Nevada Green Business Network

KTMB Christmas Tree Recycling
2023-12-26 09:00 - 2024-01-07 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is doing its annual Christmas Tree Recycling event beginning Tuesday, December 26 through Sunday January 7 from 9am to 4:30pm daily.

Learn How to Become Green Certified in Nevada
2024-04-09 08:00 - 12:00 | R+S Chamber of Commerce, 4065 South Virginia Street #101, Reno, NV, 89502
The Nevada Green Business Network will review how businesses can earn Green Business Certification, reduce utility and maintenance costs, improve operational efficiency, and expand their customer base. Featuring guest speakers from RTC Washoe, Waste Management, and Cleen Green. Become green certified and join 57 businesses that are already green businesses in the state.

Reno Earth Day - April 20, 2024
2024-04-20 10:00 - 18:00
Join greenUP!, the Nevada Green Business Network, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and 300 other organizations for Reno Earth Day 2024 taking place at Idlewild Park, April 20th 10am-6pm.
This is an excellent opportunity for everyone in the family to learn about the environment, better practices. Shop, enjoy music, food and beer. Don’t worry, the majority of the waste from this event is diverted. All waste is separated, weighed, documented and properly disposed of.

City of Las Vegas Earth Day Event
2024-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Centennial Hills Park Las Vegas, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89131
The City of Las Vegas is organizing an Earth Day event on Friday, April 26, from 10am to 2pm at Centennial Hills Park in Las Vegas. There will be exhibits from sustainability groups and fun activities for the entire family.

KTMB Saturday Morning Cleanups
2024-05-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Sun Valley Community Park, 115 Sixth Ave, Sun Valley, NV, 89433
Join KTMB for a Saturday Morning Cleanup at area parks. Each month KTMB will be doing cleanups throughout the Reno/Sparks area in conjunction with the City of Reno, City of Sparks, and Washoe County. To get all the details, dates, location, and to sign up to volunteer, visit https://www.ktmb.org/ktmb-saturday-morning-cleanups.

Green Business Certification How-to-Training on July 11, 2024
2024-07-11 08:00 - 12:00
Attend this 1/2 day training to learn how to become a Certified Nevada Green Business. Join businesses of all sectors that have demonstrated their commitment to sustainability.

Green Gala and Golden Pinecone Sustainability Awards 2024
2024-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Wilbur D May Museum, 1595 N Sierra St Reno, Reno, NV, 89503
Join us for an unforgettable evening at The Green Gala, where sustainability meets art, fashion, and exquisite dining. This event is a celebration of creativity and eco-consciousness, captivating attendees with extravagant attire and costuming inspired by the beauty of nature.
On Wednesday, October 10, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM PDT, we will gather at 1595 N Sierra St, Reno, NV 89503 to celebrate our shared commitment to a greener future.
At The Green Gala, we go beyond the conventional boundaries of style, pushing the envelope with avant-garde fashion that showcases extraordinary creations. Through this unique blend of art and fashion, we aim to raise awareness and funds for the beautification efforts of the Riverwalk District and Nevada’s Green Dining initiatives and operations.
Celebrate this years Golden Pinecone Award recipients, as we recognize deserving individuals and organizations for their good environmental stewardship. The awards recognize individuals and organizations for their efforts to make our community environmentally healthy and safe, and to promote sustainable living practices.

National Carbon Pricing and Nevada (PSN Nevada Climate Forum)
2025-01-15 14:00 - 15:00
Michelle Hamilton, Nevada Co-Coordinator, Citizens’ Climate Lobby will present at the next PSN Nevada Climate Forum Event.
What are the prospects for national climate legislation in the 2025 US Congress? Can carbon pricing laws in other industrialized countries shine a light on what works? Carbon pricing places a cost on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution to encourage substitution of dirty fossil energy with clean energy. Citizens’ Climate Lobby advocates for legislation in four key policy areas, including a national carbon fee on fossil fuels at the point of extraction based on their carbon pollution, while returning the revenue to households to protect low- and middle-income households. This policy also addresses international competitiveness of imports and exports with a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

NV Energy Business Energy Services 2025 Kickoff Breakfast
2025-01-28 07:30 - 09:30 | NV Energy GOB, 6100 Neil Road, NV, 89511
Join Business Energy Services for breakfast as they unveil new, higher incentives for energy-saving projects! They’ll provide great case studies demonstrating how the program has benefitted Nevada’s businesses. They’ll discuss how you can successfully implement energy efficiency projects, describe enhanced opportunities for small businesses, and highlight how contractors can benefit.
They’ll also discuss how to easily submit and track your project application and provide a sneak peek into our new online application! Plus, network with industry professionals, connect with program staff.

Business Energy Services 2025 Kickoff Breakfast
2025-01-29 07:30 - 09:30 | The Orleans Hotel & Casino, 4500 W Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89103

Green Certification Helps Businesses Save Money and Reach Climate Action Goals (a PSN Nevada Climate Forum Event)
2025-03-19 14:00 - 15:00
Donna Walden and Erica Gallegos will present Nevada Green Business Program highlights, explain what is involved for businesses in the certification process, and reveal the results of the Impact Report for 2024.
The Nevada Green Business Network is a coalition of organizations that came together to offer a statewide green business certification program. We work with small to medium-sized businesses to offer free assistance and recognize efforts that save energy and water, reduce waste, prevent pollution and stormwater impacts, and encourage better commute options. We offer a checklist of best practices that businesses can implement, and we certify businesses that meet minimum thresholds of environmental performance.

Webinar: A Sector-Based Approach to Stormwater Pollution Prevention
2025-04-10 09:00 - 10:30
This webinar covers general stormwater pollution prevention best management
practices (BMPs) and then discuss how to apply those BMPs to the Restaurant,
Auto Repair, and Mobile Cleaner sectors.
Webinar speakers highlight why it’s important to protect your storm drains, and how businesses can help protect our waterways. Speakers also share key checklist measures for your green business program, along with key resources to help you feel confident in helping businesses in your network.
A link is provided below to watch recorded webinar.

Safer Choice Alternatives to Toxic Solvents & Toxic Ingredients - Soy Based Products
2025-05-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-08 11:00 - 12:30
greenUP! and Western Nevada College are hosting a Webinar Series that will cover 1) navigating the Safer Choice label to get more industrially relevant products and 2) replacing toxic products and minimizing impacts to human health and the environment.
Scientist Dr. Katy Wolf will talk about alternatives explored including soy-based cleaners, hydrocarbon with no aromatic component, acetone and acetone products, and dry ice cleaning and stripping. Suppliers and formulators will join Katy in the presentations.

Safer Choice Alternatives to Toxic Solvents & Toxic Ingredients - Cleaner and Coating Applications
2025-06-05 11:00 - 12:30
greenUP! and Western Nevada College are hosting a Webinar Series that will cover 1) navigating the Safer Choice label to get more industrially relevant products and 2) replacing toxic products and minimizing impacts to human health and the environment.
Scientist Dr. Katy Wolf will talk about alternatives explored including soy-based cleaners, hydrocarbon with no aromatic component, acetone and acetone products, and dry ice cleaning and stripping. Suppliers and formulators will join Katy in the presentations.
The Cleaner and Coating Applications Webinar covers concrete floor coating for commercial buildings that minimizes dust generation, reducing lung disease in workers and community members. Low-VOC content, low-toxicity cleaner available in aerosol and nonaerosol form (can be used by auto shops as brake cleaner or for general purpose cleaning and spray gun cleaning, as well as surface preparation and repair & maintenance cleaning at industrial facilities).

Safer Alternatives to Toxic Solvents and Toxic Ingredients - Dry Ice Cleaning
2025-06-18 11:00 - 12:30
greenUP! and Western Nevada College are hosting a Webinar Series that will cover 1) navigating the Safer Choice label to get more industrially relevant products and 2) replacing toxic products and minimizing impacts to human health and the environment.
Scientist Dr. Katy Wolf will talk about alternatives explored including soy-based cleaners, hydrocarbon with no aromatic component, acetone and acetone products, and dry ice cleaning and stripping. Suppliers and formulators will join Katy in the presentations.
The June 18 Webinar covers dry ice blasting and dry ice liquid cleaning as safer alternatives to toxic, high-VOC content solvents. Case studies will be presented for a variety of cleaning and stripping applications.

Green Certification Helps Businesses Save Money and Reach climate Action Goals (a PSN Nevada Climate Forum Event)
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:00
Donna Walden and Erica Gallegos will present Nevada Green Business Program highlights, explain what is involved for businesses in the certification process, and discuss the importance of published Impact Reports.
The Nevada Green Business Network is a coalition of organizations that came together to offer a statewide green business certification program. We work with small to medium-sized businesses to offer free assistance and recognize efforts that save energy and water, reduce waste, prevent pollution and stormwater impacts, and encourage better commute options. We offer a checklist of best practices that businesses can implement, and we certify businesses that meet minimum thresholds of environmental performance.

Green Business Certification Training
2025-09-23 08:30 - 12:00 | R+S Chamber of Commerce, 4065 South Virginia Street #101, Reno, NV, 89502
Join us on September 23 to learn about NVGBN’s FREE green business certification.

Nevada Energy Economy Summit - Accomplishments and Challenges
2025-10-02 08:00 - 12:30
This FREE event is a convening of experts will enable a practical dialog about how we all play a significant role in the future of our clean energy economy. Experts speak about leading issues facing our state. How do we leverage each other’s work for a stronger local community? Everyone is welcome. Registration is required.

Convene NV 2025
2025-10-16 14:30 - 18:30 | Horseshoe Las Vegas, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
This year’s theme, “Impact through Action: Building a Sustainable Nevada Through Collaboration,” reflects the urgency of our moment. With fewer resources and greater challenges ahead, Nevada’s strength lies in how we come together-across sectors and communities-to innovate, partner, and lead with intention.

Green Business Certification Training
2025-11-18 08:30 - 12:00 | R+S Chamber of Commerce, 4065 South Virginia Street #101, Reno, NV, 89502
Join us on November 18 to learn about NVGBN’s FREE green business certification.

EcoTour - Solar Array Tour and Sol-Up Reception
2026-03-18 13:30 - 17:00 | R+S Chamber of Commerce, 4065 South Virginia Street #101, Reno, NV, 89502
Sign up today for the 2nd “eco-tour” scheduled for Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce members and also free to the general public. The aim is to provide education and celebrate some great environmental work that is taking place in Northern Nevada to reduce waste, conserve resources and create clean energy.
The tour will be at the Wylie Animal Reserve in Silver Springs; learn about the animals and programs that benefited from the solar arrays. After the Animal Reserve, Sol-Up will host a reception at its Reno showroom.
Meet outside the Reno+Sparks chamber (4065 S. Virginia St. #101Reno, NV 89502) at 1:15, bus leaves at 1:30pm and returns to the chamber parking lot at 5pm on March 18th.

Training: How to Become a Nevada Certified Green Business
2026-05-19 08:30 - 11:30 | Reno+Sparks Chamber of Commerce Green Business Training, 4065 S. Virginia Street, #101, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
Join us on 5/19 and learn how to become Green Certified (for free) through the Nevada Green Business Network!
Becoming a green business is a great way to increase profitability. Reducing utility costs through energy and water savings can free up resources that can be invested in strategic priorities. And with today’s environmentally conscious consumers, its will help expand your customer base.
