The mission of Ozarks GreenScore is to educate, motivate and assist area businesses and organizations in adopting environmentally sustainable practices. We do this by using the GreenScore worksheet to quantitatively assess the organizations performance on key criteria such as waste management, energy management, policy management, etc. Organizations are recognized as Bronze, Silver, Gold or Green members based on their performance. Informational resources and technical assistance is available through the program to assist organizations in completing the worksheet, as well as, identifying and implementing additional opportunities to reduce waste and save money.

The Ozarks GreenScore program is completely voluntary and non-regulatory.

Participating in the program is simple. Just follow the following steps:

1. Review the GreenScore worksheet and the available resource documents.
2. Implement the recommended strategies, or verify that they have already been implemented.
3. Identify additional strategies that your organization has implemented in order to reduce pollution or energy consumption and document these programs/projects.
4. When your organization is confident in your performance, complete the online assessment and submit it.
5. A representative from Ozarks GreenScore will contact you to schedule a free onsite assessment. The purpose of the assessment is to review the completed worksheet and provide recommendations for any additional opportunities for your organization to reduce waste and save money. Your organization will be provided with a written report verifying your score and recognition level, as well as, any recommendations for future improvement opportunities that can help your organization move up in the recognition levels.
   • If your organization does not meet the minimal criteria, or scores below the lowest recognition level, the Ozarks GreenScore team will provide information and resources to help improve your performance for future applications.
6. If your organization qualifies for recognition, you will be sent an information packet along with the report that will include an approved logo for use on letterhead or other printed materials, a window decal and resource information. Your organization will also be added to the list of recognized Ozarks GreenScore organizations and publicized on the website and other publications.