Some businesses go above and beyond with recycling, and others go even further to reduce their carbon emissions. The Portland office of engineering and consulting firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB) is the first Portland business to receive the BEST Business Center’s new “Portland Climate Champion” recognition. To earn this honor, M+NLB staff completed the Portland Climate Champions application and demonstrated their carbon reduction efforts during an onsite verification visit with the BEST Business Center’s sustainability advisors.

“Congratulations to the Portland office of Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch on becoming our very first Portland Climate Champion,” said Mayor Sam Adams. “We appreciate their leadership in taking a comprehensive approach to reducing their carbon emissions. Their initiative serves as a model for Portland’s business community and their efforts support the City of Portland’s goals towards dramatically reducing carbon emissions, as outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan.”