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Introduction - The NRMCA Green-Star Program of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has been designed by the Environmental Task Group of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee (NRMCA-OES) as a means to support the efforts of the ready mixed concrete industry towards environmental excellence, through the recognition of the use of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) as a tool for environmental benchmarking and continual improvement, and as a means to recognize those who adhere to essential principals of the environmental and sustainability movement of our industry.
The NRMCA Green-Star Program will serve as a useful mechanism to recognize those within the industry who have achieved or are actively working towards environmental excellence and/or a demonstrable reduction of environmental impacts, following the principals of sustainability. It will also provide a formal opportunity for the recognition of those companies through a rigorous, structured certification process capable of withstanding third-party oversight. The foundation of the NRMCA Green-Star program was created in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency Green Highways Partnership and the 10 Guiding Principles of Environmental Stewardship.
Benefits of NRMCA Green-Star Certification - The NRMCA Green-Star Program will recognize those facilities with an Environmental Management System. Some potential benefits of Green-Star Certification include:
Favored Status - Customers favor doing business with organizations that are known to be protective of the environment.
Increased Profits - Organizations will attain savings through its efforts in pollution prevention and waste reduction.
Improved Efficiency - Sound, consistent environmental management methods will improve profits.
Community Goodwill - An organization's stand on environmental policy and action may be the most important factor in achieving and maintaining the community’s goodwill.
Reduction of Liability and Risk - An organization is less apt to have environmental problems by using a proactive EMS that documents results and has continual improvement.
The NRMCA encourages all companies to take a closer look at the NRMCA Green-Star Program and its existing Environmental Management System and start the process of becoming Green-Star Certified.
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