From the last decade, Tracy Ritson and Angela Puzzolanti, the owners of Miratel, have made genuine efforts to maintain the highest standards of integrity, workplace conduct and business ethics. Another of those efforts is their CSR (News - Alert) mandate which includes extensive environmental initiatives within their green call center and mail house.
“Our green initiatives reflect our long standing commitment to reducing carbon emissions and practicing responsible consumption,” says Tracy Ritson, in a statement. “That commitment is evident throughout our workplace and in the most practical ways possible. We are constantly evaluating what we do and how we do it to keep our services affordable while making our business more beneficial to the world we live in. We aim to be environmentally and socially responsible and in turn our customers know that working with us helps to drive positive change.”
Ritson and Pizzolanti sees the financial outlay for the conversion to energy efficient lighting as an investment in these principles as they are what drives Miratel and helps them to remain leaders in the green business movement. According to them, the decision behind such a move was driven by that commitment to responsible consumption within their eco call center. The financial outlay for the conversion is seen as an investment in these principles as they are what drives Miratel and helps them to remain leaders in the green business movement.
“Our lighting currently consists of 200 light fixtures requiring 800 T12 fluorescent lamps with magnetic ballasts,” says Puzzolanti. “We decided to retrofit the 200 light fixtures with electronic T8 ballasts that will allow us to use T8 lamps. This change has represented a minimum impact of a 40% decrease in energy usage as we only require 400 T8 lamps in comparison to the 800 T12 lamps previously required. Also, because we are using half the amount of individual components the end-to-end consumption, from manufacturing to waste disposal, has been cut in half. We further offset that through our partnership with Bullfrog Power.”
Apart from CSR, Miratel other environmental efforts include:
--Recycling Programs for paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metals
--Facilities that incorporate renewable energy sources with Bullfrog Power
--Toxin Free Green Cleaning Only
--Plastic Water Bottle ban as we provide filtered water and a reusable drinking receptacle to all employees
--Sustainable Purchasing that chooses lowest impact wherever possible such as 100% post consumer waste paper only, rechargeable batteries and carbon neutral website
--Active members in many Green organizations with our own internal green committee
--Responsible Consumption Practices such as power down/off procedures and temperature control
Rahul Arora is a TMCnet contributor. He has worked as an editor and freelance writer for several reputed organizations in India. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Juliana Kenny
