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What does being "Green" mean for your facility or Business?
What is your level of Sustainability, Carbon Footprint, Effort in Conservation or if your Green? What does it all mean for your facility and business?
To understand all of the terms in our efforts to be more environmentally friendly and how these efforts can be labeled, measured and used to drive business efficiency and responsibility one must first define the labels.
Green: Efforts used to create a healthy environment. That is why a green cleaning program for ongoing facility maintenance is important. Indoor air quality continues to be an area for great improvement. Since air is the most consumed in volume as compared to water or food it can have significant impact on the overall health of people.
Fortunately, simple adjustments in products and procedures used in the cleaning of a facility can have a lasting positive impact on the indoor air quality and can add to your efforts in becoming a green business.
By instituting a professional green cleaning program, which uses products proven to have safe levels of VOC’s (toxic vapors) a business can reduce risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergies. Long term exposure to toxins can lead to respiratory related symptoms which can lead to lost productivity and people’s ability to work and learn. Some estimates exceed billions of dollars per year in cost associated with respiratory related symptoms and in lost productivity. A green cleaning program is a relatively easy and effective start to a corporate responsibility initiative.
Sustainability: Efforts used to manage resources in the most efficient manor. Energy use continues to be important for all businesses as energy costs continue to grow and resources depleted. After instituting a green cleaning program efforts to take sustainability can be the next step in a company’s efforts in environmental responsibility. There are also government programs or set asides for businesses making strides in alternative energy initiatives.
Conservation: Closely tied to sustainability, conservation is the preservation of limited resources such as water. See the free download below for 10 Tips for Water Conservation in your Business put together by the Long Beach Water Dept. The overall idea around conservation is to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Pollution: The area of waste management has come a long way and continues to be another area of significant impact on the environment. Recycling programs among others have been adopted by many businesses in an effort to improve on the growing challenges of waste management.
There is no quick and easy transition to becoming a GREEN company. It is a deliberate, thought out plan of change and philosophy. Although the idea can seem overwhelming take a one-step or area of improvement approach and you will be surprised how much impact you can have. The end result will be satisfying and raise company morale and productivity.
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