2017 Annual Report

READY
TO RENEW

How mutuality and sustainability go hand in hand.

In 2017, sustainability-driven initiatives created greater efficiencies and reduced costs, enabling us to bolster our bottom line while conserving resources. Here’s how we do it.

GUARDIAN’S
FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY

Office park garden with building in background

WATER

WASTE AND
RECYCLING

ENERGY

PAPER USE

EMISSIONS

SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL PRACTICES

More than 1,500 employees are now participating in new sustainability practices and working outside the office, saving:

5,084

TRAVEL DAYS

$575,310

ON TRAVEL EXPENSES

189,685

GALLONS OF GASOLINE

OPERATIONS CHANGES

SYSTEMWIDE UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE IN OUR CAFETERIAS AND TO OUR ELECTRONIC RECYCLING PRACTICES, SAVING:

12,000

POUNDS OF MATERIALS FROM LANDFILLS

PAPER USE

A 35% REDUCTION IN PAGES PRINTED FROM 2016 TO 2017, SAVING:

2.7M+

GALLONS OF WATER

3,177

TREES

291,200+

POUNDS OF CO2 EMISSIONS

CareerCLUE

Student smiling in a classroom

CareerCLUE IS A SUMMER PROGRAM THAT HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN MORE ABOUT GREEN JOBS AND THE GREEN ECONOMY.

100+ STUDENTS TRAINED IN 2017

$125,000 GRANT GIFTED TO THE CENTER FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.

GREEN IDEAS INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Teacher holding solar panel

THE GREEN IDEAS INNOVATION CHALLENGE DEMONSTRATED OUR EMPLOYEES' COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY.

100+ IDEAS SUBMITTED

8 IDEAS SELECTED
FOR PILOT

6 IDEAS TO BE
IMPLEMENTED

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