The 100 Best Green Companies rankings were calculated by Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and research partner Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall based on confidential employee surveys and a report completed by each company.
The 100 Best Green Companies rankings were calculated by Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and research partner Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall based on confidential employee surveys and a report completed by each company. The green questions were asked during the 100 Best Companies survey last fall. It isn’t easy being green, but this year’s inaugural class of the 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon shows that if you’re committed to sustainable practices, it pays off not only for the environment and the bottom line, but also in being a great place to work.
— THE EDITORS
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100 Best Methodology
The 100 Best Green Companies were selected based on sustainable practices sections from the 100 Best survey process, completed by 372 employers last fall. Participation in the 100 Best survey is voluntary and free of charge. Companies had to employ at least 15 Oregon workers at the time of taking the survey.
Employee survey
For the 2009 survey nearly 30,000 Oregon workers rated satisfaction and importance in five statements related to sustainable practices.
Company representatives also answered 10 questions about their company’s sustainable business practices.
Scoring
The employee survey counts for half of a company’s score, out of a possible 100 points, with average employee satisfaction and importance ratings each representing 1/4 of the total. The employer benefits survey is also scored on a 100-point scale, accounting for the other half of the overall score, and resulting in a total possible score of 200.
How to enter the 100 Best:
To be considered for the 100 Best Green Companies, employers must sign up for the general 100 Best Companies survey.
1. Eligibility: Any private or public company, nonprofit or government agency with at least 15 Oregon-based employees is eligible to enter the survey. The company itself may be head- quartered outside the state.
2. Survey period: The process for 2010’s list will begin in August and end in October 2009. There is no charge to participate, and organizations that do not make the list will remain anonymous. All participants that complete the process can obtain survey results.
3. Submitting your workplace: Send an e-mail with the name, title, phone number and e-mail address of the person who will act as the 100 Best contact to: [email protected]. We will e-mail all contacts at the start of the process.
4. Mark your calendar: The survey sign-up link will also be posted to www.oregon100best.com in August.Employer benefits survey
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RANK | COMPANY | WEBSITE | CITY | SCORE | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Gerding Edlen Development | gerdingedlen.com | Portland | 196.10 | Commercial real estate and property management |
2 | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | kimptonhotels.com | Portland | 196.00 | Hotels and restaurants |
3 | Doubletree Hotel, Portland | doubletreegreen.com | Portland | 195.70 | Hospitality |
4 | Isler CPA | IslerCPA.com | Eugene | 193.80 | Certified public accounting firm |
5 | Rose City Mortgage Specialists | rosecitymtg.com | Portland | 193.03 | Socially responsible mortgage broker |
6 | Sokol Blosser Winery | sokolblosser.com | Dundee | 191.03 | Winery |
7 | The Joinery | thejoinery.com | Portland | 189.23 | Sustainable furniture woodworking |
8 | Elephants Delicatessen | elephantsdeli.com | Portland | 188.50 | Retail delicatessen |
9 | Vernier Software & Technology | vernier.com | Beaverton | 188.10 | Educational hardware and software |
10 | Sunnyside Sports | sunnysidesports.com | Bend | 186.73 | Bicycle and cross-country ski shop |
11 | Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt | schwabe.com | Portland | 186.70 | Law firm |
12 | SOLARC Architecture and Engineering | solarc-ae.net | Eugene | 186.43 | Sustainable architecture and engineering design |
13 | Anthro Corporation | anthro.com | Tualatin | 186.00 | Furniture design and manufacturing |
14 | PAE Consulting Engineers | pae-engineers.com | Portland | 185.90 | Engineering and design |
15 | Willamette U. Atkinson Graduate School | willamette.edu/mba | Salem | 185.80 | Graduate-level business education |
16 | The Nature Conservancy in Oregon | nature.org | Portland | 185.40 | Worldwide conservation organization |
17 | David Evans and Associates | deainc.com | Portland | 185.20 | Sustainable design and management |
18 | Walsh Construction Co. | walshconstructionco.com | Portland | 184.30 | Commercial and multi-unit general contractor |
19 | PakTech | paktech-opi.com | Eugene | 183.80 | Injection-molded packaging/handle manufacturing |
20 | EasyStreet Online Services | easystreet.com | Beaverton | 183.70 | Managed and hosted IT services |
20 | Interface Engineering | interfaceengineering.com | Portland | 183.70 | Multi-disciplinary MEP engineering |
22 | Slocum Orthopedics PC | slocumcenter.com | Eugene | 183.23 | Medical orthopedic services |
23 | PREM Group | premgrp.com | Portland | 182.63 | Real estate management |
24 | Elliott Associates | elliottassociatesinc.com | Portland | 182.53 | Real estate investment/management |
25 | Ecos Consulting | ecosconsulting.com | Portland | 182.33 | Energy-efficiency design and consulting |
26 | CH2M HILL | ch2m.com/corporate | Portland | 182.20 | Engineering, procurement, construction, operations |
27 | QUANGO | quangoinc.com | Portland | 181.86 | Design and marketing |
28 | Standing Stone Brewing Co. | standingstonebrewing.com | Ashland | 181.43 | Restaurant and brewery |
29 | Encore Ceramics | encoreceramics.com | Grants Pass | 180.73 | Ceramic tile manufacturing |
30 | Arlie & Company | arlie.com | Eugene | 180.33 | Diversified real estate development |
31 | G5 Search Marketing | g5searchmarketing.com | Bend | 180.06 | Local marketing and advertising |
32 | Arciform LLC | arciform.com | Portland | 179.83 | Residential remodeling and restoration |
33 | Full Sail Brewing Company | fullsailbrewing.com | Hood River | 178.93 | Brewery and restaurant |
34 | Carr Auto Group | carrauto.com | Beaverton | 178.80 | Automotive sales and service |
35 | Sabroso Company | sabroso.com | Medford | 178.40 | Food processing of fruit |
36 | Slayden Construction Group | slayden.com | Stayton | 177.93 | General contractor |
37 | Portland Energy Conservation | peci.org | Portland | 177.86 | Energy-efficency products and services |
38 | Ruff Wear | ruffwear.com | Bend | 177.46 | High-performance dog gear manufacturing |
39 | Boly:Welch Recruiting | bolywelch.com | Portland | 176.96 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
39 | Portland Business Alliance | portlandalliance.com | Portland | 176.96 | Regional business association |
41 | DeSantis Landscapes | desantislandscapes.com | Salem | 176.56 | Landscape design, build and maintenance |
42 | Portland General Electric | portlandgeneral.com | Portland | 176.43 | Fully integrated electric utility |
43 | Avista Utilities | avistautilities.com | Medford | 175.80 | Energy production and distribution |
44 | Hakatai Enterprises | hakatai.com | Ashland | 175.73 | Glass mosaic tile import and distribution |
45 | Ashland Food Cooperative | ashlandfood.coop | Ashland | 175.46 | Cooperative natural foods store |
46 | CB Richard Ellis | cbre.com | Portland | 174.76 | Commercial real estate sales, leasing and property mng. |
46 | Sparling | sparling.com | Portland | 174.76 | Electrical eng. and technology consulting |
48 | Leopold Ketel & Partners | leoketel.com | Portland | 174.46 | Advertising, PR, design and media planning |
49 | Northwest Staffing Resources | nwstaffing.com | Portland | 172.99 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
50 | McKinstry Co. LLC | mckinstry.com | Portland | 172.36 | Mechanical construction and engineering |
51 | MulvannyG2 Architecture | mulvannyg2.com | Portland | 171.96 | Architecture, design and planning |
52 | Lane Powell | lanepowell.com | Portland | 171.76 | Business, employment and litigation legal services |
53 | Adroit Construction Company | adroitbuilt.com | Ashland | 171.66 | Commercial construction general contractor |
54 | United Human Capital Solutions | uhcsolutions.com | Lake Oswego | 171.49 | Health-care staffing |
55 | Staffing Partners LLC | staffingoregon.com | Springfield | 171.43 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
56 | Pacific Landscape Management | pacscape.com | Hillsboro | 170.86 | Commercial landscape maintenance and renovation |
57 | Ater Wynne LLP | aterwynne.com | Portland | 170.16 | Law firm |
58 | Barco | barco.com/medical | Beaverton | 169.86 | Medical-imaging product development |
59 | United Tile | unitedtile.com | Portland | 169.83 | Tile and stone wholesale distribution |
60 | Foster Pepper LLP | fosterpdx.com | Portland | 168.56 | Full-service business law firm |
61 | Valley River Inn | valleyriverinn.com | Eugene | 168.39 | Hotel and convention facilities |
62 | Ball Janik LLP | balljanik.com | Portland | 167.66 | Law firm and government affairs services |
62 | NW Portland Area Indian Health Board | npaihb.org | Portland | 167.66 | Health promotion, research and policy |
64 | Giffin Bolte Jurgens Architects | gbjarch.com | Portland | 167.36 | Architecture, design and project management |
65 | Sussman Shank LLP | sussmanshank.com | Portland | 167.29 | Law firm |
66 | Oregon Research Institute | ori.org | Eugene | 166.82 | Behavioral sciences research center |
67 | PIVOT Architecture | pivotarchitecture.com | Eugene | 166.49 | Architectural design and planning services |
68 | Bend Garbage & Recycling | bendgarbage.com | Bend | 166.39 | Waste management, recycling and yard debris services |
69 | Hitachi Consulting | hitachiconsulting.com | Portland | 166.19 | Business and IT consulting |
70 | Jive Software | jivesoftware.com | Portland | 166.06 | Collaboration software design and marketing |
71 | Far West Fibers | farwestfibers.com | Portland | 165.79 | Curbside and commercial recyclables processing |
72 | Green Acres Landscape | greenacreslandscapeinc.com | Salem | 165.43 | Landscape design, installation and maintenance |
72 | VocalBooth.com | vocalbooth.com | Bend | 165.43 | Portable and modular sound enclosure room manufacturing |
74 | eROI | eroi.com | Portland | 165.36 | Online marketing services |
75 | Capitol Auto Group | capitolauto.com | Salem | 165.19 | Automotive sales and service |
76 | BlueTech LLC | bluetechllc.com | Portland | 165.16 | Software design and technology |
76 | Oregon Electric Group | oregon-electric.com | Portland | 165.16 | Full turnkey electrical comtracting |
78 | Nemo Design | nemodesign.com | Portland | 164.96 | Interactive, environmental and print design and marketing |
79 | Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships | tonkin.com | Portland | 164.76 | Automobile and motorcycle sales and service |
80 | Clear Choice Health Plans | clearchoicehp.com | Bend | 164.69 | Individual and group health insurance plans |
81 | Bridge City Legal | bridgecitylegal.com | Portland | 164.66 | Litigation consulting/document management |
81 | Tripwire | tripwire.com | Portland | 164.66 | Configuration audit and control software |
83 | Wachovia Bank | wachovia.com | Salem | 164.59 | Diversified financial services |
84 | SOLV | solv.org | Hillsboro | 164.49 | Volunteer neighborhood/public space clean-up projects |
85 | Reitmeier Mechanical | reitmeiermechanical.com | Tualatin | 163.72 | Commercial/industrial HVAC |
86 | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | dwt.com | Portland | 163.69 | Business and litigation law firm |
87 | Subaru of America | subaru.com | Portland | 163.52 | Wholesale vehicle and parts distribution |
88 | Columbia Printing & Graphics | colprinting.com | Portland | 163.29 | Commercial, digital, clean-room printing |
89 | Express Employment Prof./Xenium | expresspros.com | Tualatin | 163.26 | Staffing and HR services |
90 | Smart Wireless | smartwireless.com | Portland | 163.19 | Retail wireless sales |
91 | Kirkman Group | kirkmanlabs.com | Lake Oswego | 162.89 | Nutritional supplement manufacturing |
91 | Portland Trail Blazers | trailblazers.com | Portland | 162.89 | Professional basksetball |
93 | General Sheet Metal | gsmw.com | Clackamas | 162.69 | Speciality metal fabrication |
94 | Fortis Construction | fortisconstruct.com | Portland | 162.29 | General contractor /construction management |
95 | Sage Software | sagesoftware.com | Beaverton | 161.86 | Accounting/business management software and services |
96 | Homeshield Building Products | quanex.com | The Dalles | 161.69 | Building product manufacturing |
97 | White Horse | whitehorse.com | Portland | 161.62 | Digital advertising, marketing and media |
98 | Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson | bullardlaw.com | Portland | 161.42 | Labor and employment law |
99 | NW Community Credit Union | nwcu.com | Eugene | 161.39 | Full-service not-for-profit financial institution |
100 | CMD Agency | cmdagency.com | Portland | 161.29 | Strategic marketing, interactive, advertising, PR |
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RANK | COMPANY | WEBSITE | CITY | SCORE | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Gerding Edlen Development | gerdingedlen.com | Portland | 196.10 | Commercial real estate and property management |
2 | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | kimptonhotels.com | Portland | 196.00 | Hotels and restaurants |
3 | Doubletree Hotel, Portland | doubletreegreen.com | Portland | 195.70 | Hospitality |
4 | Isler CPA | IslerCPA.com | Eugene | 193.80 | Certified public accounting firm |
5 | Rose City Mortgage Specialists | rosecitymtg.com | Portland | 193.03 | Socially responsible mortgage broker |
6 | Sokol Blosser Winery | sokolblosser.com | Dundee | 191.03 | Winery |
7 | The Joinery | thejoinery.com | Portland | 189.23 | Sustainable furniture woodworking |
8 | Elephants Delicatessen | elephantsdeli.com | Portland | 188.50 | Retail delicatessen |
9 | Vernier Software & Technology | vernier.com | Beaverton | 188.10 | Educational hardware and software |
10 | Sunnyside Sports | sunnysidesports.com | Bend | 186.73 | Bicycle and cross-country ski shop |
11 | Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt | schwabe.com | Portland | 186.70 | Law firm |
12 | SOLARC Architecture and Engineering | solarc-ae.net | Eugene | 186.43 | Sustainable architecture and engineering design |
13 | Anthro Corporation | anthro.com | Tualatin | 186.00 | Furniture design and manufacturing |
14 | PAE Consulting Engineers | pae-engineers.com | Portland | 185.90 | Engineering and design |
15 | Willamette U. Atkinson Graduate School | willamette.edu/mba | Salem | 185.80 | Graduate-level business education |
16 | The Nature Conservancy in Oregon | nature.org | Portland | 185.40 | Worldwide conservation organization |
17 | David Evans and Associates | deainc.com | Portland | 185.20 | Sustainable design and management |
18 | Walsh Construction Co. | walshconstructionco.com | Portland | 184.30 | Commercial and multi-unit general contractor |
19 | PakTech | paktech-opi.com | Eugene | 183.80 | Injection-molded packaging/handle manufacturing |
20 | EasyStreet Online Services | easystreet.com | Beaverton | 183.70 | Managed and hosted IT services |
20 | Interface Engineering | interfaceengineering.com | Portland | 183.70 | Multi-disciplinary MEP engineering |
22 | Slocum Orthopedics PC | slocumcenter.com | Eugene | 183.23 | Medical orthopedic services |
23 | PREM Group | premgrp.com | Portland | 182.63 | Real estate management |
24 | Elliott Associates | elliottassociatesinc.com | Portland | 182.53 | Real estate investment/management |
25 | Ecos Consulting | ecosconsulting.com | Portland | 182.33 | Energy-efficiency design and consulting |
26 | CH2M HILL | ch2m.com/corporate | Portland | 182.20 | Engineering, procurement, construction, operations |
27 | QUANGO | quangoinc.com | Portland | 181.86 | Design and marketing |
28 | Standing Stone Brewing Co. | standingstonebrewing.com | Ashland | 181.43 | Restaurant and brewery |
29 | Encore Ceramics | encoreceramics.com | Grants Pass | 180.73 | Ceramic tile manufacturing |
30 | Arlie & Company | arlie.com | Eugene | 180.33 | Diversified real estate development |
31 | G5 Search Marketing | g5searchmarketing.com | Bend | 180.06 | Local marketing and advertising |
32 | Arciform LLC | arciform.com | Portland | 179.83 | Residential remodeling and restoration |
33 | Full Sail Brewing Company | fullsailbrewing.com | Hood River | 178.93 | Brewery and restaurant |
34 | Carr Auto Group | carrauto.com | Beaverton | 178.80 | Automotive sales and service |
35 | Sabroso Company | sabroso.com | Medford | 178.40 | Food processing of fruit |
36 | Slayden Construction Group | slayden.com | Stayton | 177.93 | General contractor |
37 | Portland Energy Conservation | peci.org | Portland | 177.86 | Energy-efficency products and services |
38 | Ruff Wear | ruffwear.com | Bend | 177.46 | High-performance dog gear manufacturing |
39 | Boly:Welch Recruiting | bolywelch.com | Portland | 176.96 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
39 | Portland Business Alliance | portlandalliance.com | Portland | 176.96 | Regional business association |
41 | DeSantis Landscapes | desantislandscapes.com | Salem | 176.56 | Landscape design, build and maintenance |
42 | Portland General Electric | portlandgeneral.com | Portland | 176.43 | Fully integrated electric utility |
43 | Avista Utilities | avistautilities.com | Medford | 175.80 | Energy production and distribution |
44 | Hakatai Enterprises | hakatai.com | Ashland | 175.73 | Glass mosaic tile import and distribution |
45 | Ashland Food Cooperative | ashlandfood.coop | Ashland | 175.46 | Cooperative natural foods store |
46 | CB Richard Ellis | cbre.com | Portland | 174.76 | Commercial real estate sales, leasing and property mng. |
46 | Sparling | sparling.com | Portland | 174.76 | Electrical eng. and technology consulting |
48 | Leopold Ketel & Partners | leoketel.com | Portland | 174.46 | Advertising, PR, design and media planning |
49 | Northwest Staffing Resources | nwstaffing.com | Portland | 172.99 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
50 | McKinstry Co. LLC | mckinstry.com | Portland | 172.36 | Mechanical construction and engineering |
51 | MulvannyG2 Architecture | mulvannyg2.com | Portland | 171.96 | Architecture, design and planning |
52 | Lane Powell | lanepowell.com | Portland | 171.76 | Business, employment and litigation legal services |
53 | Adroit Construction Company | adroitbuilt.com | Ashland | 171.66 | Commercial construction general contractor |
54 | United Human Capital Solutions | uhcsolutions.com | Lake Oswego | 171.49 | Health-care staffing |
55 | Staffing Partners LLC | staffingoregon.com | Springfield | 171.43 | Temporary and direct-hire staffing |
56 | Pacific Landscape Management | pacscape.com | Hillsboro | 170.86 | Commercial landscape maintenance and renovation |
57 | Ater Wynne LLP | aterwynne.com | Portland | 170.16 | Law firm |
58 | Barco | barco.com/medical | Beaverton | 169.86 | Medical-imaging product development |
59 | United Tile | unitedtile.com | Portland | 169.83 | Tile and stone wholesale distribution |
60 | Foster Pepper LLP | fosterpdx.com | Portland | 168.56 | Full-service business law firm |
61 | Valley River Inn | valleyriverinn.com | Eugene | 168.39 | Hotel and convention facilities |
62 | Ball Janik LLP | balljanik.com | Portland | 167.66 | Law firm and government affairs services |
62 | NW Portland Area Indian Health Board | npaihb.org | Portland | 167.66 | Health promotion, research and policy |
64 | Giffin Bolte Jurgens Architects | gbjarch.com | Portland | 167.36 | Architecture, design and project management |
65 | Sussman Shank LLP | sussmanshank.com | Portland | 167.29 | Law firm |
66 | Oregon Research Institute | ori.org | Eugene | 166.82 | Behavioral sciences research center |
67 | PIVOT Architecture | pivotarchitecture.com | Eugene | 166.49 | Architectural design and planning services |
68 | Bend Garbage & Recycling | bendgarbage.com | Bend | 166.39 | Waste management, recycling and yard debris services |
69 | Hitachi Consulting | hitachiconsulting.com | Portland | 166.19 | Business and IT consulting |
70 | Jive Software | jivesoftware.com | Portland | 166.06 | Collaboration software design and marketing |
71 | Far West Fibers | farwestfibers.com | Portland | 165.79 | Curbside and commercial recyclables processing |
72 | Green Acres Landscape | greenacreslandscapeinc.com | Salem | 165.43 | Landscape design, installation and maintenance |
72 | VocalBooth.com | vocalbooth.com | Bend | 165.43 | Portable and modular sound enclosure room manufacturing |
74 | eROI | eroi.com | Portland | 165.36 | Online marketing services |
75 | Capitol Auto Group | capitolauto.com | Salem | 165.19 | Automotive sales and service |
76 | BlueTech LLC | bluetechllc.com | Portland | 165.16 | Software design and technology |
76 | Oregon Electric Group | oregon-electric.com | Portland | 165.16 | Full turnkey electrical comtracting |
78 | Nemo Design | nemodesign.com | Portland | 164.96 | Interactive, environmental and print design and marketing |
79 | Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships | tonkin.com | Portland | 164.76 | Automobile and motorcycle sales and service |
80 | Clear Choice Health Plans | clearchoicehp.com | Bend | 164.69 | Individual and group health insurance plans |
81 | Bridge City Legal | bridgecitylegal.com | Portland | 164.66 | Litigation consulting/document management |
81 | Tripwire | tripwire.com | Portland | 164.66 | Configuration audit and control software |
83 | Wachovia Bank | wachovia.com | Salem | 164.59 | Diversified financial services |
84 | SOLV | solv.org | Hillsboro | 164.49 | Volunteer neighborhood/public space clean-up projects |
85 | Reitmeier Mechanical | reitmeiermechanical.com | Tualatin | 163.72 | Commercial/industrial HVAC |
86 | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | dwt.com | Portland | 163.69 | Business and litigation law firm |
87 | Subaru of America | subaru.com | Portland | 163.52 | Wholesale vehicle and parts distribution |
88 | Columbia Printing & Graphics | colprinting.com | Portland | 163.29 | Commercial, digital, clean-room printing |
89 | Express Employment Prof./Xenium | expresspros.com | Tualatin | 163.26 | Staffing and HR services |
90 | Smart Wireless | smartwireless.com | Portland | 163.19 | Retail wireless sales |
91 | Kirkman Group | kirkmanlabs.com | Lake Oswego | 162.89 | Nutritional supplement manufacturing |
91 | Portland Trail Blazers | trailblazers.com | Portland | 162.89 | Professional basksetball |
93 | General Sheet Metal | gsmw.com | Clackamas | 162.69 | Speciality metal fabrication |
94 | Fortis Construction | fortisconstruct.com | Portland | 162.29 | General contractor /construction management |
95 | Sage Software | sagesoftware.com | Beaverton | 161.86 | Accounting/business management software and services |
96 | Homeshield Building Products | quanex.com | The Dalles | 161.69 | Building product manufacturing |
97 | White Horse | whitehorse.com | Portland | 161.62 | Digital advertising, marketing and media |
98 | Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson | bullardlaw.com | Portland | 161.42 | Labor and employment law |
99 | NW Community Credit Union | nwcu.com | Eugene | 161.39 | Full-service not-for-profit financial institution |
100 | CMD Agency | cmdagency.com | Portland | 161.29 | Strategic marketing, interactive, advertising, PR |