Archive for October, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by admin.
We would like to wish you a safe and spooky Halloween. As always thank you for your business!
Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern,
you are such a funny sight
As you sit there by the window,
looking out at the night
You were once a sturdy pumpkin
growing on a vine
Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,
see the light shine
Don’t Forget to Recycle your Pumpkins
#1 Use it for food. Clean and roast the seeds for a healthy, yummy snack. Clean the pumpkin as well, roast it and then scoop out the flesh. Mash it down with a large fork, and mix with melted butter and brown sugar to make a sweet and good for you baby food. Adults might like it too!
#2 Use it for compost. If your pumpkin is rotting, break it up and add it to your compost pile or bury it around your rose bushes. It will decompose and add valuable nutrients to the soil.
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iGo Green Power Tower
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Looking for a reliable surge protector that automatically cuts power when devices are in standby, check out the iGo Green Power Tower. It’s sleek, energy-saving power management system with integrated iGo Green™ Technology automatically reduces wasted standby power. Plug in your computer and other devices to save power without the hassle of unplugging your devices.
iGo Green Technology automatically powers down outlets when not in use and powers back up again when devices need power – reducing standby power by up to 85%. Features 4 fixed and 4 rotating outlets to accommodate all sizes and shapes of wall plugs.
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12 Steps to Sustainability
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by admin.
This report from Kanal Consulting focuses on practical ways that organizations can implement sustainability to improve the bottom line and the environment. To read the full paper, visit KanalConsulting.com.
According to the firm’s Managing Principal Vijay Kanal, “Successful companies have realized that sustainability is a key element of strategy, and are profiting from it. Our focus is on identifying opportunities and helping clients execute on them, and we have seen that when sustainability is tightly integrated with the business it is possible to achieve financial success while helping the environment. This report is a blueprint to help organizations succeed in both dimensions.”
The 12 key points in the report are:
1. Integrate sustainability into the company’s vision, values, or core mission statement.
2. Set goals that are specific, credible, measurable, and normalized for business changes.
3. Treat sustainability projects with the same business case requirements as other projects.
4. Let the CEO and senior executives be the key spokespeople, and demonstrate internal commitment.
5. Establish a strong governance model.
6. Ensure employee engagement.
7. Drive operational efficiencies.
8. Implement technologies and policies to reduce business travel and commuting.
9. Employ product life-cycle analysis to inform new designs.
10. Communicate internally and externally.
11. Partner with the Supply Chain.
12. Engage various stakeholders.
Download the full report, “12 Steps to Sustainability: How Every Company Can Implement Sustainability to Improve the Bottom Line and the Environment,” from KanalConsulting.com.
