Green Business Network

Expertise and Resources to “Green” Local Business

PEA's Green Business Network helps local businesses and nonprofits take action to achieve their sustainability and climate goals. 

We offer a clear road map, a network of collaborators, and one-on-one consulting services. From helping you craft your sustainability story to demystifying complex tax credits and other incentives, you will be able to confidently take the boldest climate actions possible.   

How it works. 

Local small businesses and nonprofits sign up to complete our scorecard, which is a list of sustainability action items that your organization and PEA create together. For each task accomplished, points are counted towards your overall total. Those who reach the required threshold of points will become a certified network member. 

We reward members of our network by sharing who they are and what they're doing locally to scale sustainability. By broadcasting their accomplishments through our emails, our blog, social media, and more, we let our community know that sustainability is the new “business-as-usual.”

Are you a business owner who wants to join us to create a more just, resilient, and sustainable Piedmont Triad?

To learn more about the program and pricing, please send an email to PEA’s Green Jobs Program Manager, Will Eley (will@peanc.org), with “Green Business Network” in the subject line.
 

What We've Achieved Together

With support from PEA, Green Business Network members are setting new standards for sustainability leadership. From rooftop solar and electric vehicles adoption to native habitat restoration and beyond, our network members are proving the environmental stewardship and financial stewardship are one and the same. 

And while each member boasts their own sustainability and climate justice goals, collectively our network aims to reduce our aggregate carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. In 2024 alone:

+1.5MW of new clean energy generation  
+2M pounds of CO2 avoided   
23 network members certified  
>$1M dollars in operations expenses saved 
>$2M federal dollars captured for partners