We’ve been talking a lot about being green, green marketing and sustainable lifestyles. Well, I realized that we have never come out and told the world what we do to live greener lives. We have a team here at Bailey Gardiner that is dedicated to finding ways for us to be minimize waste, be more efficient and sustainable, we call it bgreen (get it?). And in true agency form, we created an identity for the team.

Here are some of the things we have put into place to do our part.

• We changed our print settings to print in black and white and on both sides of the paper.
• We use scrap paper to make notepads for the office.
• We installed a filtered water fountain in the kitchen to reduce bottled water consumption.
• We recycle old coffee grinds for gardening.
• We started buying soaps and other liquid goods in bulk, this way smaller sink side containers can be refilled rather than thrown away.
• We started a recycling program for used electronics
• We altered the sleep displays on computers to cut down on unneeded electricity usage
• We buy recycled paper for everyday use. We also recommend that our clients print on FSC paper is they must print collateral.
• We trained staff to keep air and heat levels at a consistent temperature. We also hung reminders by the exit doors to remind the last person to turn off all lights and thermostats.

Do you have any other ideas of things we can do? We would love to hear about them!