This Earth Day, 2009 is a very special day for Mint Condition Creative Solutions. As many of you know, our fundraiser ends this Friday, which will cover our start up costs and officially signal the opening of our doors for business.
A long time coming, Mint Condition is the culmination of my career in graphic design and event planning and marketing in Chicago. It comes at a point in my life where I have gained much experience, not only in design, but in business management and practices.
It also comes at a time when I am more in tuned to our environment, global issues and crises and the negative impact we, as consumptive humans can have on our planet and its inhabitants.
Because I’ve grown into this awareness, it is important that Mint Condition not only be an environmentally aware company, but an environmentally ACTIVE company. In fact, it’s written into our Mission Statement:
Mint Condition Creative Solutions strives to be an environmentally active company that provides customers with a one-stop shop for all of their visual communication services. Mint Condition Creative will listen to our customers' needs, anticipate their wants and deliver exceptional creative solutions and unparalleled customer service whilst striving to make a positive impact on our environment.
Sure, it’s one thing to say it and yet another to do it. This week, we are “retrofitting” our home office in an effort to further lower our carbon footprint.
In addition to employing environmentally conscious service providers and printers, Mint Conditon’s home office personnel start our commitment by:
- Using recycled papers and vegetable inks as well as refurbished high capacity ink cartridges,
- Reusing printer paper for in-office prints as well as recycling all waste paper,
- Working solely with the MacBook Pro family of computers, the world’s greenest family of notebooks,
- Traveling via public transportation (CTA, Metra), bicycling and walking to all appointments when possible. If not, Mint Condition uses the care-share service Zipcar for long distance travel or large delivery
- Pending an affiliation in the Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance,
- Offsetting our electricity usage with Wind Power RECs via Renewable Choice,
- Supporting environmentally conscious and local businesses, and
- Giving back to the community and the world.
Let’s all make an effort to think about the impact we have on our world in every action we take today and every day.
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