Join our Sustainable Business Directory!
Calling all Stouffville-based businesses, organizations and community groups operating with sustainability practices, methods or models!
Does your business or organization?
Implement sustainability practices?
Offer products or services that are environmentally or sustainably ethical?
Use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to guide business practices?
Operate as part of the circular economy or as a social enterprise?
Support sustainability in the Stouffville community?
We're launching a Sustainable Business Directory and we'd like you to be a part of it!
Sustainable Stouffville and Changent Zero are excited to collaborate on this new initiative that highlights and celebrates local businesses and organizations taking meaningful steps toward sustainability.
Our goal is to create a directory that makes it easy for residents, customers, and partners to discover and support businesses that positively impact the environment, society, and the local economy.
We are currently inviting businesses to apply!
The directory will be launched late summer 2026!
Why Participate?
By joining the Sustainable Business Directory, your business, organization or community group will:
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Showcase your impact: Let the community know how your products, services, and operations contribute to sustainability.
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Connect with like-minded businesses: Be part of a growing network of Stouffville businesses committed to responsible practices.
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Attract conscientious customers: More people are looking to support businesses that care about people, planet, and community.
What You Can Do
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Review the 17 SDGs (see Resources & Information below) and consider which ones match your business practices.
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Fill out the application as best you can —whether your impact is small or large, every contribution matters!
This is not about being perfect—it’s about progress. Even small, thoughtful steps make a difference, and by participating, your business will help build a stronger, more sustainable Stouffville.
How It Works
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Submit the application.
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Application review: Submissions are reviewed to ensure alignment with sustainability principles and SDG criteria.
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Get featured in the directory: Once approved, your business will appear in the Stouffville Sustainable Business Directory with the SDGs you impact.
Resources & Information Before you Apply
DOCUMENTS / LINKS
Key Questions to consider before you complete the application. (to come)
Description of the SDG goals
How the SDG goals apply to businesses. (to come)
Criteria Linked to Each SDG
To help businesses identify and showcase their sustainability efforts, we’ve linked a set of practical questions to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These questions are designed for small to medium-sized businesses and focus on realistic, actionable ways you might contribute to the goals.
How the application is set up:
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Answer the questions related to each SDG as they relate toyour business (you don't need to answer every question, only those that apply).
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Rank your impact as High, Medium, or Low (or 'no' / 'not sure' if it applies).
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Optional: share examples of initiatives or programs you are implementing.
Impact Rank helps businesses self-assess the strength
of their contributions.
High
This SDG is central to our business or operations.
Medium
We contribute to this SDG in some way, but it’s not core.
Low
Our contribution is minor or occasional.
Not sure
We might but we haven't quite figured it out yet.
No
This is not an aspect of our business.
About the Initiative
Changent Zero and Sustainable Stouffville are proud to launch the Stouffville Sustainable Business Directory, highlighting local businesses making a positive impact on the environment, community, and society.
Changent Zero helps individuals take action
toward climate solutions and accelerate
sustainability efforts.
Sustainable Stouffville promotes
sustainable practices, education, and
community action in Stouffville.
Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guide, this directory lets businesses showcase their sustainability initiatives, connect with like-minded organizations, and be discovered by customers who value responsible practices.
