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[environmental action initiative]
J&J / Invision is the first commercial carpet manufacturer to provide
ecoScorecard - an internet-based tool enabling architects, designers and
end-users to search, evaluate and document products based on varied
environmental parameters. This is another addition to the EnAct program.
ecoScorecard provides an objective evaluation based on a wide array of accepted
protocols using an embedded algorithim. Literally within seconds, the user sees
a comprehensive accounting of how the product contributes to selected
environmental criteria. Users can create password-protected project folders and
store search information for future use.
Created with the goal that no architect folders or
carpet samples will reach a landfill, J&J / Invision
R4® program means the company will take
back folders and samples, regardless of
manufacturer, and guarantee they will not be
landfilled. Those wishing to make a return can call
marketing services at 1.800.241.4586 for a prepaid
sample return label or print one from the company
websites.
Carpet Reclamation makes up the fourth area of the EnAct program.With this
initiative, J&J / Invision will take worn carpet and guarantee that it will not
reach a landfill, regardless of the original manufacturer, type or fiber
content. We strive to find the most beneficial end-use for your reclaimed
carpet and we will facilitate the containers and shipping and provide you with a
detailed certificate of recycling.
The last component of EnAct
begins at the J&J / Invision mill and corporate
offices and is called Campus Green. This constitutes
a company-wide environmental responsibility
initiative that includes community involvement,
social responsibility, environmental and
sustainability concerns. Campus Green involves all
employees and ranges from creating wetlands and
supporting local and national non-profits, to
recycling post-industrial solution dyed nylon
extrusion waste and implementing a virtual sample
program. The most recent addition to Campus Green is
the Associate Recycling Program, in which recycling
containers were placed on site and employees were
given a recycling bin to bring paper, plastics and
aluminum from home to be recycled.
With a green priority in mind, J&J / Invision has taken
numerous measures to ensure maximum sustainability. We
are committed to a leadership role in protecting the
environment and have recently become certified under the
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
14001. The certification exemplifies J&J / Invision
corporate commitment to reducing pollution and
minimizing the company environmental impact on air,
water, and land. By continually improving our practices
in light of advances in technology and environmental
science, we are helping to push our industry toward a
more sustainable future. At J&J / Invision we prefer
action over words. This is why we have created the EnAct
program. EnAct is our environmental action initiative,
and under it falls a variety of environmental programs
and products.
An organization-wide focus on reducing, recycling,
reusing and creating a healthier, more sustainable
environment, the goal of EnAct is to reduce the
environmental impact of the company facilities by
reducing waste of raw materials, energy and water in
every department of the business. J&J / Invision seeks
to reduce the atmospheric emissions and improve the
quality of water returned to local treatment facilities.
The company continually seeks to recycle or reuse
whenever possible, granting new life to what were once
exclusively waste products.
Environmental
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