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Sustainability and Green Strategies

You want your business to be sustainable -- that is, to last for a long time and make more money than you and your investors put into it. "Sustainability" and "green" strategies can make that happen.

Sustainability makes it possible to keep your operation going long-term. It means using natural resources wisely: using as little as possible to get the job done, and being responsible with energy, by-products, and waste. It means saving money and improving your corporate reputation.

Sustainability brings the "3-Ps" of People, Profit and Planet into balance. You know that you can't make a Profit without People -- your workers and your customers. And you know that your People share the Planet along with everyone else, and have a vested interest in being good stewards of our natural resources. And in many cases the Planet itself provides the resources that you use to make a Profit. IES Sustainability programs help you improve all three areas at the same time, to meet your present needs without compromising future generations' abilities to meet their needs.

IES specialists will custom-design and lead projects for you that incorporate environmental protection and energy conservation methods into business processes and management systems. We solve problems ... we can show you that going "green" can actually improve your bottom line ... and we will help you achieve the best possible results.

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Sustainability and Green Strategies You want your business to be sustainable -- that is, to last for a long time and make more money than you and your investors put into it. "Sustainability" and "green" strategies can make that happen. Sustainability makes it possible to keep your operation going long-term. It means using natural resources wisely: using as little as possible to get the job done, and being responsible with energy, by-products, and waste. It means saving money and improving your corporate reputation. Sustainability brings the "3-Ps" of People, Profit and Planet into balance. You know that you can't make a Profit without People -- your workers and your customers. And you know that your People share the Planet along with everyone else, and have a vested interest in being good stewards of our natural resources. And in many cases the Planet itself provides the resources that you use to make a Profit. IES Sustainability programs help you improve all three areas at the same time, to meet your present needs without compromising future generations' abilities to meet their needs. IES specialists will custom-design and lead projects for you that incorporate environmental protection and energy conservation methods into business processes and management systems. We solve problems ... we can show you that going "green" can actually improve your bottom line ... and we will help you achieve the best possible results.		Sustainability News Center
		IES News Fall 2009 Lean goes to the hospital: IES specialists work with Rex Hospital to incorporate lean. Also, the upcoming 2009 NC Management Systems Summit spotlighted. Industrial Extension Service Setting Standards for Energy Phil Mintz, continuous improvement manager for IES, is chosen as a member of the ISO Project Committee (PC) 242 which will define the ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard, a globally relevant standard compatible with the existing suite of ISO management standards. More News Center Sustainability Blog (NC State of Business) Green Jobs Sighted Southern Technology Council Meeting (Part 3 of 3) Industrial Environmental Requirements – Mandated by You? Global Harmonization: Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Contacts An IES representative is available to answer your questions. Visit our Regional Map to find a representative in your area. Meet our experts.

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