California Green Business Network
The California Green Business Network leads the state and nation in working with small to medium sized businesses to create a vibrant green economy. Led by a coalition of cities and counties, we contribute by helping to make our communities healthier and more livable while also conserving resources and saving money.
Ecology Action
Ecology Action is a nonprofit environmental consultancy that helps people create positive change for the community, the economy, and the environment.
Green Power Project – Romero Institute
The Romero Institute is an interfaith team of attorneys, organizers, and researchers.
The Green Power Project is a faith-based project of the Romero Institute to “green” Catholic parishes in the Monterey Bay.
Sierra Club Santa Cruz County Group
The Sierra Club mission is “To explore, enjoy and protect the planet. To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.” Our SC group offers opportunities for local involvement, activism and outings.
Sustainable Systems Research Foundation
The Sustainable Systems Research Foundation is a non-profit green think tank and project incubator based in Santa Cruz. SSRF seeks to: address complex and wicked environmental and sustainability problems that confound communities, defy singular technical or social solutions and cannot be addressed successfully at a global scale; bring together numerous stakeholders with competing interests, capacities and approaches while addressing the critical importance of equity and justice; and collaborate with partner organizations to incubate and develop local projects and programs that promote community sustainability and development.
UCSC Sustainability Office
The Sustainability Office fosters a culture of sustainability at UCSC by actively engaging students, staff, faculty and community members through education, leadership development, institutional change and behavioral transformation.