protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility however when a major
responsibility however when a major
responsibility however when a major corporation such as frito-lay Nike Dell
corporation such as frito-lay Nike Dell
corporation such as frito-lay Nike Dell or staples take steps to reduce its
or staples take steps to reduce its
or staples take steps to reduce its carbon footprint the impact is not only
carbon footprint the impact is not only
carbon footprint the impact is not only significant but measurable hi I’m
significant but measurable hi I’m
significant but measurable hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring green practices being
exploring green practices being
exploring green practices being implemented by several multinational
implemented by several multinational
implemented by several multinational corporations across multiple industries
corporations across multiple industries
corporations across multiple industries there are a variety of innovative
there are a variety of innovative
there are a variety of innovative solutions being implemented by companies
solutions being implemented by companies
solutions being implemented by companies big and small local and global in an
big and small local and global in an
big and small local and global in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint
effort to reduce their carbon footprint
effort to reduce their carbon footprint an obvious effort by car companies is
an obvious effort by car companies is
an obvious effort by car companies is the popularization of hybrid and
the popularization of hybrid and
the popularization of hybrid and electric vehicles which both reduce
electric vehicles which both reduce
electric vehicles which both reduce emissions into our atmosphere energy
emissions into our atmosphere energy
emissions into our atmosphere energy savings conserving energy is one
savings conserving energy is one
savings conserving energy is one important step toward sustainability
important step toward sustainability
important step toward sustainability staples Business Depot the retail office
staples Business Depot the retail office
staples Business Depot the retail office supply chain was able to cut down on
supply chain was able to cut down on
supply chain was able to cut down on energy consumption in their stores by
energy consumption in their stores by
energy consumption in their stores by implementing a program called lights out
implementing a program called lights out
implementing a program called lights out starting in 2007 during hot summer
starting in 2007 during hot summer
starting in 2007 during hot summer months the lighting in their stores is
months the lighting in their stores is
months the lighting in their stores is moderated and as a result the building
moderated and as a result the building
moderated and as a result the building has kept cooler with less
has kept cooler with less
has kept cooler with less air-conditioning their resulting energy
air-conditioning their resulting energy
air-conditioning their resulting energy savings from only one year of the
savings from only one year of the
savings from only one year of the program was enough to power 90 homes for
program was enough to power 90 homes for
program was enough to power 90 homes for one year green packaging packaging is
one year green packaging packaging is
one year green packaging packaging is one of today’s biggest concerns with
one of today’s biggest concerns with
one of today’s biggest concerns with consumer products attempts to reduce or
consumer products attempts to reduce or
consumer products attempts to reduce or eliminate packaging altogether are not
eliminate packaging altogether are not
eliminate packaging altogether are not always cost-effective or practical the
always cost-effective or practical the
always cost-effective or practical the PepsiCo subsidiary frito-lay has done
PepsiCo subsidiary frito-lay has done
PepsiCo subsidiary frito-lay has done its part by introducing a 100%
its part by introducing a 100%
its part by introducing a 100% compostable bag for its SunChips brand
compostable bag for its SunChips brand
compostable bag for its SunChips brand after four years of development the bag
after four years of development the bag
after four years of development the bag was introduced in 2010 the first
was introduced in 2010 the first
was introduced in 2010 the first packaging of its kind in the snack food
packaging of its kind in the snack food
packaging of its kind in the snack food world this bag is made primarily from
world this bag is made primarily from
world this bag is made primarily from plant-based renewable materials derived
plant-based renewable materials derived
plant-based renewable materials derived from starch this allows it to break down
from starch this allows it to break down
from starch this allows it to break down an active compost in roughly 14 weeks
an active compost in roughly 14 weeks
an active compost in roughly 14 weeks the bag was even certified by the
the bag was even certified by the
the bag was even certified by the biodegradable products Institute which
biodegradable products Institute which
biodegradable products Institute which is the only internationally recognized
is the only internationally recognized
is the only internationally recognized labeling program highlighting the
labeling program highlighting the
labeling program highlighting the importance of composting this initiative
importance of composting this initiative
importance of composting this initiative was encouragement for the entire snack
was encouragement for the entire snack
was encouragement for the entire snack food industry to develop and apply
food industry to develop and apply
food industry to develop and apply ecologically friendly practices along
ecologically friendly practices along
ecologically friendly practices along with their efforts and sustainable
with their efforts and sustainable
with their efforts and sustainable packaging frito-lay has also reduced
packaging frito-lay has also reduced
packaging frito-lay has also reduced waste water and energy consumption and
waste water and energy consumption and
waste water and energy consumption and missions in their manufacturing and
missions in their manufacturing and
missions in their manufacturing and distribution processes since 1999 the
distribution processes since 1999 the
distribution processes since 1999 the company is managed to save 5.4 billion
company is managed to save 5.4 billion
company is managed to save 5.4 billion litres of water they’ve also put into
litres of water they’ve also put into
litres of water they’ve also put into place a program that sees their shipping
place a program that sees their shipping
place a program that sees their shipping cartons reused five or six times before
cartons reused five or six times before
cartons reused five or six times before being recycled with over 40 million
being recycled with over 40 million
being recycled with over 40 million cartons being recycled to date the
cartons being recycled to date the
cartons being recycled to date the bottled water industry is one that is
bottled water industry is one that is
bottled water industry is one that is constantly working to improve their
constantly working to improve their
constantly working to improve their effects on the environment with regards
effects on the environment with regards
effects on the environment with regards to packaging biodegradable bottles made
to packaging biodegradable bottles made
to packaging biodegradable bottles made from corn breakdown if they end up in a
from corn breakdown if they end up in a
from corn breakdown if they end up in a landfill another packaging effort made
landfill another packaging effort made
landfill another packaging effort made by PepsiCo is their eco FINA bottle for
by PepsiCo is their eco FINA bottle for
by PepsiCo is their eco FINA bottle for their Aquafina water this bottle uses
their Aquafina water this bottle uses
their Aquafina water this bottle uses half as much plastic as their previous
half as much plastic as their previous
half as much plastic as their previous models launched in 2009 this switch
models launched in 2009 this switch
models launched in 2009 this switch saves the company 75 million pounds of
saves the company 75 million pounds of
saves the company 75 million pounds of plastic annually recycling programs
plastic annually recycling programs
plastic annually recycling programs computer equipment is notoriously
computer equipment is notoriously
computer equipment is notoriously difficult and expensive to dispose of in
difficult and expensive to dispose of in
difficult and expensive to dispose of in 2006 Dell was the first company in the
2006 Dell was the first company in the
2006 Dell was the first company in the industry to offer a recycling program
industry to offer a recycling program
industry to offer a recycling program for their old products the program has
for their old products the program has
for their old products the program has expanded and used working computers can
expanded and used working computers can
expanded and used working computers can be donated to nonprofit organizations
be donated to nonprofit organizations
be donated to nonprofit organizations green products textile production is
green products textile production is
green products textile production is also infamously rough on the environment
also infamously rough on the environment
also infamously rough on the environment as a huge corporation Nike recognized
as a huge corporation Nike recognized
as a huge corporation Nike recognized their impact on the planet because of
their impact on the planet because of
their impact on the planet because of this they created a shoe made from
this they created a shoe made from
this they created a shoe made from factory scraps brought to market in 2008
factory scraps brought to market in 2008
factory scraps brought to market in 2008 the sole of the trash talked shoe was
the sole of the trash talked shoe was
the sole of the trash talked shoe was ground-up rubber from a shoe recycling
ground-up rubber from a shoe recycling
ground-up rubber from a shoe recycling program they had previously implemented
program they had previously implemented
program they had previously implemented reuse a shoe started in 1993 is a
reuse a shoe started in 1993 is a
reuse a shoe started in 1993 is a program that recovers old shoes and
program that recovers old shoes and
program that recovers old shoes and repurposes them into playgrounds
repurposes them into playgrounds
repurposes them into playgrounds basketball courts running tracks and
basketball courts running tracks and
basketball courts running tracks and other sports surfaces
other sports surfaces
other sports surfaces from simply shutting off the lights to
from simply shutting off the lights to
from simply shutting off the lights to creating a product that requires less
creating a product that requires less
creating a product that requires less packaging to reducing carbon output the
packaging to reducing carbon output the
packaging to reducing carbon output the efforts made by the world’s biggest
efforts made by the world’s biggest
efforts made by the world’s biggest corporations can have an immense effect
corporations can have an immense effect
corporations can have an immense effect on the future of the planet
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