J&J Industries Wins GSA Evergreen Award For Environmental Focus
J&J Industries announced today that they have been selected as a winner of the 2009 Evergreen Award. This award, presented by U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), recognizes efforts in recycling, affirmative procurement and waste reduction. J&J Industries provides carpet for GSA through their lead brand, J+J/Invision.
The 2009 Evergreen Awards were presented to four businesses in the following categories: furniture- Valley Forge Fabrics, sports – EcoPlay Playgrounds, furnishings – J&J Industries and technologies and electronics– Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA. “These companies have done an outstanding job in making environmentally friendly options available to GSA client agencies and are committed to demonstrating that green products are a viable option for customers and businesses alike,” said Acting Regional Administrator and FAS Regional Commissioner Linda Chero. “We are honored to partner with companies that help to create a more sustainable environment and help build a greener future.”
Winners are evaluated and selected for the Evergreen Award based on five criteria, including waste prevention, recycling, affirmative procurement, environmental preferability and model facility.
J&J Industries’ environmental initiatives are centered around EnAct®, their organization-wide focus on reducing, recycling, reusing and creating a healthier, more sustainable environment Some significant EnAct accomplishments the company described in their Evergreen entry include: collected more than 70,000 pounds of recyclable materials from the Associate Recycling program; diverted over 84,000 pounds of waste each year from the landfills through the R4® sample and architect folder return program; recycled 10 times the amount of industry waste that was land filled in 2008 and achieved significant reductions in waste management, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and electrical consumption.
“This award is a significant acknowledgement for J&J Industries. It represents the hard work and extreme focus of sustainability that our company and employees have felt passionately about for many years,” said David Jolly, President and COO of J&J Industries.
GSA’s Evergreen Award Program was developed in 1998, at the Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWACenter), formerly the National Furniture Center, to support the federal government’s environmental initiatives. GSA’s IWACenter annually recognizes the efforts of partners who do business in an environmentally friendly way. The program assists GSA’s customers in identifying environmentally preferable products currently on schedule and recognizes the efforts of GSA’s business partners in the areas of recycling, affirmative procurement, and waste prevention.