FSO’s Commitment to "Eco-Friendly" Environmental Sustainability

"You can develop eco-friendly habits to help you use less and make the most of what you have."

Good Morning Folks,

Eco-friendly literally means earth-friendly or not harmful to the environment. This term most commonly refers to products that contribute to green living or practices that help conserve resources like water and energy. Eco-friendly products also prevent contributions to air, water and land pollution. You can engage in eco-friendly habits or practices by being more conscious of how you use resources.


FSO’s commitment to "Eco-friendly" environmental sustainability starts with having our own dedicated Green Certified Associates on staff providing proactive advice on the efficiencies of our own internal operations as well as our clients. 

With an increasing number of organizations pledging to reduce carbon emissions and overall environmental footprint – as well as seeking methods to measure and manage these efforts – FSO works closely with our strategic partners to help our clients take a holistic approach to document management, combining green consultative services, energy-saving imaging equipment and software solutions.  We can help our clients meet their sustainability goals such as saving energy, reducing waste and minimizing pollution.

FSO takes total workflow needs into account and customizes environmentally-friendly solutions to not only maximize productivity and save energy, but cut costs as well. 


==> Product Qualifications
Making a truly eco-friendly products keeps both environmental and human safety in mind. At a minimum, the product is non-toxic. Other eco-friendly attributes include the use of sustainably grown or raised ingredients, produced in ways that do not deplete the ecosystem. Organic ingredients or materials are grown without toxic pesticides or herbicides. Products with "made from recycled materials" contain glass, wood, metal or plastic reclaimed from waste products and made into something new. 

Biodegradable products break down through natural decomposition, which is less taxing on landfills and the ecosystem as a whole. Many products claim to be eco friendly today, but if you look closely you will find that they are impostors.  We recommend Emerald Brand, for a complete line of eco-friendly products for all your home and office needs.

==> Practice Examples
You can develop eco-friendly habits to help you use less and make the most of what you have. Turn off lights in empty rooms and use a programmable thermostat so you're only heating or cooling your home when it's occupied .  Businesses can also institute such practices, in addition to bigger initiatives, such as company-wide recycling programs to conserve natural resources, cleaning products to protect from the employees from the common cold  to having the employees telecommute, which decreases air pollution and fuel consumption by eliminating daily travel to work.

==> Greenwashing
Companies sometimes label their products "eco-friendly" or "environmentally friendly" without them truly being so. Called "greenwashing," marketing campaigns perpetuate this practice, aimed at helping companies increase their product sales by appealing to ecologically conscious buyers. To avoid purchasing "greenwashed" products, look for products approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Star program or an ecologically conscious consumer-advocacy group such as the Green Good Housekeeping Seal.


For organizations serious about their LEED certification, FSO works to ensure our onsite facilities teams are maximizing environmentally friendly practices where feasible (tracking sustainability, wastage, carbon emissions) utilizing cutting edge software.

Additional introduction of sustainable practices (recycling of plastics, glass, paper, encouragement of electronic request forms, environmentally friendly cleaning products, replacement of paper cups, paper plates with china cups and plates) are favored wherever possible.

Thanks to the Emerald Brand and The Strategic Business Blog for their assistance with this post and to you for listening.

Have a GREAT day as I look forward to seeing all of you soon.

Mitchell D. Weiner
Chief Happiness Officer

Learn more about what DIFFERENTIATES FSO here

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"Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
~~Theodore Roosevelt

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