America's most environmentally friendly companies

America's most environmentally friendly companies

I found the top 10 greenest companies on the website “the daily best”. I will discuss the 3 best known companies.

10. Nike

On 10, you have the well-known company Nike. Nike tries to improve their supply chain. The company has a number of programs to evaluate and improve the environmental footprint of its suppliers, including checks on chemical toxicity, water use, and carbon emissions. They also try to reduce their carbon emissions towards neutrality.

9. Yahoo

This internet company stimulates his users (about 600 million worldwide) to be environmentally aware. It provides green lifestyle tips. Yahoo worked on related initiatives, including its "Be a Better Planet" program and its annual Earth Day Web site. The new data centre of Yahoo consumes 40 % less energy and uses 95 % less water than other data centres. This reduction of water provides drinking water for 200,000 people for a year!

 

7. Adobe

This American software company focuses on 3 important subjects to reduce their carbon footprint. The subjects are the office building operations, the waste management program and the product packaging. In the 4 buildings of Adobe, all their employees are aware of their green approach. They recycle actively and compost, diverting up to 97 % of the site's solid waste from landfill.

As you can see, many companies contribute to improve their environment. This is a good thing, because companies produce a lot of waste and emission compared to small consumers. But it should start offcourse with us, the small consumer. If we attach importance to such green companies, the companies will attach importance to the environment.  

Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com

Leylah Alliet

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