The businesses listed below competed in the City's Green Business Challenge. To qualify they had to check off items listed in the application. Those items covered a range of activites in the following areas: Waste Reduction; Water Conservation; Energy Conservation; Transportation; Recycling; Sustainable Investment; and General/Staff Education.
The points are simply a benchmark; regardless of the number of activites, these businesses have committed their time and money to improve Williamsburg's quality of life and ensure a bright and sustainable future. They're all winners!
Those businesses with the Virginia Green logo are also certified by the Virginia Department of Environment Quality as a “Virginia Green” facility, part of a campaign to promote environmentally-friendly practices in all aspects of Virginia’s tourism industry.
Participants were given the opportunity to illustrate the creative ways they're lessening their carbon footprint, and some of those are highlighted.
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2012 Green Business Challenge Honorees |
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A Williamsburg White House Inn
 Bed & Breakfast
718 Jamestown Road
757-229-8580
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Aberdeen Barn
Restaurant
1601 Richmond Road
757-229-6661
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Aromas Specialty Coffees & Gourmet Bakery
Coffeehouse and Cafe
431 Prince George Street
757-565-1516
- Installed a solar powered light source in their storage shed for use at night.
- Have a basket for reuseable hot cup jackets (java-jackets).
- 15% discount on all coffee purchases when the customer brings their own cup.
- Installed portion controlled hand towels in the restroom.
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D.W. Cherry, DDS
Dentist
2225 S. Henry Street, Suite U-1
757-253-2500 |
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The College of William & Mary
Higher Education
228 Jamestown Road
757-221-4000
- DOT - "Do One Thing" campaign -- asks every department and individual to do one thing to promote sustainability on campus.
- There is college-wide Sustainability Committee chaired by Lynda Butler, Chancellor Professor of Law, and Dennis Taylor, Professor of Marine Science
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Colonial Connections
Tour Company
1001A Richmond Road, Suite 1W
757-258-3122
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Non-profit
P.O. Box 1776
757-229-1000
• Most Colonial Williamsburg hotel properties and restaurants are certified Virginia Green. They also offer an “environmentally-friendly” package for conferences, meetings and other events.
• Uses three zero-emission, electric trucks to support the maintenance needs, and their bus fleet includes natural gas powered buses
• The Foundation has a standing environmental stewardship committee with stated goals that include encouraging recycling and conservation practices, communicating these practices to employees and guests and helping employees develop recycling and stewardship programs.
• Replaced incandescent or halogen bulbs with highly efficient florescent lamps. A number of the Foundation’s properties have been outfitted with high-efficiency light bulbs—including the lights for the community Christmas tree! |
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Compass Wealth Strategies
Financial Planning
212 N. Henry Street
757-220-9888
- Using extensive email instead of letters to reach clients and prospects.
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Fife & Drum Inn
Bed & Breakfast
441 Prince George Street
757-345-1776
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Goodyear
Auto Repair
1501 Richmond Road
757-229-5515
- Recycle all tires, batteries, filters, metals, oil, coolant and most paper.
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Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance
Non-profit/Membership Organization
P.O. Box 3495
757-229-6511
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Retro's
Restaurant
441 Prince George Street
757-345-1776 |
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Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Museum/Attraction
1735 Richmond Road
757-220-9220
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Subway High Street
Restaurant
1101 High Street
757-305-7882 |
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The Virginia Gazette
Newspaper, print & online
216 Ironbound Road
757-220-1736
- Recycle 15,000 pounds of newsprint monthly
- Recycle 3,600 aluminum plates
- Patrol News Road quarterly for Adopt-A-Highway
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Virginia Regional Ballet
Ballet/Dance Academy
1228 Richmond Road
757-229-2533
- The building that houses Virginia Regional Ballet was built in the 1950's. Recently, VRB replaced the windows to make the building more energy efficent.
- Installed a water filtered sink in the girls' dressing room.
- Began online registration, which reduced its paper registrations by 80%.
- Stopped all printed handouts/newsletters and communicates with its dancers and families via email and bulletin board only.
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Williamsburg Hospitality House
Hotel
415 Richmond Road
757-229-4020
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Williamsburg Manor
Bed & Breakfast
600 Richmond Road
757-220-8011
- The Williamsburg Manor is trying hard everyday to bring a home built in 1927 into a "green" property.
- Use only CF light bulbs, and are going to LED lights next.
- Vigorous recycling policy including guest participation.
- Compost some food scraps in a kitchen garden, and mulch mow their grass.
- Amenities are eco friendly and used minimally.
- As much as possible use local farm products, and even grow a few vegetables, herbs and fruits on site.
- Starting a water run off collection system and a more complex composting system to include some worm farming.
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Wythe Candy & Gourmet Shop
Candy & Specialty Foods/Retail
Merchants Square
414 West Duke of Gloucester Street
757-229-4406
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Last updated: 5/15/2012 12:25:35 PM