This program acknowledges and supports businesses or organizations with a vision and desire to move towards environmental excellence and long-term environmental and economic sustainability.
The Green Zia Criteria is based on the Malcolm Baldrige Business Performance Excellence Criteria and the Quality New Mexico program. It is the only program of it's kind nationally and helps participants incorporate environmental decision making into core business practices.
Green Zia Participants are:
-Recognized as environmental leaders
- Improving their bottom line through operating efficiencies
- Improving employee morale & the health of the workplace
-One-hundred and seven organizations have participated in the Green Zia Program, from 1999 to 2007. Minimum cost savings reported from 1999-2007 have been approximately $5 million as a result of environmental improvement and pollution prevention.
Green Zia 2008 participants reported the following:
747,392 pounds of solid waste diverted/recycled
254,000 pouns of solid waste reduced
3,500 pounds of hazardous waste reduced
10,000 gallons water reduced
$262,000 in overall COST SAVINGS
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GREEN ZIA IS UNDERCONSTRUCTION!
During 2009, Green Zia will not be accepting applications for environmental recognition.
We will be concentrating on restructuring and improving our program and our website.
We will begin accepting recognition applications again in 2010.
We appreciate your understanding and patience, and look forward to working with you soon!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
We will be setting up a short-term task force to help us with key changes to the program. We will be meeting monthly in March, April, & May and invite you to join us.
If you cannot join the task-force we would still appreciate hearing from you.
For more information and to send comments, please contact:
Michelle Vattano
505-827-0677
michelle.vattano@state.nm.us
1190 St. Francis Dr, Santa Fe NM 87502
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