| In an increasingly competitive economy, more and | | | | Lower operating costs and greater access to |
| more companies are taking the heart the need to | | | | governmental financial incentives |
| protect their most valuable asset: their employees. | | | | Positive environmental impact which is almost |
| Helping them work in a healthy operating | | | | immediately visible |
| environment is becoming even more vital as climate | | | | Suffer from less detergent residue, which keeps |
| change and global warming are beginning to impact | | | | carpet and fabrics clean for longer |
| businesses around the world. | | | | Have products which have no odor and are |
| It’s a fact that buildings that go green, or ones | | | | solvent-free |
| that are sustainable, have reaped financial awards | | | | A green cleaning process is generally considered one |
| that can actually be measured. These include better | | | | of the easiest and quickest ways for building |
| employee health, increased productivity and better | | | | managers to make their facilities healthier. That |
| overall employee retention, not to mention lower | | | | means they are also safer for employees, and better |
| operating costs and certain government incentives. | | | | for the environment as a whole. Another value of |
| And, as more and more businesses benefit from | | | | green cleaning is if you’re working toward a |
| green cleaning, their individual impact grows | | | | LEED-certified building, which is a rating system by |
| exponentially to reach a global scale. | | | | the US Green Building Council. Green cleaning will give |
| John Pletz, CEO of ServiceMaster Clean by Pletz, | | | | you points towards LEED certification, which means |
| based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, likes to point out to his | | | | you’re on the journey toward sustainability. |
| clients that the benefits of green cleaning are | | | | Taking the first step toward going green often |
| far-reaching. Recent research has shown that facilities | | | | starting on a journey that will help everyone, one |
| that switch to green cleaning have: | | | | that will benefit your business, your employees, and |
| Healthier employees as green products contain no | | | | the entire planet. It’s one that we all should be |
| volatile organic compounds (VOCS) which can | | | | taking – so take the first step by going green in |
| contribute to asthma etc | | | | the workplace. |