2020 Contra Costa Leadership in Sustainability Awards 2020

2 2020 2020 Leadership Sustainability Awards 2020 Dear Friends,

A Great Awakening is happening throughout our communities and across the globe. It’s become apparent that humanity has failed to build a society with an understanding of our necessary relationship to the biology of the Earth. As Paul Hawken says, our planet is sending us perfect feedback. The system is working by giving us real feedback to course-correct. I’m so grateful to all of you who are paying attention and to the leaders who are being recognized at this 12th Annual Sustainability Awards celebration. They are fiercely fighting for a working planet. They are fighting for a society based on peace, love, and compassion, rather than fear, destruction, and overconsumption. We all need to follow their lead and ask ourselves, who we want to be in our relationships with ourselves, others, future generations and the sustainability of life?

One thing this pandemic has taught us is what’s possible when we rise together in a shared challenge. Over the course of a few weeks, half of humanity took drastic action to protect the most vulnerable. The climate crisis will be much worse if we don’t take the action we still can to prevent the tragedy we now all see and feel coming. We can no longer afford the luxury of apathy or giving in to the feeling of powerlessness. Future generations will look back and see this moment as a crossroads. Our path can lead either to a regenerative future or one where we’ve thrown it all away. Instead of giving in, we need to dig in with a hopeful attitude to deliver the outcome we know is possible.

Let’s remember that we’re not alone and open our hearts to our shared purpose and natural responsibility for this planet and future generations. I ask you to make a commitment to learn about and act on the many solutions we have available to us right now. Let’s rise up alongside all the leaders you see in this booklet. Let’s take time out each day to feel gratitude and love and to be ambassadors of hope about what we can and will do. It’s challenging, but with determined and sustained action, it’s possible! Thank you for being a part of this community of solution-minded people who, are digging in instead of giving in. I recently heard someone say that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually a mirror – we’re the ones we’ve been waiting for! Together in Action, Tina and the SCOCO Team

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2020 Contra Costa Leadership in Sustainability Awards

September 17th, 7:00–8:30 pm

Event Schedule

7:00 Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremonies – County Supervisor John Gioia 7:10 Thank Partners, Teams, & Volunteer of the Year, Snapshot of SCOCO’s work – Tina Neuhausel 7:18 Sustainability Awards fundraising campaign 7:20 Celebrate the households taking action in the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge – Supervisor Mitchoff Community Question

7:30 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Pollution Prevention Awards Community Question

7:45 Contra Costa Green Business Program presentations Community Question

8:00 Leadership In Sustainability Awards presented by Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia & Diane Burgis 8:25 Fundraiser Reminder & Pacific Catch certificate drawing 8:30 Wrap up & Good Night

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Who We Are Sustainable Contra Costa (SCOCO) is a community of citizens, organizers, leaders and educators working together to inspire healthy, connected and regenerative communities for all, since 2008. We are so grateful for the many individuals and organizations that participate and team-up with SCOCO to carry out our work. We are especially thankful for the dedication and contributions of the following individuals who have made our programs possible this year: Ysabel Aguirre, Marijana Belton, Amanda Casey, Julia Cleric, Jaime D’Urso, Chloë De Smedt, Rebecca Eng, Arianna Fabian, Morgan Gillem, Amanda Halte, Ani Jamgotchian, Sarah Khan, Alexi Lindeman, Michael Low, Alexandra Mathias, Luca Mathias, June Nguyen, Ingrid Owen, Siena Pugay, Courtney Jane Sanchez, Gautham Sathisan, Lee Sigourney, Britnee Stephen, Abigail Stofer, Joey Suen, Kyle Suen, Max Tcheng, Nicole Wan, Rena Wang, Jimmy Weir, Illana Weisman, Mark Westwind, Veronica Yoo, Noah Zakaria,and the SCOCO Board of Directors.

Volunteer of the Year We are excited and grateful to recognize Rena Wang as Volunteer of the Year for all her tremendous work supporting SCOCO’s programs this year.

Board of Directors Tina Neuhausel, President & Co-Founder Caedmon Bear, Treasurer Darren Deffner Kimberly Lam Ed Morales Karen Rosenberg, Youth Team Director

Staff Doug Bleakly, Program Manager Alison Clary, Workshop Coordinator Janette Drew, Director of Operations Kim MacKaye, Accountant Colleen Noland, Community Organizer Tyler Snortum-Phelps, Program Administrator

Program Instructors Shawna Anderson, Anna Marie Beauchemin, Helen Erickson, Denise Koroslev, Mary Helen Nicolini, Marian Woodard, Seth Wright

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Inspiring Healthy, Connected, and Regenerative Communities for All Since 2008

PARTICIPANTS SAVED www.cleanercontracosta.org HOUSEHOLDS GALLONS An online resource for local households HAVE JOINED OF WATER to calculate their carbon footprint, ﬁnd 750 118,642 local resources, form teams, and track EVENTS REACHING GALLONS their household and community’s 5,000 PEOPLE OF GAS progress. SCOCO staff supports 110 6793 individuals and teams to encourage widespread action and reduce carbon PEOPLE POWERED TONS emissions in Contra Costa County. 50,520 ACTIONS SINCE 2012 172 OF CO2

Leadership in Sustainable Living Sustainability Awards Workshop Series These annual awards showcase the Educational workshops on a variety of “solutionaries” who demonstrate outstanding sustainability topics, live and online! commitment & innovation in sustainability WORKSHOP HONORED INDIVIDUALS, 200 ATTENDEES ORGANIZATIONS, AND 87 BUSINESSES

A growing community of residents, businesses, Water Awareness for Youth and organizations that connect with each other OVER Teaching grade school and high school students on to post events, start groups, and share ideas for behalf of Central San about the systems that creating a healthy and resilient Contra Costa. 900 provide clean, fresh water to their communities and Join us at www.SustainableCoco.ning.com! MEMBERS process wastewater back into the environment.

STUDENTS REACHED 2000 IN TERMS 2019/2020

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There are many ways you can help us create a more sustainable Contra Costa. Whether you have an hour, a day, or some dedicated time throughout the year, we welcome your participation! • Nominate a business, individual, government program, school, or nonprofit for the Leadership in Sustainability Awards or Green Building Awards. • Donate to support SCOCO’s programs at SustainableCoCo.org, or approach your employer about doing so. It is your support that makes our work possible. • Volunteer on a committee and contribute to the development and execution of our projects! For a full description of our volunteer opportunities, look us up on VolunteerMatch.org. • Help plan, produce and publicize events • Assist with fundraising, graphic design, website development, writing, research, editing, data entry, or outreach to the public about ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle. • Participate in our hands-on workshops, attend an online program, or join the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge and pledge your actions. • Connect and share on the SCOCO Network at SustainableCoCo.ning.com. Have questions or an interest in supporting our work? Please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

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2020 POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARD WINNERS ongratulations to this year’s winners of our annual Pollution Prevention Awards! These local businesses are leaders in environmental protection and we are proud to commend their commitment to Cpreventing pollution in our community. POLLUTION PREVENTION PARTNER

Gregory Gardens Elementary School 1 Corritone Court, Pleasant Hill For an entire week in January, Gregory Gardens Elementary hosted Central San’s education team at their school site. Over 400 students explored the hands-on science of wastewater and came away with an understanding that the stuff we put in our water (and down our drains) does not disappear. This weeklong event would not have been possible without the help of (clockwise from above left) Gregory Gardens Principal, Katie Koontz, Office Manager Kimberly Varela, and PTA Head Robin Greenslade.

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POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARD WINNER

Del Cielo Brewing Company 701 Escobar Street, A, Martinez Del Cielo Brewing Company runs their facility with reuse and efficiency at the forefront of their operations. They reuse yeast as many times as possible. The same is true for cleaning chemicals, which are collected and reused. Spent grains, hops and yeast are given to a farmer for animal feed. Beer normally wasted during the canning process is collected and used to fill kegs, saving about 5-10 gallons of product per canning run. Trash and recycling are stored securely indoors. All of these actions prevent waste liquids and solids from entering the sanitary sewer and storm drain systems. 11 2020

RECYCLED WATER CHAMPIONS RECYCLED WATER CITIZEN CHAMPIONS Dave Biddle & Patricia Athenour Pleasant Hill Dave and Patricia are a recycled water power couple! From July 2019 to June 2020, they visited Central San’s recycled water facility 168 times and used 33,600 gallons of recycled water for use on their home landscaping.

RECYCLED WATER BUSINESS CHAMPION CarMax 77 Chilpancingo Parkway, Pleasant Hill CarMax built their facility in Pleasant Hill with recycled water in mind. Upon construction in 2019, they connected to Central San’s recycled water system to water their landscaping. They currently use about 5 million gallons of recycled water per year.

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WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS (as of June 30, 2020) he following community partners are recognized for maintaining full compliance with their Central Contra Costa Sanitary District sewer discharge .T permit, preventing pollution and protecting water quality. 20 YEARS 3 YEARS • Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Control District, Concord Martinez 15 YEARS • John Muir Medical Center, Concord • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, • Les Lunes Winery, Orinda Forensic Science Laboratories, • Nu West Textile, Concord Walnut Creek • Sierra Pacific Tours, Pacheco 12 YEARS 2 YEARS • Acalanes Union High School District Maintenance Facility, Moraga • BART Concord Shop, Concord • Contra Costa Water District Alum • Contra Costa Water District Bollman Drying Pond, Martinez Filtration Plant Lab, Concord 11 YEARS • Geronimo’s Professional Auto Detailing, Walnut Creek Aquarius Pool & Spa, Walnut Creek • • Herc Rentals, Pacheco 10 YEARS • SFPP, L.P. - Area IV Ground Water • Captain Vineyards, Moraga Extraction Treatment System, Concord • The CONCO Companies, Martinez • So Kwik Car Wash, Concord • Del Monte Foods Research Center, The Luxury Collection, Walnut Creek Walnut Creek • TransMontaigne Operating Company, L.P., Ising’s Culligan Water Systems, San Ramon • • Martinez 9 YEARS • Gold Coin Car Wash, Concord 1 YEAR • Gold Coin Car Wash, San Ramon • Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Concord John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek • • BMW Concord, Concord 7 YEARS • Canyon Club Brewery, Moraga • San Ramon Valley Unified School • Cerus Corp., Concord District Maintenance Facility, San Ramon • Contra Costa County Detention Facility, 6 YEARS Martinez • Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, • Danville Brewing Company, Danville Concord • Del Cielo Brewing Company, Martinez • Contra Costa Newspapers, Concord • Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill • SFPP, L.P., Concord • Five Suns Brewing, Martinez 5 YEARS • Fresenius Medical Care, Concord • PG&E San Ramon Technology Center, • Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek San Ramon • Mercer Owners Association, Walnut Creek • 7 Flags Car Wash, Martinez • San Ramon Regional Medical Center, 4 YEARS San Ramon SEG Trucking, Concord • Copart, Inc., Martinez • • Independent Construction, Concord • SFIC Corporation, Concord • Kwik-N-Easy Car Wash, Concord • St. Mary’s College, Moraga • Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Concord • Walnut Creek Ford, Walnut Creek 13 2020

New Certified Businesses 2020 CONTRA COSTA GREEN A2Z Printing, Concord Blue Dog Construction & Renovation, Lafayette BUSINESS PROGRAM RECOGNITION FirstCarbon Solutions, Walnut Creek LSA, Richmond Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery Office, Concord The Contra Costa Green Business Program would Surf to Snow Environmental Resource Management, San Ramon like to recognize all new and recertified businesses Systron Donner Inertial, Inc., Concord for their commitment to the environment and contribution to cleaner, healthier communities! Re-Certified Businesses Congratulations! 511 Contra Costa, Pleasant Hill (5 years) Accurate Auto Body, Richmond (11 years) BETA Healthcare Group , Alamo (7 years) Casa Verde Pediatrics, Walnut Creek (12 years) City of Concord City Hall, Concord (12 years) City of Concord Public Works Parks Division, Concord (15 years) DEK Electric Co., Oakley (5 years) East Bay Regional Park District Tilden Equipment Shop, Orinda (18 years) Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, Antioch (15 years) The Contra Costa Green Business Program is part of the EBMUD Water Treatment Plant, Lafayette (14 years) California Green Business Network, which leads the state EBMUD Water Treatment Plant, El Sobrante (14 years) and nation in working with small to medium sized ECOlunchboxes, Lafayette (10 years) El Cerrito Recycling Center, El Cerrito (16 years) businesses to grow a vibrant and healthy green economy. Elbow-Grease Cleaning Service, Kensington (13 years) Together with our Program Partners, our program assists Galaxy Press, Concord (19 years) and certifies businesses that comply with environmental Honda of El Cerrito, El Cerrito (20 years) regulations and meet program standards for saving water, Hyer Architecture, Kensington (11 years) conserving energy, preventing pollution and minimizing Lafayette Tree & Landscape Inc., Lafayette (11 years) waste. Matthew Rinn State Farm Insurance, Pleasant Hill (7 years) Midway Muffler & Brake, El Sobrante (5 years) Office of Supervisor Andersen, Danville (14 years) The Green Business Program would not be possible without the One Big Fish Events, Walnut Creek (5 years) support from our Program Partners. Thank you! Payless Painting, Inc., Pleasant Hill (10 years) Sideboard, Danville (8 years) Visit our website to find or become a green business: Toot-a-Lou Family Daycare, Richmond (10 years) www.GreenBusinessCA.org/ContraCostaCounty Trees, Bugs, Dirt, El Sobrante (16 years)

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15 2020 About the Sustainability Awards

The Contra Costa Leadership in Sustainability Awards honor those who demonstrate outstanding commitment, leadership and contributions to practicing and promoting sustainability. Nominations are accepted throughout the year at SustainableCoCo.org. Nominees are evaluated on how well their actions reflect these basic areas of sustainability: Environmental Health, Social Health and Wellbeing, and Economic Prosperity. They are also evaluated on: uniqueness, scope of involvement and impact in the community, level of organization-wide involvement, ability to serve as a model for others, and partnerships and collaborations. Winners are announced at the annual Awards Gala. One Planet Living: Sustainable Contra Costa has committed to aligning all of our programs with the One Planet Living Principles. One Planet Living is an initiative of Bioregional and its partners to make truly sustainable living a reality. One Planet Living holds a vision of a world in which people enjoy happy, healthy lives within their fair share of the earth’s resources, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. The Ten Principles provide an easy-to-use framework that can help anyone, anywhere, to plan, deliver and communicate sustainability. In the description of each award winner you will see icons that represent the One Planet Living principles that align most closely with their work.

16 2020 2020 Congratulations to all the 2020 Sustainability Award Finalists

Brian Ware, The Crayon Initiative Sandra Harris, EcoLunchboxes Sophie Krayna Mabel Vo Melanie Quan Lauren Rivera

Sustainability Awards Judges Thank you to the 2020 Sustainability Awards judges for their time, diligence and integrity throughout the awards selection process: Chris Dundon Gary Farber Julie Haas-Wajdowicz Nanette Heffernan Ashley Louisiana Justin Marquez Marcia McClean Lee Sigourney Illana Weisman

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Award Winner

Shoshana Wechsler

Shoshana Wechsler has held leadership roles for many years in Bay Area environmental organizations, including the Sunflower Alliance, the Contra Costa Clean Energy Alliance, 350 Bay Area, and 350 Contra Costa. Shoshana is also a member of the Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission and provides input to the Board of Supervisors on environmental and sustainability issues. Shoshana provides research and education, forms coalitions, and formulates and implements strategies to improve the long-term health and well-being of low-income residents and communities of color who experience the worst air and water pollution in the county. Shoshana is a founding member of Sunflower Alliance, a union of scientists, workers, professionals, and unofficial leaders in local towns and neighborhoods who work to build bridges between elected leaders and eco-activists. In 2013, when a crude oil rail terminal was proposed in a residential area near downtown Pittsburg, Shoshana worked closely with community organizations and leaders and engaged environmental organizations from all over the East Bay to successfully fight this threat to public health and safety.

From 2015 to 2018, Shoshana inspired and guided teams who advanced the clean energy programs offered by Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) for both climate protection and economic development. Ultimately, the county and multiple cities selected MCE as their CCA, which allowed residents to increase the renewable energy powering their homes and businesses. In 2020, Brentwood residents asked Shoshana to join a campaign to stop proposed oil-and-gas drilling dangerously near their homes. She assisted residents in accessing the growing body of scientific research on the harmful health effects of drilling close to sensitive sites like homes and schools and connected them to key Bay Area supporters. In her role on the CCC Sustainability Commission, Shoshana presented a proposal for a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction in the county until the General Plan is completed and it was adopted unanimously.

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Award Winner

Urban Tilth

Urban Tilth, based in Richmond, hires and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture to help the community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. Urban Tilth’s garden and farm programs serve primarily extremely low income communities of color and functional “food deserts.” Urban Tilth programs started in the schools and developed partnerships with government and key stakeholders, which led to the establishment of the Richmond Food Policy council. They train and employ young people as “home grown experts”; teach local residents about the relationships among food, health, poverty, and justice; and teach community members to grow, distribute, and cook tens of thousands of pounds of local produce each year. They plant and manage school gardens and farms, teach an accredited course in Urban Ecology and American Food, provide in-school and after-school programs in partnership with district teachers, and farm four acres of public land for their community- supported agriculture program in collaboration with Contra Costa County, all while managing an 8,000 square foot school farm. During its first 10 years, Urban Tilth directly engaged over 19,000 community members in redesigning blighted public spaces, repairing urban soil and water, and collectively reimagining how our community should work.

Volunteers at Urban Tilth learn and serve through building, farm improvement and community clean-up projects such as planting orchards, building greenhouses, and beautifying miles of the community greenway. The Kaiser Foundation recently recognized Urban Tilth’s contribution to our community health, recommending programs like theirs to combat chronic and ongoing health issues that affect low income cities.

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Award Winner

Ken Haworth

Ken Haworth is the owner of Aquamenities in Concord, a leading bulk amenity fixture provider for hotels, offices, gyms, and amusement parks. Because of Ken’s efforts, these businesses have switched to bulk, refillable amenity bottles, saving countless packaging materials and partially used soap products from hitting our landfills and oceans. Just one converted hotel room saves 1,000 bottles and 5 gallons of product from being dumped. The fixtures are in hundreds of thousands of locations all over the world, and several large chains have converted to the system locally as well.

Ken is passionate about our water quality and safety. He is on the water board of the City of Lafayette and actively looks for ways to be more sustainable in our community. Ken donates his fixtures and soap products to Lavamae mobile showers for the homeless, local yacht harbors, and shelters for at risk teens. His fixtures are in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, and Los Angeles, giving the homeless something we take for granted. Ken is a generous employer who gives anyone a chance to succeed and learn and stands for social justice and the well-being of all.

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Rising Star

Chloë De Smedt

Chloë De Smedt is a junior at Carondelet High School in Concord. She leads a sustainable lifestyle and encourages others to do so through projects in sustainability, including creating videos for her school that promote sustainability, managing her school’s environmental council’s social media pages, attending and speaking at environmental leadership conferences, and promoting sustainable events.

Chloë is an active member of Carondelet’s Green Team, a newly-founded environmental council, and was promoted to president this year. She has led projects such as building an on-campus garden, leading in-person composting training, planning Earth Week activities, and collaborating with local organizations for a sustainability expo. She is currently working on building vertical garden structures and living walls to display around Carondelet. She is a passionate individual and leads a lifestyle that follows the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and sets an example for those around her.

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Lifetime Achievement

Manuel Alonso

Manuel Alonso was born in Spain and is an anthropologist and archaeologist interested in the protection of cultural and biological diversity. He has worked with environmental non-profit organizations in Europe, Central and South America, and the United States for more than 25 years. As executive director of Earth Team, Manuel has worked with staff to completely upgrade its operational infrastructure, staffing and programs. He is a grant writing genius and won several major national grants, including a $1.3M National Science Foundation grant. He developed a relationship with AmeriCorps and retained, trained and inspired volunteers to grow with Earth Team while shifting their funding profile from almost exclusively grants to a more diversified revenue, which allowed Earth Team to not just survive but thrive. He led a successful strategic pivot in the spring from in-person to online program delivery, with virtually no loss of time or intern engagement.

Manuel founded the TUVA Foundation in Costa Rica and acted as its executive director from 1990 to 2001. As a local nonprofit headquartered in the town of Puerto Jimenez, TUVA launched collaborative community conservation initiatives using their pioneering “working landscapes” approach to build a coalition of stakeholders, including local residents, landowners, government agencies, eco-tourism operators, illegal loggers, gold miners, indigenous groups, and a wide network of over 50 local, regional, and international organizations. In a highly conflictive area, which in 1989 had the highest deforestation rate in the world, Manuel led TUVA in ultimately saving over 5 million trees in a 20,000-acre buffer zone around Corcovado National Park.

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Thank you to our 2020 partners

VISIONARY Central Contra Costa Sanitary District BENEFACTORS Contra Costa Green Business Program SUSTAINERS City of Antioch City of Pittsburg City of Martinez City of Walnut Creek MCE Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery CHAMPIONS Contra Costa Water District EcoMulch Laura & Nick Neuhausel RecycleSmart ADVOCATES Bill’s Ace Hardware DVC Culinary Arts Department Calicraft Brewing Sideboard Neighborhood Captain Vineyards Kitchen & Coffee Bar City of Pleasant Hill Sunrise Bistro Contra Costa Centre Transit Village Viano Vineyards Mt. Diablo High School Hospitality & Westwind Associates Tourism Academy

SUPPORTERS AEI Consultants On The Trail Financial Ellyn Gelson & Bill Roulette Pacific Catch West Coast Fish House Kim & Gerry Overaa Sloat Garden Center KKDV-FM Sports Basement Marsha & Eric Golanco

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