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We have the capacity and ability to create a remarkably different economy, one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth innovation, prosperity, meaningful work, and true security. 

Paul Hawken – The Ecology of Commerce

Program Partners

The Green Business Certification Program is a partnership of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and Montgomery College.  To learn more about these organizations, click on the logos below.

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

The mission of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to protect and enhance the quality of life in our Community through conservation, preservation, and restoration of our environment, guided by the principles of science, resource management, sustainability, and stewardship; and to provide solid waste management services, including recycling, in an environmentally progressive and economically sound manner.

 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is a member-based organization that strengthens the local business economy through effective advocacy, leadership and networking programs. In its continued commitment to promote best business practices and opportunities in the new, green economy, the Chamber is proud to have worked in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection to launch the Green Business Certification Program.

Montgomery College

Montgomery College serves nearly 60,000 students a year as they pursue a wide variety of educational goals. Montgomery College offers unique honors programs, seamless transfer options to 4-year institutions, customized business and technology training programs, scholarships and financial aid, and noncredit courses.  

For information on the College's green business courses, click here.  Courses include the following:

  • Crash Course on How to Become a Green Certified Business
  • The Business Case for Greening Your Operations
  • Leading Environmental Change within Your Organization