Sustainability Factoids

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Axis Performance Advisors
The Business Guide to Sustainability

15% — The percentage of employees required to push an organization to its sustainability tipping point.

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EarthEasy.com

$45 — Amount saved replacing an 75 watt incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb.

90 — Number of average sized power plants that could be retired if everyone in the U.S. used energy efficient lighting.

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GreenBiz.com
Sustainability and the Bottom Line

16% — The average productivity gain companies experienced after moving into a green building, as measured by The Rocky Mountain Institute and USGBC.

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Terrapass.com

265 lbs — Amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person during a round trip from Lake Oswego to Bellevue. Includes flights and taxis between airport and Waggener Edstrom offices.

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ReTronics.org

315 million — Number of computers disposed in landfills in 2004.

5 lbs. — Average amount of toxic material per computer.

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EarthDay.net

24 acres — Average ecological footprint of each American. 4.5 acres — Number of biologically productive acres available per person worldwide.