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Going ‘Green’ is Good for Business, Exec Says

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Despite pressing economic worries, the environment remains a top concern for consumers the world over. And that means environmentally-friendly business practices are as necessary for the bottom line as they are for the planet, says Joe Veilleux, president of Euromed USA (euromedusa.com).
“Being a producer of natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals and health supplements, we’ve always held environmentalism as a major company value,” says Veilleux, a registered pharmacist.“We’re glad to see that, even when people face unemployment and other economic hardships, they’re still committed to green practices.”
Recent polls, including BCG’s annual International Global Green Consumer Surveys taken throughout the recession, reveal an unwavering commitment to environmentalism, he says.
“Even at the height of the recession in 2008 and 2009, more than a third of consumers said they were willing to pay a little more for products that are better for the environment,” Veilleux says. “A majority said they consider a company’s environmental credentials when making purchasing decisions.”
Euromed recently earned “green” ISO 14001 certification for its Barcelona factory by meeting stringent criteria established by the world International Standardization Organization, which sets standards for sustainable and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.
“In the five-year process of re-engineering our factory to meet the ISO 14001 criteria, we learned a lot that can benefit other companies,” Veilleux says. “Some of the steps we took cost little to nothing; others were, frankly, expensive. But all companies today need to be aware that consumers are looking at what they’re doing to – and for – the planet, and they’re making buying decisions based on that.”
These are some of the initiatives undertaken at Euromed Barcelona, which manufactures herbal extracts and natural active substances for customers in the United States and Europe.
• Recycling biomass – the company’s manufacturing waste product. We’ve found different ways to recycle the post-extraction biomass, depending on the product involved, Veilleux says. “Much of the residue is sent to companies that specialize in creating bio-gas – specifically, methane, which is used to generate power,” he says. “However, the residue left from milk thistle has such a high nutritional value, it’s actually used to feed farm animals. We ship the waste product to a company that dries it out and cleans it before it’s added to feed for pigs, chickens, cows, and the like. The biomass is given away for free, he adds.
• Wood pallets become compost. At Euromed, wooden pallets are reused until they can’t be used any longer. “At that point, they’re sent to recycling facilities, which use them in composting products,” Veilleux says. This step was easily accomplished by working through waste management companies.
• Printer toners get refilled. Empty toner cartridges are shipped to the company’s supplier, where they’re recharged and returned for use. If not for recycling, the toner cartridges would be deposited in landfills.
• Cleaner air and water. The company purchased new equipment to accomplish these goals, including on-site wastewater treatment and water purification plants, and equipment to decrease atmospheric emissions.
All totaled, Euromed spent $1 million to $2 million to upgrade its factory. It was money well spent, Veilleux says.
“We’re excited about the certification because it verifies that we’re one of the world’s leaders in environmentally friendly production,” he says. “That’s very important to us — we rely on plants, the Earth’s natural, renewable resources,not only for our business but for our personal health.
“We have a special interest in making everyone aware of how vital it is that we all take steps to prevent environmental damage.
About Euromed USA
Euromed USA supplies standardized botanical and herbal extracts and natural active substances for use in the pharmaceutical, health food and cosmetics industries. By extracting the necessary chemicals, the company can guarantee its products meet the precise chemical specifications necessary. Euromed was founded 40 years ago. Its parent company is the 100-year-old Rottapharm-Madaus corporation based in Italy.

 

Transport: A Dirty Business

So, you’ve turned your office into an eco-friendly haven, ensuring that you’ve taken all the necessary steps to become a more sustainable business, but it feels like there’s something you’ve forgotten… transport!

Business transport has a huge impact on the environment, the various types of shipping and transportation used by businesses increase greenhouse gases, CO2 emissions and oil pollution. Shipping aggregator, uShip, reported that, in Germany alone, 45.5 tonnes of Carbon and Greenhouse Gas emissions are produced by delivery vans and trucks.
What can we do as a business to offset this pollution?

The first step to making your business transportation climate neutral is working out how much CO2/Greenhouse gases your company produces through transportation. When you know how much carbon your business is responsible for producing you can look into options to offset this amount.
Many businesses are investing in climate-neutral projects to offset their usage, and many foundations that fund carbon-neutral projects crying out for sponsorship. Your investment will fund solar collectors, wind farms and other projects across the world.

Take a minute to think about your transportation options. What do you use? Have you ever thought about shipping via rail or water instead of by road? This small change could significantly reduce your emissions.

When shipping to local businesses, choose a local shipping company to reduce the amount of time delivery trucks will be on the road, subsequently reducing emissions.

Your employees can help too!
Suggest a car-pooling system and if you are using delivery trucks advise your drivers on the most environmentally friendly driving methods.

This post was written on behalf of the shipping aggregator, uShip. uShip recently announced that were offering 100% climate neutral transport across Germany, and Mainland Europe and also offer a ’man with a van’ service.

 

5 Wicked Green Android Apps

When it comes to the environment, you can never be too careful. With the advancements in technology, it is now easier than to be green. There are a lot of great apps to allow you to have an eco-friendly phone, but these are the 5 green Android apps that everyone must have.

Eco Buzz Widget

With the Eco Buzz Widget, anyone will be able stay on top of all of the latest news concerning the environment. On top of this, the Eco Buzz Widget app informs you of any great organic items that are new to the market. News on the latest environment friendly cars is also available. The Eco Buzz Widget is great green widget because of the amount of information that the app is packed with.

Eco Charger

There are few things worse than wasting power by keeping electronics plugged into the wall when they do not have to be. Many people are guilty of this when they are charging their phone. They start charging the phone and do not remove for several hours, which much longer than is needed to fully charge the phone. The Eco Charger app informs you when your phone is done charging. A simple tone to tell you the charging is complete saves you from using unneeded electricity.

3rd Whale Mobile

The 3rd Whale Mobile app is great to help you in your effort to stay green. 3rd Whale Mobile was a very popular app for the iPhone, but has now come to the Android market. This app informs you on all of the latest green news, and also gives tips on sustainability. The 3rd Whale Mobile app has a database of all of the green businesses in the United States, which is great for anyone that likes to only shop at green locations.

Green Tips

Green Tips is a great app for someone that is just starting to live a green life. There are hundreds of tips that are available on how to stay green, with more coming in each day. This is a great way for someone to start to live a life that is friendly to the environment. Green Tips is one of the simplest green apps on the Android market, but it issues very important information.

GreenYou

The GreenYou app allows anyone to easily measure their carbon footprint. The only way to improve the environment is to have everyone limit their carbon footprint as much as possible. This is easily done with GreenYou because of the green plan that is available on the app. Green plan gives individual steps on how to reduce your personal carbon footprint. The plan is customizable to fit anyone’s personal preferences to allow everyone to reduce their carbon footprint.

Written by a Getting Greener By The Day Tech Head FirespinJay would ove you to come and say hi and also he loves to Fire Juggle so watch out you dotn get burned. Currently addiacted to his HTC phone and working for phonenumbers.co.uk