Green Business
Transforming the community through more than just economic opportunity, but also environmental sustainability.
Being sustainable is an important aspect of what the Michael Chavez Center does. Our mission is to transform the community and we do that both through long term development of the local economy and through environmentally sustainable practices. The main goals of our environment policy is to conserve natural resources, reduce waste, and minimize environmental impacts, toxics, pollution, and hazards. We have been working hard to improve the way the use our resources and how we handle waste. Here are some of the ways our office is green:
- We buy paper products (such as copy paper, paper towels and toilet paper) that are made from recycled materials
- We recycle all paper, bottles, cans and plastics
- We print double sided or on used paper whenever possible
- We use efficient light bulbs and motion sensors that automatically turn off lights in order to conserve energy
- We use low‐flow toilets that use less water per flush
In addition, we also encourage the businesses that we develop to maintain “green” and healthy practices in order to reduce the hazards to both homeowners and workers. Thus far, all of the businesses that we have developed adhere to this policy – building a business with a mission to educate people about that environment and health. If you would like your office to become green as well, check out http://www.greenbiz.ca.gov to see how.
