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About Us
Integrative Growth, Inc. is a team of consultants with deep experience and diverse credentials across a number of industries.
Our clients span industries and sectors as well: energy and utility companies, corporate sustainability leaders, government agencies, not-for profits and small businesses in the new energy area.
At Integrative Growth, we apply systems-oriented, integrative thinking to drive sustainable growth. Integrative Growth consultants are available on-retainer in an advisory role, or as project managers to lead strategic and tactical efforts.
We are a certified woman-owned business and are passionate about designing strategies that promote sustainability.
Mission Statement
Integrative Growth facilitates transition to a new energy economy with market research and evaluation, energy efficiency product and program development, and sustainability frameworks and measures.
Integrative Growth Sustainability Plan 2012
As an organization, we make the following commitments to:
- Measure and minimize our carbon footprint
- Source responsibly, locally whenever possible, and from diverse suppliers
- Provide employee benefits that reflect our values: mass transit reimbursement, and a socially responsible 401k plan
- Meet with clients and partners by phone, web, and Skype to keep our footprint low, and to offset our flights and patronize green hotels when travel is required
We achieve our commitments by incorporating the following measures:
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Defined Considerations
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Specific Measures
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Paper Consumption
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· Reduce office paper consumption by 5% per employee
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Paper Content
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· 50% recycled office paper and external documents
· 100% recycled folders and additional content
· Ceramic cup and plates in office vs. paper or plastic
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Recycling
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· 100% recycled paper, glass, plastic aluminum, cartridges, and batteries
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Water
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· Filtered tap water, not bottled.
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Food
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· Local production and organic fair trade coffee and tea
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Cleaning Materials
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· Environmentally friendly cleaning materials, including detergent and microfiber towels.
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Energy Consumption
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· All equipment off when not in use including: lights, computers, peripherals, copy machine, and appliances.
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Transportation
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· Official business, employee commute, airport trips, and guest travel are all taken into consideration to reduce the carbon footprint by public transportation whenever possible.
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401(k) Fund
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· Socially responsible
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