Green Certified Web
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This site is Green Certified by
www.GreenCertifiedWeb.org. The
organization who owns this web site has
integrated Sustainable processes
into their business and is committed
to doing even more to preserve Natural
Resources in their day to day
business practice. They paid to be trained in being green in business, for the opportunity to do a business self evaluation and to share
the results of that evaluation with you, the visitor to their web site. The list of sustainable processes listed below is based on a "self evaluation." |
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Certified Web Site: |
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www.kenmckenzie.com |
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Company: |
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KenMcKenzie LLC |
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City, State: |
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Long Beach, CA |
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Certification Valid From: |
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11/3/2011 |
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Certification Valid To: |
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11/3/2013 |
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Below are some of the Eco-Friendly practices
this business claims are currently part of their sustainability efforts. No business exists that isn't constantly growing and working to
be better. Check back
to see new ways they have found to be green. As this business becomes more sustainable, these changes will be
posted here... |
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Sustainability Efforts - How this Business is Green: |
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Please tell us about what your company or organization does
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Whether it is helping a small non-profit office implement a Zero Waste Recycling Program, showing a Fortune 500 Company ways it can reduce its environmental footprint, or showing a four star hotel how it can make more environmentally sustainable procurement decisions, we work with organizations to find the solutions for the areas they want to improve.
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Tell us something about your company and your efforts to go green and be sustainable:
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Consumers have become more and more cognizant of the "green" nature of the companies they choose. As business success is based upon consumer's desire to purchase a product, no matter what industry a business is in, it is important to understand what consumers consider to be environmentally significant. KenMcKenzie, LLC Consulting helps businesses understand the difference amongst the choices and to make the green choice that is the most logical for them. Going "Green" does not have to mean sacrifice. Often the opposite is true. Below are just a few examples of a potential "green" change that leads to a positive business outcome as well. Logically Green.
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Is there anything special or unique about how you run your company that is sustainable or helps the environment?
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Benefits of Green Initiatives.. Benefit to Business
Higher Quality/ Less Toxic Materials Better Products/ Higher Margins
Lower Monthly Operating Costs Increased Profitability
More Comfortable Work Environment Increased Morale
Greater Safety/ Healthier Work Environment Reduced Health Care Costs
Reduced Waste Lower Disposal Cost
Less Maintenance Increased Profitability
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Our recycling program consists of:
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We encourage recycling of all paper, post-it notes, envelopes, junk mail, newspaper, plastics, bottles, cans, electronic equipment and biodegradable (compostable) materials
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We purchase recycled products:
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Paper of 100% post-consumer recycled stock
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When it comes to employee transportation:
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We provide information about public transportation and provide VIP parking for carpoolers, motorcycles and bicycles
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In the break room we...
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provide biodegradable cutlery, plates and cups
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We regulate the temperature in our business by:
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Using a programmable thermostat
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Our lighting in our business is...
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100% Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and LED lighting
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Stand by electronics like printers, chargers and computer speakers are...
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on an auto timer that turns them off at night
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We purchase renewable energy or carbon offset credits to offset...
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100% of our power used, we are carbon neutral
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With regard to an energy audit...
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We have had an energy audit and implemented the suggestions
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When buying electronic products for our office, we...
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Seek out the most energy efficient models
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Whenever possible, we buy locally
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We are making efforts to be a paperless office (all documents are stored on a computer)
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We take the stairs rather than the elevator to work.
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All of our computers and monitors turn off after 10 minutes of non use.
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We turn off all computers and monitors at night which saves 4 gallons of oil per year per computer.
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Our computers go into standby mode after 1 hour of nonuse.
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We encourage our staff to avoid printing emails
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We prefer to telecommute and avoid flying
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We do most customer business (registration, invoicing, contracts, etc.) over the phone, web site or through email.
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Our web site is designed with print friendly pages that only print the necessary information, not the unnecessary buttons and graphics.
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We avoid using .doc and other large file formats and convert all web based documents to .PDF file format.
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Our web site is designed to be fast loading by limiting the size of graphics and image files.
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We do not use Flash on our site or our Flash uses Vector graphics, text and limited size of bitmap image files.
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Our site is simple with minimal graphics.
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Our web site hosting company is green and eco-friendly
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The datacenter our web site is hosted in is green and eco-friendly
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We use compostable products rather than plastic in our business.
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