, Green Building, Technology and Food to raise the stakes in a working definition of Sustainable Industries.
  www.sustainableindustries.com | View Member Profile

• Sustainable Websites

  This unique company hosts the NBIS website through its green web hosting program. SustainableWebsites.com is a project of SustainableMarketing.com – a community of green businesses using the power of network effects to promote their businesses. The more green businesses that host with us, the better the network becomes, and the more opportunities grow for all of us!

  • Servers are located in a green data center and we offset 100% of our energy usage with Certified Wind Power.
  • One of the only green hosts to offer High Availability Failover Hosting.
  • Also included (for free) – access to our library of sustainable and green marketing articles.

  Connect with your peers and customers! Join our network of green business entrepreneurs. Host your website at a socially responsible, green web hosting company.

  www.sustainablewebsites.com

   

• The Prosperity Partnership

  The Prosperity Partnership started with the idea of creating 100,000 new jobs for the central Puget Sound region. Now this growing coalition has a set of detailed action initiatives based on region-wide outreach and thoughtful analysis. Read the strategy, tell us what you think; share your ideas for implementing the plan.
  www.prosperitypartnership.org

• TRAY Creative

  TRAY Creative is a Seattle-based, full-service marketing, branding and digital design agency serving forward-thinking brands – ones that value their communities as much as their balance sheets – in a wide range of consumer and B2B industries. The agency’s principals founded the company with an imperative to make social responsibility an integral part of the business model. TRAY’s mission is two-fold: to create engaging communications that help brands express the values they share with like-minded audiences; and to use the agency’s business platform to support pro bono work for a variety of causes including sustainability, poverty relief, education and the arts.

  www.TRAYcreative.com  | See featured member profile

• University of Washington

  Founded in 1861 by a private gift of 10 acres, the UW is one of the oldest public universities on the West Coast. We’re deeply committed to upholding the responsibility that comes with that legacy.

  Anyone can enjoy and be enriched by all the UW has to offer, including world-class libraries, art, music, drama, sports and the highest quality medical care in Washington state. Being public also means being engaged with our communities, and through knowledge and discovery we are elevating the quality of lives of others.

  Sustainabilty is a part of our mission – from training the next generation of scholars, researchers and leaders, to the way we manage our campus and resources.

  Anne Eskridge, Assistant Director for Materials Management, Finance and Business Services – Facilities Services, is a member of the NBIS Advisory Board.

  Learn more:  www.uw.edu 

  UW Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability

  UW Surplus Store

• Veena’s Market

  Have you ever wanted to cook Indian food but were too intimidated by the long list of spices to try? Or were you put off by having to buy bags of spices when you only needed a couple of teaspoons?
  At Veena’s Market, we’re all about bringing exotic variety to your home cooking and making it easy to cook authentic, fresh and healthy Indian food. We buy fresh, whole spices and hand craft each blend in small quantities. Once the blends are made, we package them right away to keep them as fresh as possible. Roughly 85% of our spices are organic and we continue to search for fair trade sources for all our spices.
  Ethical sourcing is also very important to us. True Basmati rice can only be grown in the foothills of the Himalayas. We support the livelihoods of Himalayan rice farmers by buying certified Basmati rice.
  We love the magic that happens when families and friends get together to cook and eat. Enjoy!

  Veena’s Market

• WISErg Inc.

  WISErg Corporation is a clean technology company that has developed an innovative, low-impact process for turning food scraps into premium organic liquid fertilizers.

  By using our patent-pending technology, our Harvester converts food scraps into nutrient-packed organic fertilizers that feed your soil, and enrich your plants.

  WISErg’s mission is to rethink waste streams of all sorts, applying technology and tapping into local resources to address challenging problems.

  http://wiserganic.com/