Production and Lifestyles Presented by: Jesaias Ortegon, Ro

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Production and Lifestyles

• Presented by
• Jesaias Ortegon,
• Rob Thompson,
• Augusto Vega

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Rethinking Production

• Business leaders need to rethink the way they go
  about doing business and production of their
  products due to all the waste they produce.
• Need to meet human needs with goods and services
  that use fewer materials and are environmentally
  safe.
• By the time most human products have been
  designed, 80 to 90 percent of the economic and
  ecological costs they will generate over their
  lifetimes have already become inevitable.

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Innovations and Solutions in Production

• Businesses that use resources efficiently and are
  more environmentally safe are becoming more
  profitable and are getting a head start on their
  competitors.
• Using new technology like LED lighting or lean
  manufacturing can increase energy and material by
  a factor of 4 to 10
• (i.e.) Chemical giant DuPont, which is committed
  to sharp reductions of greenhouse gas emissions,
  cut emissions 72 percent below 1991 levels by
  2007 and saved 3 billion in the process.
• Creating products and providing services through
  such approaches as biomimcry (a study of natures
  design).

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Rethinking Production
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Rethinking Production
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Challenges of Sustainable Lifestyles The issue

• Economic growth and some innovations have left
  unsustainable stresses on the environment.
• Global population is growing more and more every
  year and demand is growing as well but resources
  are becoming scarce.
• Without new technological efficiencies and
  changes to our daily lifestyles, new demands will
  not be met.

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Challenges of Sustainable Lifestyles What can be
done.

• Resource efficiency will add more bang for the
  buck and can improve by a factor of 10 or more
  according to some experts.
• The biggest efficiency that can done is by
  reducing the amount that we consume
• Governments must set policy so as to support an
  infrastructure
• of sustainability public transport, recycling,
  energy efficiency services, and so on.

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Challenges of Sustainable Lifestyles
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National Companies doing there Part Production
at Cox Enterprises
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Cox Enterprises Commitment
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Cox Enterprises Initiatives

• Have replaced hardcopy paperwork from sales reps
  and have now gone with Panasonic tablet.
• Recently unveiled solar panels at their New
  Jersey facility which will generate 15 percent of
  its detail shops electricity.
• Donates to the community such as the Beltline
  Partnership which is the nations largest urban
  renewal program in Atlanta.
• Reuse toners and properly recycle old equipment.

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Cox Enterprises Partners
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Other National companies doing their part

• GE has been able to
• to improve the energy efficiency of its
  operations and reduce the company's greenhouse
  gas (GHG) emissions
• Signed agreements with companies such as (RES)
  Renewable Energy Systems to provide them with
  wind energy

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State Companies putting their part
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Pizza Fusions Mission Statement

• The health of our environment is a reflection of
  the choices we make. At Pizza Fusion, we care
  about the health of the planet and our customers.
  We care so much that weve chosen to hold
  ourselves responsible. By being committed to and
  conscious of our impact on the environment and
  the consumer, weve set an example for other
  companies and individuals to follow and were
  proud of it.

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Fusions environmental initiatives

• Delivering our food in company owned hybrid
  vehicles
• Offsetting 100 of our energy usage with the
  purchase of renewable wind energy certificates
• Recycling and giving customers discounts for
  bringing back their pizza boxes to recycle them
• Using only eco-friendly cleaners to sanitize our
  stores
• Using 100 post-consumer recycled paper in our
  collateral
• Selling and providing our employees only with
  eco-apparel made from 100 organic cotton
• Serving our food in plastic-like containers made
  from 100 corn starch that decompose in landfills
  in only 50 days
• Using 100 post consumer toilet paper and paper
  towels in all our bathrooms

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Fusions restaurants according to LEED

• Building our restaurants according to LEED
  (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
  certification standards set forth by the United
  States Green Building Council by utilizing a
  variety of unique energy efficient tactics and
  eco-friendly products, such as
• Eliminating the use of water heaters and air
  heating units by recycling heat from our ovens to
  warm the restaurants and heat the water
• Using CF (Compact Fluorescent) bulbs in our
  stores which saves on energy consumption
• Installing counter tops made from 100 recycled
  detergent bottles
• Using a grey water system that recycles waste
  water from our sinks into our toilets and reduces
  1/3 of our restaurants water waste annually
• Implementing a cradle-to-cradle program where we
  reuse glass bottles from our stores to create
  flooring tiles for our future locations
• Installing a smart lighting system in our
  bathrooms that automatically turns off when the
  bathroom is vacant

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Other State companies doing their part

• FPL has been able to
• Allowing commercial and residential customers to
  purchase1000 kWh of renewable energy each month
  for their electricity needs at a monthly rate
  premium of 9.75 (Sunshine Energy green power
  program)
• install 150 kW of solar for every 10,000
  customers who enroll in the Sunshine Energy green
  power program

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Southwest Florida Companies doing their part

• Teds Montana Grill In Estero, FL
• Eco-friendly restaurant
• 99 plastic free goal
• Paper menus and straws (not produce in USA since
  1970)
• To go containers made out of cornstarch
• (Biodegradates in landfills in 50 days)
• Water and energy conservation
• (solar panels

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Southwest Florida Companies doing there part

• Recycling Center in Ft. Myers
• Allied Recycling Incorporated
• Non ferrous metals
• Tire Services
• Rubber recycling and re-use
• Garden Street Paper
• Plastics
• Cardboard
• Paper

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Southwest Florida Companies doing there part

• Rossys Cleaning Ft. Myers, FL
• Eco-friendly cleaning business
• Home made natural cleaning products
• Pure essential oils (Scent of all natural
  aromatherapy)
• White distilled Vinegar (disinfects, deodorizes
  and dissolves hard water scale, gummy substances
  and it also pulls dirt from wood)
• Lemon juice (lighten stains and easily cuts
  through grease)
• Baking soda (neutralizes odors makes a good
  sink, tub, counter scruber)

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References

• www.coxenterprises.com
• http//www.worldwatch.org
• www.pizzafusion.com
• www.fpl.com
• www.rossyscleaning.com
• www.tedsmontanagrill.com
• www.gardenstreetrecycling.com
• www.ge.com
• Gardner, Gary and Prugh, Thomas. 2008 State of
  the World Innovations for a Sustainable Economy.
  Washington Norton Company, 2008.