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Certified Green Business

Headlands Institute is a Certified Bay Area Green Business.Headlands Institute is a Bay Area Certified Green Business.

As an environmental nonprofit, we seek to reduce our ecological footprint and to model thoughtful business practices to our participants and community.

Sustainable Practices

Our staff is continuously looking for new methods to improve our environmental bottom line. Our sustainable practices include:

Composting at Headlands Institute

  • Serving local and organic foods whenever possible
  • Using electric vehicles to make deliveries on campus
  • Shifting to environmentally friendly safe, non-toxic cleaning supplies
  • Composting participant food scraps and kitchen waste
  • Cooking with whole foods rather than pre-packaged foods
  • Using minimal paper products in our conference programs
  • Installing low flow toilets for a savings of 30,000 gallons of water annually
  • Using LED and compact fluorescent light bulbs
  • Installing carpets made from recycled plastic bottles


Electric gem car used for on campus deliveries.Environmental Awards

Our efforts to green our business have been recognized with the following awards:

"We want to be an example on a commercial level of what people can do on a personal level. Businesses like ours are creating demand on a commercial level, shifting the marketplace toward more organic, sustainable products."—Thomas Dreke, executive chef

 "Sustainability has an influence on all of our daily practices. We are doing what we teach kids to do, just on a larger scale."—Sam Drucker, facilities manager

Environmentally-friendly products are used to clean our facilities

Resources for Your Home, School, or Business

We hope sharing our green practices will inspire you to try these methods at home, school, or in your place of work. Check out the following resources: