Green Initiative

Our Green Vision

HardingPoorman Group will become a "clean" company.  We will be a role model and industry leader for environmentally conscious practices. We will be judicious in our usage of materials and consumption of energy. We will constantly research new ways to recycle and reuse. We will educate our co-workers about clean business practices. We will encourage our vendors and customers to work with us in this endeavor. Through continuous improvement and measurement we will reduce our impact on the planet and preserve natural resources for future generations.

Goals

• Reduce administrative/office paper usage company-wide by 50%
• Research vendors' environmental policies and make a part of their vendor rating.
• Research environmental groups for potential partnerships.
• Make our building more energy-efficient through lighting/power.

Accomplishments

• 1^st business in Indiana to purchase 100% green power  (5^th business nationwide)^*
• 1^st Printer in Indiana to purchase 100% Green Power^*
• 1 of only 3 businesses in Indiana to purchase  100% Green Power^*
• 1^st Printer in Indiana to receive tri-certification: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
• Ranked 10^th in the United States for annual green power purchases among printers^*
• Have a closed loop reuse & recycle system for fountain solutions so waste is not sent into the septic system.
• Use 2% VOC soy inks reducing our air emissions such that we no longer require an air permit.
• Our inks are recycled, not sent to landfills.
• Recycle plastic waste from press, shrink-wrap material and plastic drink bottles.
• Recycle cardboard, aluminum cans, metal from skid bands, and office paper.
• Eliminated Styrofoam cups in our building.
• Established recycling program for employees’ material from home.
• In 2010, HPG’s green power purchases avoided 4,659 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.^*            

 Equivalent to:   
        Greenhouse gas emissions from 891 passenger vehicles
      CO₂ emissions from 524,017 gallons of gasoline consumed
        CO₂ emissions from burning 24.3 railcars of coal
        CO₂ emissions from electricity use of 605 average American homes for one year

*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership

Further Reading:
Issue 1, Volume 1 of GoingGREEN - Recycling
Issue 2, Volume 1 of GoingGREEN - Green Power

HardingPoorman Group runs on 100% "Green" power and has been recognized by the EPA as a Top Green Power Purchaser. 

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