Did you know that the maker behind our yummy Quilter’s Chocolates is actually Ghirardelli? Yes, it’s true. The famous chocolatier right from our own Bay Area backyard is the secret behind all the flavor in each little tin.
To sweeten things further, I just read in a recent issue of Something Extra, my local Raley’s grocery store magazine, that Ghirardelli is a manufacturer with high integrity. To quote Alyssa Lulie, the magazine’s Managing Editor,
Ghirardelli is highly involved in the World Cocoa Foundation, a grassroots organization that works with small cocoa farmers to help them learn better farming techniques, how to get a better price for their goods, and bring education and healthcare opportunities to their villages.”
It feels good to develop and offer our customers products with decent and humane values behind them. Makes the chocolate taste that much sweeter.
We have an inner-office recycling plan, recycling everything from paper to packing materials and from bottles to bolt cores, reducing our solid waste. We are seeing a whole lot more recycling and a whole lot less trash, fer sure! On top of that, Marketing Manager Lisa Fulmer-Bruce takes in the bottle-and-can recycling herself, and donates the money received to charity.
We also utilize battery, toner, light bulb, and eWaste recycling options—even asking that employees bring in their home eWaste recyclables to ensure they don’t end up at the dump. So employees with burned out CFLs can bring them in for recycling… however, if the stories are true, we shouldn’t expect a rush on recycling CFLs for another 6 years or so.
Did you know that all 7200+ RadioShack locations accept rechargeable batteries for recycling? How cool and convenient is that?! Many office-supply stores will let you recycle toner cartridges—many of them will even additionally give you a discount on your new toner cartridge!
There is also the ecoNEW program, available at Office Depot, Sam’s Club, and (for those in the Navy) at the Navy Exchange (NEX). This program allows you to turn in old tech toys—like laptops, mp3 players, digital cameras and camcorders—and get a store gift card for the value of your item. Plus, you can dump your old eWaste—like monitors, printers, small home electronics—to recycle.
Technology is helpful in many places…but not in a landfill.
There’s a fabulous new park in Houston, right in front of the Convention Center. There are several restaurants, fountains, play areas, ponds, beautiful plantings, and much more. But my favorite thing was a gazebo made from broken mirrors and license plates. It was so totally unexpected and so fun.
The C&T Publishing “Green Team” rolled out a supply of eco-friendly cleaners for the office. We removed bleach, ammonia, and petroleum-based cleaning ingredients from the C&T stash, substituting them with bio-friendly materials like vinegar and baking soda. This ensures a green clean, with rinse water that is safe to go down the drains and into water supplies.
Our green goal was to turn away from unfriendly cleaning chemicals, for a greener, cleaner C&T Publishing and we were easily able to meet that goal. Please use our greener cleaner recipes to mix yourself up a batch… the planet will love you!
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As a book publisher, with paper a core part of our business, we are concerned about the future of the world’s remaining endangered forests and the environmental impacts of paper production. We are taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint and help fight global warming.
Todd Hensley, CEO
C&T has been doing what it can to reduce its environmental footprint, from the inside out.
We’ve been working hard to lessen our impact on the environment and have found that not only was it super easy to make some green changes, but that in the process we had a lot of fun! It’s been a fantastic process to get the entire company cooperating and making suggestions of greener ways to work. Our “Green Team” will be sharing the steps we’re taking to “go green” over the past couple years, and hopefully inspire others to do the same.
One of the biggest steps we’ve taken is to become a Bay Area Green Business. Yay!
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