Congratulations to the companies and nonprofits on this year’s 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon list.
This list uses results from two surveys that went to companies and nonprofits: the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon in 2025 and the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon in 2026.
Employees are asked to rate their satisfaction with — and the importance they attach to — the organization’s green mission and goals. They also address specific environmental practices, like recycling, waste reduction and support for alternative transportation.
Employers also submit information about their companies’ sustainability policies as well as how they measure compliance. The employer portion of the survey also includes questions about specific day-to-day practices like water conservation and selecting vendors with sustainable business practices.
1. Star Body Works
City: Medford
Website: starbodyworks.com
Oregon employees: 100
Employees worldwide: 100
Overall score: 288.75
This Southern Oregon auto body repair company supports local nonprofits and community efforts through sponsorships and donations, participates in vehicle donation efforts and vehicle auction benefits, and integrates recycling into its business operations wherever possible.
2. African Youth & Community Organization
City: Portland
Website: aycoworld.org
Oregon employees: 29
Employees worldwide: 29
Overall score: 284.43
This nonprofit strives to strengthen a sense of cultural identity within the local East African immigrant and refugee community while also enhancing capacity toward integration and hope for the future. Community Economic Development, one of several AYCO programs, serves to identify and initiate solutions to economic, social and environmental issues to build healthy, economically viable communities.
3. Energy 350
City: Portland
Website: energy350.com
Oregon employees: 54
Employees worldwide: 65
Overall score: 280.05
Energy 350 prioritizes energy conservation, both through active fieldwork and at the office. The company practices sustainable efforts like reuse and recycling, bike commuting, and minimizing waste wherever possible. It even upgraded its office HVAC to a high efficiency DOAS system — reducing HVAC energy use by 84%, building energy use by 66% and increasing indoor air quality.
4. Hartmann&Forbes
City: Tualatin
Website: hartmannforbes.com
Oregon employees: 76
Employees worldwide: 80
Overall score: 278.88
The core of the business at Hartmann&Forbes is handcrafting products made exclusively from rapidly renewable materials. Over 30+ natural materials are woven into shades, textiles and wall coverings, such as arrowroot, bamboo, jute, palm and ramie. Shades are hand-woven using centuries-old techniques at their place of harvest in order to minimize their environmental footprint.
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5. Mountain Rose Herbs
City: Eugene
Website: mountainroseherbs.com
Oregon employees: 185
Employees worldwide: 195
Overall score: 277.14
This independently owned and women-led supplier of high-quality organic and fair-trade products was the first company in Oregon to receive TRUE Zero Waste certification from Green Business Certification Inc. Not only did the company make history in its home state, it also achieved the highest available Platinum certification.
6. Green Acres Landscape
City: Salem
Website: greenacreslandscapeinc.com
Oregon employees: 125
Employees worldwide: 130
Overall score: 273.81
The Green Acres mission is to provide an unequaled landscape solution and value to each client while always respecting and protecting the environment. The company offers full landscape options — from custom outdoor installations to maintenance solutions — that are safe for kids, pets and the planet.
7. Ausland Group
City: Grants Pass
Website: auslandgroup.com
Oregon employees: 46
Employees worldwide: 46
Overall score: 269.97
Ausland Group is committed to design and construction practices that contribute to quality of life for future generations. The firm embraces the principle of sustainable development in the planning, design and construction of its projects, and has a team of LEED Green Associates on staff who can help guide projects to achieve LEED certification.
8. CityTeam Portland
City: Portland
Website: cityteam.org/portland
Oregon employees: 9
Employees worldwide: 109
Overall score: 269.63
This social service organization that addresses homelessness, addiction and poverty through innovative programs is in the process of solarizing its new 30,000-square-foot HQ facility in Portland’s Old Town district in partnership with the Portland Clean Energy Fund and PGE Renewable Energy Grant.
9. T-Mobile
City: Salem
Website: t-mobile.com
Oregon employees: 450
Employees worldwide: 90,000
Overall score: 269.33
To manage its impact on the planet, T-Mobile is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2040. The company set a U.S. wireless first by committing to source 100% of its total electricity usage with renewable energy by the end of 2021, a goal it achieved and has continued to maintain each year since.
10. RoseVilla
City: Portland
Website: rosevilla.org
Oregon employees: 215
Employees worldwide: 215
Overall score: 269.24
This senior-living community fosters a sustainable environment and culture, including a commitment to eco-friendly design with two Zero Energy Independent Living neighborhoods. From an innovative greywater reclamation and water conservation system to comprehensive campus-wide composting and recycling programs, the RoseVilla team strives to incorporate ecologically sound practices into everything they do.
11. Epson Portland
City: Hillsboro
Website: epson.com/hillsboro
Oregon employees: 270
Employees worldwide: 270
Overall score: 269.00
Epson Portland takes a comprehensive approach to corporate social responsibility through effective use of energy and resources, employee engagement and corporate giving campaigns. The company manufactures with zero waste to landfills and is a patron-level participant in Portland General Electric’s Clean WindSM power program.
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12. Bark Boys
City: Salem
Website: barkboys.net
Oregon employees: 22
Employees worldwide: 22
Overall score: 267.56
This landscape company offers a yard-debris recycling service, accepting green waste brought to its facility such as grass trimmings, wood, fill dirt, sod and concrete. Wood debris is ground up for use in products such as particleboard, MDF, paper and charcoal briquettes, or as a fuel supply at a physical plant.
13. Barran Liebman
City: Portland
Website: barran.com
Oregon employees: 29
Employees worldwide: 29
Overall score: 267.17
In addition to Barran Liebman’s office being Energy Star certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the firm works to reduce waste by minimizing printing, encouraging and supporting the use of public transportation, making a conscious effort to use locally sourced catering, and operating in a digital environment to the extent feasible.
14. Eugene Mission
City: Eugene
Website: eugenemission.org
Oregon employees: 37
Employees worldwide: 37
Overall score: 265.91
The Eugene Mission focuses on sustainability by providing long-term, holistic solutions for individuals experiencing homelessness, aiming for permanent independence and reintegration into the community. The nonprofit’s rescue shelter and two comprehensive revitalization programs provide a structured environment, supportive services and skill-building to facilitate a lasting transition off the streets.
15. Vernier Science Education
City: Beaverton
Website: vernier.com
Oregon employees: 111
Employees worldwide: 111
Overall score: 265.31
This teacher resource firm utilizes low-flush toilets, on-site composting, on-site bioswale and on-site beehives to promote pollination. It has Energy Star certification and an employee-driven Green Committee, and it participates in a community SCAP program to donate and/or recycle electronics and packaging materials.
16. Reynolds Electric, Plumbing, Heating and Air
City: Eugene
Website: reynoldsep.com
Oregon employees: 56
Employees worldwide: 57
Overall score: 264.74
Reynolds Electric, Plumbing, Heating and Air pursues sustainable practices to improve the world we live in for future generations, and gives back to the community through partnerships with local charities. Among its many services, the company provides heat pump installation and repair — eco-friendly, energy-efficient systems that reduce carbon footprint without compromising comfort.
17. Pacific Landscape Management
City: Hillsboro
Website: pacscape.com
Oregon employees: 369
Employees worldwide: 588
Overall score: 264.06
This landscape company has a sustainable mission to continually evaluate all of its operation and business practices with the goal of reducing its environmental impact where possible while maintaining the positive benefits of urban landscaping. The company has received the “Recycle at Work” award from Metro for its efforts.
18. Energy Trust of Oregon
City: Portland
Website: energytrust.org
Oregon employees: 180
Employees worldwide: 209
Overall score: 264.03
Energy Trust’s mission is to bring affordable clean energy — and all the benefits that come with it — to everyone. The company’s work demonstrates the power of energy efficiency to lower costs, reduce carbon emissions, stimulate the economy and create resilient communities that are prepared for whatever challenges lie ahead.
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Energy Trust is a nonprofit working with local utilities to help customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington take advantage of energy-efficient and renewable energy solutions. Our incentives, services and resources help make homes and businesses more comfortable, safe and efficient.
19. Living Room Realty
City: Portland
Website: livingroomre.com
Oregon employees: 105
Employees worldwide: 105
Overall score: 263.82
As a certified B Corp, Living Room Realty considers the impact of decisions on staff, agents, customers, suppliers, community and the environment. The company is the only City of Portland Gold Sustainability certified real estate office and is committed to recycling; buying 100% renewable energy; and choosing local, organic or recycled when possible.
20. Adroit Construction
City: Ashland
Website: adroitbuilt.com
Oregon employees: 125
Employees worldwide: 125
Overall score: 263.58
Adroit Construction is recognized for sustainable, high-performance building throughout the Pacific Northwest. The firm specializes in resource-efficient construction, including Earth Advantage Gold certified projects and multifamily developments, emphasizing on-site recycling and responsible material management.
21. Earth Advantage
City: Portland
Website: earthadvantage.org
Oregon employees: 33
Employees worldwide: 45
Overall score: 263.57
This environmental nonprofit’s office is located in the PAE Living Building, one of the most sustainable buildings in the Pacific Northwest and the first-ever living building in Portland. All events hosted by the organization are 50% vegan and 50% vegetarian, with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and BIPOC-owned catering companies.
22. Softstar Shoes
City: Philomath
Website: softstarshoes.com
Oregon employees: 31
Employees worldwide: 31
Overall score: 262.39
This Certified B Corporation that handcrafts eco-friendly shoes utilizes a number of sustainable workplace practices including collecting rainwater, composting, 100% green energy, upcycling leather, providing financial incentives for alternative transportation, reusing printer paper and washable towels, and encouraging customers to resell or trade secondhand shoes online.
23. Rentec Direct
City: Grants Pass
Website: rentecdirect.com
Oregon employees: 17
Employees worldwide: 17
Overall score: 262.17
Since purchasing a property for its company’s headquarters, Rentec Direct has launched a number of new green initiatives including a complete heating and cooling system overhaul featuring high-efficiency Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio technology, full-building LED light replacements and a light-timer system, and installation of a 7.4kW solar system.
24. AYUMETRIX
City: Lake Oswego
Website: ayumetrix.com
Oregon employees: 18
Employees worldwide: 18
Overall score: 261.89
AYUMETRIX was founded to empower individuals to take charge of their health and wellness using innovative and convenient self-sample collections anywhere, anytime in their own privacy. The company’s business model and public communications emphasize sustainability through clinical efficiency and environmental health awareness.
25. Meals on Wheels People
City: Portland
Website: mowp.org
Oregon employees: 107
Employees worldwide: 128
Overall score: 261.66
Concern for the environment and promoting a broader sustainability agenda are integral to the management of Meals on Wheels People. The organization promotes good sustainable practices through utilizing PV panels, BESS systems, LED lighting, sustainable construction practices, EV fleet vehicles, efficient kitchen equipment, and other energy- and water-efficient equipment selections.
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26. Elite Electric Group
City: Portland
Website: eliteelectricgroup.com
Oregon employees: 30
Employees worldwide: 30
Overall score: 261.31
Elite Electric Group delivers high-quality electrical solutions for commercial and multifamily projects, focusing on sustainability through energy-efficient, future-ready electrical improvements. The company utilizes eco-friendly practices at its office, using multiple large plant basins on its parking lot to naturally filter rainwater and create a healthy ecosystem.
27. Gee Automotive Companies
City: Milwaukie
Website: geeautomotive.com
Oregon employees: 1,106
Employees worldwide: 2,633
Overall score: 259.92
Gee Automotive Companies operates dealerships across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Arizona, and is committed to sustainability by reducing its environmental impact and promoting fuel-efficient vehicles. Efforts include operational improvements and adhering to environmental regulations to foster a smaller ecological footprint.
28. BRING Recycling
City: Eugene
Website: bringrecycling.org
Oregon employees: 23
Employees worldwide: 23
Overall score: 259.50
This nonprofit encourages people to rethink what they use and what they throw away. Through the Planet Improvement Center, innovative community education programs, home repair classes, upcycled maker workshops, materials recovery, EPR advocacy and more, the organization is on a mission to provide vision, leadership and tools for living well on the planet we share.
29. Club Northwest
City: Grants Pass
Website: clubnw.com
Oregon employees: 122
Employees worldwide: 122
Overall score: 259.13
Club Northwest incorporates several ongoing sustainability practices throughout its campus, including recycling bins throughout the facility for both staff and members; water-refill stations; and a spa that utilizes natural, eco-friendly cleaning and laundry products that minimize chemical impact and support a healthier environment.
30. American College of Healthcare Sciences
City: Portland
Website: achs.edu
Oregon employees: 27
Employees worldwide: 84
Overall score: 258.71
ACHS is a Certified B Corporation and People & Planet First-verified institution that takes a whole-systems approach to sustainability. The college integrates responsible sourcing, low-impact packaging and materials whenever possible, and sustainability into its curriculum, encouraging students to understand environmental impacts in herbal medicine, aromatherapy and nutrition.
31. Free Geek
City: Portland
Website: killianpacific.com
Oregon employees: 42
Employees worldwide: 42
Overall score: 258.35
Free Geek is a reuse-focused organization, dedicated to reclaiming salvageable technology from the waste stream before it makes its way into landfills. Over the years, the organization has added new programs to support education, free technology access, digital literacy and workforce development to expand this focus on environmental sustainability.
32. Kelly’s Automotive Service
City: Medford
Website: kellysautomotive.com
Oregon employees: 26
Employees worldwide: 27
Overall score: 258.24
Kelly’s Automotive Service, with locations in Grants Pass and Medford, places a high value on giving back to the local community and fostering a positive, respectful work environment for staff. The company operates on principles of stewardship, aiming to manage resources responsibly.
33. MassMutual Oregon
City: Lake Oswego
Website: oregon.massmutual.com
Oregon employees: 60
Employees worldwide: 60
Overall score: 258.00
As a mutual company, MassMutual Oregon takes a long-term view, prioritizing responsible investing, environmental stewardship and community resilience. The company’s commitment reflects a pledge to protect what matters most today while building a better future for generations to come.
34. Brighton Jones
City: Portland
Website: brightonjones.com
Oregon employees: 18
Employees worldwide: 310
Overall score: 257.95
Among more than 9,000 B Corp-certified companies worldwide, less than 3% operate within the investment advisory industry, making Brighton Jones part of a select group of purpose-driven wealth-management firms. This distinction affirms its dedication to ethical operations and long-term, sustainable commitments to clients, teammates and the communities in which they live and work.
35. Markowitz Herbold
City: Portland
Website: markowitzherbold.com
Oregon employees: 75
Employees worldwide: 75
Overall score: 257.78
Markowitz Herbold’s Saving the Green Committee incentivizes sustainable practices and rewards employees for their efforts, and the firm’s CASH program will provide funding for employee initiatives that benefit the environment. The firm will also provide bus passes in lieu of parking passes for any employee.
36. WestPac Wealth Partners
City: Lake Oswego
Website: westpacwealth.com
Oregon employees: 27
Employees worldwide: 350
Overall score: 256.86
As a company rooted in the Pacific Northwest, WestPac Wealth Partners takes great care to ensure its actions positively contribute to and minimize impact on the environment. Environmental responsibility is an integral part of how the wealth-management firm operates and makes decisions.
37. Our Children’s Trust
City: Eugene
Website: ourchildrenstrust.org
Oregon employees: 13
Employees worldwide: 25
Overall score: 256.52
This nonprofit, which pursues climate-change lawsuits on behalf of youth, embraces a conservation ethic consistent with its mission and purpose that includes recycling, reducing waste, purchasing 100% post-consumer waste products where available, conserving energy and minimizing its carbon footprint in every way it can.
38. Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
City: Bend
Website: bendredmondhabitat.org
Oregon employees: 42
Employees worldwide: 42
Overall score: 256.28
The Bend-Redmond branch of Habitat for Humanity is a leader in sustainable housing practices in the nation. Since 1989 it has served over 225 families with affordable homeownership and revitalized 145 homes. The organization is proud to build only net-zero homes and is platinum Earth Advantage certified.
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39. Outlier Construction
City: Medford
Website: outlierbuilt.com
Oregon employees: 90
Employees worldwide: 90
Overall score: 256.19
Outlier Construction holds quarterly meetings in addition to policies and regular communications to address and reenergize its employees on both safety and sustainability issues. Team members regularly participate in fundraising events, charity builds, disaster-relief efforts and community clean-up days, contributing to the well-being of the communities they help shape.
40. Mt. Hood Meadows
City: Mt. Hood
Website: skihood.com
Oregon employees: 167
Employees worldwide: 167
Overall score: 256.08
This ski resort is focused on resource conservation and encourages all its team members to embrace sustainable practices, such as recycling correctly, litter collection and proper materials disposal, and it is actively working toward reducing its carbon footprint through reduced power consumption and supporting mass transit and ridesharing.
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41. Killian Pacific
City: Portland
Website: killianpacific.com
Oregon employees: 16
Employees worldwide: 22
Overall score: 255.44
Killian Pacific, a Certified B Corporation, owns, manages and develops meaningful places that sustain and enhance communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. The company aims to bring the most creative solutions and symbiotic relationships to market in an effort to improve the health and well-being of our communities and region.
42. Huggins & Bliss Sequoia Insurance
City: Salem
Website: huggins.com
Oregon employees: 25
Employees worldwide: 28
Overall score: 255.40
This insurance company emphasizes community engagement, proudly joining forces with a diverse group of businesses and nonprofits all working toward a common goal of creating a better, healthier Oregon. The team participates in community events, luncheons and fun runs, and sponsors numerous activities aimed at improving community well-being.
43. Adelante Mujeres
City: Forest Grove
Website: adelantemujeres.org
Oregon employees: 141
Employees worldwide: 142
Overall score: 255.13
This nonprofit, which provides education and empowerment opportunities for Latine women, integrates sustainability into its core mission by combining environmental stewardship with economic and social resilience for Latine women and families in Oregon. Its approach is divided into regenerative agriculture, sustainable business development and environmental justice advocacy.
44. Oregon Environmental Council
City: Portland
Website: oeconline.org
Oregon employees: 14
Employees worldwide: 15
Overall score: 255.09
Oregon Environmental Council, the first multi-issue, statewide environmental group in Oregon, brings Oregonians together to protect the water, air and land we all share and love. The nonprofit advocates for impactful, lasting solutions that get at the source of Oregon’s environmental problems and have real benefits for people’s health and quality of life.
45. Bonneville Environmental Foundation
City: Portland
Website: b-e-f.org
Oregon employees: 25
Employees worldwide: 37
Overall score: 254.46
This Portland-based national nonprofit develops partnerships, programs and products to accelerate environmental sustainability. It focuses on restoring freshwater ecosystems; accelerating the transition to renewable energy; and reducing carbon emissions through innovative, market-based solutions and community-focused projects.
46. Bethlehem Inn
City: Bend
Website: bethleheminn.org
Oregon employees: 41
Employees worldwide: 41
Overall score: 253.46
This emergency shelter in Central Oregon prioritizes energy efficiency in order to lower operating costs and keep more funds available for its residents and programs. The shelter utilizes a recycling program for cardboard, paper and glass for both staff and residents, and is working on integrating recycling for food and other wastes.
47. SYLO Property Management
City: Portland
Website: sylopm.com
Oregon employees: 22
Employees worldwide: 22
Overall score: 252.88
This full-service boutique property-management firm emphasizes a “do good” vision, using modern tools and proactive leadership to improve both the resident experience and the efficiency of the multifamily and commercial properties it manages.
48. Urban League of Portland
City: Portland
Website: ulpdx.org
Oregon employees: 141
Employees worldwide: 141
Overall score: 252.82
Urban League of Portland is one of Oregon’s oldest civil rights and social service organizations, empowering African Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, health, economic security and quality of life. The organization’s culturally specific programs and services, combined with powerful advocacy and civic engagement, empower Black communities to thrive across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
49. Kids FIRST
City: Eugene
Website: kidsfirstcenter.net
Oregon employees: 26
Employees worldwide: 26
Overall score: 252.65
Kids FIRST, a Eugene-based nonprofit organization that supports kids who witness or suffer violence, integrates sustainable practices into its operations by hosting community partners for lunches and providing reusable dishes and utensils along with food from neighborhood restaurants and stores.
50. Nakamoto Forestry North America
City: Portland
Website: nakamotoforestry.com
Oregon employees: 40
Employees worldwide: 40
Overall score: 252.49
This crafter of high-grade yakisugi siding focuses on ethical forestry practices while lowering its carbon footprint. The company promotes yakisugi as a carbon-sink alternative to engineered materials, and it increases its siding’s life-cycle performance with proper installation and millwork education for customers.
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51. Virtual Supply
City: Beaverton
Website: virtualsupply.com
Oregon employees: 55
Employees worldwide: 62
Overall score: 251.95
This distribution service has an employee-managed organic garden and partakes in composting with the city of Beaverton, as well as battery and electronic goods recycling. The company’s forklifts are all lithium battery-operated, and its warehouse has motion-sensored LEDs throughout that dim and turn off when no motion is detected.
52. Mt. Ashland
City: Ashland
Website: mtashland.com
Oregon employees: 221
Employees worldwide: 221
Overall score: 251.49
Mt. Ashland is proud to be the first ski area to achieve STOKE certification, partnering with STOKE Certified to create a comprehensive set of policies and procedures for sustainability initiatives. Mt. Ashland also offers scholarships, partners with local businesses and donates to other local nonprofits.
53. Green Hammer
City: Portland
Website: greenhammer.com
Oregon employees: 15
Employees worldwide: 15
Overall score: 251.44
This full-service design-build firm is known for its commitment to excellence in environmental design and performance. A certified B Corporation, the firm has been recognized as a B-Corp Best of the World Honoree, an Earth Advantage Builder of the Year Hall of Fame inductee and a Gold-certified business in the City of Portland’s Sustainability at Work program.
54. Rogue Valley Mentoring
City: Medford
Website: rvmentoring.org
Oregon employees: 11
Employees worldwide: 11
Overall score: 250.75
Rogue Valley Mentoring fosters resilient, connected youth through consistent, long-term mentoring relationships, reducing social isolation. It promotes environmental stewardship and community connection by providing youth access to nature trails and community gardens, and engaging in local environmental restoration projects, enhancing both community resilience and ecological health.
55. Oregon Restoration
City: Portland
Website: oregonrestoration.com
Oregon employees: 98
Employees worldwide: 110
Overall score: 250.58
Oregon Restoration works daily to reduce waste and be more mindful with resources. Examples include using refillable water bottles with employees’ names on them, a refillable water fountain that tracks the number of bottles saved, reducing paper printing when possible, turning off lights and equipment when not in use, and choosing reusable items over disposable ones.
56. Holst Architecture
City: Portland
Website: holstarc.com
Oregon employees: 54
Employees worldwide: 58
Overall score: 250.09
Since 2023 Holst has been among the 1% of U.S. architecture firms to achieve B Corp Certification, which evaluates how the company serves its workers, clients, community and the environment. Holst’s dedicated Sustainability Director ensures the firm stays accountable to its goals, tracking environmental impact through annual reporting, both in office operations and across projects.
57. Portland Internetworks
City: Portland
Website: pdx.net
Oregon employees: 33
Employees worldwide: 34
Overall score: 249.67
From donating IT services to small nonprofits to giving team members paid time off to volunteer for causes they care about, Portland Internetworks is all in on serving the community. As a Certified B Corporation, it invests in sustainability and pours back into local programs, solidifying a commitment to people and the planet.
58. ACMS Northwest
City: Portland
Website: acmsnw.com
Oregon employees: 53
Employees worldwide: 53
Overall score: 249.24
This construction management and civil engineering firm is dedicated to fostering an environmentally friendly, sustainable workplace, and to driving change within the engineering and construction industries. The firm prioritizes reducing its environmental footprint, optimizing resources through technology and promoting sustainable infrastructure.
59. FolkTime
City: Tigard
Website: folktime.org
Oregon employees: 43
Employees worldwide: 43
Overall score: 248.98
In 2024 this nonprofit launched a partnership to transform a parking lot into a more accessible community garden space designed for individuals with mobility challenges. The organization grows fresh produce for its drop-in program, partners with Birch Community Services to rescue food and distribute it through its weekly food pantry, and regularly hosts neighborhood clean-up events.
60. BBT Architects
City: Bend
Website: bbtarchitects.com
Oregon employees: 19
Employees worldwide: 19
Overall score: 248.33
BBT Architects integrates environmental, economic and social stewardship into its community-focused designs. As a signatory to the AIA 2030 Commitment, the company aims for carbon reduction in its portfolio, supported by a formal Sustainability Action Plan that focuses on energy efficiency, reducing operational emissions and creating lasting, adaptable community spaces.
61. RMHC Oregon & SW Washington
City: Portland
Website: rmhcoregon.org
Oregon employees: 48
Employees worldwide: 48
Overall score: 248.29
Across its four Oregon locations, RMHC Oregon & SW Washington focuses on minimizing environmental impact while supporting families. Key efforts include using energy-efficient appliances, adopting sustainable renovations and promoting nutritious, sustainable meals.
62. Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
City: Portland
Website: olshf.org
Oregon employees: 33
Employees worldwide: 33
Overall score: 248.05
This foundation that provides sight and hearing assistance integrates sustainable, mission-driven practices, including promoting community service, reducing waste through material reuse and supporting long-term, equitable access to health services. The Lions Eyeglass Recycling Program prepares donated eyeglasses for reuse, reducing waste and providing refurbished glasses to those in need locally and globally.
63. NW Staffing Resources
City: Portland
Website: nwstaffing.com
Oregon employees: 25
Employees worldwide: 36
Overall score: 247.33
NW Staffing Resources works every day to decrease its carbon footprint on natural resources by composting, subsidizing public transportation costs and working to become a fully paperless company. Various incentives through an online wellness challenge program also encourage and motivate staff to be fit, stay healthy and lead overall balanced lifestyles.
64. Jacksons Food Stores
City: Meridian
Website: jacksons.com
Oregon employees: 738
Employees worldwide: 3,711
Overall score: 247.01
Jacksons Food Stores teams regularly seek out opportunities to volunteer and promote good in the communities they serve. From service at local food banks to gift gathering, donation events, city clean-ups and more, they are always looking for more ways to serve and lead as stewards of support and positive change.
65. Colas Construction
City: Portland
Website: colasconstruction.com
Oregon employees: 65
Employees worldwide: 65
Overall score: 246.94
Everyone at Colas Construction participates in a green mindset as part of the company culture. Colas has completed and is currently engaged in a growing number of LEED-certified buildings, and believes in renewable resources and energy, abundant natural lighting, and low-energy and smart technology to make its projects’ emissions cleaner and more efficient.
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66. NeighborImpact
City: Redmond
Website: neighborimpact.org
Oregon employees: 278
Employees worldwide: 278
Overall score: 245.68
This social services organization fosters community resilience and long-term stability for low-income Central Oregon residents through energy efficiency, homeownership support and food-security programs. It offers energy assistance, help with utility bills and support for home efficiency upgrades, directly reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable living.
67. STEELE Associates Architects
City: Bend
Website: steele-arch.com
Oregon employees: 17
Employees worldwide: 17
Overall score: 245.50
Sustainability is fundamental to the business practices and culture at STEELE. President and founder Scott Steele designed the company’s first headquarters building as Bend’s first LEED Gold Certified building in 2008. The team has extensive experience with incorporating sustainability into design and applies best-practice sustainable design on every project regardless of certification.
68. The Joinery
City: Portland
Website: thejoinery.com
Oregon employees: 21
Employees worldwide: 21
Overall score: 245.23
This handcrafted furniture company intentionally invests in environmental performance. A certified B Corp since 2010, the company reuses lumber in other products, donates smaller pieces to high school woodshops and gives away small scraps, working to keep over 10,000 pounds of wood waste per year out of the landfill.
69. Turner Construction
City: Portland
Website: turnerconstruction.com
Oregon employees: 130
Employees worldwide: 11,000
Overall score: 245.11
Turner Construction in Portland practices sustainability by focusing on reducing carbon emissions, minimizing waste and maximizing energy efficiency, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2030. It implements low-carbon concrete, electric equipment and LED lighting on sites, while also collaborating with clients on energy-efficient designs and pursuing LEED certification.
70. Sunriver Resort
City: Sunriver
Website: sunriverresort.com
Oregon employees: 500
Employees worldwide: 500
Overall score: 245.08
Sunriver Resort has a number of sustainability initiatives planned, including utilizing reusable menus at restaurants, implementing recycling into guest accommodations, installing solar panels for resort buildings, all committees going paperless, digital vouchers for packages and promotions, and having only electric vehicles in its fleet by 2035.
71. Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors
City: Portland
Website: ecologyoutdoors.org
Oregon employees: 6
Employees worldwide: 6
Overall score: 244.95
This environmental education nonprofit has been connecting students to the wonders of nature and empowering them through hands-on science education and stewardship for 20 years. Post-program surveys show more than 90% of ECO students believe themselves capable of positively benefiting the environment.
72. Western Environmental Law Center
City: Eugene
Website: westernlaw.org
Oregon employees: 10
Employees worldwide: 30
Overall score: 243.79
This nonprofit’s work is all about sustainability, using the power of the law to foster thriving, resilient western lands, waters, wildlife and communities in the face of a changing climate. The firm’s Eugene office is extremely eco-friendly, featuring the largest straw-bale insulation walls of any commercial building in Oregon.
Tie 73. Avista Utilities
City: Medford
Website: myavista.com
Oregon employees: 66
Employees worldwide: 1,950
Overall score: 243.32
Avista Utilities has a longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship. Since its founding in 1889 as a producer of clean, renewable hydro power, it has served customers with an electric generation resource mix built upon renewable energy. This has allowed the company to keep its carbon emissions among the lowest in the nation.
Tie 73. Living Concepts Landscape Services
City: Eugene
Website: livingconceptslandscape.com
Oregon employees: 47
Employees worldwide: 47
Overall score: 243.32
With over 40 years of experience, Living Concepts focuses on long-term landscape health to reduce waste and environmental impact in the Willamette Valley. Environmental responsibility is deeply ingrained in the company’s approach to lawn care, prioritizing eco-friendly products, water-conservation techniques and native-plant integration to support local ecosystems.
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At Living Concepts, we create and maintain spaces where people want to be. While we have been doing this for clients all over the Willamette Valley over the past 45 years, it starts first and foremost with our employees. We are so thankful to them for the hard work they put in everyday, and would like to congratulate them on achieving this award. We are so thrilled that Living Concepts is a workplace where they want to be.
75. JE Dunn Construction Company
City: Beaverton
Website: jedunn.com
Oregon employees: 128
Employees worldwide: 5,068
Overall score: 242.41
Sustainable initiatives and practices within JE Dunn’s Northwest Division include green purchasing, recycling, and energy- and water-conservation efforts. The company uses office supplies with 30% or more post-consumer recycled content, and provides a company bike and a shared company vehicle for employee use, helping reduce its carbon footprint.
76. Systems West Engineers
City: Springfield
Website: systemswestengineers.com
Oregon employees: 48
Employees worldwide: 49
Overall score: 242.19
One of the essential core values of Systems West Engineers is “Sustain the Environment.” The company has an Energy Services division responsible for identifying and recommending energy-efficiency measures to its clients, which also provides training to clients and vendors on steps they can take to increase sustainability.
77. ELSO
City: Portland
Website: elsoinc.org
Oregon employees: 11
Employees worldwide: 14
Overall score: 242.05
This nonprofit provides culturally relevant STEAMED (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, Environment and Design) education and leadership opportunities to connect youth to nature. It focuses on environmental literacy through hands-on learning, including immersive, nature-based day camps and the Youth Climate Education Project.
78. Deschutes Land Trust
City: Bend
Website: deschuteslandtrust.org
Oregon employees: 17
Employees worldwide: 17
Overall score: 241.67
The Deschutes Land Trust works to reduce its organizational footprint through a range of workplace-sustainability efforts, including using reusable dishware, composting food scraps, recyling all materials accepted in Deschutes County, offering employee-commuting incentives and remote-work opportunities, and reducing paper waste.
79. Madden Industrial Craftsmen
City: Beaverton
Website: mici.com
Oregon employees: 45
Employees worldwide: 75
Overall score: 241.61
This construction staffing agency emphasizes community involvement, supports social sustainability through workforce development and adheres to high ethical standards in staffing. The company focuses on efficient operations that serve the construction industry, including implementing modern systems for long-term productivity.
80. Pfeifer Roofing
City: Salem
Website: pfeiferroofing.com
Oregon employees: 70
Employees worldwide: 70
Overall score: 241.49
Pfeifer Roofing practices sustainability by focusing on energy-efficient materials, such as cool metal roofing and reflective membranes that lower energy consumption. It emphasizes long-lasting, durable materials that can be recycled and uses eco-friendly practices such as installing high-performance, insulated roofing systems and enhancing energy efficiency in commercial projects.
81. Partnerships in Community Living
City: Monmouth
Website: pclpartnership.org
Oregon employees: 625
Employees worldwide: 625
Overall score: 241.16
This disability-services nonprofit focuses on person-centered, community-integrated living, ensuring individuals with disabilities have meaningful, lasting connections and roles in their communities. PCL supports sustainability through social inclusion, personalized support and fostering long-term community relationships.
82. Bridgeway Community Health
City: Salem
Website: bridgewayrecovery.com
Oregon employees: 189
Employees worldwide: 189
Overall score: 240.87
This addiction-services nonprofit provides long-term recovery care designed to foster lasting health rather than short-term fixes. Bridgeway’s approach includes building a resilient community through employment opportunities for individuals in recovery, comprehensive addiction services and expanding access to care.
83. Express Employment Professionals
City: Tualatin
Website: expresspros.com
Oregon employees: 150
Employees worldwide: 5,700
Overall score: 240.61
This staffing provider in Portland promotes eco-friendly workplace habits such as reducing, reusing and recycling office waste, and encouraging digital alternatives to reduce paper usage. Locally, it supports sustainable business practices as part of the Portland business community and leverages remote work, when possible, to reduce commuting emissions.
84. Jackson County Physical Therapy
City: Medford
Website: jc-pt.com
Oregon employees: 27
Employees worldwide: 27
Overall score: 240.20
Jackson County Physical Therapy uses a dedicated, personalized care model that maximizes efficiency and reduces waste. By providing one-on-one care with licensed physical therapists — never using aides, techs or assistants — the clinic focuses on patient education and effective treatment plans, which can prevent the need for additional, resource-intensive healthcare services.
85. Western Energy Institute
City: Portland
Website: westernenergy.org
Oregon employees: 23
Employees worldwide: 23
Overall score: 239.90
This nonprofit facilitates collaboration, knowledge sharing and strategic planning among energy utility members. Through forums and programs, Western Energy Institute helps members address sustainability goals, including electrification of fleets, building-management improvements and navigating complex supply-chain management to reduce environmental impact.
86. Alternative Youth Activities
City: Coos Bay
Website: aya1.org
Oregon employees: 31
Employees worldwide: 31
Overall score: 239.61
Alternative Youth Activities provides a holistic approach to in-need youth by connecting them to education, career services, social support and housing. The organization promotes sustainability by providing internships to foster green career skills, along with environmental education including an aquaponics system that students regularly work with to learn about water quality and environmental stewardship.
87. Sussman Shank
City: Portland
Website: sussmanshank.com
Oregon employees: 64
Employees worldwide: 64
Overall score: 239.57
Sussman Shank’s Sustainability Oversight Committee drives the firm’s ongoing commitment to green initiatives. The firm strives to encourage a green workplace by implementing effective waste practices, paperless legal practices and file management, alternative transportation options, and educating the office about sustainability as a lifestyle.
88. Konell Construction & Demolition
City: Sandy
Website: konell.net
Oregon employees: 38
Employees worldwide: 38
Overall score: 239.41
In addition to keeping it green at its main office, all of Konell’s projects are green as well. The company specializes in eco-friendly site preparation and structural recycling, and has received several green-demolition and sustainability awards for recycling on all its construction and demolition projects.
89. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
City: Hillsboro
Website: virginiagarcia.org
Oregon employees: 749
Employees worldwide: 1,043
Overall score: 239.31
This healthcare nonprofit delivers essential care to underserved populations, particularly those facing financial barriers, significantly reducing costs for the broader health system. Its Farmworker Outreach Program aims to ensure accessible healthcare, recognizing farmworkers as vital to the local food supply and community.
90. Growing Gardens
City: Portland
Website: growing-gardens.org
Oregon employees: 38
Employees worldwide: 39
Overall score: 239.21
Growing food in schools, backyards and correctional facilities, this nonprofit works to cultivate healthy and equitable communities while promoting sustainable food practices and environmental stewardship. Its multilingual programs and services aim to reach the Oregon communities most impacted by food system inequality.
91. Southern Oregon Aspire
City: Grants Pass
Website: soaspire.org
Oregon employees: 150
Employees worldwide: 150
Overall score: 237.74
This nonprofit practices and encourages sustainability throughout the organization through training, communicating frequently, and working with leadership and their teams to make more positive, sustainable choices. Its employees get to change lives and make a difference as they help adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) be an active part of the community.
92. Farleigh Wada Witt
City: Portland
Website: fwwlaw.com
Oregon employees: 30
Employees worldwide: 57
Overall score: 237.40
This business law firm’s commitment to a sustainable green work environment include establishing a green team, implementing robust waste reduction and recycling programs, reducing waste in firm-provided beverages, encouraging public transit commuting, and offering flexible work schedules to reduce commuter trips to the office.
93. Summit Bank
City: Eugene
Website: sbko.bank
Oregon employees: 130
Employees worldwide: 130
Overall score: 236.07
Summit Bank is certified by BRING Recycling as a business that invests in sustainability. In 2022 it became the first and only bank to win the City of Eugene Bold Steps Award, which recognizes Eugene-based businesses taking bold steps to make their business and the community more sustainable.
94. GreenSavers
City: Bend
Website: greensavers.com
Oregon employees: 63
Employees worldwide: 63
Overall score: 235.99
GreenSavers stands out as a certified B-Corp Contractor and eight-time winner of the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star Contractor of the Year Award, and has completed more than 5,000 energy-saving projects in Oregon. Internally, the company is switching its fleet to electric vehicles, which will eventually be powered by an on-site solar array.
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At GreenSavers, our mission is to improve lives, inspire our team, and serve our communities by building in a better, more holistic way. We are honored to be recognized as a green business leader in Oregon.
95. Northwest Family Services
City: Portland
Website: nwfs.org
Oregon employees: 140
Employees worldwide: 140
Overall score: 235.91
NWFS is committed to the stewardship of not only its financial resources but also the precious environment occupied by all. This key principle has helped guide the nonprofit since 1983. Recent energy-saving projects supported by PGE grant funds include 128 solar panels on the main office roof and two electric vehicles purchased for staff use.
96. Eclypsium
City: Portland
Website: eclypsium.com
Oregon employees: 15
Employees worldwide: 90
Overall score: 235.33
This cybersecurity company provides organizations with actionable awareness and practical tools to build trust in critical hardware, firmware and software in their infrastructure and digital supply chains. The company fosters a supportive, sustainable work environment with flexible time off, a peer-to-peer recognition program and quarterly team-building events.
97. BRAVO Youth Orchestras
City: Portland
Website: oregonbravo.org
Oregon employees: 19
Employees worldwide: 19
Overall score: 234.85
BRAVO transforms lives and improves educational outcomes through free, accessible music education for students of all ages in North Portland. As an organization that serves and hires musicians, it provides instruments, rehearsal space, teaching space and performance space at no cost to employees 24/7.
98. Hagan Hamilton Insurance Solutions
City: McMinnville
Website: haganhamilton.com
Oregon employees: 56
Employees worldwide: 67
Overall score: 233.94
This locally owned, family-run independent insurance agency prides itself on treating employees like family. The company recently completed a full remodel of its McMinnville headquarters, providing sustainable enhancements such as more natural light and an outdoor living space for employees.
99. Cascade Health
City: Eugene
Website: cascadehealth.org
Oregon employees: 251
Employees worldwide: 251
Overall score: 233.69
This nonprofit healthcare organization practices an ongoing commitment to sustainability, both in care for the community and care for the environment we all share. It focuses on long-term initiatives, combining daily operational green practices with a commitment to building a healthier environment for Lane County.
100. Family Relief Nursery
City: Cottage Grove
Website: frncg.org
Oregon employees: 24
Employees worldwide: 24
Overall score: 233.20
Family Relief Nursery seeks to keep children safe through support and early intervention, strengthening families so all children thrive. It fosters community sustainability by providing nutritious meals to families, offering parent education, maintaining a donations closet to support families and delivering therapeutic, trauma-informed care for children.
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