The Green List 2010

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The Green List 2010
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From the Editor: Green dream teams

Pressure is on to make data centers green

Natural foods makers face challenge of growth

Green edge: Workplaces embrace sustainability

The Green List 2010

2010 100 Best Green Companies Methodology

The 2010 list of Oregon’s Best Green Companies to Work For is all about diversity and commitment. Winners range from longtime sustainability gurus such as Gerding Edlen and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to newcomers such as Ruby Receptionists and Hummingbird Wholesale. Add in respected businesses that are always expanding their green programs such as SOLARC Architecture and Boly Welch Recruiting, and the final result offers diverse representation of a statewide trend toward more sustainable business practices. — THE EDITORS

For more on the survey methods, please click here

2010	2009	COMPANY/ ORGANIZATION	WEBSITE	CITY	SCORE	DESCRIPTION
1	1	Gerding Edlen	gerdingedlen.com	Portland	294.10	Real estate development and property management
2	NR	Research Into Action	researchintoaction.com	Portland	293.60	Research and evaluation consulting
3	28	Standing Stone Brewing Co.	standingstonebrewing.com	Ashland	291.23	Restaurant and brewery
4	NR	Bonneville Envir. Foundation	b-e-f.org	Portland	289.90	Development of renewable energy and watershed restoration
5	2	Kimpton Hotels Portland	kimptonhotels.com	Portland	289.60	Hotel
6	4	Isler CPA	IslerCPA.com	Eugene	288.60	CPA firm
7	NR	Adelante Mujeres	adelantemujeres.org	Forest Grove	288.53	Educating and promoting enterprise for children and adults
8	12	SOLARC Architecture & Engineering	solarc-ae.net	Eugene	285.90	Integrated architecture and engineering
9	NR	Neil Kelly Company	neilkelly.com	Portland	284.90	Residential/light commercial remodeling, custom new homes
10	9	Vernier Software & Technology	vernier.com	Beaverton	284.60	Manufacture and sale of educational science/math technology
11	NR	Hummingbird Wholesale	hummingbirdwholesale.com	Eugene	284.33	Wholesale organic bulk foods
12	3	Doubletree Hotel, Portland	portlandlloydcenter.doubletree.com	Portland	282.00	Hotel, lodging and hospitality
13	6	Sokol Blosser Winery	sokolblosser.com	Dundee	280.16	Viineyard, winery and tasting room
14	39	Portland Business Alliance	portlandalliance.com	Portland	279.70	Greater Portland’s leading business association
15	37	Portland Energy Conservation Inc.	peci.org	Portland	279.10	Research and design of energy efficiency programs
16	NR	Microsoft Corporation	microsoft.com	Portland	277.70	Software sales and services
17	NR	Oregon Environmental Council	oeconline.org	Portland	277.29	Safeguarding clean air, water and land, and healthy food
18	NR	The Cadmus Group	cadmusgroup.com	Portland	276.83	Environmental consulting: water, energy, communications, etc.
19	NR	Ruby Receptionists	callruby.com	Portland	276.16	Virtual receptionist company
20	39	Boly:Welch Recruiting	bolywelch.com	Portland	275.29	Recruiting and staffing

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0 #1 Terrible Rank Discrepancies — April 2010-06-15 11:02:18

I noticed that you have a number of discrepancies in your ranking strategy and I'm quite frankly appalled at your lack of proofing and editing. Some of the time ties are denoted (correctly) by duplicating the rank followed by the next appropriate number had no tie existed (i.e. 34th, 34th, 36th). Other times you (erroneously) list the same score with different ranks (i.e. 38th - 270.4, 39th - 270.4).
This should be an embarrassment to your magazine as it significantly reduces the credibility of your survey. Next year I hope you have your ducks in a row prior to the publication date.

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0 #2 Rank discrepancies — Brandon Sawyer 2010-06-15 17:58:37

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The cause of the discrepancies was that differences in score were obscured by rounding scores up to one decimal point. I have updated the online list with scores carried out to two digits so you can see accurate differences in score that correspond to the ranks. Next year, we will ensure that the list presented to all readers shows enough information to make sense of the rankings.

I'm sorry for any negative impression it may have given about the survey.

Thanks again for your diligent reading of the list.

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