DURING 2024 CAGBN CERTIFIED 737 SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIAN AND SINCE 2020 HAS PROVIDED 15,269 BUSINESSES WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE ACTIONS THESE BUSINESSES TOOK LED TO MEASURABLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, WATER SAVED, POLLUTION PREVENTION. IT PROVIDED INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES. WE CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON SERVING BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED, INCLUDING MICRO-BUSINESSES THAT MAY HAVE 10 OR FEW EMPLOYEES. USING GRANT FUNDS, WE FOCUSED MUCH OF OUR WORK WITH HOME DAYCARES, HELPING THEM SWITCH TO NON-TOXIC CLEANING SUPPLIES AND REUSABLE DISHWARE.
