The County’s sustainability efforts earned certification at the Gold level in the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Green Communities program – the first county to achieve that distinction.  Read more.

Since 2009, 18 jurisdictions in the 10-county region have been certified as Green Communities. Cities and counties earn certification by implementing practices and policies in 10 categories ranging from energy efficiency and green building to transportation and water efficiency. The ARC program was the first in the U.S. to transform a region by promoting sustainability through green certification. For more, please visit their website at www.atlantaregional.com/greencommunities.

More recent environmental awards came from Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful as the non-profit agency celebrated its 35^th birthday. The County won the Green Government of the Decade award and Sheriff Butch Conway won Volunteer of the Decade.