Environmental Health

Pollution Prevention Assistance, Training & Awards for San Francisco Businesses

The mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Green Programs is to strengthen and sustain the quality of the environment in the City and County of San Francisco through public and private partnerships and collaborations which encourage, enable and recognize businesses taking action to prevent pollution and conserve resources while maintaining the health and well being of workers and residents of the City and County of San Francisco.

Clean & Green Program

The Clean & Green Program offers environmental assistance and awards to businesses and government agencies in the City and County of San Francisco. It extends the regulatory mandate of the hazardous materials program by providing training and consultation to more efficiently achieve businesses’ compliance goals through pollution prevention and other environmentally friendly business practices. Clean & Green exemplary businesses receive award recognition.

San Francisco Green Business Program

The Green Business Program is a voluntary program that encourages businesses to take actions that are good for their bottom line, the community and the environment. The San Francisco Green Business Program is a partnership of City agencies that promote, recognize and provide hands-on support to local businesses and governmental agencies that go beyond the Clean & Green pollution prevention standards and incorporate energy, water and solid waste conservation measures.

Bay Area Green Business Program

The San Francisco Green Business Program is part of the Association of Bay Area Governments’ Bay Area Green Business Program—a successful partnership of businesses, government agencies, professional associations, utility providers, and a concerned public that assists, recognizes, and promotes businesses and government agencies that volunteer to operate in an environmentally responsible way. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is a regional planning agency working to help solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development.