With the global green movement converting people left and right, large corporate companies are finding that eco-friendly operations can co-exist with business growth.
It may be a nudge from the media, or the need to please popular demands, either way this is great news in the corporate world; especially since some major companies have been ridiculed in the past for dumping waste and using not so friendly tactics.
Here are how some corporate companies are going green.
Bank of America: This banking company reduced their paper usage by about 32% from the year 2000 through 2005.
This was done even though they experienced a 24% growth in customers.
The company works hard to be green as they run an internal recycling program that recycles about 30,000 tons of paper a year which saves about 200,000 of our earth's trees.
They also reward their employees with a $3,000 bonus if they purchase a hybrid vehicle.
General Electric: Since 2006, General Electric has sold about $12 billion of its Ecomagination products to the general public.
This includes solar panels and LED lighting options.
To apologize for polluting the Hudson River with polychlorinated biphenyls, this corporate company is also setting up rigorous cleanup operations in that area as we speak.
McDonalds: The increasing public shift in environmental friendliness definitely pushed this popular fast-food chain to go green.
Instead of rummaging through natural habitats of animals, Mickey D's is now working closely with PETA to develop more humane and environmentally friendly practices.
Anheuser-Busch- Budweiser: This top selling beer company has decided to trim about an eighth of an inch from each beer can to save about 21 million pounds of metal per year.
The best thing about this product transformation is that it does not reduce the amount of beer per can by any means.
Starbucks Coffee: This popular coffee company decided to switch to recycled paper for its coffee cup sleeves which saves about 78,000 trees in one year.
Walmart: This nationally recognized store has just released its long-term plan to operate green.
They have stated that they will begin to power each and every Walmart store using 100% renewable energy sources.
Dell: While computer equipment has always been one of the most difficult and costliest products to dispose of safely, Dell has come up with a way to make this task less difficult.
Through the "no computer should go to waste" recycling initiative, Dell allows each customer to return any of their brands products to the company for free.
That way the company can work to dispose of each computer safely.
It may be a nudge from the media, or the need to please popular demands, either way this is great news in the corporate world; especially since some major companies have been ridiculed in the past for dumping waste and using not so friendly tactics.
Here are how some corporate companies are going green.
Bank of America: This banking company reduced their paper usage by about 32% from the year 2000 through 2005.
This was done even though they experienced a 24% growth in customers.
The company works hard to be green as they run an internal recycling program that recycles about 30,000 tons of paper a year which saves about 200,000 of our earth's trees.
They also reward their employees with a $3,000 bonus if they purchase a hybrid vehicle.
General Electric: Since 2006, General Electric has sold about $12 billion of its Ecomagination products to the general public.
This includes solar panels and LED lighting options.
To apologize for polluting the Hudson River with polychlorinated biphenyls, this corporate company is also setting up rigorous cleanup operations in that area as we speak.
McDonalds: The increasing public shift in environmental friendliness definitely pushed this popular fast-food chain to go green.
Instead of rummaging through natural habitats of animals, Mickey D's is now working closely with PETA to develop more humane and environmentally friendly practices.
Anheuser-Busch- Budweiser: This top selling beer company has decided to trim about an eighth of an inch from each beer can to save about 21 million pounds of metal per year.
The best thing about this product transformation is that it does not reduce the amount of beer per can by any means.
Starbucks Coffee: This popular coffee company decided to switch to recycled paper for its coffee cup sleeves which saves about 78,000 trees in one year.
Walmart: This nationally recognized store has just released its long-term plan to operate green.
They have stated that they will begin to power each and every Walmart store using 100% renewable energy sources.
Dell: While computer equipment has always been one of the most difficult and costliest products to dispose of safely, Dell has come up with a way to make this task less difficult.
Through the "no computer should go to waste" recycling initiative, Dell allows each customer to return any of their brands products to the company for free.
That way the company can work to dispose of each computer safely.
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