Current Sustainable Practices

Below are the initiatives Everburn Manufacturing has completed on the Green Check scorecard.

Sustainability Management and the Green Team

• Develop a written Comprehensive Sustainability Plan.
• Designate a Sustainability Coordinator or Green Team responsible for managing sustainability initiatives.
• Provide time for quarterly sustainability updates in upper management meetings.

Awareness, Education and Outreach

• Display sustainability information in a common area such as a break room or kitchen.
• Include a sustainability statement and training in new hire materials or at employee orientation.
• Offer trainings or workshops to educate employees about sustainability issues, policies and procedures.
• Promote sustainability accomplishments in external marketing materials.
• Create an annual award to highlight employee sustainability efforts.
• Provide volunteers for community environmental projects annually.
• Attend a sustainability workshop, tour or event.

Energy Efficiency

• Assess, track, and document energy consumption.
• Establish a power-down policy and checklist that includes items such as shutting off lights at night.
• Set water heater thermostats to a maximum of 120 degrees or install an inline water heater.
• Replace incandescent or CFL lights with LED lights 76-100% replacement.
• Delamp vending machines or add motion detection lights.
• Achieve a year-over reduction in energy usage from the baseline of at least 5%.
• Establish a regular filter maintenance policy for your HVAC system.
• Have your HVAC system evaluated every 2 years by a certified service provider.
• Utilize power management features of operating system to turn off non-essential lights and equipment during non-business hours.
• Install programmable thermostats and use them to adjust temperature during unoccupied hours.
• Install occupancy sensors in bathrooms, meeting rooms, and other infrequently used areas.
• Conduct an energy audit or assessment.
• Install or upgrade to energy efficient fans.
• Insulate roof to control energy loss.
• Take measures to insulate HVAC system and ductwork to minimize heat loss.

Waste Reduction and Recycling

• Implement a basic recycling program.
• Conduct a waste audit (within the past two years).
• Provide clearly marked recycling bins at work stations and/or in common areas.
• Train and require janitorial service or staff responsible for cleaning to segregate waste and recyclable materials.
• Establish a policy for environmentally friendly printing such as two-sided printing, reusing copy paper, and electronic document sharing.
• Establish an electronic waste policy that diverts all e-waste away from landfill.
• Create a landfill diversion goal.

Water Conservation

• Install water efficient faucets in all of the restrooms.

Water Quality

• Organize or participate in a storm drain stenciling.
• Post information in restrooms about proper disposal of flushable wipes and other items.
• Coordinate or participate in a litter clean-up.
• Install outdoor ash trays to prevent cigarette litter and make pocket ash trays available to staff who smoke.
• Before washing parking lots, sweep debris/litter and do not use cleaners.

Urban Forestry & Landscapes

• Participate in a community tree planting.
• Install planter boxes or other permeable surface.
• Establish a native species-only plant replacement policy for tree and shrub planting, where applicable.
• Remove all invasive species from property, where reasonable.
• Establish an Integrated Pest Management policy to reduce use of pesticides in the landscape.
• Establish environmentally friendly lawn care policies to reduce chemical pesticide and fertilizer use.
• Plant a pollinator garden.
• Plant a rain garden.

Sustainable Purchasing

• Establish a policy to purchase non-Styrofoam cups and plates for use at the workplace or at events.
• Establish a policy for purchasing locally, if available.
• Establish a policy for purchasing environmentally-friendly cleaning products.

Transportation Efficiency

• Adopt a telecommuting option and make it available to employees.

Innovation

• Has volunteered at Reforest the Bluegrass and Kentucky River Clean Sweep
• Offered recycling training for employees in both English and Spanish
• Generates energy from renewable resources.