SwedaGREEN
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A commitment to quality and
environmental stewardship
- Quality Certification Alliance
(QCA)
- Expanding Eco-Friendly
Products
- Internal Company Initiatives
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About QCA
An independent non-governmental agency whose mission is to implement
standards and certify that member companies within the promotional
products industry are providing consistently safe, high quality,
socially compliant and environmentally conscientious merchandise.
QCA’s focus:
- Product Safety
- Quality Assurance
- Social Accountability
- Supply Chain Safety
- Environmental
Stewardship
Sweda & QCA
- One of 14 founding
members
- Sweda’s symbol of
quality, safety & trust
- Adhering to strict
compliance standards
- Currently undergoing
3rd party audit
- Scheduled for
accreditation 4th qtr 2009
To learn more about the
Quality Certification Alliance, please visit
www.qcalliance.org.
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Sweda’s
Eco-Friendly Products
- Expanded catalog of
over 40 “eco-affordable” products
- Celebrating
environmental responsibility
- Biodegradable,
recycled, natural-power, natural/sustainable, & reusable
categories
- Promoting increased
green awareness through product giveaways
- Green Catalog FSC
certified & high 50% recycled fiber content with 25%
post-consumer waste
View our Sweda Green Products
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Sweda
Internal Company Initiatives
Reuse & Recycling
- Computer systems
transferred to applicable department
- Cardboard boxes,
paper (white), tin cans, plastics, film (shrink wrap),
fluorescent lights
- Computer equipment &
toner cartridges
- Reuse of wooden
pallets
- Steel drums returned
to supplier/manufacturer for reuse
- Recyclable items are
collected and sent for processing including glass and plastic
- Elimination of
disposable paper goods for foodservice use (cutlery, foam paper
cups, paper plates, etc.)
Reducing Energy
Consumption
- Turning off PCs and
unnecessary electronics nightly
- Paperless initiative
saving in paper, toner, etc.
Conserving Resources
- Lighting – motion
sensor use, skylights, timers
- Heating & cooling –
digital thermostat controlled
- Landscaping –
irrigation controlled by cost controlling equipment and rain
sensors
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