Green Today . . . Sustain Tomorrow!

Thank you to all those who helped us achieve our Green Business Partnership Certification! You can view a recording of the 3/23/2021 online celebration here.

The Green Business Partnership (GBP) was founded in 2009 as the Westchester Green Business Challenge. Referred to around Westchester County as the Green Team, this membership organization provides a solution to companies that want to go green but do not have sustainability as part of their core mission. Stating, “long before ‘going green’ was cool, we knew it was essential… and that companies would benefit as much as the environment,” the GBP has developed tools for rating greenhouse gas emissions and promotes ways to increase efficiency and save money.

CPW’s own Green Team was formed in 2011 by a team of staff and participants, providing an eco-friendly focus for the agency and a framework to push for Certification by Westchester County’s Green Business Partnership. CPW’s slogan, Green Today. . . Sustain Tomorrow, represents our agency’s effort to reduce waste, and educates staff and participants on the importance of protecting the environment with the future of the earth in mind.

CPW employees exhibit sustainable practices each day, utilizing reusable mugs, and conserving paper and electrical energy. More important, however, are the eco-friendly measures taken by the agency’s program participants. Participants take part in an annual gardening contest, where creativity is illustrated through uniquely crafted gardens and bird feeders made from recycled items. Recycling is promoted by the 450 staff and 1,000-plus participants alike and is exhibited through projects created each year to celebrate Earth Day.

In 2016, CPW received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Organizational Commitment from the GBP after creating initiatives including, You Have Been Caught Green-Handed and Give Up the Paper Cup.

In 2020, CPW was awarded the Charles W. Brown Jr. Sustainability Award for Visionary Leadership and Commitment to Sustainability from the Green Business Partnership (GBP) at the 10th Annual Green Business Partnership Awards.

And in 2021, CPW received it’s Green Certification from The Green Business Partnership! The achievement was celebrated in March, 2021, via Zoom. Read more . . .

Check out our slide-show presentation about CPW’s Green Actions and Green Committee by following this link to the GBP site.