Friday's Sunny Forecast

The Sunny Delight corporation is making great strides in corporate sustainability, according to Environmental Leader- Energy and Environmental News for Business. All six bottling plants have reached their goal of contributing zero waste to landfills. Their goal was completed well ahead of schedule, originally projected for 2013. The Mataro, Spain; Littleton, Massachusetts; and Anaheim, California plants all achieved this goal by 2009. Plants in Atlanta, Georgia; Sherman, Texas; and South Brunswick, New Jersey achieved the goal this year. The result of this achievement is 1,140 less tons of waste going into the communities where plants are located.

Bottling plants for Diageo have made significant progress in sustainability as well. The boiler utilized is being modernized, which will result in eliminating 173 tons of carbon dioxide a year. They are installing energy efficient light fixtures in the Relay, Maryland plant, as well as utilizing a new process at the Menlo Park, California plant that reduces landfill waste by almost half. The energy efficient light fixtures will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 489 tons. The Diageo plants are also implementing electric powered vehicles, and therefore reducing the carbon footprint by 10 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Clearly, these corporations are making a significant impact. Hopefully, other companies will follow their example, and continue to bring "sunny delight" to environmentally friendly progress.

I highly suggest checking out www.enviromentalleader.com to stay up to date with what contributions corporations are making to environmental sustainability.

Kacey Stark